Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I'll add my geriatric hello to you too!

Phase IV is where you convince your wife that all
those empty inputs are leaking all over her floor, and
you need to plug them up with new pads.

I certainly haven't tried this, and maybe some of the
more electronics oriented folks would want to chime in
here, but I would wonder if there was a way to drive
all 3 modules from 1 BP80 - it couldn't be as simple
as just building a 3 way splitter cable can it?  Could
you build a simple relay system to do it?  Inquiring
(but somewhat feeblish) minds want to know!

the other old guy, Walt

--- oldguydrummer <rdamon@...> wrote:
> Hello to all, I am new here. I have been reading
> your posts for 
> several months now, and you all have to be some of
> the most helpful 
> people on the planet. Super advice givers, Thanks.
>  
> Last summer when I bought my two DtxpressII kits, I
> got the best 
> price I could online and printed out the quote and
> took it to my 
> local Guitar Center Store and they price matched it.
> They even 
> deducted the equalant of the local sales tax. The
> kits were quoted 
> online to come with the basic kit plus a thone, bass
> pedal, 
> headphones and a cd. They price matched and gave me
> the free items 
> lists for each kit. Since I didn't need two thones
> and two 
> headphones, they let me swap them out for better
> headphones, sticks 
> and cables for the $995.99 per kit. In addition,
> since I bought a 
> Roland KC500 at the same time they discounted it to
> $449.99 from 
> their list price of $499.99. Since then I have taken
> other store 
> catalogs in and not only have they price matched but
> they have always 
> beat them. Example, Midwest list a Gilbraltor
> multiclamp for $19.95, 
> they gave it to me for $15. So if your near a Guitar
> Center, it would 
> be well worth it check them out.
> 
> Quick summary of my toy. As you are reading this,
> remember..I have no 
> kids to feed/support/bail out of jail,etc...
> I am just completing phase III of my kit project,
> (which my wifes 
> refers to it as the "Final phase".)
> 
> Phase I was the two kits above plus the Roland
> KC500.
> 
> Phase II, I added three PCY80S and one PCY10.
> 
> Phase III, I added a third DtxpressII module, three
> PCY65s, four 
> PCY10, one BP80, a Mackie DXF12 Mixer and a
> Midiman4x4.
> 
> I also currently building a cable distribution
> system consisting of 
> 1" pvc electrical conduits and LB conduit fittings.
> Each 1" pvc 
> condulet (LB) nicely holds 5 TRS jacks, of which I
> have eight 
> condulets located at varies points around the rack.
> The conduits feed 
> back to two larger condulet fittings (each
> containing 16 TRS jacks)
> and a 4x4 box that contains 8 TRS jacks for a total
> of 40 
> distribution points. All jacks are feed with stereo
> cables. 
> 
> (HeHE, This is the great part about my wife not
> knowing how to use 
> the computer and being able to see what I post on
> the web.)
> 
> My logic for this arrangemtn was: A module uses up
> to 10 jacks, three 
> modules x 10 jacks = 30 jacks which leaves 10 spare
> jacks for now. 
> Now I told my wife that the extra jacks are for
> flexibility to shift 
> pads around, or if something breaks...but...lets see
> 10 spare jacks 
> could be for.....say...a fourth module....in the 
> future...hmmmmmm...could be Phase IV????)
> Any way, I should have the project complete within
> another week or so 
> and I will post some pictures if anyone is
> interested.
> 
> The only thing I need to experiment with is getting
> all the modules 
> to change to the same user kit number by hitting the
> one BP80 (left 
> pad=dec, right pad=inc. When there was just two
> modules, it was easy, 
> but now with three modules, I'll need to dig the
> manuals back, unless 
> someone here knows.
> 
> Again, thanks for all the wonder advice so far.
> 
> OldGuyDrummer
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Hi KLX,
> > 
> > Here are two good stores, in terms of price and
> service: Drumbalya 
> > (shopping.netledger.com), which deals exclusively
> with electronic 
> > drums, has the kit for $999, though they seem to
> be offering some 
> > kind of discount over that price. Midwest
> Percussion 
> > (midwestpercussion.com), which, as its name
> implies, is a drummer's 
> > store--and a good one. Their price is $995, and
> they throw in a 
> > throne and a kick, which don't come standard with
> the DTX, valued 
> at 
> > $200 or so (other good stores like Riks Music do,
> too, but not 
> > necessarily the same items at the same price). If
> you don't need 
> the 
> > free merchandise, savings are even higher. Most
> stores hover around 
> > the same price for the kit (just under $1000); the
> difference among 
> > them tend to be what they offer free and/or
> whether you like the 
> > vibe, shipping options/cost, etc. If you see a
> much lower price 
> > elsewhere, watch out for the shipping charge;
> sometimes that's 
> where 
> > they git ya.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "KLX Racer"
> <klxracer@y...> wrote:
> > > Cheers for that, looks like my mind is made up!!
>  The versatility 
> > of 
> > > the electric kit certainly did appeal and I must
> admit that after 
> > > selling my Tama kit late last year I kept all of
> my cymbals, so I 
> > > have a bunch of Zildjians (3 crashes, a splash,
> a china, and a 
> > ride) 
> > > at home which I could easily mount up for a live
> situation.
> > > 
> > > Oh well, time to hit the shopping button I guess
> - any 
> suggestions 
> > > for where I can find the best price.  I am in
> Australia but have 
> > > relatives in the continental US whom I normally
> use for getting 
> > gear 
> > > in the USA.
> > > 
> > > KLXracer
> > > 
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com,
> "underneathheaven" 
> > <realvast@s...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hey KLX!  Most of the reasons you mentioned
> for purchasing an 
> > > > electronic kit were the same as mine. 
> Particularly being able 
> > to 
> > > > play with headphones, along to external music,
> and a sick 
> amount 
> > > of 
> > > > sounds that are able to be manipulated causing
> a stand still in 
> > > any 
> > > > current social life you have.  Electronic
> drums are easy to 
> > record 
> > > > with, easy to transport, excellent to practice
> with, and fun to 
> > > play 
> > > > gigs with.  I think a monster electronic set
> with three or so 
> > > > modules and a ton of extra pads and cymbals
> looks pretty cool.  
> > > The 
> > > > audience will be impressed too.  Or they won't
> even know what 
> > the 
> > > > hell your playing on.  If your worried about
> looks why don't 
> you 
> 
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