Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello, Jon, and welcome to the group.  You've found a
great source for all kinds of information.  I'm
somewhat new to E-Drums myself, but I will answer what
I can.  
As far as the manual is concerned, there is a link to
the manual in this user group under the "files"
section.  Just print one off, or save a copy on your
PC for easy access.
Considering you bought your kit of Ebay, more than
likely it's been tweaked like there's no tomorrow. 
First thing I would do is a factory.  If you've
already thought that one out, how far away from your
pads are your cymbal pads?  You'll find quite a few
topics on rejection settings in here, but there's no
definitive answer on your particular set-up.  It will
just take tweaking.
Now the cool stuff.  You can keep your bass drum by
attaching a bass drum triggering device to it.  Most
music shops on the net that are worth a damn seem to
carry what you'll need.  There seems to be some
favorites amongst this motley crue of mad drummers
such as drumbalaya.com, midwestpercussion.com, and
americanmusicsupply.com that lets you do payments if
over a certain amount of money is spent.  I haven't
tried any d drum triggers of the likes to know how
well they respond, but I'm sure somebody here has some
knowledge of them.  Just be patient for a response,
somebody will say something before long.  Usually this
group is lightning fast with a response.
Hope I was able to answer some questions for you.  If
not, drop another line.  We'll work it out.
Welcome to the group again!

Brett


--- "I'll tell friends." <fannybass@...> wrote:
> Hello all.  I just bought a DTXpress on Ebay.  Any
> ideas where I can 
> get a manual?  I have the basics pretty much figured
> out, but I know 
> I'm missing stuff.
> 
> Also, by messing with the settings I somehow made
> the crash so 
> sensitive it crashes whenever I hit the other pads,
> does this sound 
> possible?
> 
> Finally, can I put a mesh head on an 18" bass drum
> and trigger it? I 
> don't really like the Yamaha bass pad, and think the
> 18" would look 
> cool (also I want to use a double pedal).
> 
> I'm new to the edrums world and have been hacking
> through the 
> previous posts but thought you all could give me
> some insight to my 
> most immediate concerns.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jon
> 
> 


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