Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:41:25 -0000, tallavi wrote:
> My name is Tal. I'm a DTXpress (original) for about a year now. I've
> been following the group since the day I bought my kit, and it has
> helped me more than once, but now I have some dilemmas about
> upgrading, and in a dire need of help. So this is my first post.
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> I did some pocking around, especially on your group and came to the
> following conclusions: I can buy a TP65S and two PCY65S, connect
> them without too much trouble, and get the snare to output two
> voices (not three!), and the cymbals to output two voices AND chock-
> ability. Please verify that I'm correct!
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> Assuming that I did something wrong and those pads and cymbals CAN
> be connected correctly, there's the other subject of mounting those
> pieces on the Yamaha rack. The Roland pads connect with a vertical
> pin while Yamaha with a horizontal. Did someone try to put the
> Yamaha pin vertically and put a Roland pad on it? It fits, but is it
> natural for playing? Is there another way? Or do I also need to buy
> a piece of Roland rack? The cymbals seem to be even more
> problematic. The thing that stabilize the cymbal and keeps it from
> turning will not come with the cymbal. The L-shaped bracket will not
> do here. How do other people do it?
>
> If one of the subjects will prevent me from fully enjoying the
> Roland gear, I will buy the Yamaha but I'll have to order online and
> it will be costly. If the Roland doesn't work out, should I consider
> Pintechs over Yamaha? Will they provide the full functionality with
> my kit?

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