Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Fellow DTX users:
First: I tried to live with the standard single zone snare for about 
ten minutes, before upgrading to the Yamaha TP80S  which works fairly 
well. It's still not a real snare but don't forget ,you can assign
two voices to each zone of the snare, crossfade them for more
realistic 
dynamic response. It takes a little care in choosing sounds, x-fade 
levels and of course, playing technique.
Second: The Roland V's have not worked at all (for me) in channel 2
of the DTXpress, supporting the previous statements made. We didn't 
have the right cord to try ch 9/10 (at the dealer) but I am curious
to 
try that option: a mesh pad has to provide a more realistic for 
practice of snare rudiments. 
Third: I have experimented with a homemade pad using two piezo 
elements, per directions from http://www.electronicdrums.com
I joined the electronicdrums forum to get insight into homebuilt pads 
and have successfully added a second crash cymbal (under$10) and my 
"prototype" two zone snare. My plan is to buy a replacement mesh
head, 
mount it to a 4"X12"acrylic "drum shell" i can have made for about
$30 
(plus the cost of 6 lugs/rods and a rim from a local dealer) Mounting 
this on a snare stand. That way the rack doesn't bounce or false 
trigger. 
  
Glad to see activity on this forum again...

Mark

--- In DTXpress@egroups.com, Brandon E Paluzzi <bp33@a...> wrote:
> Are you talking about my message?
> 
> I said that the Roland uses dual piezos (on the mesh head pads)
> 
> The rubber pads are a piezo head sensor and an FSR rim trigger,
like the
> yamahas.
> 
> Bp
> 
> 
> On Mon, 10 Jul 2000 sanctum@s... wrote:
> 
> > The DTXpress only has on dual input, and I'm not sure you're right
> >about the Roland using condensers for the rim triggers, I've read
> >previously that the rim triggers in Roland pads are just piezo
sensors.
> >alittle conflicting information going arround obviously, if you've
had
> >first hand experience of this I'm willing to change my perspective.
> >By the By, the DTX V2.0 seems to have far less irritating bugs
than the
> >DTXpress, is that right? Is it worth the extra dosh, I may upgrade.
> >