Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey fiend, finally got the whole kit huh!  Cool!  I can't help with 
all your questions because I'm a newbie too but I can share some 
little tips!

1. My drums are also an inch from completely covering the post and I 
was thinking that maybe that was ok until liberatus replied.  I was 
assuming the knob we turned would clamp the whole thing together but 
maybe not?

3. My snare and hi-hat also do the same thing so I'm going to 
explore the world of rejections and gains but I still have some 
research to do on it.  I have a feeling that will fix the problem.  
I know for sure it fixes the problem of one of them not producing a 
sound when the other hit at the same time.  Just do a search for 
those posts.

4. Yes you can make the hi-hat louder and I did just this this very 
morning!  Remember you have to raise the volumes of each hi-hat 
trait, such as closed, open and splashes.  I also layered the hi-hat 
so I had two of the same hi-hat sounds layered and it produces a 
louder sound.  I had to adjust the splash though because the layered 
splash was a bit too loud for my taste.  Layer something by adding 
the second voice to it. (v=1 or v=2)

5. Again try adding another voice to your quiet toms and cymbals.  
Also try what liberatus suggested in the UT section.

7. I also messed with my hi-hat sensitivity in the kit menu.  (the 
one is set to about 32 I think.)  I changed that this morning too 
but I think I will try messing with the option in the UT menu now.

Well thats it from me...I learned some stuff from your questions so 
thanks to you too.  Liberatus provided some good suggestions as 
well.  Keep asking if you need more help!  

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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "fiend455 <fiend455@y...>" 
<fiend455@y...> wrote:
> Alright folks, strap your brain caps on I have some rapid fire 
> questions for ya. 
> 
> 
> 1. How far do you push the drums onto the metal posts. I have 
about 1 
> inch showing becuase it was so hard to push the drums onto the 
> mounting post. Should I push harder?
> 
> 2. The dual zone cymbal has a sensitivity screw on the bottom. I 
used 
> a perfect sized screwdrive but I still had to push kinda hard to 
get 
> it to turn. Has anyone here messed with it? How hard to you have 
to 
> push to break it??? The said to be carful in the manual but I 
didnt 
> read that before hand. And what actually does it do? I was having 
> problems with the crash overpowering the rest of the kit. Should I 
> have just turned down the volume of the cymbal instead of the 
screw? 
> I take it the screw is for velocity sensitivity right?
> 
> 3. I am having the same problem others are having with the hi-hat, 
> making the snare drum louder or softer or just not triggering at 
all. 
> Is there an easy link to the fix? I can search thru these posts if 
> thats the easiest way. 
> 
> 4. Can I make my Hi-Hat louder? I can barely hear it! I went into 
the 
> settings and found that the hi-hat volume was set at 127 the 
higest 
> you could go (maybe I was in the wrong spot). Am I going to have 
to 
> turn down the rest of my system to make the hi-hat louder? Or is 
this 
> a result of that known problem?
> 
> 5. How can I adjust the volume of the toms and the cymbals?
> 
> 6. What sensitivity setting do you all use? CUSTOM? Becuase Meduim 
> seems to work best for me so far. With dynamic setting it picks up 
> almost no ghost notes, and I have to hit the drums too hard to get 
> maximum trigger. With easy, I have the ghost notes and sensitivity 
> but everything sounds the same. Cant I have the sensitivity of 
Easy 
> with the expression of medium? My friends practice pad is a piece 
of 
> crap, and you can paradiddle/ghost note all day on it. Either 
these 
> pads are really cheap, or I dont have them set up right. Im not 
> looking for perfection or anything either. 
> 
> 7. How do I adjust Hi-hat foot pedal so I dont have to push 
> unnessasarily hard, to get it to full closed position?
> 
> Whew! Please number your answers so I know what questions you are 
> answering. And THANK YOU VERY MUCH!