Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

The headphone volume is low. You can go into Utilities and increase 
the volume for the whole set. That helps a little. 
BUT I have three sets of headphones. Two are virtually worthless. But 
one, a realitively inexpensive pair, works great. You have to find the 
right set. Look at the impedence. the lower the better.
Scott

--- In DTXpress@y..., "sjr41" <sjr41@c...> wrote:
> hi all --
> 
> just joined the group & wanted to say hello.
> 
> i picked up my brand new DTXpress this past weekend, & i am VERY 
> psyched!  i had been wanting one for years, but always thought they 
> were too expensive -- couldn't justify the cost when my acoustic kit 
> was in such sorry shape...  
> 
> but then -- several months after my band broke up & i put my 
acoustic 
> drums away in storage -- yamaha decided to discontinue the original 
& 
> bring out the version II, and the price dropped to something-slighly 
> less-than-prohibitive, so i went for it...  and not a moment too 
soon, 
> as Sam Ash (& others) were almost completely sold out...
> 
> SO -- i spent all weekend getting it set up, & it seems to be 
working 
> pretty good so far...  it sure is fun, and living in an apartment in 
> nyc, it has made it possible to play drums again (it had literally 
> been months since i played at all)!
> 
> i do have some technical questions, as i have not yet had much time 
to 
> check out the manual or the posts here yet (been too busy playing) 
-- 
> so i will try to do more of that before asking too many dumb 
questions 
> here.
> 
> but, since i'm here (and it's my first post), maybe i'll start off 
> with just one...
> 
> my main issue at this point is with the output volume -- it seems to 
> be rather low.  i was not able to try this set out before i ordered 
> it, so i did not know what to expect, but when i got it all set up & 
> plugged in my (actually pretty nice sennheiser) headphones, i was 
> somewhat disappointed with the volume i was hearing.
> 
> even when i have the main volume cranked to the max, it is barely 
> louder than the sound of my sticks hitting the pads (ok, so i tend 
to 
> hit pretty hard, but still...)
> 
> right now, i am dealing with this by plugging into a separate mixer 
> with a built-in amp, and that works fine, but i am wondering if 
there 
> is anything else that can be done to increase the volume at the 
> source?
> 
> i have figured out how to change the volume settings of individual 
> pads (voices), but i am not sure about the effects of changing the 
> "velocity" and other settings that seem likely to affect volume (and 
> to be honest, i am a little afraid to experiment...)
> 
> i saw that there are the 'signal attenuation' switches (hi/low) on  
> the back of the module, but the manual said that the high setting is 
> only for triggers (not pads), so i was concerned that making this 
> change would be a Bad Thing.
> 
> anyway, i think you get what i'm saying, as i'm sure many of you 
> experienced the same thing -- so, i'll stop here and see if anyone 
has 
> some advice.
> 
> thanks in advance -- i am looking forward to learning from all of 
your 
> collective experience...
> 
> scott