Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Denim_demon,

Congratulations! Glad you are enjoying your kit.

 

I'm still playing my original DTXPRESS kit which is now 10 years old. No
problems at all but I've had to replace most of my drum and cymbal pads over
the years from simple wear and tear. I agree the built-in songs are a bit
cheesy but still like to occasionally play along with some of them.

 

Have fun. 

Steve 

 

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From: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DTXpress@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of denim_demon2003
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:53 PM
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DTXpress] my thoughts after a few weeks...

 

  

Had my dtxpress iii a few weeks now.

Added roland cy5 and cy8 and have swapped the pedal for a fantastic dw9000.

Settling into it nicely.

First couple of weeks I couldn't play for too long as the bounciness of the
pads were giving me sore fingers. I found the heavier the stick the less
likely it is to hurt after a while.
I can play now for over an hour without any issues now. Great!

I am nervous though about stepping back on to an acoustic kit one day for
fear of looking like bambi on ice!

Also it took me a week or 2 to get the 'biting point' of the hi-hat pedal. I
am getting better every day. My drumming is coming along amazingly well.

I am not exactly an accomplished drummer by any stretch. Inspired by local
Heroine Susan Boyle (SuBo) I decided to dream my dream and get some drums. I
have only really been into drumming for a year or so but I found with a 2
year old in the house chances to play the acoustic kit I got were few and
far between, then I got a Dragon mesh kit which was good but it was, err
well silent so this year I decided to get the best of both worlds and get an
electronic kit.

I have found the dtxpress's play along songs a bit cheezy and I find the
groovometer distracting and just can't get into playing with a metronome so
last night I searched my ipod and found some songs that don't have any
percussion to play along with.

This is working out great for me and I love playing along with some great
ol' tunes from Hank Williams to Glasvegas. Although the majority are quite
slow numbers It is really helping me get into a groove and keep good time.

Does anyone else do this or is it just me? If so what is your fave
'drumless' track to drum to?

O and any tales of stepping up to an acoustic kit after playing an
electronic kit for a while would be interesting.

Cheers Everyone

The Denim_Demon

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