Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Jade,

I think, based on your description, I would be looking
for something like a bad cable, or something being
over modulated - if it turns out that crosstalk is
causing a high pitched squeal, it'll be the first time
I have seen that!  Here's a thought on how you might
be able to further isolate it.  If you have a pair of
open line level outputs on your mixer, and you have at
least a half way decent recorder (cassette type would
work), try recording while you're playing.  When you
hear the distortion rewind the tape and see if it is
there.  If not, then take those headphones out back
and nuke 'em!  If you do hear it, then try to record
from the back of the module.  If you hear it there,
don't nuke the module, but that at least proves it's
not the headphones. 

There are times I would like to be able to layer the
HH, because I don't like the options available as they
are, but since we're stuck with one voice, I too live
with it.  

On rejection and sensitivity, take a look at post #
2391, as well as the thread that post # 2572 is part
of...

Walt
--- "jadiebooshkie <jadiebooshkie@...>"
<jadiebooshkie@...> wrote:
> Walt...it MAY be my stupid headphones AGAIN!!  I was
> playing today, 
> and getting ready to start playing w/MidiKITI, I
> noticed my bass 
> drum distorting thru the headphones...I turned the
> volume down, and 
> that helps a little.  What may also have been
> happening was I might 
> be getting cross talk when all 3 pads were hit from
> my cymbal 
> (crash). It was high pitched sounding.  I will be
> working on the 
> settings again tonite, and we will see if I can stop
> this.  I am 
> running my DTX thru a Peavey RQ200 mixer.
> So on the HH ...which seems to be the rock in my
> shoe...all I need 
> is ONE voice setting another voice is useless?...and
> what about the 
> GAIN, and self reject, specific reject?  I have
> these both set to 1 
> and to reject the snare.  I ran into my HH not
> triggering, and 
> changed the settings...then my snare wouldn't
> trigger.  Had to 
> change them back, also.  Thanks for the advice, and
> Iwill keep 
> adjusting, the only problems I seem to have is with
> the HH-snare-
> BD.  I am hoping that a set of Visu-lite HHs will
> help eliminate 
> some of these problems...Jade 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt <wgardus@y...>
> wrote:
> > OK Jade,
> > 
> > Let's see how far I can get before my brain melts
> down
> > -   Look below for my thoughts.  Walt
> > --- "jadiebooshkie <jadiebooshkie@y...>"
> > <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> > > I KNOW I have been told about rejection...I am
> > > having a time with my 
> > > snare-HH-and bass drum.  I can't seem to pin
> point
> > > WHERE this static 
> > > sound is coming from(snare/HH/BD).  It seems to
> > > happen if and when 
> > > all three are triggered at the same time...so
> how do
> > > I set 
> > > rejections on all three, and what input rejects
> > > what?  It sounds 
> > > confusing. 
> > 
> > OK, first, you use the word static.  That bothers
> me
> > because the rejection settings really prevent you
> from
> > hearing a pad's sound when you're not hitting that
> > pad.    Say, for example, you hit your crash, and
> you
> > hear the tom just below it also sound off. 
> Tweaking
> > the rejection settings can help that problem.  The
> key
> > here is that you will hear another pad's sound,
> not
> > static.     Before we go to much further on this
> one,
> > can you verify that you're really hearing static,
> > instead of just using that word to describe
> something
> > not working right?  
> >  
> > > Tonite I wrote down ALL my custom kit settings
> on
> > > that trigger map 
> > > sheet, and I was reminded about how LITTLE I
> know
> > > about this kit.  I 
> > > wanna hook up my MidiKITI, and plug in the extra
> > > cymbals and pads, 
> > > but I feel like I will be opening up a Pandora's
> > > box, as I still 
> > > have a TON of learnin' to do on the DTX!! 
> > 
> > Don't we all!
> > 
> > > Well...ok...that's how I 
> > > mastered my computer...dealing with problems!
> I'll
> > > get the hang of 
> > > this but it just don't seem to come fast enough!
> > 
> > We all had a first time!
> > 
> > >   It's having a bunch of great guys in this
> forum 
> > > that help thick skulled folks like me finally
> learn
> > > what the DTX is 
> > > all about. Many thanks for your guidance and
> > > patience. 
> > 
> > Ed is blushing!!!
> > 
> >  That being 
> > > said...here goes...
> > > Some of the note numbers are all used up,
> > > specifically my HH. In V=1 
> > > my note is 52, but for V=2 it says "all notes
> > > taken"...HOW can I 
> > > reverse that, or delete it from memory and start
> > > over?
> > 
> > The short answer is that the rules for the HH are
> > different from the rest of the pads - you can only
> > assign one sound to each of the HH functions
> (open,
> > close, splash, foot close).  
> > 
> > 
> > > What is AltG for and what does it DO?  I have
> most
> > > of my pads set 
> > > on  SEMI, except for snare/crash...that is on
> POLY,
> > > what does this 
> > > mean or do?
> > 
> > Again, the short answer is that because all of the
> HH
> > functions are set to the same Alternate Group
> )AltG),
> > only one of them will sound at a time.  For
> example,
> > you can't have to Open and close sounds play
> together,
> > that wouldn't be natural.  If the open sound is
> > playing, and you step on the pedal, the DTX will
> stop
> > the open sound and start playing the closed sound
> > instead.  
> > 
> > > HOLD is set to OFF on all pads...what would
> happen
> > > if I turned it on?
> > 
> > The sound will keep playing until you hit the pad
> > again.
> > 
> > > KEY OFF is set to DISABLE...what would happen if
> it
> > > is enabled?
> > 
> > MIDI terminology is commonly based on Keyboards -
> a
> > Key On is what happens when you press down a key
> on a
> > keyboard.  Usually you want this to start
> something
> > (like a voice or maybe a song).  If you keep
> holding
> > that key down, the thing you started should
> continue. 
> > Key Off is what happens when you release the key,
> and
> > usually you want that to stop whatever you started
> > when you pressed the key.  Now, if we think in
> terms
> > of the DTX, that explanation may lead you to
> wonder
> > 'if I have Key Off set to Disable, why don't the
> > voices all keep playing'?  Most drum sounds are
> like
> > digital recordings of real drums, and they do not
> go
> > on forever, so this parameter doesn't really
> impact
> > them. There are some keyboard voices in the DTX
> that
> > if used, with Key Off set to disable, will keep on
> > playing like the Enegizer Bunny, until you press
> the
> > Shift and Voice keys on the DTX to stop them.  
> > 
> > > FUNCTION on all pads is set to NORMAL-what's
> this
> > > do?
> > 
> > You can have pads play sounds (Normal), or control
> the
> > playing of one of the internal songs (Pad Song),
> > control the Click sound (Click On/Off), or the
> other
> > stuff in  the manual.
> > 
> > > This PAD SONG thing-does that mean if I hit a
> > > certain pad, that one 
> 
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