Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Steve,

I'd be really surprised if the Xtreme module sampled at a 24 bit 
rate. I've never seen a number for it, but I always assumed that it 
was 16 bit as well. The Alesis DM Pro is the highest that I've seen--
20 bit--and the DM5 is at 18. I don't think that the Rolands top 
that, and, if I'm not mistaken, the DTXTU is older than the TD8 and 
TD10, as well as the Alesises. Somebody out there may know for sure. 
The new Yamaha module(s?)will undoubtedly improve on the old bit 
rate. By the way, the DTXpress II will accept woven head pads from 
Pintech, Roland, and maybe Hart, just in case you thought that 
Yamaha's higher end (which were mylar out of the box) would have 
been the only option. The Pintechs are especially cost effective.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "zapaxe" <a_zapelectric@h...> wrote:
> Thanks Ed for your reply.
> 
> I'm alway's the last to know! "LOL"
> 
> Yes, I've been seeing the kits at Musician's Friend.com (No more)& 
> at Drum World.com (I think still selling).
> 
> So I guess the gum rubber pads will only be avaialable for the DTX-
> press II kit's.
> 
> I have the original DTX-press kit. Have added some double trigger 
> drum & symbal pads to upgrade my kit.
> 
> I was thinking about buying a DTXtreme module to upgrade the 
sounds 
> and sample rate for my kit as the DTXpress is only 16 bit. I 
thought 
> I heard that the DTXtreme was 24 bit sample rate.
> 
> I'm wondering about the sample rate of the newest top of the line 
> brain?
> 
> I'm thinking I don't need to upgrade my drum pads because I only 
use 
> my drums for Cubase recordings & like I've said, pads have been 
> added. But I think it's time to get better quality drum samples at 
> higher sample rates for my set up.
> 
> Thanks again, Steve
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Steve,
> > 
> > The midlevel DTX gum rubber kit and its DTX2U module have been 
> > discontinued for some time now. The top of the line DTXtreme kit 
> and 
> > module (DTXTU)breathed its last at the beginning of the year. 
> Stores 
> > like MF, Riks Music, etc., were advertising closeouts on it 
until 
> > pretty recently with heavy discounts, but supplies have 
dwindled. 
> > Yamaha apparently would have issued new product to replace it 
> > already, but they ran into a licensing problem with the new 
> module. 
> > Expect something to emerge late this summer.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "zapaxe" <a_zapelectric@h...> 
> wrote:
> > > I see that some of Yamaha's higher-end electric sets & modules 
> are 
> > > being discontinued and/or are not being advertised on places 
> like 
> > > Musician's Friend.
> > > 
> > > Are they slimming down? Are they making way for more advanced 
> > > designs to compete with Roland's V-sets?
> > > 
> > > Yamaha's site say's "Comming Soon" on their electronic drum 
page!
> > > 
> > > What's up with that?
> > > 
> > > Steve