Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Where do you think the idea for wheels came from - us
drummers, that's where!
--- Creighton Higgins <creighton@...>
wrote:
> You had logs?
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Walt [mailto:wgardus@...]
>   Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:31 PM
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: New DTXpress II owner
> onboard
> 
> 
>   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.
>   > > > > > 
> 
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