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**I managed to solve the problems in this post, see my post bellow for my current ones. (Im leaving this post here for reference).**

I just had my LSDJMC2 arrive, and am having trouble syncing it with my B2M (device that changes bass guitar signal into midi note data). I have tried the B2M with my drum machine and can get it to trigger the synth on that, so it is working. Its a fairly simple thing, just plug in the jack from the instrument, and the midi cable on the other side, and the LED flashes when sending data.

So, I am having trouble getting it to trigger notes in LSDJ (v.4.7.3). I plugged everything in, set LSDJ to a new song, with tempo set to 200, grove set to 1/1, midi set to keyboard, and made a new chain (1A) on all tracks, with an empty phrase in it (01). I then pressed the mode button on the LSDJMC2 until the middle top LED was lit (the one with an LED each side of it and two bellow it).  Pressed {start} on the gameboy, and then played a note, and no sound.

Can someone tell me what i am doing wrong here please?
Many thanks in advance,
elephantgrey.

Edit: Changed the title to reflect my current problems, and added note at the start of this post.

Last edited by elephantgrey (Sep 1, 2015 6:30 pm)

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Okay, i had another go today and got it working. i think i might of had a wire loose in my compressor (I use for evening out my bass's signal for better tracking on the B2M).
Anyway, not i am having a different issue. LSDJ doesn't want to accept notes bellow a curtain point, which is an octave and a bit up from what i can play on my bass, meaning allot of the notes i would have available, arent.
Is there a way to either get LSDJ to accept lower notes, or get it(or the LSDJMC2) to transpose the input notes up an octave before putting them into the synth (and dropping the lower notes played)?

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i dont think the lsdjmc2 has source code you can edit its note map so probably not. Youd need to get a midi transpose box like:
http://www.amazon.com/MIDI-Solutions-20 … B0002GH8IE
http://mutable-instruments.net/midipal

Or if you get a real midi pickup for the bass it will often have a note transpose feature. IMO getting a 2nd gameboy and running mGB will work alot better over midi.

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Well until I can afford one of these: http://www.industrialradio.com.au/ I'm stuck with the B2M really. I'm not having tracking issues so I'm in no rush there.

Thanks for the other suggestions though, I'll look into them more when I get back from work.

Last edited by elephantgrey (Sep 2, 2015 4:12 pm)