Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stephanie <deafdrummer@...> wrote:
>
> 
> > A guitarist friend has suggested that a basic sound mixer would 
be the
> > ideal solution ie plug drums and cd into the mixer and use one 
pair of
> > headphones.I have seen what appear to be simple mixers on ebay 
but I
> > would appreciate any advice anyone might have reference the 
problem
> > and how to connect a mixer if that is the answer.
> 
> Yep, your friend is right.  The nice thing is, with the CD player 
and the 
> drums plugged into their own channels, you can adjust the volume 
> independently of each other.  What you would do is plug the drums 
into one 
> one stereo channel input or two mono channel inputs and run the CD 
player 
> into another stereo input.  Run your headphones into the phone 
jack and be 
> sure to have your output to that.  That way, if you have the 
controls, you 
> could adjust the frequency response on each channel without 
affecting the 
> others.
> 
> I have to do that, as I am profoundly deaf and need to keep the 
drum set 
> sounds out.  I have a pair of hearing aids that are capable of 
Direct Audio 
> Input mode via wire attachments that makes me hard wired into my 
sound board.  
> That way, I can hear everyone else in the band directly through 
the sound 
> board and not worry about the room acoustics, provided I know what 
the room 
> will do to my playing adjustments.
> 
> 
> > Regards Terry
> 
> -- 
> Stephanie Ellison
> www.deafdrummer.org
> 
> The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes 
> on all darkness - Nikos Kazantzakis 1883-1957, Greek Writer
>Many Many thanks. I thought that someone would be able to help but 
I am amazed at how quickly that help came and very much appreciate 
it.
Regards 
Terry