Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Tom" <tombrook11232@y...> wrote:
> ---"emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > (who needs COSM?).  
> 
> What does COSM do, anyway?

COSM is a simplified user interface for adjusting parameters on 
Roland equipment using a rich set of presets.  Rather than adjusting 
parameters and technical values, Roland has created COSM to allow 
users use terminology and adjustments that bears familiarity to 
those users.  Rather than adjusting pitch, envelope, attack, etc. 
COSM on a edrum sound module use terms like drum size, material, 
microphone, etc.

COSM generally makes it easier to understand how to adjust your 
equipment.  Great idea that generally works very well.  Other 
companies have similar ideas but use different names or no 
particular name for this in their equipment (eg. most new reverb 
machines use preset values called "hall", "small room", "big room", 
etc. it is really the same idea.  You could adjust a lot of 
parameters to find the same sound effects, but these presets are 
more intuitive to most and the learning cure is much simpler).