Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hotstockuk" <hotstockuk@y...> wrote:
> I was about to purchase my 1st electronic kit DTXPRESSII after 23 
> years of playing.It seems that waiting may be a good idea.Now that 
> Yamaha are about to release the DTXPRESSIII.Does anyone know what 
it 
> will have that the II does not.O.K the Hi Hat is different there 
must 
> be more.

Paul,

Dave Jewell was slightly cagey about what the IIISP would offer when 
we bagged him, asking us to wait until January for the full story, 
but the Japanese web page about its launch probably says it all: a 
couple of three-sound (bow, edge, and bell) round cymbals, the new hi 
hat on a traditional stand, and a brand new shiny rack that collapses 
with pads. We're also guessing, based on the chip that OGD was able 
to procure from Yamaha for his kit x 3, that all of the inputs will 
allow cymbal choking. The Japanese website also says something about 
the cymbal samples being improved. We're not exactly sure what that 
means--maybe that they underwent noise reduction. No technical 
improvement in the basic electronics seems to be in the offing (still 
16 bit, 44khz), and I doubt that new samples are included. The STD 
version of the III seems to be the same as the II, except for the 
rack. Did I leave anything out?

Ed