Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

hey ed, i think my pintech will be hear this morning, do i need a mono cable or will the cable from the three zone snare work?  also, how do i adjust it and just what do i need to change?  about ed at drumbalaya, im sure he is the man, but i didnt follow him in terms of terminology and i told him that and he said he would try to speak english and i still didnt get him.  being that i am a drummer of over a decade, i was a little bewildered that he couldnt connect with me in lay terms.
Frank (again)

emf <liberatusvirus@...> wrote:

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "fjcelauro" <fjcelauro@y...> wrote:
I sat down and 
> played the high end Roland V-Drum kit with all mesh pads and was 
blown 
> away by the bounce and feel the mesh pads give.  I would really like 
> to put a Roland pd-100 or 80 as my snare but will it work through a 
> DTXpress III module?  Is Pintech a better choice?  

Frank,

Mesh pads will trigger through a DTXpress module, and many people make 
that upgrade. The only physical problem with the Rolands that I recall 
is that the rims may not trigger well. However, most people use a 
Pintech ConcertCast dual-zone with the DTXpress--first because it's 
much less expensive and does the job and, second, because its ten-inch 
size is a nice complement to the DTXP pads, whereas twelve inches is a 
bit incongruous. But the Pintech mesh has traditionally been highly 
sensitive with the DTXpress, meaning that the inherent gain tends to 
shortchange dynamic range by emphasizing loud over soft. Many people 
don't mind; others might opt to insert a pot between the pad and the 
input to give lighter hits their due. 

If you like the Roland mesh heads, you'll like Pintech's. You may have 
to flip the DIP switch on back of the DTXP module for the mesh input 
(2) to the up position and experiment with pad type (traditionally, 
triggering them as DT10/20 has been effective). You'll also have to 
split the output of the Pintech dual-zone ConcertCast pad to two 
inputs, usually input 2 for head and one half of 9/10 for rim, with 
a "Y" adaptor (TRS stereo to two monos). If this strategy is 
confusing, let us know.

Ed





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