Hi Rich.. You may not realize that to hear the actual sound of the DTX, you do need to have the audio out jacks hooked up to something.. like the line in on the SB card... MIDI does not transmit audio signals, it's just for controller and data transmission/reception. Gordon C. rph171167 wrote: > I seem to be missing something. I am using midi in\out going to SB > Live! games (yellow) port. All I want to do is play the DTXpress > through the soundcard/speakers. My MIDI volume is not mute. I have > used the dtxpressions guide and have successfully transmitted patch > data from the dtxpress using SysEx which implies that things are > properly connected. I am managing to play midi files using quartz > audiomaster freeware but I am using a speaker-out to DTX line-in > method which I hoped I could bypass using the midi cable. I have been > unable to determine if a DTX II driver is necessary...and it certainly > doesn't seem to be available. The manual is unhelpful as is the Yamaha > website. I tried upgrading the SB Live driver from Creative but it > wasn't successful (Creative Audio HQ wouldn't start) so I rolled back > to the previous version. Computer is new and otherwise fine. I can't > help feeling that I must be missing something basic. > Please help > > Rich > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rich and Sa <mailto:rph171167@...> > To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DTXpress@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 9:09 PM > Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: Computer setup > > Thanks so much for your reply. I do have a SB live! card and the > correct cable and I think the first step is to get sequencer > software. I shall report back > Rich > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: liberatusvirus <mailto:liberatusvirus@...> > To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com <mailto:DTXpress@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:44 PM > Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Computer setup > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:DTXpress@yahoogroups.com>, "rich171167" <rph171167@n > <mailto:rph171167@n>...> wrote: > > I am new to this machine and would be grateful if someone could > take > > the time to answer a very basic question. I am trying to > connect to > > my PC so that I can play thr drums through the PC speakers > and also > > play songs through the DTxpress 2 and headphones. I could not > obtain > > a to-host wire and was advised at Maplins to use MIDI In/Out > at the > > back of the drums going to the games port (Yellow) on either > sound > > card or Motherboard. I am using XP. I have no clue how to > achieve > > these simple goals to get me going. > > Hi Rich, > > Welcome to the group. I'd recommend the Xpress MIDI connection > rather > than "To Host" as well, unless you don't have joystick/MIDI > capability on your computer now and don't want to get it. But be > forewarned that MIDI is easier to use. A MIDI, or To Host, > connection > would allow you to record your DTXpress on recording studio > software > (a sequencer) or send MIDI information from your computer into > the > DTXpress module so that you can record/play along with it. Using > software that you can download from dtxpressions.com, MIDI > will also > allow you to store and access kits from our PC, either your > own or > those of other DTXpress users. But remember that MIDI and audio > capability are two different balls of wax. To play your DTXpress > through your computer speakers, you only need an audio input (not > MIDI) and enough amplification to get some sound. But this > strategy > will not pay dividends. The DTXpress is much too powerful for > such an > arrangement. If you check the group's archive under "amp" etc., > you'll get an idea of what is needed. In the absence of separate > amplification, you will be much better served listening to > yourself > through headphones and mixing a CD/MP3 source through the aux > input > on the front of the module. I'll assume that you might still be > interested in MIDI, however, and give you a primer. > > Your computer may not have a dedicated sound card--an optional > flat > device that slides and locks into place inside the computer to be > accessed on the back. If not, the sound capability for your > speakers > was built into the computer's main electronic guts; this > technique is > usually limited, especially when it comes to MIDI. Take a look > at the > back of your computer to see where the speakers are hooked up. If > that area also has a fifteen-pin connector nearby on the same > plane, > then you've got a usable card, with the software--called a > driver-- > already installed, which should allow you to connect a MIDI > device > like the DTXpress module. What you'd need next is a MIDI > adaptor for > that joystick port, which consists of a complementary > connection for > the fifteen-pins and two extensions with five-pin connectors > at the > other end, corresponding to MIDI in and MIDI out on the DTXpress. > > If this is all still confusing, check the documentation that came > with your computer. It may say something like "onboard sound," > which > means no detachable card, or "Soundblaster," "SB Live," or > Soundblaster-compatible card. You can also check under "audio" in > the "Audio and Sound Devices" section of the XP control panel for > similar evidence of a card. > > If you have no card, you'll have to buy one. The SB, or > Soundblaster, > series of cards are the popular industry standard. They're not > necessarily the best cards for serious home studios, but > they'll get > you in the door for MIDI applications and may be all that > you'll ever > need. You can get one for $50 or less--driver and other software > included--in any computer or office supply store; you should > also get > the adaptor for it that I mentioned above. OEM versions of SB > Live > are available at web stores for $20 or so, but you'll have to > download the driver from the Soundblaster site, and you won't > get any > instructions/documentation. > > Let's start there. You can return with any further questions. > Unfortunately, computer technology is not my strong suit. Other > members are much more conversant about the hardware and software > issues. But hopefully what I've said will give you enough > information > to ask questions that other members may be able to answer better. > > Welcome to the group, > Ed > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress > > Alternate DTXpress site: > http://www.dtxpressions.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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Re: [DTXpress] Re: Computer setup
2003-10-30 by distortion@rogers.com