Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

So we would ideally want the benefits of electronics drums minus the 
flaws of acoustic drums?

-UN.H



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Stewart,
> 
> Better minds than ours? Perish the thought. It's an exciting 
> prospect, and balancing it with the issue that Vern raises makes 
it 
> all the more interesting. We have nothing to gain here but 
knowledge.
> 
> Ed
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
> <moosetication@y...> wrote:
> > --- "liberatusvirus" wrote:
> > > But how do you qualify the interaction between 
> > > various sorts of untuned, differentially resonant
> > > things...
> > 
> > Oh, I'm not claiming it's either easy or an equivalent problem. 
It 
> > certainly seems that sampling such interactions on a piano is 
> > somewhat more deterministic than an acoustic drum kit. After 
all, 
> > piano strings are also supposed to be pitched just so, of a 
known 
> > length, struck in a given place, arranged a known distance 
apart, 
> and 
> > so on. However, (with respect) smarter minds than mine or yours 
> will 
> > have worked on this and if they can get even close (perhaps just 
> > modeling the interactions within a single piece of percussion) 
> then 
> > groovy things may be in the offing. For example... what do most 
of 
> us 
> > complain about most? Cymbals, I'd guess. It doesn't seem to be 
> beyond 
> > the realms of hope that they can make a better job there using 
> these 
> > sorts of techniques.
> > 
> > Here's hoping. Well, actually probably not. If it is that good, 
I 
> > won't be able to afford it!
> > 
> > Stewart