Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Graham
Another valued member! (fawn, cringe)

S&S and PinTech manufacture other pads that some feel
are generally superior to the Yammy pads.  Check out
the website for links to them. If you gave up drumming
15 years ago, you MUST remember the old Remo RotoToms.
Well, some of us are now picking these up second
(3rd?) hand, stuffing them with foam and fitting
triggers to them. Some people are never happy...

The Pro Mark 5A, I guess, is just a popular choice of
stick. Some feel that heavier sticks give a better
sound, but I'm not convinced. After all, it's
electronic - the maximum volume is limited (MIDI 127)
- you just can't get louder by using a heavier stick.

The low headphone output was never sorted. Some ideas
came out, but at the the end of the day, everyone
agreed that the best solution was to shove the output
through an external amp and use the headphones on the
amp. I use very efficient BeyerDynamic studio cans so
the low volume problem isn't as obvious to me, but I
can imagine a cheap pair of phones from Tandy might
not be very loud.

I think you'll be happy with the DTXpress. There's
loads of experience in this forum now. If you have
problems, someone will know the answer (it'll probably
be in the digest!)
Let us know if you get the kit.
Cheers for now.
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