MIDI controlling- playing samples from TD3 pads

miu · **Joined:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:54 pm **Posts:** 2

Hi, I got this problem:
I would like to play samples from SP- 404 from drum module Roland TD3 by pad hiting. SP 404 seems to have no reaction via midi.
Whed I try to change note settings in TD3, nothing happens.
Drum module manual says: "The TD-3´s transmit and receive channel is fixed at "10." Could it be a problem? When I try to connect midi controller keyboard, playing samples hitting keys works fine. Any ideas?
Thanks

miu · **Joined:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:54 pm **Posts:** 2

I figured it out. Since TD3 transmits MIDI at channel 10. I have to setup same channel on SP-404 (by pressing on and holding pad 10). Great forum anyway. Thanks

Kelp · **Joined:** Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:17 pm **Posts:** 16

I *assume* the 404 is like the 404SX -- you can only trigger half of the pads on the base channel (10 in this case). The remaining pads are triggered on base channel + 1 (11 in this case).

PHeMoX · **Posted:** Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:02 am

Kelp wrote:

I *assume* the 404 is like the 404SX -- you can only trigger half of the pads on the base channel (10 in this case). The remaining pads are triggered on base channel + 1 (11 in this case).

You mean the remaining pads of a padbank of do you mean only the first 6 pads can be triggered with the base channel, the other 6 with base channel + 1 ? I haven't dug into the midi capabilities of my SP-404 yet, but this sounds awkward to me.

drewzle · **Posted:** Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:39 am

^ it is, but the 404 has too many pads for one MIDI channel to trigger :/

cartesia · **Posted:** Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:45 am

miu wrote:

I figured it out. Since TD3 transmits MIDI at channel 10. I have to setup same channel on SP-404 (by pressing on and holding pad 10). Great forum anyway. Thanks

Congrats.. you figured out basic midi.

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