Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Alright ... thanks a lot. I will live with it.

Lychee

--- In DTXpress@y..., "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> My only suggestion at this point is: TP80s SUCKS. The rim function 
is 
> dismal!!@!
> You have to smack it really hard, in just the right spot to get a 
> sound. Try hitting it harder. Try a different spot. Trade it for a 
new 
> one. Then throw it away.....
> Scott:Q
> PS but no matter which STEREO pad you use, you still need to change 
> the pad type. The pad type for PCY 60 and PCY Crash both support 
choke 
> function!!!@
> --- In DTXpress@y..., "lycheelok" <lycheelok@y...> wrote:
> > Hi Scott,
> > 
> > Thanks. Let me try changing the type tonight ... but my question 
now 
> > is, if pcy80s and tp80s have the same circuit, how come my tp80s, 
> > when plugged into Input 6 (I tried 7 also, same thing happened), 
its 
> > rim does not sound at all but chokes sound from its pad? Putting 
> > pcy80s to Input 6, though choking at least the rim makes sound.
> > 
> > The situation's getting annoying ... sorry, guys.
> > 
> > I appreciate all your words. Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Lychee
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@y..., "lycheelok" <lycheelok@y...> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'm new to drumming and to my fresh DTXpress that came in 
> > yesterday. 
> > > I'm just an ordinary guy in Hong Kong and wanna drum better. So 
I 
> > > ordered this cool thing for home practice.
> > > 
> > > Alright, please allow me to ask a few questions:
> > > 
> > > 1. I put the pcy60 up on the left as the crash and the pcy80s 
on 
> > the 
> > > right as the ride. I set it this way as I don't need more than 
one 
> > > sound from my crash. Normally I play the ride in 2 way: tapping 
> the 
> > > flat (ding, ding, ding-ding; ding, ding-ding ...) and hitting 
hard 
> > on 
> > > the edge for a splash. The flat on the pcy80s works perfect for 
> me; 
> > > however, the rim is choking too much. When I go for a double 
hit 
> on 
> > > the rim, the second hit just chokes (mutes, I prefer) the 
first. 
> I, 
> > > personally, don't need choking at all. In fact, a tp80s is also 
in 
> > > the package and I use it as the snare. Though hard hitting is 
> > needed, 
> > > the rim produces rimshot without choking or any other problem. 
So, 
> > > are the pcy80s and tp80s physically different that the choking 
is 
> > > produced by the pcy80s' switch but no by the tp80s'? Or is it 
just 
> > a 
> > > setting in the brain for ride cymbal that I can disable?
> > > 
> > > 2. What is the difference between A and B on the high hat 
> > controller? 
> > > What about the A / B polarity switch on some of the pads? The 
> > manual 
> > > explains that the switch's for sensitivity, but it never tells 
me 
> > > whether A is higher or lower ...
> > > 
> > > 3. I am totally lost when I read the part regarding self-
rejection 
> > > and specific rejection in the manuel ... may someone here brief 
me 
> > a 
> > > little bit please? In fact, when I play some faster grooves 
that 
> > has 
> > > notes with simultaneous hits of closed hi-hat, snare, and bass 
> > drum, 
> > > the snare doesn't sound. Are these rejection settings the ones 
I 
> > > should look into?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Lychee