Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thought I'd add a little bit to Andy's post since I
was at the gig.

First of all, Andy's right about the sound. I stood at
the back of the hall next to the mixing desk - the
faders were all up at maximum. Consequently the sound
was just a wall of noise. All I could hear was guitar
and drums. The lead singer was completely inaudible
and the keyboards and keyboard bass/samples were
invisible in the mix as well.
Andy, you say it took 2 days to soundcheck. Either
this is an example of Birmingham humour or, if you're
serious, I'd consider getting another sound engineer.
Your music is very good - it's a shame to waste it
through a bad mix. The room itself was excellent - low
ceiling, asymmetrical shape (no reflections, standing
waves etc.) There should have been no reason not to
get a cracking good sound. 
On the good side was, despite the overall mush, the
drums actually came through strongly. At one point the
kick was shaking the walls. It felt good. The acoustic
cymbals made a difference, I reckon. It would have
been nice to have heard the DTXpress cymbals for
comparison. In all honesty, with the level of sound as
it was, the drums probably sounded the best. If you
closed your eyes, it was impossible to tell if it was
a real or electronic kit. Let me know if you're
playing again - I'd love to come over and listen.

It's good that Andy noticed the same problem I did -
that the sound from the L/R output jacks at the back
is significantly different than from the headphone at
the front.The back jacks send out a signal that seems
much more bass-heavy and with less stereo separation.
Even with the bass turned down, there is a weird
sensation of "weight" in the signal. The headphone
output seems lighter, fresher and cleaner. Anyone else
found this?

Finally - the point about compression. This is a great
idea. When you think about it, it's so obvious. I will
go out and buy one straight away.
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