404: bit of an emergency ...

[gordrum]

I begin a UK tour tomorrow (9.27) in Liverpool, and in rehearsal today my 404 was acting a bit strange I use a (Roland) drum pad into a TD-3 V-Drum module to trigger samples via MIDI on my SP-404. I've done this (successfully) many times before BUT, for some reason it's not working now. I've tried:

- 3 different MIDI cables
- auto/tempo/off MIDI sync modes
- sending 127 different note #'s from the V-Drum unit ...

not sure what else to try but, it's maddening! I DID recently update the 404 OS - sadly, it hasn't been the same since : ( A N Y insight is HIGHly appreciated! cheers!

[wax inspektor]

what about the midi channel? you maybe checked that already... other ideas folks?!

[PHeMoX]

Did you check the other machines if they still work? It might even be unrelated to the 404, right?

Anyways, good luck.

[gordrum]

yeah, I tried the midi channel thing - all of 'em!
trigger works great with the V-Drum brain just - NO midi communication with the 404 :!:

[wax inspektor]

Sounds bad... I got no idea what might be wrong... Sorry man.

[Jim Y]

I did blow my 404s midi in - I have a minimixer with a power chord that's the same 5pin DIN plug as midi and plugged it in by mistake. It fried a resistor in the 404. It worked again after changing that resistor.
I can't think of anything that would disable midi in, although I think you can turn external midi clock off in the 404, I think midi note messages to play the pads should always get thru.

Jim