Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rjbb2" <rjbb2@y...> wrote:
> 
> I have a CD player connected to the AUX/IN in front and cassette 
deck
> connected to the two outputs on the back side (I think they are 1/4"
> jack outputs) inorder the record what I'm playing.
> 
> My problem is this:
> 
> When I'm playing the volume level is very well mixed and balanced.  
(I
> have plenty of volume to hear the music and the DTXpress kit).
> However, when I play back the recorded tape, the drum sounds are
> almost all I can hear....I can barely hear the aux/in music on the
> recorded tape.
> 
> Is there a setting somewhere I can change for this or does this call
> for a mixer to be attached to better balance the output sound?
> 
> (The tape deck is nothing special....just some old Teac analog deck)

I assume that you're listening through headphones. Does the tape deck 
have two VU meters? Are the levels roughly similar when recording? 
Disconnect the tape deck and connect your headphones to the output. 
If the mix is okay, chances are that something about the tape deck is 
faulty, though it's hard to imagine what at this point. If the heads 
were uniformly worn, the drums would be diminished, too. The same 
could be said about the effects of any Dolby NR (B or C) applied to 
the signal; you could remove Dolby and check it. 

You've most likely fiddled with the module's front volume knobs for 
aux and power. If you mix the drums way down through headphones, can 
you create better levels at output? Is there a panning knob on the 
tape deck turned too far in one direction and attenuating some of the 
signal? You must be using an adaptor for the 1/4" jacks of the 
module's outputs and the RCA plugs of the tape deck. Is it 
functioning? Are all of your cables working? I could be overlooking 
something, but maybe something will click. I do think that a separate 
mixer is ultimately a more versatile option, but we should solve this 
one, at least to some extent. Only something amiss somewhere would 
cause your problem.

Ed