Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, mark.fletcher@a... wrote:
> Ed
>  
> Many thanks for your reply, it appears I have confused this issue 
somewhat
> with my mention of the word MIDI. By this I mean nothing more than 
the size
> of the system, it is mid size in-between what I would class as full-
size hi
> fi equipment and a mini system. Seems like it's time for me to start
> brushing up on my technological music terminology !!!
>  
> The Denon system is a combined AMP, TUNER and CD Player with 
several inputs
> for tape, aux etc. I currently have the output of the DTXpress 
brain feeding
> into the Aux input and therefore getting stereo sound out through 
the
> speakers and sub. I reckon if I plugged in a MiniDisc player to the 
digital
> output from my Denon it should record what I want to hear?

Mark,

I figured that's what you meant by Midi system. Keep the volume way 
down when you play the DTXpress through the Denon; you could easily 
blow the speakers. What I'd do in your situation is connect the 
output of the Denon (if it has one) to the aux input on the front 
panel of the DTXpress module. Then you can use the volume control to 
mix your feed (whether CD or tuner) with the kit to hear yourself 
play along with real music (I suspect that you haven't been able to 
do that yet). The result will issue from the headphone jack, which 
you can use for monitoring (more below), and the back stereo outputs, 
which can connect to your Minidisc player or cassette deck for 
recording (if you want to record only yourself, turn the aux volume 
all the way down and listen to the Denon through its own amp/ 
speakers). 

As I said in the first post, using a dedicated mixer to take output 
from both the Denon and the kit as an intermediate step before 
recording will permit better control and flexibility. But the 
shortcut w/o mixer should work fine. For at least the reason that I 
alluded to above, monitoring by headphone is a better option than the 
Denon's speakers, which are certainly too fragile to do the job for 
long. If you can swing it, you'll need a low-impedance, high-
sensitivity set of phones, preferably with a closed design to keep 
out stray noise and maximize SPL. If you need any more help, just 
holler.

Ed