Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Try this.....I have a weak KP60 that when you look at the trigger values never really goes 
above 15%. I upped the gain to 80-85.  I also took the pad apart and removed a small 
square of foam in front of the actual trigger. The Trigger is fronted by aluminum.

One issue is if you set the gain higher than this ( with my pad anyway) you get a double 
strike: once when you hit the pad and once when the beater lifts back off the surface. If I 
keep the gain lower than 85 I do not get this effect.

TRIG IN= 1 ( 0%) 
Gain=64 MVel= 32 
KIT IN=pad 1 
Reverb send=  15 
Change the Pad's Sensitivity 
1. Double-click the [TRIG] button to open this display, 
Input Gain (Sensitivity) 
2. Hit the pad that you want to edit (that pad will be selected). 
3. Use the [SEL<]/[SEL>] and [VALUE–]/[VALUE+] buttons 
to edit. 

The normal gain for a Kick Pad seem to be around 60.

I also set the velocity to 50 which makes the pad insensitive, but then you can just use the 
volume control. I have the unit set up for performance which [ Volume Mode - Live] which 
then acts as this:

If the Utility mode's [1-3. Volume Mode] (P. 52) is set to "live", 
the following volume levels can be controlled. 
• [ACCOMP VOL]: The volume of the snare drum. 
• [SHIFT]+[ACCOMP VOL]: The volume of the cymbal. 
• [CLICK VOL]: The volume of the bass drum. 
• [SHIFT]+[CLICK VOL]: The volume of the other drum in- 
struments (excluding snare, bass drum, cymbals and the 
metronome's click). 





--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, MD <dumas.m@g...> wrote:
>
> hey all. i got the dtxpress about 4 months ago and been playing around with
> it. i just started playing drums when i got the set. my only issue so far is
> that the bass drum is really weak. i believe i have the brain set for the
> bass drum volumn up high.
> 
> however when i play on an acoustic set i have a pretty heavy hit and the
> bass really pops out. wondering if there is anything i can do with the
> dtxpress to make the bass more dominant. or is that just something im going
> to have to live with on this set.
> 
> thanks
> --matt
>