Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@y..., edjspi@y... wrote:
> hi...
> 
> if someone could please help to clear this up I would appreciate it-
> 
> I know that the DTXpress doesn't have sample RAM, so I cannot load 
my 
> own samples into it.  If I create sounds on the computer, is there 
NO 
> way to get those sounds into the DTXpress?  When one does hook the 
> DTXpress to the computer, what do you do with it?  Is it only to 
> trigger a computer through the DTXpress?
> I guess I'm just not sure why the DTXpress has the ability to 
connect 
> to a computer if you can't load anything from the DTXpress to or 
from 
> the computer...
> 
> thanks, and sorry if this seems like a dumb question!
> 
> -eddie

Hi,

There are a lot of questions recently about getting your own samples 
into the dtxpress' brain. The answer is still no: there is no memory 
availeble in the brain for your own samples.
But there are exelent alternatives!
For example, buy yourself a relatively cheep secondhand sampler.
I have bought an Akai S2000 for about 300 euro with 32mb. All these 
s2000 have scsi and midi. Midi out from the brain to midi in of the 
s2000. With scsi you can connect your PC, HD's CDrom, etc.
Now you have infinite possibilities and not only with your own 
samples...
There are at this moment outstanding sample cdroms with a sound 
quality you can only dream of (and further more this HQ samples are 
processable with sound-editors like SoundForge, etc.)
One of the best sample cdroms i can recommended is the Wizoo Platinum 
24 acoustic drums:

"Platinum 24 - Acoustic Drums is from the German company Wizoo, who 
are also known for their music books, mainly Software and Synth 
Guides, but have now developed a rapidly expanding range of sample 
CD's. Platinum 24 is hot off of the press having only just been 
released.

The advertising for this CD states "To date, exclusively Steinberg 
LM4 owners enjoyed access to the striking sounds archived in Wizoo's 
legendary 24-bit Drum Library. Now these great sounds are accessible 
on all samplers that support the Akai-S1000 format. The Acoustic 
Drums CD features 32 drum kits, including chromatic kits, percussion 
and reverb kits (Lexicon 480L). Using a very special 16-way 
microphone setup, all instruments were recorded digitally in 24-bit 
format. The outcome is stunning - to date unrivalled spatial depth 
and transparency. With up to 20 dynamic levels per instrument, these 
sounds enable detailed drum programming - even the subtlest tweaking 
is now possible."

"The sonic quality is excellent, the samples are big, there is no 
looping and there are full tails to the sounds. I couldn't detect 
even the slightest glitch as the sounds decayed to silence. Aside 
from the Dry Kit, which sounds deliberately flat the kits sound 
totally realistic, I really don't think you could get a better sound. 
Turn the volume up and there could be a drummer in the room with you.

I don't think there is anything else the producers could have done to 
improve the sounds, they really would appear to be at the limit of 
today's technology. I'd normally insert here a line about the sample 
CD could only be improved upon by hiring a live musician, but here 
I'm not so sure. Unless that is you have access to a top notch studio 
and set up and even then I doubt if you would be able to produce 
significantly better."

"I wouldn't suggest this CD to a beginner in the sampling world, but 
for anyone who is looking for a library of high quality acoustic 
drums sounds then this CD is recommended without hesitation. I 
imagine the people at Wizoo came up with idea of producing the 
highest possible quality acoustic drums sounds CD, may not be a very 
original or exciting project, but I'd like to see anyone do a better 
job than this.

Overall - Value for money 9/10 - Usability 10/10 - Documentation 
8/10 - Sonic Quality 10/10. Indeed a platinum collection of drum 
sounds - 10/10"

This way your dtxpress goes beyond all possibilities.
What more can I say?

Suc6