Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, davebooth@1... wrote:
> I set up my new DTXpressII kit yesterday.  I've been having trouble 
> with the hi-hat pedal.  It's not sensitive enough.  It seems I have 
> to give it a really good clip for it to acknowledge I'm moving my 
> foot.  Especially when I'm doing a rhythm on it -- sometimes it 
will 
> not read, sometimes it will give an open cymbal sound, sometimes a 
> closed cymbal sound.  I can't have that kind of randomization going 
> on!
> 
> I tried adjusting the sensitivity screw on the front.  It helped, 
but 
> still not enough.  Any ideas to help me out, or am I going to be 
> forced to play hi-hat rhythm by lifting my whole foot rather than 
> rolling on the ball of my foot?  OR do I have a defective pedal?

Hi Dave,

Last time I looked the DTXpress had two main settings for hi hat--
"offset" (a kind of sensitivity) and "sensitivity" proper. The 
former, which is located in the Utility mode, determines how much 
pressure is needed to activate the foot pedal. A low value creates a 
quick response (it seems like you need to go lower). The "T" setting 
(detect time) on the same line determines what sound occurs when the 
pedal moves. The higher the value, the more likely the result will be 
a foot splash (an open sound) rather than a "chick" closed sound. You 
need to fine tune these parameters. I generally had no need of a 
splash, so I usually set T low enough to make it nearly impossible, 
and I recall that my offset time was "0." The sensitivity setting, 
located in the common parameters of the Voice Edit mode, affects 
pedal action as well. Fiddle with it until it suits you. 

Ed