Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi!

I'm new to this list, so a brief intro: my name is Tomas Howie.  I've
been playing drums for over 40 years, mostly acoustic kits.  My
current setup is a set of TAMA Starclassic Maples... you can learn
more about me at howies.org, my drumming page drummingweb.org, and my
yahoo group rudiments.org.

I've had the chance to play both the V-Drums and the DTXpress.  If
given a choice, as a primarily acoustic drummer I would choose the
V-Drums, mostly for the feel of the pads.

However, the sounds bother me quite a bit.  Don't get me wrong, it's
nice to be able to modify the sounds with the flexibility that Roland
gives you, (and DTX for that matter).  However, the base sounds are
still the sounds they have created.  My biggest complaint for both
systems would be the lack of an built-in sampler, much like the
Simmons kit Bruford played with King Crimson.  Ultimate flexibility. 
I'm into sounds of all kinds, and incorporating a sampler into an
electronic kit would be the final selling point for me (I know, I
know: I can buy a sampler and MIDI it....).

My question to the group is this:  for those of you who have played
both the DTXpress and the V-Drums, why do you prefer the DTXpress?  Or
not, for that matter.

Thanks for your time.

Tomas Howie
tomas@drummingweb.com


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