Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

---"emf" wrote:
 
> Personally, I wish that every module under the sun were at least 
24 bit, 96khz. 

I wonder why they don't do this?   Would it cost much more? 

> In theory, Yamaha is perfectly capable of it, but I suspect that 
they are in arrears with their designs, their new items actually 
sitting around for a while before they see the light of day. 

Is it possible they don't feel the sound would improve that much 
over current models?    With digital sound, there are some 
improvements that have been tested to be virtually indistinguishable 
to blindfolded listeners, but that hasn't detered some audiophiles 
and "purist" types from insisting they can hear the difference in 
super high end digital products.    Those are the people who buy 
$200. audio cables for instance. 

> This may be more true, or more unfortunate, for the new Xtreme, 
which, despite the good stuff that it offers, is also backdated in 
its smart card and its digital engine. 

The Xtreme came out this year, right?  I suppose if it did, it's not 
likely that Yamaha will be updating it soon, or is it?   How often 
does Yamaha typically wait between drum module updates/upgrades?  

> And modules are typically lacking in the velocity stages that  
software and samples can often provide. The TD-10, if I recall, 
falls in the mid-300s; the ddrum4's boast of 1,000 or so due to its 
analog triggering should be taken with a grain of salt, though it 
easily exceeds those of the digital modules (Yamaha, Roland, Alesis, 
etc.). 

What is a velocity stage? 

> All of the current sampling  modules (ddrum, Yamaha, and Alesis) 
are hampered to some extent by their memories, mainly because they 
are simply not up to date in their pure computing ability. 

That seems strange since cpus and memory have advanced so far, so 
fast, and with costs that have dropped like a rock. 

TomBrooklyn