Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

hello group,
              i was looking through the archives of this group ,and 
have noticed that some of the users from this group have succesfully 
hooked the dtxpress up to there pc. to access the gm voices that are 
in the module, now i was wondering what sound card was used in this 
application??? also i'm thinking that you would need to download some 
sort of driver as well ,and found this site,is this the type of 
driver i need for this type of application

http://www.yamaha.co.uk/xg/html/software/s_serial.htm

what i want to do with my module is access the gm voices using a midi 
keyboard,and my question on this would be can i run the keyboard to 
the midi in on my module ,and then having my module linked to my pc 
via the host input on the back of the module get access to these such 
voices on my module??

any help that anyone can give me on any of these questions would be 
greatly appreciated.. thanks alot ,and i would like to wish all the 
members of this group a happy holidays!!!!

sam(otacon28)

I think that the best way to work is to link the module and your keyboard to
your pc to the midi port out and in. Then, you will record your midi track
on your pc and listen to them with the sounds of the module.(Just change the
configuration of your software to have the midi signal through the midi port
out). But you can also just plug your keyboard to the module without the pc.
I don't know about the to host port. But I have been said that a midi
interface or a midi cable plugged through the joystick port was easier to
use. Personnally, I own an old sound blaster 64 pci with a joystick cable,
and I didn't need drivers or to install a software. But it depends on your
projects.

hey thanks for the info,
                   i tried to just run my midi capable keyboard into 
my module(via 5 pin midi cable)and was able to get 2 different sounds 
from it,i got a synth type of sound ,and a clean piano sound,but how 
would i get access to the other voices in there or would they have to 
be accessed through my computer only ???
thanks again,
               sam

--- In DTXpress@y..., "Vivien Emiya" <vivien.emiya@f...> wrote:
> I think that the best way to work is to link the module and your 
keyboard to
> your pc to the midi port out and in. Then, you will record your 
midi track
> on your pc and listen to them with the sounds of the module.(Just 
change the
> configuration of your software to have the midi signal through the 
midi port
> out). But you can also just plug your keyboard to the module 
without the pc.
> I don't know about the to host port. But I have been said that a 
midi
> interface or a midi cable plugged through the joystick port was 
easier to
> use. Personnally, I own an old sound blaster 64 pci with a joystick 
cable,
> and I didn't need drivers or to install a software. But it depends 
on your
> projects.

You must edit a song and choose a midi channel. Put the channel "on". Then
choose the midi instrument you want(it is called PCNo and  put V=meldy) and
select the same midi channel on your keyboard. Just play!

it's alive!! alive!!!!!!!! sorry i just got a little excited i've 
been trying to access the gm stuff in my module for over a month 
now,and until today was unsuccessful.. thanks for the very much 
appreciated info. i figured where better to go ask a question such as 
this than a group that is all about the dtxepress>>again thanks for 
the info. and have a great holiday!!!!


sam

--- In DTXpress@y..., "Vivien Emiya" <vivien.emiya@f...> wrote:
> You must edit a song and choose a midi channel. Put the 
channel "on". Then
> choose the midi instrument you want(it is called PCNo and  put 
V=meldy) and
> select the same midi channel on your keyboard. Just play!