Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

It's round and has a rubber-coated wedge-shaped playing suface over a 
plastic body. What's a little different about it is that even though 
it is 10" in diameter, the off-set mounting hole gives you the 
equivalent playing surface of a 12" cymbal (the hole is offset 1").  
Okay, maybe it isn't that cool -- heck, our PCY65s are even much more 
efficient in that manner.  When using the CY-5 as a splash on a cymbal 
stand mount, the mounting method lets it pivot forward and back.  When 
using it as a hihat, the tom mount hardware lets you adjust how much 
motion it has while key notches in the pad, felt, and lower plate keep 
the thing from rotating.

I really like that it has some motion when playing.  When doing my kit 
shopping, I took a hard look at the latest in the TD-3 line.  They now 
come with the CY-5 as a hihat and a mesh snare. But the module is 
practically brain-dead compared to the DTX3U.  We were able to get the 
DTXpressIII for $750 new, and I wasn't about to let my wife spend more 
on a kit with a lesser brain.  But I really like the feel on the CY-5 
in the demo kit I checked out.  I was prepared to use a PCY65S, but 
this Roland setup was cheaper and available without having to deal 
wiht mailorder.  I got the pad and mount for $89 (before tax).  A 
PCY65S and another CYAT65 would have been $104 -- only a few bucks 
more, I know, but every bit helps.  

I've read that many of you have used a PCY successfully for HH duty, 
I'm new to this e-drum world, and I kind of liked the challenge of 
seeing if I could get that Roland part to world. Maybe my old Roland 
SPD-8 pads won't be so jealous now, knowing that it has a second 
cousin five-times-removed in the setup.


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "geerayman" <guidoracer@> wrote:
> >
> > I just set up a CY-5 with my DTXpress III kit (standard, not the 
> > Special.  ...
> > 
> 
> That is interesting.  What is the CY-5 made of if it isn't rubber?  
(I
> have never seen one).  I contunually wonder what would make a better
> hi-hat for the DTXpress (I use a PCY65 for the Hi-Hat).
> 
> Keith.
>