Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gbsh_tw" <gbsh_tw@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi. I am new to this discussion group(I just found the group
> 5 hours ago).
> A bad thing happened to me yesterday. 
> My DTXPress's (is I,not II,III) HH60 seems broken. Now it only 
detects
> open & close, and no foot splash and closed sound anymore. If I have
> to buy a new one(Hi-Hat control),can RHH130 be used on DTXPress I? 
Can
> I upgrade PCY65S/130S to have cymbal choke & cymbal rolls feature
(the
> original PCY60 on DTXPRESS cann't do these)?
> 
> Or, It's time to buy new drum kit,such as DTXPress III SP ?
> Any advices would be grateful.

Hi and welcome. How long have you had the kit? If longer than a few 
minutes, why didn't you look us up sooner (just kidding)? At this 
point, assuming that you've had the DTXPI for more than a year, you 
probably don't need instructions about how to program it. Take a look 
at OGD's pictures of the insides of the hi hat controllers in our 
Photos section to see how they operate. Make sure that the rocker 
makes contact with the entire series of electronic elements, instead 
of just at the beginning and end of its course. If you're handy, 
maybe you can fix it yourself. The RHH130 hat will work with the 
first module (to me it's a warranted upgrade even if the HH60 works 
fine), as will the PCY65S/130S as cymbals with choke. Cymbal rolls 
are not a strong suit of any DTXpress module or cymbal. If you have 
the will and the money to upgrade at this point, and want to stay in 
the Yamaha camp, the DTXpressIIISP makes the most sense to me. It 
will represent the biggest change for you, with the new sounds on the 
module, the round cymbals and hi hat, the three-sound capability, and 
the new rack. But if the I is still satisfactory, except for hi hat 
(which you can upgrade or may be able to fix), upgrading is obviously 
unnecessary, unless you come to feel otherwise. Have you seen the 
IIISP in action? I think there's a link to the video from NAMM in our 
Links section.  If not, you can find it at Harmony Central (I'll help 
you if you come up dry).

Ed