Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks for your feedback on the TP120S.  Great to know it is so 
responsive - which is why I'm so interested in it.  I've become 
accustomed to playing on rubber heads, too, so not having an 
authentic looking snare drum is of no concern.  But I would like to 
know how responsive the rims are on the TP120S.  My old two-zone 
snare pad is a bit dodgy with the rim sound - sometimes it fires, 
and sometimes it doesn't, depending on the angle of the stick. I'm 
in a country band, so I use cross-stick quite a bit (currently I get 
that sound through a bar-pad).  Does it matter what angle you hit 
ther cross-stick rim?  

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "drumsonly2002" <dan@n...> wrote:
> Time for a spell checker, sorry for the mistakes.
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "drumsonly2002" <dan@n...> wrote:
> > With regards to the pads, Les Paul once said people "hear" with 
> > their eyes. He then made the Les Paul the way we see it today. I 
> > agree with that as music is visual and audio. My take on the 
pads 
> > are two fold. Visually sometimes I think i should mount the 
thing 
> in 
> > a drum shell and fool the masses into thinking i have a really 
hot 
> > working snare drum. On the other hand, been practicing on 
a "Real 
> > Feel" practice pad for years thus love the rubber. I love rubber 
> > like a duck loves water. I am a rubber lover. I do have Roland 
and 
> > Pintech silent mesh toms and snare, but my trusty rubber Yamaha 
> > snare beart them out feel wise. Built a very nice looking snare 
> with 
> > internal trigger and Roland mesh head. Kind of nice to play on 
> what 
> > looks like a drum, but that dog gone rubber TP-120s pad feels 
and 
> > works so good I cannot tear myself away from it. Played a gig 
with 
> > the Yammie's and no one mentioned my kit eing a pad kit. Most of 
> the 
> > comments were directed to what an awsome drum sound I have. I 
> > mounted the kit in a drum cage thus detracted the "pad" look 
into 
> a 
> > more heavy duty rock drum kit look. Had so many cymbals in the 
> cage 
> > the pads were not noticed. If Yamaha made the pads to look loke 
> real 
> > drums i think it would appeal to a broader audience. That's why 
> Hart 
> > is doing well, their pads look like real drums. nonetheless, I 
> think 
> > Yamaha is right on the mark as far as feel, triggering and the 
> three 
> > zone idea. Their pad for me is the coolest looking pad as far as 
> > pads look. i like the red dial and the profile of the pad and 
> > mounting of it is the best. I may mount my pad in a drum shell 
> just 
> > for fun to see if people really notice the difference. My two 
> cents 
> > worth.