Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith@...> wrote:
> I have been experimenting a bit more with the ConcertCast and have
> settled on the following settings for now: Gain=99, MVel=1,
> VelCurve=Hard 1.  These new settings seem to give a larger
> dynamic range.  
> 
> On the DIY Edrums group someone was asking about a simple compressor
> circuit, not specifically for the ConcertCast.  I posted a simple
> circuit with 2 resistors and a diode which should do that.  I haven't
> actually tried it, just simulated its effect with my design software,
> but I could also post it here if you like.  

Keith, 

This info should come in handy for people in similar situations. When 
I had a ConcertCast snare hooked up to an early DTXpress module, 
sticking tended to register at a high volume, regardless of the gain 
setting.  Straightforward hard rock drumming wasn't much of a problem, 
but music that demanded delicate grace notes and light syncopations 
definitely suffered. The module's inherent machine-gun effect 
exacerbated this lack of sensitivity.  A lot of people had the same 
experience over the years--hence the recommendation for the pot. It 
might be interesting for people with this snare and one of the Yamaha 
modules to revisit this issue again on the board and tell us what they 
do to cope, if anything--maybe try the parameters that you use, or 
approximations of it.

You're always more than welcome to post anything here that you'd like, 
and we can only be grateful for all of your efforts on the Magic Box 
et al. But we'll understand if you need to earn a living first. 

Always a pleasure,

Ed