Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

The mesh pads are even quieter than rubber and marginally easier on 
your wrists, I'd venture to say. 

--- In DTXpress@y..., Walt <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> I think the mesh head pads are as quiet as rubber
> ones...   Walt
> --- dopmi <mapod@w...> wrote:
> > yea but not possible in a apartment ;-(
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@y..., Walt <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> > > They're the pads for the DTXtreme, the DTXpress's
> > big
> > > brother.  They are dual triggers with real heads,
> > > which I've exchanged for mesh heads.  Walt  
> > > --- hairytrigger <artifax@i...> wrote:
> > > > So are these RHP dual pads rather than stereo?
> > Who
> > > > makes them?
> > > > Scott
> > > > 
> > > > --- In DTXpress@y..., Walt <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> > > > > On a more serious note I have found the rim
> > > > triggers
> > > > > on the RHP pads to be MUCH nicer than the
> > stereo
> > > > rims.
> > > > >  The main pad and rim triggers have individual
> > > > > sensitivity controls, which allow more fine
> > > > tuning. I
> > > > > don't have a lot of miles on them yet, but so
> > far,
> > > > so
> > > > > good!  Food for thought...Walt   
> > > > > --- hairytrigger <artifax@i...> wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks Walt. I hadn't considered that. This
> > > > could
> > > > > > solve more than one 
> > > > > > problem!
> > > > > > Scott
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --- In DTXpress@y..., "Walt" <wgardus@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Scott,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > This possibly could be caused by the
> > sticks
> > > > you're
> > > > > > using Scott -
> > > > > > > switch to Top Banana's (
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > >
> > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-
> > /B0000224VI/qid=103749707
> > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > >
> > > 8/br=1-19/ref=br_lf_hi_19//104-6239838-3884704?
> > v=glance&s=hi&n=553194
> > > > > > > )
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Walt
> > > > > > > --- In DTXpress@y..., "hairytrigger"
> > > > > > <artifax@i...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Yes, the gain, sensitivity and all that
> > > > other
> > > > > > crap only works for 
> > > > > > the 
> > > > > > > > whole pad. There is no separate control
> > for
> > > > the
> > > > > > rim. The main 
> > > > > > problem 
> > > > > > > > is the rim function on the TP80S pads.
> > It
> > > > sucks!
> > > > > > You do have to 
> > > > > > really 
> > > > > > > > smack it to get it to respond. You have
> > to
> > > > hit
> > > > > > it in just the 
> > > > > > right 
> > > > > > > > spot, at just the right angle and
> > usually
> > > > very
> > > > > > hard to make it 
> > > > > > work. 
> > > > > > > > To me, that makes it totally worthless.
> > The
> > > > rim
> > > > > > function on the 
> > > > > > PCY80S 
> > > > > > > >  works a lot better. I don't know why
> > the
> > > > > > difference. I tried 
> > > > > > several 
> > > > > > > > TP80S's  and sent them all back. Again,
> > I
> > > > pose
> > > > > > the question: Does 
> > > > > > > > anybody know of a GOOD stereo pad! It
> > seems
> > > > like
> > > > > > a waste to have 
> > > > > > the 
> > > > > > > > stereo inputs and not be able to use
> > > > them.Does
> > > > > > anyone get good 
> > > > > > > > response with the TP80S? How the hell do
> > you
> > > > do
> > > > > > it?
> > > > > > > > Scott
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > --- In DTXpress@y..., "dopmi"
> > <mapod@w...>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > i just do that but not sure there is a
> > > > > > difference cause i have 
> > > > > > to 
> > > > > > > > hit 
> > > > > > > > > Hard to make rim have the clap sound ,
> > > > enabled
> > > > > > or disabled if i 
> > > > > > hit 
> > > > > > > > > hard on rim i have a the sound , i
> > wanted
> > > > to
> > > > > > change the "gain" 
> > > > > > for a 
> > > > > > > > > more sensitive rim when i hit it
> > Without
> > > > hit
> > > > > > in the same time 
> > > > > > the 
> > > > > > > > > center of the pad but seem that i can
> > only
> > > > > > change the gain fo 
> > > > > > the 
> > > > > > > > > center of the pad and not for the rim
> > > > right ? 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > --- In DTXpress@y..., "hairytrigger"
> > > > > > <artifax@i...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > OK, Here's the only thing I can
> > Think
> > > > of.
> > > > > > > > > > Go into VOICE EDIT mode. Scroll up
> > thru
> > > > the
> > > > > > menus until you 
> > > > > > get to 
> > > > > > > > > > RimToPad. Select the rim trigger(by
> > > > hitting
> > > > > > it)Make sure it 
> > > > > > says 
> > > > > > > > > rim. 
> > > > > > > > > > Now look to see if
> > 'RimToPad=disable' is
> > > > > > there. If not, make 
> > > > > > it 
> > > > > > > > > > disabled.
> > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps! 
> > > > > > > > > > Scott
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > --- In DTXpress@y..., "dopmi"
> > > > <mapod@w...>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > hi , sorry if it was not clear , i
> > > > talk
> > > > > > about the TP80S pad 
> > > > > > , to 
> > > > > > > > > > > activate the sound of the rim i
> > have
> > > > to
> > > > > > play both rim and 
> > > > > > center 
> > > > > > > > > of 
> > > > > > > > > > > the pad ( like a real snare drum )
> > > > that's
> > > > > > ok for most of the 
> > > > > > > > > > > situation but sometime i need to
> > make
> > > > a
> > > > > > sound with Only the 
> > > > > > rim 
> > > > > > > > > of 
> > > > > > > > > > > the snare , for example i want to
> > play
> > > > the
> > > > > > center of the pad 
> > > > > > for 
> > > > > > > > > a 
> > > > > > > > > > > clasic snare drum sound and the
> > rim
> > > > for a
> > > > > > clap sound ,  i 
> > > > > > want 
> > > > > > > > to 
> > > > > > > > > > > have the clap sound with Only hit
> > the
> > > > rim
> > > > > > not hit both rim 
> > > > > > and 
> > > > > > > > > > center 
> > > > > > > > > > > of pad for that .
> > 
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