Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Scott,

Look forward to your review of the AX14S. I'll bet you're going to 
like it a lot. Aside from the size advantage and its ability to 
track voices cleanly, because it's isolated on a separate stand, you 
don't have to fuss with rejection parameters or minumum velocity to 
eliminate crosstalk. Even self-rejection can be really low.  I 
programmed my mv at 1 and sj at 2 (mask time of 1 is too short), 
which allows for wide dynamics and soft pressed rolls near the rim, 
almost as though you had positional sensing. There's a bit of a hot 
spot above the trigger, which is unavoidable, but that's where most 
of the playing happens anyway. I'll be interested to find out what 
you use for trigger and pad type. Mine are at DT10/20 and DT snare; 
I program all my mesh heads as if they were triggered acoustic drums 
(and I keep all my DIP switches on the back of the module in the up 
position.) 

Ed
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger <artifax@i...>" 
<artifax@i...> wrote:
> Hi, all. Just a short note re TP80S. I have really disparaged this 
pad 
> on this forum. I recently decided to try again. I got one at 
guitar 
> center for less than 30 bucks. It works great. I have it hooked to 
the 
> HiHat input.Now I can get a more slightly open sound from the rim, 
> just like the edge of real hihats.Well, maybe not "just like". But 
it 
> works great. I also got a PD-7. It too works great. It is a little 
> different, but still good.
> I also tried the DTXpress II for the first time. WOW. I was quite 
> impressed with the response of the 3-zone snare pad. Didn't have 
to 
> coax it at all. It was truly a fine pad.
> Now. ... I have been playing the pintech concertcast mesh pad for 
> snare. I just got the Pintech ax14. I have not tried it yet.( I 
have 
> to wait till Christmas!!!)I will review as soon as I can. 
> I also scored a used Roland TD-5 module on Ebay.Much more limited 
in 
> number of sounds, but it will allow me to expand my kit. I can now 
> have rim function on snare without losing the extra cymbal, 
> accessory(cowbell, handclap) pad, etc. This is getting good.
> Scott