Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

thanks for the info, I seem to have lost my instruction manual, can 
you tell me how to set up the cross fade?  I might just use real hi 
hats, I'm getting nervous about the sound, I set them up last week 
and practiced with them through a huge PA, they sounded great!!! but 
thats not the PA we are going to use that night so I'm kinda freakin! 
on how it is going to sound.  thanks for the tips though. 

Herb



--- In DTXpress@egroups.com, "Sanctum" <sanctum@b...> wrote:
> The hi hat voices tend to have very short decay times as defaults, 
try
> lengthening these for a start.
> The best sound I get is if I crossfade two voices, a long decay 
semi closed
> voice and a short decay fully closed voice.  In fact I use exactly 
the same
> voice, but change the decay time.
> With the longer decay voice coming through with the stronger hits 
it plays
> more like a real hi hat as you crash on the lip rather than ride 
the top
> surface.
> You could also drop the root note a few tones, this gives a more 
realistic
> tone too.
> An alternative is to mix together the voices of a hi hat and a ride 
bell, a
> quiet long decay bell underneath the main hi hat voice will give a 
sound
> closer to jazz hats.
> 
> Big and important point!
> Make sure you know exactly how your DTXpress is going to sound 
live!  The
> sounds of the DTXpress can be very different when heard through a PA
> compared to headphones.
> I had particular problems getting the bass sorted, just too much 
bottom end
> which my headphones weren't reproducing.
> If you don't have your own PA, then make sure you know where the 
bass and
> treble adjustments are on the DTXpress, they could save you from 
acute
> embarrassment.  Nothing worse than spending ages setting up the 
perfect
> sounds only to have it blown to hell by a PA with big bass or no 
top.
> Just don't panic, and all should be well.
> 
> PS - Don't forget the power supply!! :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Herb <herb@b...>
> To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
> Date: 19 October 2000 17:06
> Subject: [DTXpress] Live show on Friday!!!Help
> 
> 
> >Hey guys
> >
> >I decided to take the DTXpress to live gig this Friday, if anyone 
is from
> >long island its at Shaker27
> >on sunrise Highway, anyway.  I need help. I got everything to 
sound pretty
> >good, except  for the hi hat. it sounds very electronic, like some 
R and B
> >salt and peppa hi hat.  Anyone got any tips on how to tweak it up 
to sound
> >good, other wise I'm just going to use a real hi hat
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
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