Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "nteeman" <nteeman@p...> wrote:
> 
> Greetings NT,
> Boy, I can still remember being 51 (I'm 52). Those were the good 
old 
> days. I have a four-year-old. What do you have?

5yo girl, and 3yo boy who claims he is John Bonham when he sits 
behind his toy drum kit(or when he sits behind mine).



> 
> E-drums are a godsend. But even though they make considerably less 
> noise than an acoustic set, they are not totally silent, especially 
> the kick pedals. If you're playing late night in a basement with 
> plenty of natural sound proofing, you'll be in good shape. If 
you're 
> sharing the second floor with your kids and/or wife trying to 
sleep, 
> you may have to work on scheduling a little. The kick pedal can 
also 
> be heard through floor boards; people below you will hear the thump 
> unless you take DIY steps to insulate. Some people are more 
tolerant 
> about this kind of stray noise than others; my wife, who is subject 
> to migraines at the drop of a pin, is at the far end of the scale 
(I 
> have mesh head pads with acrylic or metal cymbals). But, as 
everyone 
> says, e-drums are the only answer to a situation like yours.

I hope to use them in my attic, which is finished and where I have MY 
stuff(computer, drums, rowing machine, etc.) but if is a problem I 
can put them in the basement.



>  
> > After pricing mesh head sets I knew that they were just out of my 
> This may be true, but I'll bet your mesh pricing was based on 
Roland 
> components, which are much more expensive than they have to be--
> primarily because Roland owns the popular market (and perception). 
> But Roland is not alone. The Pintech mesh pads are a good $100 less 
> expensive than the comparable Rolands; they are worth a look if 
price 
> is the only obstacle. The inestimatble Brian LaRue, who runs 
Pintech, 
> is a valued member of this group and higly accessible (if he's not 
> busy with his job--LOL). Check out the Pintech site and Stephen 
> Brown's review of some of Pintech's latest offerings in our 
> archives.  


I did price Hart and Pinetech stuff but I do think for now I would be 
better off with the DTXPress. But I could see possibly upgrading to a 
mesh SD and/or BD at some time. I was not able to try any Pintech or 
Hart set ups though I did hear that the Hart Podigy was a 'toy' and I 
would be better of with V-Club or DTXPress.

> 
> 
> Frankly, the DTXpress is a better buy than the Roland V-Club. It's 
> not an accident that the Yamaha is on back order all over the 
place. 
> It has a little more of everything at a little less cost. And 
> Yamaha's electronic customer service, not to mention its 
management, 
> is a lot more accessible than Roland's. We've established a 
> comfortable relationship with them, and we hope to see it continue 
to 
> grow.

That was the impression I got. The shop I was in was in the Roland 
camp but did not hesitate to say that they can not keep the Yammy's 
in stock and that the DTXPress III would be worth waiting for.



> Considering the wait for the II, the III seems like the way to go. 
It 
> has features that many people have been waiting for in a Yamaha e-
kit 
> (see the thread in our archives). Assuming that the III will be 
ready 
> to go after Winter NAMM in January and that Yamaha already has cut 
> back supplies of the II in anticipation, you don't seem to have 
much 
> to lose. But waiting bites, anyway. Maybe you can get some 
vicarious 
> pleasure in the meantime joining us in various discussions and 
> picking our brains (and I use the term loosely). I'm sure I've left 
> loads of information out. 
> 
> Ed


Thanks.