Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, BOBBIE BELLO <bobbiebello@y...> wrote:
> thanks for the input!!!
> im leaning towards the trigger to midi interface....
> the roland TMC-6 Trigger MIDI Converter is the one ive seen..
> but yamaha doesnt hae one their website.

The Roland should do, although it has one or two features that may be 
wasted on the DTXpress; Yamaha doesn't make one. See if you can find a 
used TMC-6, or check with Ed Morin at Drumbalaya.com if he has any in 
the bargain basement. An older module like a DTXPressI, Alesis DM 4 or 
5, or Roland TD-whatever might even cost less, as would discontinued 
trigger to MIDI interfaces like the Aphex Impulse, Kat MIDIkiti, or 
Roland PM-16, which would be even more cost effective. All of these 
older T to M devices are/were wonderful units; the only drawback is 
that all of their inputs were mono--not necessarily a gamebreaker for 
an auxiliary trigger interface. The DTXpress Explorer module and the 
TD-3 are options for current modules in the bargain category. I'd be 
remiss if I didn't mention Keith's invention again, which is in what 
looks to be its final stage of testing. If you can wait, it might be 
just the ticket. Search the archives under magic box for details, or 
just look for our recent Special Notice in the messages.

Ed