Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "daddykingcool" <daddykingcool@y...> 
wrote:

> I really cannot see how changeing my drumming style will make a 
> difference.  For example I sat just hitting the Hi Hat and snare 
> together and the snare missed quite a few beats - I did the same 
> with a tom and the Hi Hat and the Tom then missed odd beats. 
> 
> I notice that many people selling these kits on E-bay have built a 
> custom snare stand.  I guess this is so that they can turn the 
> rejection down to avoid missed snare beats but yet still not get 
> double triggers - does this make sense.  It must be a common 
problem.
> 
> I was wondering if the DTEXPRESS I is more prone to this than the 
> version II or III - has this problem been addressed.

All electronic kits are subject to crosstalk from somewhere or 
something. The DTXpress kits do not differ from each other in this 
respect.  Putting the snare on a Separate stand is a popular and 
effective way to eliminate it from the crosstalk equation. Releasing 
it thus from the rejection settings guarantees that nothing within 
the module will interfere with its sensitivity. Usually, people go to 
a stand when they buy a mesh pad, the smallest mesh snare being 10", 
which some stands will accommodate. 

You may not have have exhausted the reasons for the dropout problem 
yet. Check the specific rejection settings between the various pads 
and the hi hat. Don't forget self-rejection, too, when you 
investigate double triggers. If a pad is running too hot--that is, 
its gain is too high and its minimum velocity too low--it runs an 
increased risk of going off like gangbusters. All of the adjustments 
mentioned are interactive. Finding the balance takes some patience. 
Remember, too, that if a pad's minimum velocity is too high and/or 
its gain too low, its window for making a noise becomes smaller. 
Also, one ironic thing that sometimes happen with a pad that suffers 
from hot trigger settings is that it will sometimes refuse to respond 
to fast hard playing. I suspect that the module may have a recovery 
time that's compromised the harder the pads are pushed physically and 
electronically. Maybe Keith or OGD can comment on that. Keep posting 
as you advance so that we know how your're doing.

Ed