Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Steve,
> 
> The technology hasn't changed immensely since the heyday of the 
DTX 
> v2.0. Someone on a budget would do well with the module even now; 
it 
> puts the DTXPU to shame so far as ergonomics and features are 
> concerned. But it is limited by its inability to handle the newer 
> Yamaha three-sound pads, and it is not a great match with all of 
the 
> various mesh heads on the market today, though it may be an okay 
> match for some of them, as I have learned during the last few 
months. 
> Pete Corona, who is a terrific drummer and a member here and at 
DTX, 
> has been using the v2.0 for years. Only lately, when he's had a 
mind 
> to change to different pads, has he run into trouble finding 
suitable 
> replacements. If I were looking for a second module to fill in 
some 
> gaps, I might well pick up a DTX, but I'd be a little scared to 
rely 
> on it now as my main source unless I could be happy a little 
behind 
> the times, or the price could compensate for it not being up to 
> date.  
> 
> Ed

Great to know! Well I don't have any mesh heads or 3 zone heads. I 
DO have the DTXpress 3 module which I 'think' accepts a 3 zone snare 
yes? I 'may' get a 3 zone head for that some day...?
I 'may' be in the market for additional modules and extra gum rubber 
pads (which I'm happy with)for my ever expanding system:)
I have the DTXpress 1 & 3 modules as well as a DM Pro, but it's very 
hard to figure the DM Pro out (unlike the DTXpress's), so it's just 
sitting in my studio :/ ..If I can't figure it out, I'll sell it off 
and search for the Yamaha DTX etc's.... 

Steve