Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, NightWolf <aznightwolf@y...> wrote:
> Did I faux pas somehow? Why is no one acknowledging my
> posts?

John,

I've been trying to keep up with the technical questions during this 
slow period. OGD picks them up when I'm too busy, and vice versa. He 
is the expert on the Yamaha equipment. Anyway, I think that the board 
is starting to suffer its customary lag during the warmer months, 
though I expect that it will pick up at least a little. 

Assuming that your cable is okay (try another stereo one), as you, 
John, and Architiger said before me, you may have either whacked the 
pad too hard and hurt the ribbon--if not the piezo--or messed up your 
settings. If you haven't been programming indiscriminately, settings 
probably aren't the problem. You didn't change pad type in the 
trigger menu, did you?  You might as well check. If you moved to a 
type that doesn't support choking, you'd lose it, and some types 
might not permit accurate triggering on the bow with your pad. Make 
sure that you're on the right one. 

Do you have an edge sound programmed on the pad, along with the 
choke? If not, program one and see whether you can get it to work. If 
not, and the bow sound works, then the ribbon switch would appear to 
be damaged. 

A pad that's failed within warranty probably merits a replacement. 
Try your store first. If they give you a runaround, we'll give you a 
contact.  You'd probably do well not to hit so hard. Strength doesn't 
pay dividends with e-drums after a point; the module should be doing 
most of the work. You need exert only as much force as necessary to 
reach peak dynamic range. You'll be surprised how easy that can be.

Ed