Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "deanerdrummer" <deanscott@a...> 
wrote:
> 
> Ed:
> 
> Thanks. Your input is very helpful. Thanks for the tip on the Rolls 
mixer. Do 
> you have any opinion on the Behringer Euroracks? Some of those are 
under 
> $100. Wondering how they compare to the MX28.

Dean,

FX's tip immediately before this post is probably a good one, 
although I'm not sure that you need to spend an inordinate amount of 
time getting confused and anxious about what relatively inexpensive 
mixer to buy. I'll come clean. Even though many members of this group 
happily use Behringer electronics--including my highly respected 
partner in crime OGD, who has a Behringer amp or two--I'm not a big 
fan of the company. I didn't like what I'd heard about its business 
practices, and I have this nagging feeling that ultimately its prices 
confirm that you get what you pay for (for a long time, if not now, 
its reliability left much to be desired). I'm willing to stand 
corrected, and have, by testimony to the contrary here and elsewhere. 
Behringer just isn't where I tend to go. 

That said, the Rolls is a small, stripped-down unit that doesn't 
offer any frills (no eq., send/return, etc.), only volume and pan for 
each stereo input, a master level control, and a headphone output 
that can be split; the money has gone into the admittedly small 
number of parts. It sounds good, and it takes up almost no room at 
all. I'm a believer that tone controls and the like are best left 
alone, except under unusual circumstances. Yamaha has a solid mixer, 
much more elaborate, with everything an e-drummer could possibly need 
and more (at least as much as any Behringer at the price), that is 
also a bargain at just about $100. I forget the model number, even 
though I have one, as well as a Rolls and others. If you'd like the 
model number, let me know. You should be able to get it online at 
Musicians Friend or the like.

Ed