Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Tomiboy4@a... wrote:
> Hi Guys, I joined the group hoping to learn alot more about yamaha 
electronic 
> drums. I originally wanted a DTXtreme but could not find one so I 
purchased a 
> Roland td8. I like it but I am also impressed by the DTXpress2. I 
think I 
> would like to add a second module to my kit and maybe eventually 
switch the pads 
> also to yamaha( i like the size of the pads or maybe get the dauz 
pads in 6" 
> format for my toms) I would like to know what are your impressions 
of the 
> preset song list in the module itself. If you all feel that they 
are good then I am 

Hi Tom,

Oh,the pressure, the pressure . . . .  To be perfectly honest, I for 
one have never spent a lot of time with the songs. They are 
competently executed, and they will certainly give you a workout in 
different genres, or simply an opportunity to play along with music 
in your favorite one. But I could easily have lived with fewer of 
them if the loss would have translated into more sounds or beefier 
samples. If playing along with pre-recorded music is important, 
connecting up a PC or a CD player is easy enough. A module's appeal 
is a mixture of many personal factors, as well as objective ones. I 
have no doubt that many DTXpress owners are grateful for the preset 
songs, as well as for the other "educational" features in the 
DTXpress. You may well feel the same way about these extra-added 
attractions. If you can wait until January, the DTXpressIII module 
will be coming out. It's supposed to have cleaned up cymbal sounds 
(we're not quite sure what that means), and according to OGD's report 
today, updated preset kits and songs. In a module that's already 
solid, these new wrinkles are icing on the cake. Dave Jewell, 
Yamaha's drum product manager--sounding a little like an inscrutable 
soothsayer--tells us that we will be very pleased with Yamaha's new 
DTXpress offerings. I'm not inclined to doubt him.

If you'd like a couple of more options for gum rubber pads as toms, 
the Drum Tech Flat Pads are worth a look. YOu can find them at the 
company's site, or at the Alternate Mode site. They aren't cheap, but 
they're good. Pintech has the SE series, which are also larger than 
Yamaha's. We're also looking into Sherpa components, which seem 
intriguing from their description.

Ed