Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> > 
> > Hello again,
> > 
> > What is YOUR vote for the BEST sounding Drum Module? It seems to 
me 
> > that each module like anything else has it's high points as far 
as 
> > sounds & samples.
> > 
> > I have just recently purchased a Yamaha DTXpress III drum module 
> and 
> > an Alesis DM Pro drum module, plus I already had the DTXpress I 
> > module and I was looking for better sounds...
> > 
> > I have not hooked up the two new drum modules to my DTXpress I 
kit 
> > yet, but I've played with each module only 'briefly' and Demo'd 
> some 
> > sounds of both with headphones. I'm not completely blown away as 
I 
> > had hoped.
> 
> Anwers to your question are bound to be subjective, but subjective 
> doesn't always exclude verifiable conclusions. It's not surprising 
> that a relatively expensive module like the DM Pro (expensive in 
the 
> day, anyway) would sound better than a budget model like the 
> DTXpress. Techincal specifications, like 20 bit word length, might 
> have something to do with it, but, in truth, it's not hard to 
imagine 
> the samples on a 16 bit module sounding better to someone than 
than 
> those on a 20 bit module. My favorite sounding module is the ddrum 
4, 
> but its noise artifacts and inconvenience can make it anything 
from a 
> minor irritation to a nightmare; from a computing standpoint, it 
is 
> over the hill. I also like what I've heard of the DTXtreme IIS. 
The 
> Rolands, by and large, don't attract me, though it would be 
> ridiculous to say that they aren't capable of making good sounds, 
> too. 
> 
> I think that from a purist standpoint, a software drum sampler has 
> the most promise, but it's a more demanding approach for many 
people. 
> By the way, the card on the DM Pro is for adding your own samples. 
> Check the manual.
> 
> Ed

Hi there Ed,

Yeah I agree that a 16 bit sample can sound better, I guess it's 
what they're sampling that counts. I mean on many CD's of newer 
bands and artists I have, their drums - especially snare sounds - 
are fantastic. I realize I can treat the sounds within my 
DAW...Until now this may have been more difficult with my DTXpress I 
module as it has a stereo out only. Now with the other modules I can 
even combine their outputs so that I can have a snare for instance 
on it's own track. The DM Pro has more outputs on it's own as well.

I didn't get a regular manual, but the guy who sold it to me sent a 
CD with the pdf. I did look at it briefly, but I didn't think to 
read the part about the slot as I was trying to just Demo the sounds 
in both modules that night.

Thanks,
Steve