Master MIDI in Pro Tools at ShowMeMIDI.com.

1. No you don’t need a third MIDI cable.
2. I don’t see any mention in your comment about Audio cables?
Have you connected the audio output of the Motif into your Digi002 interface?
Are you able to monitor the Motif audio signal through Pro Tools – even before using MIDI to control it?

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I followed the tutorial but still no sound. Even tried the Aux, MIDI, Audio track combo.

Can’t figure out how to connect recorded data to the Aux. Do I need a third MIDI cable?

My Motif has a port for MIDI Thru while my Digi 002 just says MIDI Out 2.

I also have the Structure plug in and I have no problem creating tracks with instrument tracks. Help Please! Frustration is killin me!

There is a trick you can do to get close, though. It really deserves a tutorial. But here’s a quick explanation of the basic idea.

1. Import a song from a CD into Pro Tools
2. Put both Left and Right tracks, each on it’s own mono audio track (the Split into Mono Tracks feature is quickest).
3. Pan each one dead center.
4. Then using a plugin with a Phase button (like Trim which comes with Pro Tools), reverse the phase of just one of the tracks.
5. Make sure both tracks are also at the same volume.

If done correctly, the mix will change noticeably because this trick essentially removes the vocals and anything else (like Kick Drum and Bass) that are panned dead center in the stereo mix. The result will be mono. Also, adjusting the volume – even slightly, will give you variations of the effect.

Just found your site and the tutorial – very helpful. I am running ProTools 8.0.1 in Windows XP and am just learning the MIDI side of things. I am trying to interface my Boss DR670 drum machine, with no success so far.Two issues:

1. When I configure ProTools using the MIDI Studio Setup, the instrument list does not include a selection for the DR670. Not sure what this means and how to proceed, but I have set up the 670 using the NONE option for model, per the PT manual instructions.

2. I followed your set up tutorial step by step. However, when I get to step 19-20, the MIDI track velocity meter does not show any signal from the 670 when I test. When I try to record, no data is being transmitted. I’ve checked cables etc. and tried a couple of different I/O changes with no luck.

Any suggestions? Thanks!
Gary

1. Your physical MIDI connection OUT from your Pro Tools MIDI interface to the Input of the external MIDI Instrument. ie: even a defective cable
2. An error in the MIDI Channel Output of the Pro Tools MIDI Track
3. Improper configuration of the MIDI Instrument

My initial thought, considering you seem to have everything in Pro Tools working fine, is that it’s the last option.

It’s very common for a Multi-Timbral keyboard/workstation to be able to transmit MIDI data from any of it’s operating Modes, and yet have very specific settings for receiving MIDI Data. This is actually a feature of MIDI: being able to set specific TX and RX channels.

Are you quite familiar with how to set up your external MIDI sound source for Multi-Timbral operation?

That said, you might want to check the first two things on my list also.

Look forward to your insight.
Cheers,
Dan