Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Well...

I have had some problems too. Some times it triggers after a hit (trrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrr).It's not too loud, a soft "trrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrrtrr" like a cat.
I haven't gigged yet so I don\ufffdt know what to do about it. 

I recommend you (if you can at your local store) to try to assign in the shop a bass-drum sound to the hi-hat pedal and change of place (place it at your right foot). I tell you this because a friend of mine, who has really big feet can not make quick doubles with a standard pedal (cause his foot doesn't fit) but he can with this pedal. And it makes no noise!!! And if you want double bass drumming (as you can use hi-hat pedal for another bass-drum) it will do feel more confortable if you want the two pedals feel the same. Think about it. If you want spend a little more, buy one for me!!!

I have a tip for Giles (it may be silly...). You can have hi-hat and bass-drum, all in one (Janus pedal, men...). If you assign V1 hi-hat closed and V2 bass drum, when you step soft you make "chik-chik-chik" and when you hit hard you get "bup-bup-bup" and you can do what I have read in modern drummer (step simultaneouslly hi-hat and bass-drum pedal) if you get the "spot" where they sound two at the same time.
Well, it's a shit tip or what (I can play jazz stepping softly and get a double bassdrum pattern to fuck up the song... it's funny)

Also try V1 as some effect (sounding like "beep") for snare drum ghost notes... You can get funny beats!!

Bye
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2001 19:48:00  
 styxx71 wrote:
>I guess thats the kind of stuff I need to hear before I buy this kit. 
>Just as a general poll to everybody out there. Of those of you that 
>already own this kit, How many of you have had problems with the kick 
>pad, and how long have you owned your DTXpress? I'm not reading about 
>any other problems with the tom or snare pads, so I'm not as worried 
>about that. I'm thinking of ordering the kit from my local shop, so 
>maybe I can just tell the guy to have yamaha ship it to them with the 
>KP80S instead of the KP60. It would involve an extra charge, but 
>probably worth it.
>                    Brian
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Contrary 2 all the posts about unreliability, i've had my DTXpress 
>4 a year now, and have NEVER had any problems with it, and trust me, 
>it gets heavily gigged !! Everything works as well as it did when i 
>1st bought it and i am more than happy with it ;o)
>> 
>> Rob.
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