Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Dennis" <clskrockdrummr@y...> wrote:
> 
> My questions are these:
> 1) Is there any way to add more triggers to my set up ?? Do any of 
> the other inputs work like 9/10 ??
> 
> 2) Does anybody know of a place in the Los Angeles area that stocks 
> parts, clamps, pads etc... for the DTXpress series ??  I know there 
> are places that sell online ie; Midwest Percussion & Drumbalaya but 
> I'm looking for a walk in type store...  I like to browse...

Hi Dennis,

Input 9/10, I'm afraid, is one of a kind on the DTXpress modules. You 
can add triggers with different sounds only via a second module or 
trigger to MIDI device like Roland's current TMC-6, made expressly 
for electronic drummers. The discontinued Kat MIDIkiti, Roland PM-16, 
and Aphex Impulse are also still handy, and affordable, though 
increasingly rare and confined to mono inputs. Many people use 
discontinued modules from Yamaha, Roland, and Alesis to expand their 
kits. Used with a mixer (not necessarily an expensive item), a 
current or past module can offer all sorts of innovation and 
flexibility to an otherwise small kit. As for a store in LA, why not 
give West LA Music a try? They claim a wide inventory. Remember that 
many of the Roland, Hart, and Pintech accessories will work on a 
Yamaha rack.

Ed