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newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:49 pm
by oliboy
atlast i have just build my megadrum...don't know how to chek if its working with my pc...can anyone help me check if theres any activity?..

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:56 pm
by Firelord
oliboy wrote:atlast i have just build my megadrum...don't know how to chek if its working with my pc...can anyone help me check if theres any activity?..

Connect MD to the PC via USB. A 'found new hardware' message should pop up right away. After this MD should be visible in the hardware manager. In XP it will probably show up as 'USB Audio Device'.

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:35 am
by oliboy
it appeared...how do i check if there is midi activity?..

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:53 am
by Firelord
oliboy wrote:it appeared...how do i check if there is midi activity?..

Connect a piezo element to some of MD's inputs. Run any MIDI host you want to use MD with. In it, select 'USB Audio Device' as MIDI input. Gently knock on the piezo element. The MIDI host should report input MIDI activity (how — depends on the host). You might want to use MCT (MegaDrum Configuration Tool) for this.

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 12:21 pm
by jman 31
MidiOx is a great way to test your module. And it's free. No sounds with it though.

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 2:30 pm
by oliboy
i can't get any midi activity...when does my led light up?..

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:15 pm
by Firelord
oliboy wrote:when does my led light up?..

When there is MIDI activity.

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:46 am
by oliboy
i can't get any midi activity...what could be possible problems?...

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:09 am
by zaklinacz
If you don't have any piezo for input, try to send your configuration over midi (sysex messages) and then try to send it back...
BR
Michal

Re: newly built megadrum!!

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:41 pm
by oliboy
how do i do that?..sorry i'm a newbie... :oops: