Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

UN. H.
Briefly, until I have more time (i'm off to work, then cub scout 
meeting tonight)  However you saved the kit in the patch you are using 
now. Its the same process. More later...
Scott
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
wrote:
> 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