Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey no problem!  I bet you can't wait for the pads huh!  Yes they 
all come with the stereo and mono cables.  A nice big bag of em!  
I'm not sure about moving through the songs quicker...I'm still 
holding down the value button but maybe you can discover something 
new and let us know!  Theres one thing I can tell that kinda has to 
do with set up.  The crash cymbal will move on you when you hit it.  
I mean the actual cymbal will rotate around and around so I had to 
brace mine up against a little piece of the black frame and this 
keeps it from moving.  The cymbal is a little low but it doesn't 
move.  The ride cymbal comes with a stopper that fits into the 
cymbal and this decreases movement.  The crash cymbal has room for a 
stopper but for some reason it didn't come with one.  Maybe because 
its a different model?  Anyways, mess around a bit and check it 
out!  If you have a camera, try and post pics of your set up!  Mine 
is the photo section with another pic to come soon!  Tonight will be 
a long night for sure!  I was up till four in the morning the first 
night I had mine!  Well come to think of it I was up till two last 
night too...!  




--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "fiend455 <fiend455@y...>" 
<fiend455@y...> wrote:
> Wow thanks for the help. I just checked out that song loop 
function, 
> boy that was easy! Ok well IM off to work, and today should be the 
> day my pads come in (right acroos the street). Im going to assume 
> that they will come with all the appropriate wires? Tonight is 
going 
> to be a long night for sure. I already fell in love with some 
songs 
> on here. 
> 
> Might as well throw some questions. Can I move thru banks faster, 
> say 10 at a time or do I just have to hold down the value button?
> 
> And are there any setup tips I should be aware of? Special tools, 
> scotch tape, tips or tricks for setup? 
> 
> Ill be sure to post tonight after I have them set up. I get home 
at 
> 8PM so I should make a post here at about 6AM the next morning, 
when 
> the need for sleep will eventually pry the sticks from my hands. 
> 
> ~later~
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven 
<realvast@s...>" 
> <realvast@s...> wrote:
> > Hey man, just wait till you get the pads and then you'll be 
having 
> > some fun!  I also just got my DTXII last week and its a blast!  
> > 
> > To answer your first question, yes you can loop the songs.  To 
do 
> > this, simply push the <song> button and you'll be taken to the 
> song 
> > menu.  Now you can select any of the 95 songs to play along to 
by 
> > pressing the <+> and <-> Value buttons.  (Also notice how the 
> cursor 
> > is blinking on the number of the song you have chosen.)  Next, 
you 
> > can press the Sel buttons which look like < and > to move your 
> > cursor onto an arrow on the very right of the menu.  When your 
> > cursor is blinking on this arrow you can press the <+> and <-> 
> Value 
> > buttons to swtich between playback modes.  The straight arrow 
> means 
> > the song will play only once and stop, while the arrow looping 
> > around means the song will repeat.
> > 
> > You do not have to use the preset drumkits with each song 
> > they "belong" to.  I simply select the kit I want and then press 
> the 
> > song button and began to play with whatever drumkit I selected.
> > 
> > I hope my instructions were useful, but trust me, if you read 
your 
> > instruction book and ask MANY questions here, such as I have, 
> you'll 
> > be an expert in no time! :)  Now go get some blisters!
> > 
> > ____
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "fiend455 <fiend455@y...>" 
> > <fiend455@y...> wrote:
> > > Well I have the DTXpress II, but the pads arent in until 
> > tomorrow. :
> > > ( I am suffering a fate worse than death. All these great 
songs 
> on 
> > > it. I have resorted to banging on my practice pad along to it 
as 
> a 
> > > cheap replacment. :) :(
> > > 
> > > 
> > > First off I cant figure out how to loop the songs. I dont want 
> to 
> > > hit play again when the songs done. To this the manual says:
> > >  * Some songs repeat. 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Secondly, Am I forced to use the preset drumset with each 
song? 
> To 
> > > this the manual says: 
> > > * When a song is switched, the drum kit also changes to a kit 
> that 
> > > is set for that song. 
> > > 
> > > So far the brain is really cool and I will post tomorrow with 
> oh, 
> > > say 100 questions on everything. 
> > > 
> > > ~thanks~