Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

There are several adjustments for the hihat pedal. One is a mechanical 
adjustment at the pedal itself (see booklet that came with pedal) 
There is a sensitivity switch on the pedal.
There are several adjustments in the brain itself. Some in the trigger 
setup menu and some in the utility menu. A little tweeking should get 
you very close to the response you like, but as Plastic said, you have 
to get used to it. No matter what you do, it is not the same as 
acoustic. After a while, It will be great. Some hh patches don't offer 
a full range of open, partly closed, and closed sounds. For the ones 
that do, you will need to adjust the decay time to get a realistic 
transition between closed and just open. Try a longer decay on the 
closed and a shorter decay on the open. The longer the decay on the 
open makes a marvelous sustain on the hats, but the first partly open 
sound will be too open! The same goes for the closed sound. A short 
decay gives a nice 'chick' sound, but won't transition well to partly 
open. 
As for the kick volume, it probably needs to be turned up. In 'live' 
mode(in the utility menu)the click volume turns up the kick. If it is 
not in 'live' mode press 'shift' while turning the 'click' volume to 
adjust the kick. but the low volume could have been the fault of the 
amplifying system. Most headphones don't do the bass justice, and you 
need a good amp and speakers to really hear it the way it should be. 
There is no substitute for a good amp or PA!!!....Scott 
--- In DTXpress@y..., "Brian" <bfouty@1...> wrote:
> The Drum guy at my local shop told me he's never had any body 
reporting any problems with the KP60, but after discussing this groups 
comments with him, said that I might be better off having him order 
the kit without the kick pad. He recommended a Roland V kick pad with 
the mesh head. Any comments about that from anybody? Or is there a 
cheaper option that works as well. I know that some pintech stuff has 
been mentioned, but he's not a pintech dealer, and doesn't order from 
them. On the bright side of things.... I sat down at the music shops 
older DTXpress, and messed around for about 2 hours..I loved it. It 
tracked very well, and was pretty sensitive. Didn't seem to track real 
well at VERY light playing, but if I understand what I've read on 
here, then that's an adjustment matter?? What about the Hi hat 
pedal?.... It didn't seem to open and close as well as I'd hoped. Can 
the pedal be adjusted to operate a little smoother? The kick drum 
didn't seem to be very loud either. Everything else was loud and 
clear, but the kick just seemed a little low to me. Again...thats 
probably an adjustment thing. Anyway... I loved it, and plan on buying 
the newer model, with a couple of upgrades. Thanks for all the 
comments folks...It's very helpful to us new people that know nothing 
about electronic kits.
>                        Brian
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: hairytrigger 
>   To: DTXpress@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 11:57 PM
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Kick Pad problem
> 
> 
>   I have owned my DTxpress for a year. I play every weekend, Friday 
and 
>   Saturday nights. I have had no problems with any thing about my 
kit. 
>   The kick tower is a little noisy mechanically, but with the 
on-stage 
>   volume, it is never a problem. It never misses a beat! And I do 
some 
>   double-bass kind of stuff with just one foot, so it has to track 
>   perfectly. I use a tom pad for ride cymbal, it tracks much better 
than 
>   the cymbal pads. (Although the cymbal pads work great for crashes.
>   And I use a pintech concertcast for snare, so I can't comment on 
the 
>   tp60 for snare. But I love my kit. I beat the hell out of it and 
it 
>   has never failed me. Even the 'flimsy' rack and clamps have 
withstood 
>   all the gigs and travel with no breakdowns.....Scott
> 
>   --- In DTXpress@y..., "sorbaduck" <thutto@u...> wrote:
>   > Hello all, has anyone had any problems with their kick pad??  
>   > 
>   > I have been having problems with mine.  Mine seems to go in and 
out. 
>   I 
>   > am not sure if there is a short or what.  I am using the KP60 
kick 
>   pad 
>   > that came with the set. 
>   > 
>   > If I end up purchasing a new one, do you have any sugestions on 
an 
>   > upgraded or better model?
>   > 
>   > Thanks
>   > 
>   > Tim H.
> 
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