STILL pretty lost...cannot trigger any drum synth with A-Pro...HELP please!

Well...I for the life of me cannot get my APRO 800 to trigger SI or SD3...either I am a moron and cannot follow directions or I just don't understand...is there a setting in my APRO that needs to be changed? It plays piano and DIM Pro, Rapture, etc...but not drums...I'll take any other advice...I went through the last thread and tried to work through everything said there....still no go.

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious...


If you're using Session Drummer 3, you have to load a program before it will make any sound. The sounds are mapped across most of the keyboard. 

As for SI Drums, it has a limited range so you have to use notes from C0 to C3. 

Another thing to check is the channel. Some drum machines/synths will only respond to channel 10.

Assuming not much has changed since the PCR you can either change the pads to transmit on that channel or change the keyboard globally. It's one of the buttons in combo with the rotary on the  PCR, probably similar on the A-PRO

Wow..too much coffee and it shows in my grammar! LOL

Tube? Well thanks...that's getting a bit personal...;-P

Frostysnake


Tube? Well thanks...that's getting a bit personal...;-P

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
I was thinking the same thing. 


Oh man!  That just made my morning.

Yeah...Charlie definitely made a funny...I had I nice laugh as well..HA!

I am glad you didn't edit...I am going to revisit this one over a beer this evening for sure...classic no doubt!

I know you've been inundated with instructions so sorry if I'm repeating stuff you have tried but here goes:

The controller should be set to transmit MIDI on OMNI, ( read manual )
If using MIDI use keyboards MIDI OUT and run to the MOTO midi IN
You should now see action in the MIDI icon down in the tray. 
 
The MIDI track input set to either your interfaces MIDI input ( MOTU Midi in)  or  the keyboard ( Roland A 800 ) if it  uses USB.  

Set the input channel to OMNI to rule out channel assignment being issue) 
Load Session Drummer go the the GUI and load a drum kit into it, test output with mouse. 
Put focus on the MIDI track, Turn on input echo, set output to Session drummer
 and it should now respond. 

Have you selected/assigned a Program to the kit as suggested above?

You can see what we are talking about at the 1:42 mark on this video on assigning one.  The rest is for something else on the video but atleast you can see the assigning part to "Programs".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHPDQCtYE2Q

Okay, Just went a checked mine (which is the PCR 500-Same as the A-Pro500/800 minus a few keys). 
Hasnt even been set-up on this computer before.
Downloaded Driver for PCR500
Powered PCR500 on
Loaded X1
Went to Preferences/MIDI/and checked the PCR stuff for Playback and Record
Went to Insert
Inserted Softsynth/SessionDrummer64
Loaded Program as talked about above
Made sure Input Echo was lit up Blue/On
Tested keys-Movement on screen and sound

Had slight delay cause of other plugs loaded-Hit the [FX] in the control bar,  No echo at all, sounds are as soon as you hit the keys.

Im assuming most of yours is good cause it will play the other synths so its gotta be something with the way the program is loading?   Just guessing

Ill check back later and see if you came up with anything yet  

Your in good company here with everyone else though,  Smart bunch of good peeps  

Thanks again for the additional replys! (Digi2ns) I have been busy and haven't had much time the last couple of days...I will be back at it this weekends and report back...thank you all very much!

frosty,

here you go buddy,this should clear up some questions you have.

editing midi using a keyboard with SI Drums:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k83UVo1OiKA