Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "freakndrummer" <sumdrumguy@h...> 
wrote:
> Not sure if this has ever been discussed. A search of the archives 
> didn't yield anything.
> 
> Some metronomes have a tap feature built into them; usually a pad 
or 
> button which you "tap". You tap along to a song and the metronome 
> tells you the bpm (beats per minute) of your tap. Handy for both 
> cover tunes and original compositions.
> 
> I've searched both of the DTXpress II manuals, tried a number of 
> searches of the archives (using variations of the words in this 
> posts subject heading), and sat and stared at my module willing it 
> to 'just do it' - "Use the force Luke" -  No luck.
> 
> It seems that all of the physical pieces are in place to make this 
> possible, but the programming itself may not be present in the 
> module. If it isn't, it should be (for any Yamaha tech's who may be 
> lurking). :-)

I don't remember the topic coming up during all my years of 
involvement here. Maybe Stewart, the group's poor beleagured current 
archivist, has run across it in his research. A check of the manual 
didn't turn up anything either. A feature of this sort could very 
well have some educational and practical value. Including it on a 
list of recommendations to Yamaha might be a good idea. I agree that 
it doesn't seem like much of a technical stretch to implement. A lot 
of trigger devices and drum machines accomplish with tapping what the 
DTXpress does with manual programming.

Ed