Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Brett" <baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> Hello, all.  Happy Holidays to everyone!
> 
> For X-Mas I got a nice Visu-lite 16" cymabal, and I love the 
> look/feel of it.  One thing I have noticed about it (other than its 
> unusual plug set up with what looks like stereo wire connectors) is 
> that the sound seems to be a bit on the low side.  Could this be a 
> side effect of where the trigger is placed on the cymbal in 
relation 
> to where the rubber is placed on the cymbal?  Just a little 
confused, 
> and when someone's available, a little help would be appreciated.  
> Thanks, everyone!

Hi Brett,

Tom placed spring clips on the cymbal so that he could remove the 
heavy jack from the cymbal for more even response. When I started 
using Visu-lites, I had them connected to my DTXpressI module. My 
first reaction was completely unlike yours. I believe that the pad 
type that I used was miscellaneous 2, and I also may have had the 
DIP "attentuation" switch in the back of the module in the up 
position, thoguht I don't think that would have made much difference. 
Check the obvious voice and trigger settings, raising them as 
necessary. Check the cable as well and try another input. If you 
strike the cymbal on the acrylic near the spring clips, is the level 
still low? If nothing helps, it's possible that a wire is loose. Did 
you buy it from Drumbalaya or from Visu-lite directly? 

Ed