Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Darren Lo <lo@m...> wrote:
> Along similar lines, I recently purchased a Pintech CK-V to replace 
my
> (again-) failed KP60. What I would characterize as a "light tap" 
already
> registers at 99%. When I get some time, I will try building some 
sort of
> signal attenuator as suggested.
> 
> I'm a little concerned about potentially having to do this for every
> component I buy from other manufacturers. Is it safe to assume that
> all non-Yamaha pad/triggers will run "hot" on the DTXpress modules?
> Any contrary experiences?

Darren,

Some of them run cold, like the Hart ECII ride, or, perhaps, the 
Accusnare or hat. Some drummers, incidentally, are not bothered by 
this characteristic; straight-ahead rock drummers, for example, might 
not require the nuances that a jazz player would, though there's no 
talking anyone out of it once it manifests (I might have a tin ear, 
and am not a straight-ahead rock drummer, but I made my peace with 
Pintech pads through Yamaha electronics without much discontent or a 
potentiometer). But excessive gain is probably more critical on the 
snare than anywhere else. The Visu-lite cymbals, which I started 
using while the Yamaha module was my primary one, were extremely 
responsive, but the effect was completely welcome. Gain, min. vel., 
and volume adjustments were capable of taming any anomalies. 

On the "cold" end, however, you don't have the same wiggle room. 
Those of us who couldn't get enough juice out of the Hart ECymbalII 
either had to get rid of it, or rig up some sort of extra signal 
control. If I remember correctly, the Sherpa pads include a 
sensitivity control, which would be very useful in a Yamaha context, 
except that they aren't woven heads. Yamaha gum-rubber stereo pads 
(and the discontinued DTXtreme RH series?) have sensitivity knobs as 
well, but this feature may have been a concession to other 
manufacturers' electronics.

Ed 

Ed