Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Mine just started...but it may be my headphones, I am
gonna make some readjustments to see if that helps, if
not, then i don't know what to do but buy another set
of phones.....jade


--- "hairytrigger <artifax@...>"
<artifax@...> wrote:
> Jade
> I too have had some distortion from the DTX. I
> notice that when I play 
>  certain kick drum sounds, especially with a crash,
> I will get some 
> distortion. It is coming from the DTX. When I go
> thru a mixer, Even 
> wwhen all levels are at unity gain or lower, it is
> still there. I have 
> compensated by reducing the offending kick/crash
> levels, or changing 
> voices. Most of my sounds are up near max volume in
> the unit, the 
> loudest ones at 127, the others keyed off of them,
> down to about 100.
> I have tried several headphones and mixer settings.
> It is the DTX!
> Anybody else have similar clipping?
> 
> Scott
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jadiebooshkie
> <jadiebooshkie@y...>" 
> <jadiebooshkie@y...> 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
> 
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