Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Jade,

Since we're talking about kits, I won't feel so bad about posting on 
my situation. As a few of you know from my recent sale and other 
matters, I decided to move my kit to a Pearl rack, which has created 
all sorts of havoc. The Pearl has square tubing, which basically 
makes my old warehouse of hardware--Yamaha, Gibralter, Pintech, you 
name it--obsolete. Since the Pearl is so limiting in this respect, 
it's taken quite a bit of time to get it set up. I won't be finished 
until the end of next week. The swap was further complicated by 
other matters, not the least of which was a family crisis (like 
yours, Jade, ours was also settled by an ultrasound on April 11), 
which, thankfully, turned out well. 

One problem that this drumming limbo created was a delay in my 
review of Visu-lite's Yamaha hi hat. Although I have been able to do 
some work on it, I'm waiting for Tom Pickard to finish making Walt's 
so that ultimately we can compare notes. For those who are 
interested (and I know that Jade has been waiting patiently), my 
initial impressions are very favorable. I've done a little minor 
tweaking, of the nonelectronic variety, but, to me, playing on a 
real hi hat is unbeatable, and Tom has appeared, at first glance, to 
have mimicked the action of Yamaha's controllers very successfully. 
He has kindly offered to make any changes that we suggest. 
Presumably, these would center around the resistor, which at this 
point is set at 100k but could go lower. Walt, who is more familiar 
with the HH80, may be have a more definitive sense of it.

I had an interesting talk with Ed Morin the other day. He told me 
that Yamaha would have released the new module already were it not 
for a licensing problem. At any rate, the new Yamaha, which is 
slated to appear in late summer, will be sampler-based (which may be 
the source of the licensing difficulty).

Ed


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Jade <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> Ed...This forum is got the GREATEST bunch!!  It is
> nice to know that you can get concern, support and
> emotional uplifting from this group-as well as e-drum
> support.  Anyway, I just want to say Thanks and send
> God's Blessings to you and yours....You got you kit
> back together?
> Jade
> --- liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Jade,
> > 
> > That's a relief. Little Jade is obviously in good
> > hands. Plus, he's 
> > got more than 600 drummers serenading him.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Jade
> > <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> > > Hi All...Just wanted to keep you posted on Jade,
> > and
> > > what Dr. Brummer found in the re-check ultrasound.
> > 
> > > The hepatic cyst remained unchanged, he does NOT
> > think
> > > it's cancerous.  The gallbladder has some changes
> > in
> > > it...it didn't have the swelling it had, but the
> > walls
> > > are thick.  There was no evidence of that
> > > "kiwi-gallbladder" that he spoke of a month ago,
> > which
> > > would have indicated immediate surgery.  He took a
> > > blood test for bilirubin (gallbladder enzyme), to
> > see
> > > if it was elevated.  He just called me @ 5PM and
> > told
> > > me it was normal.  However....Jade will have to
> > have a
> > > monthly blood draw to check this bilirubin level,
> > and
> > > make sure it stays normal.  Dr. Dave (as he is
> > liked
> > > to be called) said he could start having his
> > regular
> > > food mixed in with the R/D (special diet that is
> > low
> > > cal) until it is 50/50.  Jade has lost .7 lbs and
> > > that's a LOT for a small dog-he didn't feel
> > anything
> > > substantial was in R/D to put a little weight back
> > on
> > > him.  I do have to watch for any signs of pain,
> > > vomiting and symptoms like he had the last time. 
> > If
> > > they re-occur or if the bilirubin levels rise, we
> > are
> > > talking removal of the gallbladder.  I am asking
> > > everyone to please continue to keep Jade in your
> > > prayers, that God will sustain him, and heal his
> > > gallbladder. 
> > > I want to say THANKS for your compassion and
> > concern
> > > for my "kid."
> > > God Bless You and Yours,
> > > Jade
> > > 
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