Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "pdsonline2002" <philldrew@t...> 
wrote:
> I don't say much very often, but I have recently returned from 
> Roland's main event 2 and it has prompted me to post this message.
> 
> I don't know if many of you are aware but every year Roland arange 
a 
> show where they show off thier electronic percussion products. 
There 
> are hands on sessions, drum clinics and a chance to see some truely 
> stunning drummers performing on electronic kits. This year they had 
> 60 electronic kits set up in a room for you to go and play with. 
They 
> had everything from the TD6 to the stunning TD10.
> 
> Events like this are not just entertaining to us drummers but they 
> also go a long way to raise the profile of electronic drums, not to 
> metion the sales that are generated for Roland.
> 
> It's a great shame that Yamaha don't do something similar. There 
must 
> have been close to 1000 people there on sunday and of those that 
are 
> new to this sphere of drumming they probably think that Roland have 
> got the market sewn up.

I know what you mean. Roland owns the airwaves. Roland's prices will 
not come down until it has competition in the marketplace to match 
its competition in other respects. Yamaha doesn't appear to be all 
that interested; ddrum is a niche product, which deserves much 
better; and the smaller independents have to find a way to work with 
and around the industry standard.