PC msgs to/thru eDRUMin

[mprinz]

Hi guys,
hi Rob,

I am at work and somehow I was thinking about ... what if ... I would like to change
the note bank of a certain input of any of my three devices via a PC message.

I cannot just send a message from a device connected to USB, right?
I have to route it via a DAW or MIDI software to the particular eDRUMin device?

Only if I use the "active pad" option, ok?

Greetings

Manuel

[Rob]

I'd have to look over my code. Typically the PC would be routed within a DAW, but if I haven't done it already, it should be possible to receive the PC message via the Host Port or MIDI Din In.

[mprinz]

oh, I see, when my eDrumIn4s are connected to the USB host, I just get one eDRUMin black device.

Hm, you see the problem? I checked the manual, but via PC I only can select certain inputs of one device or the PC
is forwarded to all devices on the USB host. And all devices switch the the note bank on all e.g. input 2.

Or did I miss something?

If not, you need to implement the Bank Select msg ? Which selects the device.

[Rob]

So it looks like you can send the program changes via USB MIDI, MIDI DIN, or the USB Host port. It looks like I forgot to work on this when I developed ED10. I'll do similar to what I've done for bank changes with a pedal. If the PC message is to change 'ALL' inputs, it'll get sent to all devices. If the message is meant for the selected input, it'll only be handled to the current input of the current device. However, if the message is destined for a particular input, it'll only be handled by the host device.

[mprinz]

Hi Rob, sorry asking again,

so I won't be able to switch a certain inputs bank of a - to the edrumin10s USB host - connected edrumin4 via a MIDI message?
That's not a problem, so I will connect each device to a standard USB hub.
Is there any loss of performance when going thru a DAW instead of using the intrinsic xtalk?

Greetings

Manuel

[Rob]

so I won't be able to switch a certain inputs bank of a - to the edrumin10s USB host - connected edrumin4 via a MIDI message?

That's correct.

Is there any loss of performance when going thru a DAW instead of using the intrinsic xtalk?

I suspect you can avoid XTalk altogether by just carefully deciding which pads to connect to which device. Any pads that share common mounting structures should be connected to the same device.

[mprinz]

Hi, yap, I have to reorganize the cables anyway...

Thank you!