Home Studio 2004XL and MIDI Pt. 2

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OK, let's say that you want to use HS2004XL to trigger a drum machine. And let's say that you're completely new to the world of PC recording and especially to MIDI and for the life of you, just can't figure it out and are getting very VERY frustrated. What type of gun would you use to shoot yourself and why?

OK, seriously. I have everything hooked up but don't know how to use HS2004XL to trigger the drum machine (Boss Dr 660). Can any of you MIDI minded people give me a foundation upon which to start.

I have the MIDI connections going to and from the drum machine and sound card then the left and right audio outs from the drum machine to the mixer. I thought this was the ticket but after recording a test track and trying to erase a few notes in the piano roll I discover that it had recorded as audio and not MIDI data.

Judging by this info. can anyone tell me first of all do I have it all hooked up right and if so how do I get started.
 
When you created the track, did you use
(from the menu at the top) Insert>Midi Track? (Or maybe it's Track>Insert midi track, I'm not at home)
 
Yeah that much I'm sure I did right it's everything that comes after that that giving me trouble.
 
Let me see if I understand what you are trying to do.

Are you trying to record your drum machine's pattern onto HS so you can alter the notes with HS?

Or, are you writing the pattern with HS and just trying to use the drum machine as a sound module?
 
On the midi track you created, what does the "Out" box say?
 
I'm outta here for the night, try selecting drum map>GM-basic kit from the OUT dropdown menu. If your midi options (Options>Midi Devices) are set up right (your soundcard midi ins and outs highlighted), you should be able to write in piano roll and it will midi out to your drum machine which will audio out to your mixer.
 
Dude thanks I think I got it now thanks to you. The only problem now is my drum machine doesn't match up with the general MIDI info. so I'm going to have to play with it. Thanks again!
 
Your welcome, glad it's working. One of those drum maps should coincide with your 660 without changing anything, I'm pretty sure.
 
I initialized my drum machine and now everything matches up. Thanks!
 
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