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RE: [DTXpress] Re: Alesis pro module

2003-08-12 by rdamon@mckinney-usa.com

> Ed wrote: "That's really interesting. What does the literature for the
> HH65 say? 
> Is there any indication that the 65 surpasses the 60 in available 
> sounds? As I recall, the 60 explicitly got only 3 distincts sounds, 
> no bones about it, though the module is capable of more. Could there 
> be something mechanical that keeps the pedal from engaging every 
> notch even though you can do it by hand?"
> 
> Ed,
> 
> If you look closely at the photos, the white cloth the protects the fsr
> has some dark lines on it where the notched rubber pad makes contact with
> it (four lines). There are physical barriers between the notch contact
> points on the fsr. Hence the five sounds (no contact, contact at 1,2,3,4
> location). Maybe someone could open up a HH60 to see if it is of the same
> construction as the HH65. 
> 
> As far as the HH80A, has anybody tried this with the DTXpressII to see if
> it is in fact fully variable, as oppose to just picking up the five set
> points?  (Time for an email to Yamaha tech folks unless someone knows for
> sure.)
> 
> I guess the real question is, what is the module capable of reading, five
> set points or fully variable?
> 
> OGD
 
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