Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> I went to 
> the misc-1 pad setting and bumped the gain all the way (to get THE 
most 
> sensitive setting.  With this, just barely touching the pad with 
my finger 
> would trigger the pad).  I was able to get a coarse buzz roll 
pretty good, 
> and I wasn't able to tell if it's my playability or the setup 
making it sound 
> a bit uneven, but it sounded a lot better.  

One more suggestion. It sounds like you're well on your way to 
reaching buzz nirvana. I'm pretty sure that you'll be able to get  
even strokes. But bumping up gain too high can have dire 
consequences (crosstalk, self-choking, machine-gun effect). To allow 
yourself a little more leeway, have you tried setting the DIP 
switches on the back of the module, corresponding to inputs 1-6 (or 
at least the one for input 3), at the high setting? That strategy 
might well get you a sensitivity boost without the risk of excessive 
gain. 

Ed