Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

moosetication said:
> The way a
> crash/ride interacts between the crash and the ride. The resonance
> interaction between toms. The subtle effect of kick-mounted toms
> through the kick itself. Snare buzz. Real cross-stick vs side-stick
> differences.
>
> Damn, I'm now drooling.
>
> The downside? It is, shall we say, far from inexpensive.

Other downside? As a sound engineer, those "realism" touches you describe
above were the exact types of things I was always trying to
minimize/eliminate! Isolating a tom from a cymbal, getting rid of the
snare buzz when the bass guitar was playing and the drums were *supposed*
to be silent, etc. etc.

I s'pose it would add to the "realism" of the kit, but IMHO, it is
possible to take realism too far... I sure wouldn't want to go to a
theatre to see JAWS and then come home missing a leg and sporting a nasty
sun-burn! :D

Vern

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