Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Alright Guys
After months of deliberation I finally took the plunge about two 
weeks ago and purchased a DTXpress. I am awaiting delivery of a set 
of Sennheiser headphones and up to now I have hooked the kit up to my 
brothers 40W guitar amp....and I am really really impressed with the 
kit. To date I have yet to get stuck into the real features of the 
kit but as soon as the headphones arrive try stop me. In the mean 
time I have a few questions regarding cables. These are

1. What cable do I require to connect my stereo into the AUX IN 
input. I have a Sony CMTCP100 mini system.

2. What cable can I use to connect my laptop straight to the module. 
I do not have any external sound card devices.

Any help greatly appreciated,
Brian

Hi Brian,

Welcome to the fold. If you like the sound of the kit through the 
40W guitar amp, wait until you can refine it through your 
Sennheisers or expand it through a beefier keyboard amp or PA. 

Your cable connection from the Sony will depend on the jack 
situation at its output. If dual mono RCAs come out of the back, 
then you'll need a Y adaptor to make the input connection to the 
module via a 1/8" stereo jack. Presumably one female end of the Y 
would accept the left and right male RCAs from the Sony, and the 
other female end would accept the single 1/8" stereo male jack that 
connects to the module. Obviously, the easier connection would be a 
single i/8" stereo cable out of Sony into the 1/8" stereo input on 
the Yamaha. Whatver the cabling situation, you'll be able to play 
along with any source that runs through the Sony's inputs to its 
output.

As for you laptop, I don't know what your soundcard situation it, 
but one way or another, you'll need midi cables to go in and out of 
the module to the laptop, depending on what you want to do. You may 
well need an external midi device that enters your computer via a 
USB cable. Check out this page from Cakewalk, which outlines some of 
your options: http://www.cakewalk.com/Tips/TechTipMar02_1.asp. Post 
again with more specific questions as they arise.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "bpocred" <bpoc@h...> wrote:
> Alright Guys
> After months of deliberation I finally took the plunge about two 
> weeks ago and purchased a DTXpress. I am awaiting delivery of a 
set 
> of Sennheiser headphones and up to now I have hooked the kit up to 
my 
> brothers 40W guitar amp....and I am really really impressed with 
the 
> kit. To date I have yet to get stuck into the real features of the 
> kit but as soon as the headphones arrive try stop me. In the mean 
> time I have a few questions regarding cables. These are
> 
> 1. What cable do I require to connect my stereo into the AUX IN 
> input. I have a Sony CMTCP100 mini system.
> 
> 2. What cable can I use to connect my laptop straight to the 
module. 

> I do not have any external sound card devices.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated,
> Brian