Sure, no problem, I'll try and remember to keep an eye on my PM's. There are still loads of sites out there with MIDI's on them so the best thing to do is Google for 'the name of the song you want' and 'MIDI' (e.g. Yesterday MIDI) A couple of other points to note are that the DR-3 has a limited amount of memory to store the MIDI data in (even the 880 can only store maybe 8 or 9 average size SMF's) so you are going to have edit the MIDI files down into loops (which means you will need to learn how to use a MIDI sequencer) another point to note is that a lot of the MIDI files on the net aren't particularly well programmed so some of the beats are a bit rubbish to be honest. Right, that's the USB thing, assuming you've installed the driver for it and selected the UX16 as the preferred MIDI playback device (page 14 of the UX16 manual) does the MIDI OUT indicator blink when you test it? (you can test it using the patch screen software that comes with it - click the 'send all note on' button) I've also had a look at Anvil recording studio and it only seems to have one option for the MIDI OUT device whereas that other sequencer appears to have a lot more, so I would give that other sequencer a go and see if anything that looks like your MIDI cable appears in the MIDI OUT devices options.

Happy New Year! Does anyone use the BOSS DR-880 with Cubase? Roland still sells the beast, it is a nice thing for road, but I cannot find an easy way to get it to work properly with the DAW. Are we expected to write our own XML definitions?

Roland DR-880 Manual Online: Importing Smf Data To Create A Pattern, Windows Users. You Can Create A Pattern By Importing SMF (Standard MIDI File) Data From. Toshiba Satellite Pro M70 Drivers Download Xp.

The file should be several pages long and the last thing I expect to get as an add-on is a programming course when I purchase expensive software and hardware from large profitable companies. Flipping Book Publisher Corporate Finance. I have found an XML definition in a ROSEGARDEN format and the.ins file for SONAR, why not CUBASE? Your help is greatly appreciated! Shuralee wrote:Thanks, G-string! Very frustrating to see the multiplicity of standards and lack of compatibility in the industry - competition is a blessing and a curse of Capitalizm. I am actually amazed that the VST plugin standard took off. Cheers, Al To be honest I don't think things like this are Steinberg fault at all,there is a heck of a lot of gear out there to make script files for,if anything it should be the manufacture of the hardware that should supply you with a basic form not Steinberg.

I would have agreed, but Roland just gave me a run-around by telling me that it is a responsibility of software and not hardware vendors. Funny, Cakewalk is now owned bu Roland and they don't even offer a DR-880.ins file for Sonar! I am not trying to say that it is Stainberg's fault.

I totally understand their position on this - they offer expandable VST-based drum machine solutions, why bother with someone else's old hardware boxes? My drum machine will last another ten years, while one could sell upgrades for a plugin every year after minor investment in development. My general frustration is that there is no industry or community effort that truly enforces standards of MIDI implementation across various platforms, while MIDI continues to remain a mainstream way to connect musical instruments.

I am sure this situation just boosts general education of amateur musicians all over the World, but I still do not believe that nobody ever connected DR-880 to Cubase. I would like to see hundreds of people spending their time on making better music and feeling good rather than getting frustrated by learning how to write instrument definitions. I would have paid a reasonable amount of money for this file, since I do not seem to have an extra week to learn Steinberg XML format and write it myself. Plant Breeding And Genetics Books. But if I ever do write it, I will happily share it with other users, just like I share my 'music'. I hope I am not the only hopeless idealist out there.