Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "edrummin" <jjff@v...> wrote:
> 
> I've noticed the salespeople who favor the rack style systems are 
> sometimes not drummers, so their ear is for certain sound not 
> necessarily what a drummer may want to hear or "feel". I say that 
> because two salemen i talked to are active drummers as well said 
> when you hit lows on the toms, it's gratifying to feel as well as 
> hear the bottom lows. (only a drummer would appreciate and 
> understand that). They said you get more of that feel from a 
keboard 
> speaker because they're larger size speakers. Their personal use 
and 
> recommendations were Roland Kc550 or Kc350 amps.

Those are probably good points, but a sub/satellite system would also 
allow you to feel the toms, as long as the sub had some oomph to it. 
(Rack-mounted satellites without a sub would be as bad as using a 
guitar amp, if not worse, for electronic drums.) Also, remember that 
subwoofer frequencies are not directional in the same way that higher 
frequencies (above, say, 80 to 100 Hz) are, which makes certain 
aspects of sub placement noncritical, though a sub placed in the 
middle of a room risks loss of body. Placement near a wall, 
especially in a corner, can make a sub really sing--sometimes too 
much. Also, room nodes can suck out or emphasize certain frequencies, 
detracting from the experience.  Sub location is always labor-
intensive for best sound. 

If you really want to feel the bass, place a butt kicker on your 
seat. I think that Vern posted some cheap alternatives for one, as 
well as installation advice, earlier this year. There's a nifty 
headphone amp out of Germany that has one attached--the Fischer Drum 
InEar Amp w/Bass Shaker. I tried to find out if it was available in 
the States, but apparently not. I'd love to get one. Our friends in 
Europe should be able to, however--maybe from Thomann.

Ed