From dougsloan@neo.rr.com Wed Oct 16 08:35:50 2002
Subject:CX-3 v 2.0 upgrade requirements

Hello all who know!

I'm a non-proffessional home (mostly) musician. I've never explored
midi interface with my pc. I do, however, want to upgrade my CX-3 to
v2.0, and downloaded the upgrade. Not having any midi connections, I
got a simple midi connector that plugs into the joystick connector on
my sound card, which I was told would be adequate for an upgrade,
rather than get a USB 1 x 1 or higher connecter. Obviouly I have no
pc-midi experience, but feel that I can go through the upgrade, having
done other pc tasks such as change sound cards, modems, network cards,
SCSII cards, hard drives, and even motherboards, and I have installed
Win 95, & Win 98 before.

That stated, after I started the upgrade, and selected the default
midi drivers, I failed the first basic midi connection test. I played
with a few variables, even turned the CX-3 off/on (which Global was
set to CH 1). All connections were in (Midi in & out on my board, and
the 15-pin on the sound card). I am currently using an Athlon 700
with Windows ME, although I have access to an 1800xp as well.

Was I given incorrect info on the sound card connector vs. USB (which
I understand would be far faster if I were controling midi software on
the pc?

Do I need some type of software?

I know that ignorant on midi-pc interfacing, but can certainly learn.
Should I get it done at a service center and what would be a
reasonable cost?

Again, I prefer learning to do things myself. Any suggestions or
comments on where I can find out more?

Your advice is appreciated,

Doug