Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> Russell:
> I noticed you mentioned an SPD-6. I tried one a few weeks back.It 
had 
> a terrible cross-talk problem. When I hit one pad, a pad on the 
other 
> side would chime in its two-cents worth. Couldn't get rid of it. 
Also, 
> the pads were very touchy about wanting to be hit dead center. 
Very 
> hard to do in the heat of the performance.
> I discovered that face plate of the unit was one solid piece of 
> plastic. The piezos were mounted to this - no isolation between 
pads; 
> a recipe for cross-talk.
> It is too bad too because this would be a perfect addition to my 
kit, 
> both size and number of inputs.
> 
> I have some questions:
> 1. Has the cross-talk bothered you?
> 2. Can you hit the pads?
> 3. Have you MIDId it to the Xpress to access its sounds?( I had a 
>    little trouble with this one - no display.)
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Russell" <rpb1966@n...> wrote:
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" 
<njcarroll56@y...> 
> > wrote:
> > > Does anybody remember those octagonal pads that a lot of e-
> > drummers 
> > > were using in the 1980s? Anyone know what brand of kit they 
were 
> > > playing? I'd love to have some of those '80s sounds on my 
> > DTXpress, 
> > > because at some stage I'd like to be in a Genesis ("And Then 
There 
> > > Were Three" era) cover band.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > AHHHH YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!.
> > 
> > 
> >        I remeber playing on one of the early kits at Simmons 
which 
> > used to be about 4 miles away from where I used to live,that was 
in 
> > my eyes an experience I will never forget,they used to be made 
in St 
> > Albans in Hertfordshire,here in the UK in the early 80`s and 
sold 
> > like hot cakes,though they were expensive.But saying that now 
with 
> > the Yamaha DTXpress I have managed to program a very good 
Simmons 
> > kit into it,and incorperating a Roland SPD-6 into it as well,its 
> > brilliant.
> > 
> > 
> >                      Russell Butterfield


     Scott.

               The cross talk really does not bother me at all,my 
playing is pretty precise,but the odd time I catch one of the other 
pads on the SPD-6.The velocity can be changed quite easily but I 
have not had time to play about with that,I know not having a 
display can be a pain in the ass,but I only paid £150 for mine near 
enough brand spanking new,one thing you need to remember is make 
sure you unmute all the drum sounds in the utilites mode on the DTX 
section or you wont hear anything from the SPD-6,press U4 and power 
on (pressing U4 and keeping it pressed whilst pressing power button 
to switch it on),this is to enter the user kit set up on the SPD-
6,then press U1 and 1 at the same time (keep pressed for a second)
this enters the edit mode,then three bottom lights start flashing 
and the top left one,press button 2 to change the pad sounds that 
you want to.


                    Russell Butterfield