Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Scott, thanks for the info!  Can you explain how to save different 
patches?  Thank you!

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> I think moose meant 'simple' mixer rather than crude mixer. This 
is a 
> very good way to link two modules.There is no sacrifice in sound 
> quality, just mixing options. I sometimes use this method. As for 
the 
> PM-16 you CAN save different patches. I have saved about ten 
different 
> patches on my PM-16. I really only use three. They don't change 
when 
> you change the dtxpress; you have to change the patch on the 
> PM-16,too. But it is really quicker than changing the patches on 
the 
> xpress, if they are more than two numbers away from each other
(like 
> from kit 50 to kit 53). If all your kits in the PM-16 are in the 
same 
> bank, you only need to push one button, and you have a different 
kit.
> Scott
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" 
<realvast@s...> 
> wrote:
> > Moose, I have a question about options one and two.  
> > 
> > First, you said you could hook up brain 1 into brain 2 aux input 
and 
> > this work as a crude mixer.  What do you mean by crude mixer?  
Would 
> > something sound different or worse by this method?  
> > 
> > Next, in option 3 you state that by connecting the midi of brain 
1 
> > into brain 2 you could have brain 2 acting as a midi trigger 
> > device.  This is what I am currently doing with my PM-16 but I 
hate 
> > how I cannot save my pad voices to something different in every 
kit 
> > that are connected to the PM-16.  I'm stuck with that one voice 
> > combination no matter which kit am in you know what I mean?  SO, 
> > what I'm wondering is if through method 3 I can save all the 
pads 
> > connected to brain 2 in different kits with different sounds.  
By 
> > doing this I would have to change kits on both brains, but I'd 
have 
> > all my "extra" pads saved with different sounds in different 
kits to 
> > correspond withever kit I'm in in brain one.  Get what I'm 
> > asking? :)  Hope that wasn't too confusing!  Thanks!!  
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
> > <moosetication@y...> wrote:
> > > --- "peterpan" wrote:
> > > > In short, what i am trying to achieve is 2 have 
> > > > more pads on the kit with different sounds...
> > > 
> > > In terms of linking two modules, I think you have three 
choices:
> > > 
> > > 1. Brain 1 out into brain 2 aux input as a crude "mixer".
> > > 2. Brains 1 and 2 into two channels on an audio mixer.
> > > 
> > > With both of these options, each brain is responsible for its 
own 
> > > sounds and you'd need to select the correct kit on each brain 
> > > manually to get the "pair" in synch.
> > > 
> > > 3. Brain 1 MIDI into brain 2. Here brain 1 is just acting as a 
> > > trigger to MIDI converter, and brain 2 is responsible for the 
> > sound. 
> > > Another way to do this is get a trigger-to-MIDI converter like 
the 
> > > Roland TMC-6 or PM-16 (the latter is obsolete) or something.
> > > 
> > > I don't think there's any way to "intelligently" link together 
two 
> > > DTXpress brains so they work as one. It would be nice because 
> > you're 
> > > right, you can pick up used mk1 DTExpress brains quite cheaply.
> > > 
> > > Stewart