On Wednesday 26 May 2004 11:36 pm, Erik Steffl wrote (and I snipped): > what program can I use to dump midi in a sort of human readable > format? I mean in the real time, reading from midi port, I don't mean > the midi file conversion (even though I guess there's not much difference). > > Here's why I need it, my (off topic) problem (a bonus Q:-): I just > connected yamaha drum pad (DD-55) to front panel (liveDrive?) of sb live > platinum. It actually sort of works (I couldn't get it work with older > versions of alsa) and after loading soundfonts and aconnect 64:0 65:0 I > can hear the drumpad, but only what it plays itself (demo, songs, > rhythms), when I hit the pad the sound is VERY soft, I can barely hear > it (at normal volume I can only barely hear crash cymbal and hi-hat). So I sure hope this type question is not off topic; I suspect lot's of us are musicians and some are like me, still learning about music and devices ... And I think I might be able to contibute something on this topic. A couple of years ago I bought a Yam DD-5 at a bottomfeeder outdoor flea market in Cinci ($10) without the manual, but clean and works well. In the process of getting it to work, I did alot of googleing. Lot's of info out there, including that to get much volume from the pads you have to use sticks and hit them hard. It's designed for drummers. But there is a simple hardware modification of the pads circuit that will increase their sensitivity so that they can be played with your hands. My info on the search I did is on the disk of a machine that's at a buddy's place getting a new motherboard and he's out of town till July, so I can't get you URL's. If you can't find it via google let me know and I'll send it to you when he gets the machine running. I haven't done the mod on my DD-5 but plan to one-of-these-days ... > I'd like to check what is being sent out by the drum pad (whether the > volume is so low or there's some other problem). Of course, I'd > appreciate if anybody offered some insights into this problem... I found the discussion that came from this topic very interesting and potentially useful for some ideas I have. Thanks for posting. Marv in Lexington, KY > > TIA > > erik
