Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "technodrumguy" <technodrumguy@y...> 
wrote:
> "I don't know the poster on Electronic Drums who claims 
> knowledge of the Pintech module, but he received word from Pintech 
> personally."
> 
> Hey Guys,
> We started looking into a midi module last year around October and 
> it ended up falling threw. It was going to be an OEM deal with KAT. 
> We had discussed them building the old Midi Kiti for us and us 
> putting our name on it and bundling it with a sample based program 
> for the computer. However due to some time conflicts it didn't 
> happen......
> We were then approached by Ddrum in January at NAMM about doing a 
> distribution deal on their modules. This gave us a incredible 
access 
> to the Ddrum 4 and it's future successors and I can say this has 
> been going very well. Plus, we are extremely happy with the 
> responses we have received on that module. 
> As for what we are working on......well we are still talking about 
a 
> module......nothing in progress, just on paper. I will also say 
that 
> with the designing of a possible module, we are looking into a lot 
> of untouched technology. 
> I can promise what we have been trying, you've not seen nor will 
you 
> any time soon (may be another year or more for us). The only other 
> real comment I have is about how much money you have to spend to do 
> the R&D on these things.....it should wash the car and feed the 
> baby, BUT.............no luck yet on those features.

Hey Brian,

As an "old Midi Kiti" user, I remember rumors swirling last year 
about the Midikiti resurfacing (gee, some rumors actually have some 
basis in fact); I even told someone at Alternate Mode that it was a 
good idea. Do you think they listened to me? Fat chance. Thanks for 
the update. I can say, for one, that the match between Pintech and 
ddrum was made in heaven. Thanks for that, too.

Ed