Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

There are some cymbal clamps out there that may help..

I don't know the manufacturer, but they are a spring assembly which you
attach to the top of your existing boom arm, the cymbal is clamped tightly
and rocks back and forth on the spring which joins the clamp to the body and
hence the boom arm.  There very simple, most drum stores stock them or can
order them, just ask for "sprung cymbal mounts" they should know what you
mean, describe them as an attachment which fits to the end of a boom arm and
holds the cymbal tightly on the end of a spring, allowing the cymbal to move
without the fear of keyholing.

Anyway, don't know if that'll fix the problem, but it looks good in
principle.


-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Crim <thoughtwar@...>
To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
Date: 05 October 2000 13:51
Subject: [DTXpress] Cymbal stuff


>Hey all,
>
>Sorry I haven't been keeping up with the group, but judging by the amount
of e-mails over the past month (compared to, say, 3 months before that) this
group is expanding rapidly.
>
>Well, after having the DTX for almost a year now I can say that I am still
quite satisfied with my purchase.  The one problem that still haunts me,
though, is cymbal pad response.  I'm constantly getting 2 triggers in a row
when I only want one, due to vibrations--I think.  I finally decided that
maybe the pad is too light-weight (I don't play very hard. I've tried
everything I can think of to no avail. I'm seriously considering new cymbal
pads, but would like to know if anyone has had any luck with their settings
or even hardware configuration. Most of the time I end up substituting my
middle tom for a ride.  What I'm looking for is great ride response at
up-tempos playing jazz (quarter=180bpm to 270bpm/ching a-ching a-ching ching
ching a-ching, etc.).
>
>Peace,
>Aaron
>
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