No worries.
Color is miscommunication on my part, since to me they look more green than yellow, but its the same thing. So yes, i also have only red and yellow trigs.
For the test i just used step sequencer from keystep 37, since midi note messages are standardized, and it shouldn’t matter where they are coming from. (i also remember it working with Blackbox, but it really doesnt matter what you use)
Midi out from KS37 to midi in of DN, nothing else.
If you can hear notes on the DN that you trigger externally, you basically have the whole midi setup right.
To make things simpler, try using DN standalone, and get a trigless lock to work on some long sound.
- Example with default/empty pattern:
set 1st trig as red, and set its length to value of 16 (so it covers all steps)
place a yellow lock of maximum DRIVE (amp page) at trig 10, and press play
you should hear default sine sound, then as it passes over trig 10 it should become distorted and stay like that till the end of the cycle, and then start from step 1 as default sine again.
if you get that working, remove the first red trig, and instead send external midi notes to that track while DNs sequencer is running. For testing i also suggest increasing release of the envelope.
Im convinced that it has to do with channels you are sending your midi notes to, so make sure that the track where you add those yellow p-locks is the same track you send midi notes to.
(since theres 2 different ways you can send, by default its midi channels 1,2,3,4 - which adress tracks individually, and auto channel 10, which is always sent to the highlighted track. So perhaps the sequencer line in Oxi is sending to track 3, while you are locking track 1. thats the only reason i can think of why it shouldnt work, besides inaudible p-lock parameter or internal sequencer thats not running/passing over yellow trig)
If you are running latest firmware on DN, you can see which track gets note messages by holding func - a track should blink when it receives notes. Or use a custom sound to make diffirentiating easier during testing.
I think this is as deep as im willing to go. If still doesnt work, retrace your steps, check the manual.