Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks again Ed, I'll try to find a Yamaha RHP snare!

Anko


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Anko,
> 
> Theoretically, the Roland PD120 would trigger through the Yamaha 
> like any other dual-zone snare. However, at least one user has 
> reported that the rim doesn't generate enough signal for use with 
> the DTXPU. My gripe with it is that it is too bloody expensive for 
> what it is. I have used it with Roland equipment--and liked it--but 
> under no conditions do I view it as worth twice as much as other 
> dual-zone snare options. If you can find the Yamaha RHP snare that 
> originally came with the DTXtreme, it would be a viable 
alternative, 
> especially at its new discount price. It, like the Roland, is a 12" 
> pad. Pintech makes a 10" mesh snare, the ConcertCast 102ST, that 
> many of us have used and loved. Notwithstanding its size, at $120 
or 
> less it's a genuine bargain. Pintech's AX14S mesh snare, which 
> measures 14" and usually costs $180 new, is even better. I've had 
> both; another member of this board, Scott (hairytrigger)also highly 
> endorses the AX14S somewhere in the archives.
> 
> 
> Ed
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "ankoanko2003" <adehoop@b...> 
wrote:
> > Ed,
> > 
> > Thanks for the answer. And do you know if the Roland pd 120 dual 
> zone 
> > pad works well with the dtxpress (another advertisement I 
spotted).
> > 
> > Anko
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> > <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > > Anko,
> > > 
> > > I've never used it, but from the product description it appears 
> to 
> > > be a true dual-zone (two piezo) pad. If it were to work with 
the 
> > > dtxpress I or II, it might have to be treated like a triggered 
> > > acoustic drum, given the location of the trigger toward the 
rim, 
> > > rather than the center, without any foam padding. One caution: 
> > ddrum 
> > > triggers have a history of spotty performance through Yamaha 
> > modules 
> > > because of their design. In short, there's no guarantee that 
the 
> > > snare will perform correctly with Yamaha. You either have to 
try 
> it 
> > > yourself or consult with a ddrum speciallist.
> > > 
> > > Ed
> > > 
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "ankoanko2003" <adehoop@b...> 
> > wrote:
> > > > Hello everybody,
> > > > 
> > > > I was offered a d-drum snarepad. The guy wants to sell it 
> because 
> > > it 
> > > > doesn't work well with his Roland TD-6 (especially the rolls 
> > don't 
> > > > come out as they should). Does anybody know how it works with 
> a 
> > > > dtxpress 1? And does anybody know if the d-drum snare is a 
> dual 
> > > zone 
> > > > (2 piezos) or a stereo pad (1 piezo, 1 condensator)?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Anko