Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "TF" <skunizzi@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Does anyone here know if another brain will work with the DTXpress 
> drums? I figure a trigger is a trigger but the signals may be sent 
> differantly.
> 
> Any advice?
> 
> Tony

Tony,

Other brains will work with the DTXpress, but not necessarily as 
easily as a Yamaha brain. But modules with fine adjustments for input 
sensitivity (almost all of them except Yamaha's) should be able to 
compensate for most triggering anomalies on mono pads out of the gate. 
Don't forget, however, that not all brains have inputs compatible with 
Yamaha's edge/bow or center/rim rubber pads.  Many modules that have 
found their way to the market take only mono/dual-zone pads (like the 
Alesis or ddrum ones, for example); they will fail to operate Yamaha's 
rim-switches, accessing only the main piezos. Yamaha hi hats also work 
on proprietary principles, requiring at the very least, an adaptor for 
use on Roland and Roland-compatible equipment. Don't buy anything, 
without trying it first or at least without credible testimony from 
the e-drum community.

Ed