Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi,
The dtxpress standard pedal has full open/full close and
3 interim degrees of semi-open. The sensitivity switch bypasses
the first level. ( it's more of a "let's skip first gear" switch ).

If you're curious, about a year ago I tried to build a smoother pedal.
http://www.rainfall.com/dtxpress/pedal.html - The experiment worked and
I went on to other things but never actually built one.

The standard yamaha pedal is really cheap and uses membrane switches,
which is why is a little tricky to get 'in between'. You can, however, use
any pedal that supports interim levels, provided you wire it correctly.

KA


dialog_mb@... wrote:

> Yes, I am using a stereo cable. I was playing with the hihat
> sensitivity today and found that I was able to reproduce the
> elusive "third sound" by ramping up the sensitivity. However, I only
> get it when I'm stomping on the pedal very rapidly, not when I'm
> hitting the trigger pad with the stick, hoping to find that "halfway
> open" sound.
>
> Am I wrong to assume that there should be 3 sounds, depending on how
> hard you press the pedal with your foot?  Are there actually only
> two sounds (open and closed) that can be achieved that way?
>
> Mike
>
> --- In DTXpress@y..., edm@p... wrote:
> > Are you using a stereo cable?
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > --- In DTXpress@y..., dialog_mb@y... wrote:
> > > I can't seem to get the "middle" sound out of my hihat pedal and
> > > controller.  I can only get the 'closed' and 'wide open' sounds,
> > and
> > > can only occasionally get the 'slightly open' hihat sound (if I
> > > press the pedal just right).
> > >
> > > Is there a way to configure this to make it easy and consistent
> to
> > > get all three hihat position sounds?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Mike
>
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