Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello Folks,
Well after blatting and biffing my new DTXpress3 for a few months 
now I want to try downloading/loading some extra kits. I have tried 
in vain to get hold of the "special" data lead but after touring the 
usual retail outlets I have so far been met by blank looks and 
shrugging of shoulders.
Do I really have to go direct to Yamaha and pay god knows what.
Do any of you guys out there know where I can get the lead in 
question, Oh and by the way does the P.C. end have to be a serial 
port plug, I would prefer a USB.
Cheers for now.

Alan (Rav4t3)

Alan, 

If you're talking about the 'To Host cable' you can get it here:
http://kellysmusic.mb.ca/productinfo.asp?id=1316491086

I've been using it successfully. You can only use a serial connection. If
you want USB I suggest you get a USB midi adapter for your PC and then use
standard MIDI cable. The 'To Host' cable has a maximum length of 6 feet.
I've put an extension on mine effectively making it 12 feet and I
occasionally get drop outs and MIDI lockups so 6 feet really is the max! You
will need the driver for the using the To Host Cable and it is available
here: http://www.yamaha.co.uk/xg/html/software/s_serial.htm 

Good luck.


P.S. That cable requires that the switch on the back of your module be set
to 'PC-2'

Ken Bracey
Kingston, Ontario
kbracey@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rav4t3 [mailto:a.holmes@...] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 11:21 AM
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> Subject: [DTXpress] PC Midi Lead
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> Hello Folks,
> Well after blatting and biffing my new DTXpress3 for a few months 
> now I want to try downloading/loading some extra kits. I have tried 
> in vain to get hold of the "special" data lead but after touring the 
> usual retail outlets I have so far been met by blank looks and 
> shrugging of shoulders.
> Do I really have to go direct to Yamaha and pay god knows 
> what. Do any of you guys out there know where I can get the lead in 
> question, Oh and by the way does the P.C. end have to be a serial 
> port plug, I would prefer a USB.
> Cheers for now.
> 
> Alan (Rav4t3)
> 
> 
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rav4t3" <a.holmes@u...> wrote:
> 
> Hello Folks,
> Well after blatting and biffing my new DTXpress3 for a few months 
> now I want to try downloading/loading some extra kits. I have tried 
> in vain to get hold of the "special" data lead but after touring 
the 
> usual retail outlets I have so far been met by blank looks and 
> shrugging of shoulders.
> Do I really have to go direct to Yamaha and pay god knows what.
> Do any of you guys out there know where I can get the lead in 
> question, Oh and by the way does the P.C. end have to be a serial 
> port plug, I would prefer a USB.

Alan,

Why not just make a MIDI connection? If you don't have a soundcard 
that permits it, you could always get a Soundblaster type that 
accepts a MIDI adaptor on the joystick port for not much money, or 
you could get a small MIDIman USB MIDI interface and do it that way. 
I've heard that Yamaha's To Host cable is hard to find.

Ed