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HCXCY · Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 8

I'm beginning to think I have received a faulty volca beats.

Connected EMX MIDI out to Beats MIDI in and set both channels to 10. There is a connection and both devices are in sync, however, pressing 1&2 drum parts on EMX triggers kick and snare on volca, then 3&4 don't do anything at all, 5 (EMX) triggers 3 (Beats), 6A triggers 5, 6B-6, 7A-crash and 7B nothing.

As you can see, when I hit play on EMX, some drum parts don't trigger their equal on volca and parts 3&4 remain silent, as well as 7B

Any help?

DrHoo · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:26 pm Post subject:

Your volca is not faulty, it's just mapped different to the electribe. You will find the remaining volca beats sounds on other keys/triggers but not in the same order as the emx configuration.
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HCXCY · Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 8

DrHoo · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:53 pm Post subject:

Note numbers and corresponding parts
36: KICK, 38: SNARE, 43: LO TOM, 50: HI TOM, 42: CL HAT, 46: OP HAT, 39: CLAP

Taken straight from the midi implementation chart. http://www.korg.com/uploads/Support/USA_volcabeats_MIDI_Chart_E.pdf
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_INTER_ · Full Member Joined: 28 Aug 2013 Posts: 210

You can change the EMX midi drum notes internally. (Korg EMX manual page 80, right half)

C2 => C1 ( Midi 36 )
D2 => D1 ( Midi 38 )
E2 => G1 ( Midi 43 )
F2 => D2 ( Midi 50 )
G2 => F#1 ( Midi 42 )
F#2 => A#1 ( Midi 46 )
A#2 => D#1 ( Midi 39 )

If you dont wanna do that and got a Midi USB cable you can use following software to create a mapping from EMX drums to Beats drums:
http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84304

You'd basically leave the "MIDI out" part as is and change the "MIDI in" part (right side).