Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I owned a series 1 Ddrum kit a few years back ... I am now a proud owner of a set of DTXtremes II.

Bottom line, if you're interested is serious acoustical drum sounds .. the Ddrum kit is still tops in my book. The small/stiff cymbals do take a bit getting used to .. I much prefer the new Yamaha units for feel, look & playability.
The Ddrum SE set is actually fairly old in today's market but still rates up on top for sounds. Now, if you have kids who also like to play (as I do) then the Yamaha/Roland modules are almost a must! They offer a wide array of "fun" electronic patches that the Ddrum 4 SE module won't provide.

Best of luck with your decision!



"bongokonzelmann" <carsten@...> wrote:

>
>Hi folks,
>
>well, I am sitting with a problem amd I am heavily chewing on it.
>
>I have been a user and actually a supporter of Yamaha equipment since
>long. I started with a DTXP I, upgraded to DTXtreme I and then to the
>DTXPress III. Besides a welath of positives there also always were
>some points that dissatisfied me with those models. To summarise:
>- The snare trigger problem (hit with both sticks exactly at the same
>time, especially on the TP65S snare pad, gives actually a lower
>trigger signal or even a dropout - hard to play any Rockabilly, Rock
>and Roll stuff with that effect. See also my earlier post related to
>that problem)
>- The standard rubber pads are too small and do not look that well
>(which is mitigated to some extent by the DTXtreme II pads which feel
>great to be honest)
>- The machine gun effect when playing rolls and similar patterns
>
>So today I went to a newly opened drum store in Germany close to
>Hannover which actually only trades e-drums. These guys ("Drum-Tec")
>offer 12 sets for rehearsal, all major module and pad brands (Yamaha,
>Roland, Ddrum, Pintech, RET, Hart Dynamics, Evans, DDT). I had the
>chance to really test all the kits just one after the other and to
>share my views with one of the guys from Drum-Tech who showed
>competence, experience and a professional attitude.
>
>The final result was that I had to say that the Ddum 4 SE kit
>impressed me by far the most. Great feel (rebound, sensitivity/dynamic
>repsonse, pad size, look), great sounds (natural, sensitive to how
>hard you hit), possibility to download further sounds from the
>extensive Clavia library, robust and durable pads and rack - last not
>least the price as it is now offered at 2,699 Euros, roughly 1,000
>lower than the street price over the last years.
>
>However there are some downsides I would like to hear your views on:
>- the rack seemed to stiff to me. Lots off cross talking. Can that be
>sorted by parameter settings?
>- The cymbal pads appear too be too hard, too small, don´t swing - can
>it be combined with cymbals from other manufacturers?
>- The sales guy told me that the substantial rebate they grant is due
>to the fact that it will be discontinued and they actually had bought
>all of the remaining stock. He said that Clavia sold its drums
>division to some US company currently working in the acoustic drums
>sector. This seems to get announced at the summer NAMM. - Has anybody
>heard something about it and would you probably recommend not to buy
>as support would be ending soon?
>
>Long story. I am at a loss here and would kindly ask for your support
>again that was so valuable over the last two years. Thanks in advance.
>
>Best regards \ufffd \ufffd -Bongo-
>
>
>
>

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