Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Dennis" <clskrockdrummr@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hey OGD...  Thanx a million...  I checked out the sister site and 
am 
> totaly excited...  I have a couple more questions and they're 
> probably going to make some of you laugh...  I can't tell if my 
> computer has a MIDI connection...  I looked at the back of it last 
> night and the only connections for sound are the 1/8" mic, speakers 
& 
> headphone jacks...  There is an empty connection label "seriel"  My 
> son told me that my sound card is built into the motherboard on my 
> computer... If the serial port will not work for the MIDI 
connection 
> do any of you guys know if I can add another sound card to my 
> computer with a MIDI connection...  I do have an available slot... 
I 
> just don't know if it would work with an existing sound card...
> 
> Once again I appreciate your time...

Dennis,

You don't appear to have a MIDI connection. The soundcard, usually of 
the Soundblaster variety, would have a multi-pin joystick connection 
to which you could connect a MIDI adaptor, easily found at any local 
computer store or online music store. Many computers, like Dells, 
that have sound capability built into the motherboard disable it 
automatically when you insert a dedicated card. Alternatively, if you 
have a USB port, you can get a Midiman Midisport or a Yamaha UX Midi 
cable to do the job.

Ed