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(Message started by: apostolos on Dec 6^th, 2015, 5:46am)

Title: PC keyboard for patch mapping
Post by apostolos on Dec 6^th, 2015, 5:46am

I have the Alesis dm lite e-drum. Can I use the computer's keyboard with patch map to select different data maps ?

Apostolos

Title: Re: PC keyboard for patch mapping
Post by Breath on Dec 6^th, 2015, 11:22pm

Yes, but it is convoluted.

You need to have MidiYoke setup.
Connect the MidiOx Event Port to a MidiYoke port, say MidiYoke1
Press the "Play Notes From the Computer Keyboard" button on the toolbar (Piano keyboard with LED above)
Play a few of the QWERTY keys and you should see Notes being sent to Midiyoke1

Next you need to set up a Data map that converts notes to patch change.
* NoteOff * * * * to * Discard
* NoteOn * * * * to * ProgChg * * * *

Save this as QWERTYtoPC.oxm

On the Line from MidiOx Event Port to MidiYoke1 there is a little square. Click this and load in the QWERTYtoPC.oxm file.

Play a few of the QWERTY keys and you should now see patch change messages.
Take note of the patch numbers and build your Patch map with the different Data Maps. Don't forget to turn it on.

All the best
Royce

Title: Re: PC keyboard for patch mapping
Post by apostolos on Dec 7^th, 2015, 10:45am

With your instructions everything works fine.
Thank you Royce.

Title: Re: PC keyboard for patch mapping
Post by Breath on Dec 8^th, 2015, 1:06am

Glad to hear you got it going.

Royce