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Help with Yamaha DD-55 Midi Setup

Jun 18th, 2008, 09:21

I bought Logic Studio a few months ago to record my band's demo's. I have a Yamaha DD-55 Electronic Drum Set and would like to use it as a midi controller for the drum kits in Logic or Garageband. Can anyone give me some step-by-step instructions on how I can get that setup. I thought it would be just plug and play like all the Line6 stuff I use. I'm a total midi noob so any help would be appreciated. Here's a list of my equipment: 1 - EMU X-Midi 1x1 USB interface 1 - Yamaha DD-55 1 - Line6 KB37 1 - Line6 Pod XT Live

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Christian L

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Re: Help with Yamaha DD-55 Midi Setup

Jun 19th, 2008, 05:30

Hi and welcome to the forums! Here's a few tips : 1-The EMU X-Midi USB Interface doesn't need any drivers so you just need to connect it to your Mac. 2-Connect the DD-55 MIDI out to the EMU MIDI in. Connect the DD-55 MIDI in to the EMU MIDI out. 3-Load up a drum kit in Logic. 4-If you don't have a copy, download the DD-55 manual here : [url]http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/CDA/ContentDetail/ModelSeriesDetail/0,,CNTID%25253D2260%252526CTID%25253D208400%252526RLTID%25253D590%252526DETYP%25253DRELATION%252526LGFL%25253DY,00.html[/url] 5-If you don't want the sounds of the DD-55 to play, you will need to turn the Local parameter to off. See page 26 of the manual for more details. 6-You will need to assign a Channel # and a MIDI note for each pad of your DD-55. You will want them to match the notes of your Logic drum kit. Check pages 27-28 for more details. I hope my tips will be helpful to you! Christian

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chasiubau23

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Re: Help with Yamaha DD-55 Midi Setup

Jun 19th, 2008, 04:50

Christian, It almost sounds too easy... I'll give this a try and let you know how it goes. Thanks.

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Christian L

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Re: Help with Yamaha DD-55 Midi Setup

Jun 20th, 2008, 05:52

Cool! Let me know...

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Andrew Y.

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Re: Help with Yamaha DD-55 Midi Setup

Apr 5th, 2012, 04:56

I am trying to set up my yamaha dd-55 using the same usb midi device but can't get it to work, can you elaborate on how to do it please? I'm using logic studio 9.

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GaryHiebner

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Re: Help with Yamaha DD-55 Midi Setup

Apr 6th, 2012, 12:12

Hi Andrew, Can you please give us some more details on your setup? The Mac OS? Version of Logic? Does the EMU X-Midi USB Interface show up under your MIDI devices in the Audio MIDI Setup (Applications > Utilities)

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