Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Regarding the hihat voices:
The voices for open, closed and all in between are in the brain, not 
the pedal. Many of the hihat voices have a range of semi-open sounds 
between closed and fully open. Some do not.(the GM voices in 
particular.) But the ones that do even with the hh60 pedal you can get 
a very realistic hihat response. The trick is in the ratio of 
sustain(decay) of the closed to open sounds. You can get a smooth 
transition between tightly closed to just open, and then several 
phases in between til completely open. The closed sound has to have 
slightly more sustain, and the open sound needs to have slightly less 
sustain. The only downside is that you don't get as much sustain on a 
fully open hihat, like for a crash or swell effect. Its a tradeoff for 
the smooth transition. I need the smmoth transition more.  Scott

--- In DTXpress@y..., "wgardus" <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> Hi Again Brian,
> 
> If your dealer doesn't carry some of the components you want, there 
> are lots of places that do.  The Roland is probably very nice, for 
> $250 for the V-Custom or $350 for the V-Pro, it should be nice.  I 
> would recommend looking at the options before you spend that much 
for 
> your bass trigger.  If it turns out to be what you want, then go for 
> it!
> 
> As for the High Hat pedal, the HH60 that comes standard is one of 
> those pedals that has open closed and somewhere in between, as 
opposed 
> to one that has a range between open and closed.  I upgraded to its 
> big brother, the HH80 and haven't missed the HH60 at all.  Maybe the 
> play for you here is to use the HH60 as your bass pedal, then buy an 
> HH80 to use for your high hat?
> 
> If you want to look at other places for prices, Drumbalaya has both 
> new and used components (www.drumbalaya.com),  but not new Roland or 
> Yamaha stuff.  I have found Midwest Percussion very competitive for 
> new Yamaha components, but haven't looked that closely at their 
Roland 
> prices.  
> Walt
> --- 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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