Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I'm the guy that got the CY-5 to work on my DTXpress III kit.  A few 
months later, it is still working fine.  The only slight complaint I 
have about it is that like the Yamaha cymbals, the piezo is up by the 
bell, far away from the playing surface.  That isn't an issue at all 
wiwhen playing the bow of the cymbal, but when playing the edge of the 
CY-5 (when you would normally do accents), then hits don't register as 
hard.  It is really nice that the separate edge sounds do work (as 
does the choking capability), but an adjustment in my playing 
technique (a relative term, since I'm a newbie to a full-size kit)was 
in order.  I will get the occasional mis-choked note, but they are few 
and far between.

Overall, I've been really pleased with that addition to the kit.  The 
CY-5 is so much more playable than an tom pad as a hihat.  You may 
need to be a bit creative in mounting.  I cut up a spare arm from one 
of my old Ultimate Support keyboard stands to raise it up to a more 
natural position.  I'll try to post a picture tonight of my mounting 
job so you can see how it looks.

If you can find a good price on the CY-5 and a clamp/L-mount, it is 
definitely worth it.

Good luck!

Lito

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Huber André <Masterofjedi@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you a lot for your answers to my questions, that's all I 
wanted to 
> know as I consider getting another snare perhaps and I'd like to use 
some of 
> those round cymbals. As the Roland CY-5 came into my mind I thought 
of 
> asking here (I want to use it as HiHat as well).
> 
> Thank you,
> Best Regards,
> Flynn