Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

When I started playing as a young lad, to expand out
kit we had to go trap furry forest creatures, then
strech them across self hollowed logs!
--- "underneathheaven <realvast@...>"
<realvast@...> wrote:
> slinky 19 year olds?  yeah I know a couple of those,
> but im only 
> 21! :)
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dvaoa28
> <dvaoa28@y...>" 
> <dvaoa28@y...> wrote:
> > From one old fart to another...
> > 
> > The DTXpressII (along with a Korg D1200 multitrack
> recorder) 
> > were gifts to myself now that I've hit 40...I plan
> on them being 
> my 
> > '40s mid-life crisis therapy for the next 10 yars
> or so.  My 
> wife's 
> > just happy it was that & not a Corvette or a
> slinky 19 year-old or 
> > something...
> > 
> > Randall
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt
> <wgardus@y...> wrote:
> > > Hi Randall,
> > > 
> > > See, us OLD guys that covered The Rascels, the
> Lovin
> > > Spoonful and that era can't keep up with the
> latest
> > > specs, and these darn Kids wearing Parachute
> pants!!!
> > > 
> > > There is also a parm in the utlities called HH
> Offset
> > > or FC offset, something like that, which adjusts
> where
> > > the bottom of the pedal is.
> > > 
> > > I'm going to go take another hit of Geritol now
> > > kids...
> > > 
> > > Walt
> > > --- "dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@y...>" <dvaoa28@y...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Walt,
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks to you too as well.  I'm actually
> printing
> > > > this to give it a try 
> > > > tonight.  As for the HH pedal, the one that
> came
> > > > with the set is 
> > > > the HH65; I've noticed that id actually does
> cover
> > > > the entire 
> > > > sweep from wide open to closed, and there's
> even a
> > > > mention of 
> > > > that in the user manual (flyer) that came with
> it. 
> > > > I noticed when 
> > > > I'm just opening & closing the pedal without
> hitting
> > > > the HH pad, 
> > > > in addition to the closed HH "clicks" I'm also
> > > > getting a random 
> > > > open HH sound thrown in as a bonus ;-) I
> suspect
> > > > this falls into 
> > > > the  Rejection settings you mentioned.
> > > > 
> > > > Randall
> > > > 
> > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt
> <wgardus@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi Randall, and Welcome.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Based on our collective experiences I do
> have a
> > > > couple
> > > > > of initial suggestions for you, to ensure
> you
> > > > continue
> > > > > to have a good time with your kit.
> > > > > 
> > > > > There have been 2 things that we have found
> with
> > > > the
> > > > > way the xpress IIs are coming from the
> factory, so
> > > > to
> > > > > avoid them I would suggest that you first
> reset
> > > > the
> > > > > module to the factory settings.  This is due
> to
> > > > some
> > > > > members trying to trigger xpress sounds from
> > > > external
> > > > > devices.  It is done via a prompt in the
> Utilities
> > > > > menu, and is much less painful if you do it
> now,
> > > > > before you customize your settings. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > The other issue has to do with rejections
> between
> > > > the
> > > > > HH and snare.  For some reason the factory
> > > > defaults
> > > > > call for the two pads to hate each other -
> we have
> > > > > reported the problem to Yamaha, but we also
> like
> > > > to
> > > > > tell new users about it.  What you need to
> do is
> > > > look
> > > > > at the Specific Rejection  (not Rejection or
> Self
> > > > > Rejection, but Specific Rejection )settings
> in the
> > > > > Trigger menu for both your snare and your HH
> > > > trigger
> > > > > settings.  The symptom you may notice is
> that when
> > > > you
> > > > > hit the snare and HH together, or or the
> other may
> > > > not
> > > > > produce a sound/  Normally for any of the
> > > > rejection
> > > > > parameters, you want the amount of rejection
> to be
> > > > > zero (no rejection), unless you have cross
> > > > triggering
> > > > > (one pad sounding when you hit another) or
> false
> > > > > triggers (one pad sounding more than once
> when you
> > > > > only hit it once).  Then you only want to
> increase
> > > > the
> > > > > rejection value enough to eliminate your
> problem -
> > > > > increasing rejection decreases sensitivity.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Now, on to your questions.  The base HH is
> an
> > > > > open/closed type of pedal.  Many of us
> upgrade to
> > > > a
> > > > > pedal that not only does open and closed,
> but also
> > > > has
> > > > > a variable range in between.  The HH80A from
> > > > Yamaha is
> > > > > one such pedal.  
> > > > > 
> > > > > Your tom sounds can be almost anything you
> want
> > > > them
> > > > > to be.  There are many predefined kits, but
> you
> > > > can
> > > > > also customize your own.  If you scroll
> through
> > > > the
> > > > > voice menu, you can press the Voice button
> on the
> > > > > front panel to hear nay sound you have
> displayed. 
> > > > > Beyond selecting the sound, you can also
> alter its
> > > > > pitch, decay, reverb - plus a whole bunch
> more.  I
> > > > > suspect you will find many toms to your
> liking. 
> > > > The
> > > > > same applies to the other pads as well.
> > > > > 
> > > > > That is a lot to swallow for now, but feel
> free to
> > > > ask
> > > > > more questions.  We're open 7 x 24!  You can
> also
> > > > > search the posts if you have a specific
> nugget of
> > > > info
> > > > > you're looking for.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Walt 
> > > > > --- "dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@y...>" <dvaoa28@y...>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hey everyone,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I just got my new DTXpress I set from
> Midwest
> 
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