Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Maybe I wasn't saving the kits right...oh well....I
sent Walt an email as I have been concerned for his
lack of participation in the forum...hope every think
is alright with him.  Haven't heard from him
yet...sent it out yesterday (Tues).
Jade
--- liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@...> wrote:
> Jade,
> 
> One thing that may have been lost in all our posts
> about the 
> midiKITI is that you don't have to leave it on all
> the time or lose 
> your settings. You just have to save them. as you
> would with the 
> Yamaha. I leave mine connected all the time because
> at my age, I 
> don't like bending down to plug it in. Besides, I
> like the flashing 
> lights in Midi Note mode.
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Jade
> <jadiebooshkie@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hey Oldguy,
> > I too was impressed by Yamaha's Customer Service. 
> I
> > have been able to talk directly with Dave
> Ksycki-he's
> > head of sales, I think (he knows what's in the
> > warehouse) and Dave Jewell, who is head of
> marketing. 
> > I had the "upgrade bug" too, and didn't wanna
> invest
> > $400 in another DTXII module for my extra cymbals
> and
> > pads (I will be getting more pads in the future)
> so I
> > was directed to get either a MidiKiti or PM-16.  I
> > found a Midi Kiti, but I couldn't get drum voices
> to
> > sound-I got keyboard-even when BOTH modules were
> on Ch
> > 10...MIDI Voices ( I wanted to take a ride cymbal
> > voice from the DTX and send it to the Kiti where I
> had
> > my ride plugged in to, and all I got was a honking
> > noise)...It was MIDI HELL...even the guys in the
> group
> > were stumped...we, as group thought there was a
> > problem w/the DTX module.  Other guys were
> beginning
> > to have the same problem as me, specifically with
> the
> > PM-16.  To make a LONG story short, I was referred
> to
> > Dave Jewell (via Dave Ksycki), Mr Jewell said he
> would
> > have their top MIDI DTX guru, Martin, call me.  If
> he
> > couldn't fix the problem I was having, then they
> > thought there could possibly be a flaw in the
> modules
> > (meaning ALL DTXII modules!!!!).  If that was the
> > case, Dave Jewell would contact the engineer of
> the
> > DTX module in Japan-he told me the man's name, but
> I
> > can't remember it.  Well, the very next day,
> Martin
> > called me, and we went thru all the MIDI set
> up...for
> > one thing I had 2 MIDI In/Out cords...I only
> needed 1,
> > and because the Midi Kiti and the DTX module were
> set
> > to Ch10, he walked me thru on how to troubleshoot
> MIDI
> > portions on the DTX module.  The next thing he had
> me
> > do was a Factory Reset...and guess what?....It
> fixed
> > the problem!  I was VERY impressed with Yamaha's
> > Customer Support, and yes, the DO know and watch
> our
> > forum...we have clout.  WHAT other e-drum company
> > cares about their customers like Yamaha?  Roland
> is a
> > nightmare, if ya read their posts on vdrums.com
> > Needless to say, I ended up buying another DTXII
> > module.  It was too frustrating leaving the Midi
> Kiti
> > on all the time...if ya shut it off, you would
> have to
> > re-program it. The Midi Kiti is a great piece of
> > equipment...fun to work with, and
> > "train"...considering it was made in the 80's, it
> was
> > very far advanced technically.  That is how I know
> a
> > chip can upgrade a module.  In the Kiti manual it
> > shows how to install and upgrade the Kiti.
> > I am trying to sell the Midi Kiti-so if ya know of
> > anyone who wants to expand their kit-point them my
> > way.  I am anxiously waiting for the NEW DT
> Extreme
> > module, I may be selling my new DTXII modules.
> > Before I forget....I LOVE your kit-totally
> awesome!!
> > Sorry so long winded!
> > Jade
> > --- rdamon@m... wrote:
> > > Jade,
> > > 
> > > My impression is that it is only intended to
> > > "correct" the choking issue and
> > > they would not be upgrading anything else. At
> this
> > > point I was told they
> > > would be sending me the updated chip(s). They
> did
> > > not indicate in any of the
> > > email correspondences with me that it would be
> an
> > > upgrade for all that have
> > > been sold. Since most people will not upgrade
> there
> > > kits to the extreme to
> > > which I have and thus would not really need it.
> They
> > > also did not give me a
> > > time table as when I should expect to receive
> the
> > > updated chips. So it could
> > > be days,weeks or months??? It will be
> interesting to
> > > see when the updated
> > > chips make their way into the production chain
> and
> > > start showing up in the
> > > new DTXPRESSII kits. (Hopefully before I do
> anymore
> > > upgrading.) But it is
> > > interesting that they refer to it as an "update
> ROM
> > > chip", as oppose to a,
> > > updated software patch for the ROM chip. If it
> could
> > > be update through a
> > > software upload to through the HOST or MIDI
> Port,
> > > then it would seem that
> > > adding/updating voices could also be easily
> > > possible. But since it is a
> > > chip...(unless somebody has access to eprom chip
> > > burner and can reverse
> > > engineer the ROM chip)...we will be left with
> what
> > > comes with the module.
> > > But what else would you expect, this is the
> least
> > > expensive e-drum out they,
> > > so you certainly can't expect it to perform like
> a
> > > DTXreme module or the
> > > Roland Td-10/tdw-1 that cost four times as much.
>  
> > > 
> > > I just think that it is really impressive to see
> > > their quick response to
> > > this issue, considering that the e-drum portion
> of
> > > their business probably
> > > represents less than 1/1000 of one percent of
> > > YAMAHA's total product line
> > > when you look at their total market of musical
> > > instruments, home audio,
> > > computer products, motor corporation division
> and
> > > automation divisions.
> > > 
> > > OldGuyDrummer
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	Jade [SMTP:jadiebooshkie@y...]
> > > > Sent:	Tuesday, May 20, 2003 4:05 PM
> > > > To:	DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject:	Re: [DTXpress] Re: DTXpressII on
> eBay...
> > > > 
> > > > All I can say is THANK YOU JESUS!!!   I was
> > > wondering
> > > > if a chip could be upgraded, after all, you
> could
> > > > upgrade the Midi Kiti according to the KAT
> Midi
> > > Kiti
> > > > manual.   This is GREAT NEWS!!!
> > > > I WONDER if this chip will have more available
> > > > drum...specifically cymbal/hi hat sounds?
> > > > Jade
> > > > --- moosetication <moosetication@y...> wrote:
> > > > > --- OldGuy wrote:
> > > > > > I just recieved a email from Martin at
> Yamaha
> 
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