Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Matt Pobursky <ccsuser@m...> wrote:
> What I'd really like to do (long term project list) is get a 
DTXpress 
> module and see if I can't get the Ecymbal II's working well with 
it. I 
> haven't seen many people who have tried this combination. I know it 
> took some experimenting when I first got the kit to get things 
working 
> well. It definitely was NOT "plug and play". I guess I look at it 
as a
> challenge, but something inside me tells me it can be done...

Matt,

I tried the Ecymbal II ride with the DTXpress module for quite some 
time. I really wanted it to work, but ultimately, I gave up and sold 
it to a very happy Roland owner in Texas. My pal, Walt, who is also a 
DTXtreme owner (two Xtreme modules no less) had similar problems with 
it, as well as with the hat. As a matter of fact, he contacted Peter 
Hart himself, who acknowledged the difficulty and promised to work on 
it but never did. At the very least, plug and play does not apply in 
this case. I ended up trying a Visu-lite ride in place of the Hart. 
Using the same settings, the Visu-lite tracked flawlessly from the 
start. I've tweaked a little here and there, but every Visu-lite 
cymbal that I've added to my kit was the epitome of plug and play. I 
subsequently got to know Tom Pickard, the owner and designer of the 
products, who agreed to collaborate on a Yamaha version of the Visu-
lite hat, which works on a traditional stand. It's now for sale on 
the Visu-lite site, as well as at Drumbalaya. 

If Harts and Yamahas are ever going to get together successfully, you 
may be the one to do it. But even if you succeed, it shouldn't be 
this hard. 

Ed