Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I have been very lucky about avoiding rubber pads completely.  A drummer that normally plays acoustic drums will have to adjust to 
rubber pads.  They will force him/her to not hit as hard  which reduces the dynamic range of ones performance.  Mesh head drums, on 
the other hand, will enable an acoustic drummer to play very close to what he / she is used to.  Eventually you will probalbly want a mesh 
head snare if not a complete mesh head set.  But I am abviously biased.  There are many sites offering DIY Edrums.  A 12" Mesh head 
drums  can be made for about  $65.

> can the DTX module be found for 
> $250-ish?  

Yes, I got my DTXpress for $230 off of Ebay.   I believe the DTX is a little cheaper.
> Also - would the module work well with the Hart padset?

Yamaha has made it very difficult to interface with pads from other companies.  All Yamaha pads have a 250k input sensitiviy pot inside 
the pad itself.  The DTXpress module can not reduce the output of non-Yamaha pads  enough to give you optimum performance. This 
means a soft to medium hit on the pad will produce maximun velocity which allows for absolutely no dynamics.  So if you are mixing 
different pads with Yamaha modules you will have to do minor surgery.  If you've ever fixed cables, you can do the mod and the DIY 
project.

Jun