ProTools with Roland XP30 Synth

[Bastiaan]

hi, i dont know that much of midi either, but here's what i should do

Open a new midi-track, set it to record and start playing on your midi-stuff.

fiddling around like this made it possible for me to record all the settings i made to a midi-equiped outboard efect...

Otherwise take a look in the manual....


Bastiaan

[SixChurchStreet]

I did just that. Made a new track, all the connections are ok, it's record enabled, and i get nothing. I looked in the reference guide, but i didn't see anything about initially setting everything up. I started this thread in the MIDI section of the DUC too. Any help would be greatly appreciated, i want to see this thing work.

- kip

[English Jim]

Make sure the send channel on the synth and the recieve/record channel in PT are the same.

[Allen Hallada]

Kip,
We use a Roland Piano 3000S. We also use a Roland MT32 sound module that is a stand alone product that is hooked to the piano. I just unhooked the sound module and hooked up the piano to Digi so that I could simulate your setup.
Roland midi out to Digi midi in
Digi midi out to Roland midi in
Created Midi track
Set input of track to Digi001 / channel all
Set output of track to Digi001/ channel 1
Record enabled track and recorded a sample
Worked great. Played back through the piano speakers.

Recheck your cable input/outputs
Recheck your input/output on each track
Recheck your sounds/multimedia in control panel and make sure you have Digi as your midi device.
Good luck.
Allen
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[SixChurchStreet]

I've got the send and recieve all set to the same. channel 1 all around the board, and still nothing. is there anything i need to configure, add, setup, or should i be able to just plug in and go, as long as my connections are ok, and the channels are the same? this is puzzling.

- kip

[Allen Hallada]

Just need to make sure your inputs on the track are set correctly. As I said above, I just used Digi001/Channel all.
Keep us informed.
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[SixChurchStreet]

This is killin me.

In my multimedia devices, the digi001 is my only available midi device, and yup, it's selected of course.

i created a midi track. input is ALL, and output is channel 1.

midi out on digi is hooked to midi in on my roland. and vice versa.

i have created an aux track to hear the playback from the l/r outs of the roland, that's of course working fine.

the midi cables are both good, cause i use the same ones with a Motor Mix from time to time, and never had a problem with that.

sounds like the problem could be in the setup somewhere of this xp-30?? the menus are pretty cryptic, but everything vital to MIDI looks ok. what could i be missing?

- kip

[SixChurchStreet]

thanks everyone. well, i got it going. i did a factory reset on my xp-30 and it corrected whatever was wrong in the settings. i'm sure i'll have additional questions. like, how do i get the midi click to play? thanks again everyone.

- kip

[Allen Hallada]

Congrats Kip,
Happy recording.
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[SixChurchStreet]

Howdy folks...

I am very very new to MIDI. So new I know little or nothing about it. I am trying to get my Roland XP-30 synth hooked up to my Digi001. What do I need to do to make this thing work? start from the top, cause so far i've gotten nowhere. does anyone else have a similar setup? i am in desperate need of assistance with this one.

- kip