Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Fraker" <ramaseje@i...> 
> I'm new to this group. I drummed for around 30 years
> acoustically, then switched to Keyboards and the Midi world. Now 
I've gone
> back and bought a DTXpress II kit. It is a blast! I can do things 
on this
> set that I have trouble doing on an acoustic set. And the sound is 
so
> gooood! I just get enthused about playing. I agree about the 
snare, I love
> the 3 zones. At any rate, this set is a great value.

Hey, Randy, 

Welcome to the resort. God, how I love it when someone tosses around 
a figure like 30 years as though it were yesterday. I've been at it 
one way or another for more than 40 (but who's counting). I well 
remember the thrill of getting my dtxpress a few years ago, and I 
still get a vicarious kick out of people reporting their first 
experiences with it. Man, I locked myself away for more than ten 
hours on that first day, barely even noticing the time passing. 
Unlike a lot of people, I'm a manual reader. I fairly devoured the 
thing and jumped in headfirst programming the kit. If I'd relied on 
my first few months as a reliable indication of what the dtxpress, 
or I, could do, I'd have been sorely misinformed. I've moved through 
a pretty big inventory of equipment at this point, but I have 
nothing but respect for how I got here. The dxpress is definitely a 
great value, and it has a lot to teach. Please chime in whenever you 
have something to say about your adventures in MIDI etc. You'll have 
a lot of eager readers.

Ed