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Re: TD-6K !!!!!!!!!! Amaazzzing!

2002-01-21 by hairytrigger

YEAH!!!...Scott
--- In DTXpress@y..., Ken Anthony <info@r...> wrote:
> Can anyone say: dtxpress clone?
> Roland has always had better drum sounds than Yamaha ( re: D series 
synths ),
> but
> Yamaha has always been way ahead of the curve on features,ease of 
use,
> aesthetics, etc.
> We're comparing apples to oranges here. Roland has had a couple of 
years
> to learn from Yamaha's shorcomings in the 'low end' market, and most
> professionals
> don't use the stock sounds anyway. The dtxpress is what it is - an 
entry level
> practice
> kit. I certainly wouldn't rely on plastic anything on the road but 
for my home
> studio
> it's aces. If you want to compare kits, go back 15 years to the Drum 
Kat, which
> 
> had more features and reliable triggering and more programatic 
flexibility
> than either
> of these two units. It was WAY too complicated for most drummers, 
who 'just
> wanted
> to play'. About sounds? Well, ram / rom is cheap these days so we'll 
obviously
> have better sounds today then even 2 years ago in the pcm market. 
And that's
> been the case ever since drums have been electronic so the best 
approach
> towards
> buying a drum set is NOT what does it sound like today, but does it 
trigger
> reliably
> so that when I buy that $15,000 sampler, I know it'll work. I'm not 
a
> Yamaha evangelist, just a little miffed that people come on a Yamaha 
group
> hawking Roland. Go get your own group.
> 
> 
> "Roanld B. Singleton" wrote:
> 
> > I agree! Bought my TD-6 yesterday.  I getting rid of my DTXpress. 
 ROLAND
> > Is a much better product
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "zmangames" <zmangames@h...>
> > To: <DTXpress@y...>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:01 PM
> > Subject: [DTXpress] TD-6K !!!!!!!!!! Amaazzzing!
> >
> > > Hi!
> > > After some considerations i have chosen  Roland TD-6K!
> > > Roland is amazing, pads , sound,cymballs, all!
> > > I tested Yamaha Dtxpress and it is like a Toy..
> > > Roland is Roland!
> > > Bye
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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