Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Stephen,

Watch out when tightening the heads. I tighten like crazy, and I'm 
always stripping tension rods. I'm sure that very few people are as 
compulsive about it as I am, but if a warning helps moderate the 
tendency, tightening won't increase the volume. As for your friend's 
Pintech, the designs of version 1 and version 2 differ slightly. In 
version 1, the sensor is located within the foam that rests on the 
metal plate on the bottom; in version 2, it is located directly on 
the metal diameter underneath the sponge triangle. This may help 
account for the difference in sound level. It also may account for 
the pseudo-rimshot. In that case, you probably won't be able to 
match your friend's ConcertCast without altering the physical 
design, or getting hold of an earlier model. Does Walt have one? 

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "brown8700 <brown8700@a...>" 
<brown8700@a...> wrote:
> ED:
> Yes, I've found that I  get the most attack from the DTsnare pad 
typr 
> as you suggested earlier. Misc 2 was the next best choice.
> I have the snare attached to the rack rather than a separate 
stand. 
> However, I have been able to set the gain at 99 and the MinVel at 
10 
> without any crosstalk. 
> Before I got the Pintech pads, I experimented with an older model 
my 
> friend has. I was able to get it to react perfectly. In fact, I as 
> able to run it as a single zone, and still get a psuedo-rimshot 
type 
> effect from the rim (increased volume, I guess).
> If I could get my snare to react as his did, I wouldn't locked and 
> loaded.
> I'm wondering if the head tension could have anything to do with 
this 
> problem. Could it? I believe it's tensioned about the same as the 
> toms; maybe a tad tighter. I'll have to put the Tama Tension watch 
to 
> it and find out.