Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "swanseadrummer" 
<aeron.kirczey@n...> wrote:

> Yes I know the mix sounds pretty bad, but it is mostly because the 
> built in microphone on the camcorder just couldn't cope with the 
> volume so close to the band.  It was a very small venue.  The 
> automatic volume level control in the camcorder would close down 
the 
> volume often, you may notice that during portions of less vocals 
and 
> less guitar, the drums come through much louder and this is how it 
> sounded live.  Recorded the whole gig but want to do a better job, 
> perhaps I will try in a practise session to get the recording 
better.

I remember recording practices in the early 80s on a portable 
cassette deck with a built-in condensor mic. Every so often the 
automatic limiter would kick in and change everything. God, we were 
happy with it at the time.  But we finally got a Studiomaster four-
track board, which was unbelievably good. I wish Studiomaster still 
made something at that level.
> 
> As you may recall, I have been having trouble with the snare not 
> triggering, after pointing all external speakers etc. away from the 
> snare and tinkering with rejection settings, it seems to have been 
> sorted out.  I think I may also have been suffering with the wedge 
> monitor that I was using having difficulty in producing all the 
> sounds at the same time (if that's possible) because when I go 
> through the main PA all sounds fine.
> 
> The most recent thing I have noticed is that the open hihat sound 
is 
> too quiet, hence not hitting snare and open hihat together.  I have 
> now increased the volume on the open hihat so next gig should be 
> better.

Right, I remember now. I wonder if the Bose PAS would help to 
minimize the effect of sound waves from monitors on the DTXpress (and 
DTXtremeIIS). Maybe I'll be able to tell. I will be using a 
DTXpressII module, in addition to ddrum, in my audition. I've already 
had an inquiry from a business in the UK about getting the rights to 
sell the PAS there (even though I don't work for the company, only 
have contact with the PAS designer). Maybe sometime in the not too 
distant future edrummers will get a chance to try it out for 
themselves.

Ed