Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Guy's,

When Yamaha loaded the DTXpress IIs, they seemed to
load them with the Snare and the HH set to not play
nice with each other.  What you need to look for is
the settings for Specific Rejection (not the plain
rejection or Self rejection) on the snare and HH
trigger settings.  I suspect you will find the problem
there.  Post 2572 (and a few others before that) was
for a similar problem.  The way I would approach
setting specific rejection is to start with a value of
0.  If you experience false triggers when you hit
another pad (for example if you hit the HH and the
snare goes off) then I would raise the value of
specific rejection on the snare, so it is less
sensitive when the HH is hit.  Does that make sense?

For your problem with havoing to stand on the HH pedal
to get a closed sound, I think the parameter you need
to adjust that is called FC Offset.  If memory serves
me, it is in the Utilities section, but these days, I
spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter . I
go somewhere to get something and then wonder what I'm
here after. 

Walt
   
--- "underneathheaven <realvast@...>"
<realvast@...> wrote:
> 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!  
> 
> ________________
> --- 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!
> 
> 


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