Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Stephan,

First, if you buy a splitter cable, you can move the
snare pad trigger to one of the first six inputs (with
a switch) to help boost it, then still run the rim
trigger to input 9 or 10.  

Next, on the issue of mesh heads, if you get a chance
to try a 2 ply version (instead of Pintech's single
ply) you may find them a better combination of
firmness, while still being easier on the arms and
wrists.  I'm using Hart 2 plys and love them.

Walt  
--- "brown8700 <brown8700@...>"
<brown8700@...> wrote:
> I had my first gig with my new Pintech concertcast
> pads this weekend. 
> It took a while to get used to the feeling of the
> mesh heads versus 
> the rubber pads. I think I actually like the solid
> feel of the pads 
> better while playing, but my elbows sure appreciated
> the 'give' of 
> the mesh heads on Sunday afternoon.
> I played Friday and Saturday nights (10 p.m. - 3
> a.m.)and didn't have 
> nearly the arm fatigue I would have had I played the
> pads.
> I took the first couple of sets on Friday for me to
> get things set 
> right in a live situation. 
> The toms were great, but the snare just wasn't as
> 'hot' as I would 
> have liked and the volume was very low. I had to run
> the snare at 127 
> with dual voices, while the toms and bass were
> running in the 70-80 
> neighborhood. And, yes, I was in 'Live mode' and had
> the snare maxed 
> out. When running the snare through the number 2
> trigger, I could 
> adjust the attenuation to get the attack I was
> looking for. However, 
> doing this wouldn't allow me to take advantage of
> the dual zones. 
> When running the snare through the 9/10 output, I
> can get the dual 
> zones, but there isn't an attenuation switch for
> that trigger (is 
> there? there only seems to be attenuation switches
> for triggers 1 
> through 6).
> I'll take any and all advice on getting the snare to
> perform as well 
> as the toms and bass would be appreciated.  
> 
> 
> 

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