Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

The Xpress module doesn't take external samples. You're limited to 
tinkering with what's already there. 

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> Right on! Cymbals are disappointing in my view, as well. Now, 
because 
> I'm short on financial and technical resources, I haven't got into 
> importing sounds to the basic module. But can anyone who has 
please 
> explain whether it is possible to, say, import a cymbal sound and 
> store it on the DTXpress?
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Hi Antman,
> > 
> > You've put your finger on something. The Yamaha sounds are all 
> > supposedly sampled, but in the case of the cymbals, you'd never 
> know 
> > it. As good as many of the DTXpress's drum sounds are, the 
cymbals 
> > seem to lag far behind (though I like the crashes much better 
than 
> > the rides). The reason for the difference may be that Yamaha 
> > manufactures drums but not cymbals. The sounds have to come from 
> > somewhere, but where? Wouldn't the company have to pay a 
licensing 
> > fee if it sampled, say, Zildjian or Paiste products? Enough 
said. 
> > Mediocre cymbal sounds seem to be the outcome. What do you get 
when 
> > you layer two mediocre cymbal sounds--one as half as mediocre or 
> one 
> > twice as mediocre? Okay, I'm being harsh to make a point. The 
> > situation isn't all that bad. I agree with Scott about layering. 
I 
> > leave the crashes alone and layer the rides. I haven't tried 
> Scott's 
> > idea; it sounds promising. I usually layer two related sounds to 
> get 
> > a stronger version. The resulting ride definitely sounds better 
> when 
> > other instruments are playing; in a vaccuum, it still doesn't 
> > sound . . . beautiful.
> > 
> > 
> > Ed
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "antmandrums" <ahr33@h...> 
wrote:
> > > has anybody stumbled across any real good combinations when 
> > layering 
> > > cymbals.i love the drum sounds when layered,but not that 
> impressed 
> > > with cymbals/hihats.as far as hihats i normally use the'mu' 
> setand 
> > > the 'dw'.does any one know if the cymbal sounds on the ARE 
> > actually 
> > > taken from REAL cymbals? thanx to all who reply,antman