Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello....


      Thought I'd pass on that I used a friends roland td-8 one day in place
of the dtxpress brain and couldnt get the yamaha hi-hat pedal controller to
trigger anything....

       Lee k
       captain@...

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From: Sanctum <sanctum@...>
To: <DTXpress@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Help with Yamaha Electronic Drums


> OK, here's my thoughts. having played both Yamaha and Roland rubber pads
and
> the Roland V-drum (mesh head) pads.
>
> I found the Roland pads softer and easier on the wrist, the Yamaha pads
> being more solid and giving less feedback, but this is personal preference
> in play, I prefer the Roland softness, others prefer the Yamaha rigidity,
> comfort vs. responsiveness.
>
> As for the actual response from the pad to your strokes, ghost or
otherwise,
> I have no complaints about either manufacturer.  Since both makes of pad
use
> almost identical technology they should offer similar response.
> The V-drum mesh head pads are a different story, offering much softer
feel,
> yet still allowing the brain to sense the softest stroke.
>
> The DTX brain (V2 or Xpress) is a good solid workhorse, obviously the V2
is
> far more powerful with its onboard 5 channel mixer and greater range of
> voices and pad assignment options.  But the Roland V-drum software is
ahead
> of the field for "realistic" drum simulation.
> If you want e-drums because of the range and new frontiers of electronic
> drumming, then I'd go for the far cheaper DTX V2 (or DTXpress if cost is a
> big issue).  However if you feel you will mostly be using the e-kit to
> simulate real drums, then the Roland TD-8 and TD-10 are far more
impressive
> and worth the extra money.
>
> In your position I'd probably stick with the DS-11 straight out of the
box.
> You're getting it for a real bargain price, so even if it turns out not to
> be quite what you'd hoped, it will still have been well worth the money,
you
> may even be able to sell it on without any loss.
>
> If you did just buy the pads and then get  a Roland brain later, there is
no
> reason why the Yamaha pads wouldn't be fully compatible with the Roland.
>
> Briefly, on Hi-Hat pedals, the DTXpress pedal is fairly weak, but the
DS-11
> pedal is much better, the Roland hi-hat pedal is better still, but twice
the
> price of the standard Yamaha.  The difference is that the two Yamaha
pedals
> are stepped for "closed", "semi-open" and "open" sounds, giving three
> distinct sound bands.  The Roland is a smooth transition between semi-open
> and open which allows for more natural playing.
> NOTE: The DTX brains are capable of registering the full range, it's just
> the pedals which don't provide it.
>
> I hope that helps, but don't go crazy buying the most expensive stuff for
> your first e-drum kit, it's hard to justify the huge sums demanded for the
> top end equipment unless you're professional or wealthy.
>
> Have Fun
> Andy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bclark@...-motor.com <bclark@...-motor.com>
> To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
> Date: 29 November 2000 17:15
> Subject: [DTXpress] Help with Yamaha Electronic Drums
>
>
> >Hi there---I am considering buying the Yamaha Ds-11 drumset.  I am
> >getting it brand new for $1100 since I work for Yamaha.  However,
> >this is my first set of electronic drums and I am unsure of what to
> >do.
> >First---the Rolands to me (studio set--rubber pads also) seemed a lot
> >tighter---faster and better response.  It seemed to pick up ghost
> >strokes much better than the DTX or the DTXpress.
> >     1.) Why does the DTXpress and DTX not pick up ghost strokes
> >     2.)  The response of the hi-hat was very slow and delayed
> >           why???
> >     3.)  If i bought the DS-11 set without the brain---could I use a
> >Roland TD-8 brain and
> >how would it sound compared to being played on a roland kit???
> >
> >
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