Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Timothy & Jessamyn" <80134@b...> 
wrote:
> Hello-
> 
> I've added a Pintech mesh head pad to my DTXpress kit and I'm 
having 
> problems with missed triggering.  Occasionally when I strike the 
> mesh head, it doesn't sound.  I'm sure there's some settings I need 
> to change in the module to get the greatest response from this mesh 
> head.  Can anyone tell me how to adjust the settings for this mesh 
> pad without changing the setting for the rest of the kit?

Hi Tim,

When a Pintech mesh integrates properly with a DTXPU, the triggering 
tends to be extremely hot. So your dropouts are probably curable. In 
the trigger menu for input 2 (I assume), under "Pad Type," select 
DT10/20. In other words, set up your snare as if it were a triggered 
acoustic. (Depending on which DTXpress iteration you have, you could 
also try an RHP setting, which refers to the mylar heads that 
accompanied the first DTXtreme and were often swapped for meshes in 
the real world.) Then go to the back of the module and flip the DIP 
switch that corresponds with input 2 to the raised position (you may 
need a pin or something with a tapered point). At that point, the 
Pintech should start firing with a vengeance when you hit it. The 
triggering options for taming it (gain, min. velocity, etc.) will 
have only limited effect. If your playing requires a wide dynamic 
range, you may feel a bit shortchanged, since the module tends to 
flatten response on the heavy side. Some people add a pot to the 
cable from the snare to module to adjust sensitivity downward enough 
to ensure that light hits are soft and only hard ones loud. Other 
people are satisfied without it. Unfortunately, my friend Brian is no 
longer at Pintech. He had a plan--among many others that will 
probably never see the light of day--to add a sensitivity control to 
the Pintech meshes themselves, to refine their use with Yamaha 
modules. Anyway, I've used Pintech meshes, as have many other 
members, with a Yamaha module very happily.

Ed