Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Huh,

Intersting Vince, I'll try that! I guess maybe I lay into in too 
much. 

Another weird thing is the kick drum pad misses a beat sometimes 
also. But that time I was aware of how I was kick'n it! I ordered 
new kick trigger's, but it hasn't happend in a while.

Thank's, Steve


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vincent Emery" 
<vincent.emery@c...> wrote:
> Like you, I had this problem of silence when hitting the PCYS. the 
solution is simply "how" you hit it. You must remove the stick as 
quickly as you hit it and you will have no problem. 
Hit "dynamically", that's all !
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: zapaxe 
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 5:50 AM
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Those damn PCY's
> 
> 
>   I don't have anything to help here. But in relation to where's 
the 
>   best place to hit the cymbal pad, I agree that hitting on the 
logo 
>   seems to be the most reliable spot! I get silent hits often. I 
go 
>   for the crash and....Egg all over my face!
> 
>   I've not had a solder joint come loose, but the cymbals from day 
one 
>   have been problematic. The 1/4" jack on both my cymbals on my 
>   DTXpress (#1) have had bad contact & I've had to either push 
them in 
>   a little further or back them out a bit! Funny that the pads 
have 
>   not had this happen?
> 
>   As for cracks, I'd imagine you'd have to hit them very hard. 
Since I 
>   don't have the experience in the responsivness of an acoustic 
set, I 
>   see that this e-drum can only be hit so hard for an effective 
>   response.
> 
>   Steve
> 
> 
> 
>   --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Darren Lo <lo@m...> wrote:
>   > I've been having problems with the response of my PCY60's, 
which 
>   I've
>   > never really been happy with. At first I was having a 
tremendous 
>   problem
>   > with missed hits, and spent a lot of time jiggering the mounts 
and 
>   fiddling
>   > with the rejection settings, to no avail. Finally, I looked at 
the 
>   circuit 
>   > boards and discovered cracks in the solder on all four solder 
>   points for 
>   > the input jacks on both cymbals. Resoldering those points 
seems to 
>   have
>   > cured the missed hits problem.
>   > 
>   > However, it has done nothing to solve my other problem, which 
is 
>   erratic
>   > volume response. If I take a TP80 and play a steady beat, I 
can 
>   keep the 
>   > trigger levels fairly consistent, e.g.: 61%, 65%, 63%, etc. If 
I 
>   try to do 
>   > the same thing with the PCY60, the results can vary anywhere 
from 
>   99% to
>   > 20%, with no apparent rhyme or reason. Even a really good 
thwack 
>   can
>   > sometimes register only at about 20%. This happens whether I'm 
>   playing
>   > 8th notes at 180 or quarter notes at 60. Let me note that I 
>   already try to
>   > play solely on top of the Yamaha logo since anywhere else 
seems 
>   even more
>   > unreliable. 
>   > 
>   > Any thoughts on the cause of this? Bad soldering job, bad 
mounting 
>   job, 
>   > bad technique, dead PCYs?
>   > 
>   > Darren Lo
>   > lo@m...
> 
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