Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey, UNH. What sounds can you get out of your PM-16? Is there a good 
range of cymbal sounds? Better than on the DTXpress? 

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> Hey, thanks for that info. The TMC-6 sounds like a good idea. $250 
> sounds like an okay price but I assume that's U.S. currency, and at 
> the current Australia/U.S. exchange rate that means I'd be spending 
> US$400. I might be more inclined to get a second DTXpress module 
> which, here Downunder, will cost me something like $1000. I'll put 
> that on the backburner, I think!
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
> wrote:
> > Hey Nick!  The PM-16 is an external midi device made by Roland.  
> > Basically, the reason I bought it was to add an additional 16 
> > trigger inputs to my dtxpress.  Yes, the box has a whopping 16 
> > inputs.  I bought it off of ebay for a $100.00 and thats usually 
> how 
> > much they sell for.  You connect your extra pads to the PM-16 and 
> > then connect the PM-16 to your dtxpress and you've got a larger 
set 
> > to play on!  The PM-16 does have some extra functions, like stuff 
> to 
> > do with pitch and velocity but nothing to fancy for todays 
> > standards. Like I said, I only bought it for the additional 
> inputs.  
> > I mentioned in another post that I am starting to see the value 
in 
> > buying another module.  The PM-16 does have its limitations.  For 
> > example, any pads connected to the PM-16 will sustain their 
sounds 
> > on any kit you choose.  So if you connected a pad with a cowbell 
> > sound and then switched to your user-defined jazz kit, that pad 
> > would remain a cowbell and you would have to change its voice 
> > through the utility menu.  As you can tell once you gain lots of 
> > extra pads and then want to change them for each different kit it 
> > becomes a sort of hassle just because you can't save their 
changes 
> > for each different kit.  Roland makes a new external midi device 
> > called the TMC-6.  This costs $250.00 and only comes with six 
extra 
> > inputs but it has more cool functions than the PM-16.  t Keep in 
> > mind though that these boxes are in no way another module.  
Another 
> > member also purchased a midikiti, which is another external midi 
> > device but I'm not sure if it ever worked properly.  If you wanna 
> > know any more information about it or want a pic of it let me 
> know!  
> > Also, if anyone else wants to add more information about the PM-
16 
> > please do!!
> > 
> > -UN.H
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" 
<njcarroll56@y...> 
> > wrote:
> > > Hey, UN.H!  I note you've got a PM-16, which I assume is an 
> > ancillary 
> > > box that works with the DTXpress brain?  Can you tell me what 
it 
> > is, 
> > > and what it does, exactly? It is a Yamaha product?