Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I have never had any trouble with midi cables, even cheap ones. I use all sorts of din to din extensions when experimenting and they always work - the trouble for me is usually in setting parameters or midi in/outs in the software. Try using a cable from the DTX to your sequencer software - if it plays ok then the cable is ok (presuming your software settings are right).

Some Soundblaster cards need special optical midi adaptors when used on the game port - they don't always ship with the card and generic adaptors don't always work either.

If you have a USB port, consider a USB midi interface - they are very reliable, multiport, and very easy to set-up.

Paul Brow

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Wagner [SMTP:wag@...]
> Sent:	Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:36 AM
> To:	DTXpress@egroups.com
> Subject:	Re: [DTXpress] Problems with DTXchange :(
> 
> Well I think you answered my question,
> 
>     It must be the midi cables becuase it seems my computer isn't even
> detecting a midi cable plugged in... I got my cables with a cakewalk demo,
> do you know where I could find really really good cabels so I don't
> encounter this problem again?
> 
> thanx a lot!
> Rengaw
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giles Hearn <giles_hearn@...>
> To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
> Date: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Problems with DTXchange :(
> 
> 
> >Oh - one more thing. Make sure you get a decent
> >(expensive) MIDI cable. There are many cheaper cables
> >out there that simply don't work with a PC.
> >
>