Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks for the response.
Yes, I checked out the description on the website, I agree that it is 
a little advanced for someone who is still trying to find the snare. 
I might get it and shelf it until I get to that level.

After surfing the web, it leads me to believe that there is a place 
in the market for a total beginners Book/CD with MIDI and Audio for 
drums. Many exist for guitar but not for drums. Something that 
includes beginning instruction, computer/MIDI device interfacing, 
sequencing, recording. If there is anyone out there who would like to 
develop such a thing and use me as a Beta tester let me know. Now is 
the time.

--- In @y..., Dan Mowczan <pinball@h...> wrote:
> The book you may be referring to is The Drum Set Crash Course 
Yamaha 
> DTXPress Edition, by Russ Miller.
> 
> The book is available from Russ Miller's website, 
> http://www.russmiller.com and comes with a CD containing MIDI files 
and 
> I believe some audio (I personally do not use the CD).
> 
> I don't think it's a great book for a beginning drummer -- it is a 
study 
> of several musical styles and has some excellent stuff on them (yet 
is a 
> overview, nothing goes into great depth, but that's not what the 
book 
> was designed to do, so don't take it as a criticism), but it 
discusses 
> nothing of drum technique, and assumes in several areas that you 
are 
> somewhat knowledgeable in music already, although it does have a 
couple 
> pages going over the basics of notation.  As a musician of 20 years 
but 
> never playing any percussion except marimba, I found it a nice book 
to 
> work from as I learned my way around the set.
> 
> Russ Miller personally signed the book before it was sent (probably 
> because it was purchased from his website), a very nice touch =)  
Note 
> the book was released before with nearly identical content, no 
DTXpress 
> specifics, and was simply called the Drum Set Crash Course.
> 
> I personally found it to be good reading.
> 
> -Dan
> 
> On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, at 03:11 PM, Beebe, Brian wrote:
> 
> > I heard rumor of a book/CD that was went with the DTXPRESS. When 
I 
> > surfed the Web I can't find a source for it.
> >
> > Any info on this or any other book that would do the same would 
be 
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
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