Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Y." <darkice_2000@y...> 
wrote:
> Hey Guys,
> I just got myself a new DTXPRESS 1 set today and I am lovin it.
> Just got a question, when i am using the Acoustic Drumset #1,
> I can barely hear the bass drum sound.  Can i raise the volume?
> And in addition im not to crazy about the bass drum pedal that it 
> came with.  What do you guys recommend that has the best 
> price/performance ratio.  Lastly, i notice that when i press the hi 
> hat pedal, there is a little clicking noise.  Is this normal?
> 
> I am glad to have joined this group and i hope that you guys will 
be 
> able to answer my questions as this is my first electronic set.

Hi Mikey,

Welcome to the party and congratulations on your new (used?) 
DTXpressI. You can raise the volume of every pad by entering the 
voice menu for each input. You can also raise the overall gain of the 
kit in the trigger menu (there's also a global volume control). 
Notwithstanding the manual's limitations, I suggest that you glance 
through it to get the basics of how to set up the various parameters 
and to get acquainted with the vocabulary. At the risk of gross 
error, since I don't know what kick pedal came with your set, I 
always thought that the entry-level Yamaha was good, but this 
recommendation is from someone who used leather-strapped Camcos for 
thirty years or so and never thought twice about it. I'll let others 
handle the various options. I haven't a clue at this point what the 
hi-hat click might be, especially if you hear it with factory kits. 
Does it sound electronic, mechanical . . . ? Maybe as you play around 
with it for a while, you'll be able to describe the problem with a 
little more detail.

Ed