Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "musiccrafter2003" <bob@m...> wrote:
> Hey guys I'm taking all of this in and truly do appreciate all of
> the 
> input that I have received from all of you. I just wanted to let 
you 
> know that I was able to post 2 short video clips of the Peratron. 
One 
> is the unit setting up automatically and the other one shows the 
unit 
> being collapsed and a few seconds of the lower frame on a rotating 
on 
> a turntable. The videos are posted at the Peratron sight. To access 
> them login with the word video and username video. The clips reside 
> in the documents library. Please let me know what you think. Here 
is 
> the link http://www.musiccrafter.com/The_Peratron.asp

Bob,

The frame is definitely a nifty piece of work. It looks strong enough 
to withstand punishment, and I assume that the mechanics of the 
unfolding are reliable. Every rack has its limitations with placement 
of the components, but yours has the added constraint of including 
the kick pedal and throne in the design. Locating the hi hat pad on 
the rack is not necessarily a deal breaker (though even entry-level 
kits are moving away from it), especially considering the advantages 
as a whole, but making sure that the configuration is adaptable to a 
large cross-section of the drumming public is essential. No one wants 
to be locked into an orientation that doesn't completely suit his/her 
playing style. For example, I notice that the center support appears 
to divide the two front toms from each other. Can the mounts pivot to 
bring them closer? You need a lot of drummers to sit down and test 
this thing. 

I'm still curious about how you will proceed in the matter of pads, 
which would, of course, handcuff drummers even more in the face of 
all the competition. It might be safer to make sure that all of the 
major pads can fit than to worry about including your own. If you 
look at small companies like Drum Tech, Sherpa, Layon, Genesis, et 
al., you get a sense of how difficult it is to win a profitable share 
of the market--even if you have great equipment. I'm by no means 
trying to be discouraging; I don't have the business acumen for that. 
But it's hard for us not to have gleaned some sense of the market in 
this niche after a few years of even informal scrutiny. Having a 
major company license or buy your product would certainly reduce your 
aggravation.

Ed