Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Keith,

I have been missing alot around here and in other groups since May 
when my father passed away. I generally haven't responded to 
questions here, because I simply have not found the time to read all 
the posts in a thread to see what has already been said. I had a 
short break (late lunch) and read and responded today. So, yes I did 
miss your previous posts. Sorry. 

Keep up the great work.

I ran out last month and picked up a TD-20S kit and finally found 
the time to put it together last week. Out of curiousity I plugged 
the DTxtreme IIS module in and was trying it out and was trying to 
figure out how to make it work with the VH-12. 

I have to admit, these mesh heads are more bouncy, but for an old 
guy, they have done wonders for my hands. I don't have soreness in 
my finger joints the next day. I still like the sounds in the 
Dtxtreme IIS module better though, but there are some nice features 
in the TD-20 that I wish Yamaha would "copy".

OGD





--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith@...> wrote:
>
> OGD,
> 
> You obviously missed my post 12663:
> 
> "The solution to that is to use a stereo cable and stereo 
connector and
> connect your switch between the connector tip and sleeve and a 150k
> resistor between the tip and the ring. There may be other
> combinations that work and other resistor values, but that worked 
on
> mine (DTXpress III). I now get closed, open, foot close and splash
> sounds from a switch (I only checked the open & closed sounds 
before)."
> 
> That fits in with your findings but I used a resistor instead of my
> finger.  My findings weren't accidental - I took the pedal apart,
> traced out the circuit and measured all the resistor values!
> 
> Keith.
>