Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Here's my input:
You can save anytime you want. Any time you make a change you know you 
want to save, you should save it before you procede.If you make a 
killer snare, save it before you move on to the toms. Then, if you do 
something really wierd, and want to start from scratch, you can just 
change kits. this erases all the changes you made since you last 
saved, and the killer snare is still saved! 
The boombox question isn't dumb.The input can handle the headphone 
output. That's why there is a volume control (on the boombox AND DTX 
cd input).
A headphone amp is a big help. or even a small mixer with headphone 
output. With a mixer, you can mix the boombox ,too, with better tone 
control. Many express users use mixers.
Here's a tip on creating tom toms. The toms are named 1, 2 , 3 or 
high, mid, low etc. Sometimes a low pitched mid sounds better than a 
low tom. For example, say I have my first tom as maple 12. My second 
tom would normally be maple 14. but i like the sound of the 12 better, 
so I select that one, and tune it lower.And don't forget the reverb 
level,Decay and cutoff frequency.You have a lot of options with the 
sounds.(a word about reverb: sometimes a little goes a long way, big 
reverb sounds very cool, but it can rob the drums of their punch, and 
that initial attack. Be judicious.Drums are not percussion with out 
that percussion!)
Hope this helps.
Scott 

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jadiebooshkie <jadiebooshkie@y...>" 
<jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> OK guys....I just started tinkering with my DTXII, I wanna SAVE the 
> drumkit.  I changed the voice on my snare ( to 2 layer), I wanna 
> make an acoustic kit close in sound to my Pearl acoustic.  I saved 
> the snare to user kit 50...I think I made a mistake...I wanna layer 
> 2 voices on all the pads.  Should I do ALL the pad voice changes, 
> then save them?  How can I CHANGE the user kit 50 I created to 
> incorporate the rest of the pads I wanna change?...Also, and here's 
> a real DUMB one.  I have a prortable boombox, it's a Sony...all it 
> has is an outlet for headphones...can I use this jack to plug it 
> into the DTX module so I can play along with CDs?  And here's my 
> third question...Would a headphone amplifier help me out?  I have 
> the Yamaha RH5-ma monitor headphones.  You guys have been great in 
> helping this rookie out.  Thanks again!!