Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey yeah, 

I totally agree, These Rolands really need to be wacked hard to get 
them to fire right. And it's very inconsistant as far as the tip and 
the  bell sounds. Sometimes the spot you hit last time wont fire it 
moves to the right or left. Very annoying.

I'm not happy, I'm looking to see if maybe an adjustment of the DTX  
sensativity will fix this so I can hit it as lightly as the yamaha 
PCY80 and get a response from light to heavy AND IN BETWEEN.
If I can't remedy this problem, I will be sending them back. And 
either getting Zenbals or 2 Yamaha PCY80's. I'm bummed, they were 
priced so nice, I really want them to work out.

Oh well, Life sux then you tell it to pizz off, and ya' fix it! lol

Thx for the input man. 8>)
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "apcmechanic2" <apcmechanic2@y...> 
> wrote:
> > Hey ED,
> > 
> > Could you say why you didn't like the Roland cy6 cymbals with the 
> DTX?
> > Just wondering what I'm in for.
> > I HAVE AN OPTION TO RETURN THEM LESS SHIPPING. I was going to get 
2 
> > dual Pintech Zenbals @ 95.99 a pop. But these were so damn cheap 
I 
> > couldnt resist. lol
> 
> It would be an exaggeration to say that I flat-out didn't like it. 
> You may be perfectly satisfied with it. Its general response seemed 
> slightly subdued to me, and the edge didn't always fire reliably. I 
> haven't used a stereo (bow/edge) cymbal in some time, but I tried a 
> lot of them. In general, attempts to activate the edge sometimes 
> triggered either the bow voice or no voice. Also, strikes on either 
> bow or edge could sometimes activate the choke, cutting off the 
voice 
> much too quickly. Many of these mishits could be attributed to poor 
> stick placement (sticking is simply not the same for e-cymbals as 
it 
> is for acoustics), but design certainly bears some responsibility. 
> The CY-6 wasn't necessarily worse in this respect than other stereo 
> cymbals; they all have their quirks that require time and effort to 
> tame. I recall having much more luck with the Zenbal stereos out of 
> the box, though other people have reported frustration with them, 
too-
> -at least for a while. Stephen Brown has been a longtime happy 
Zenbal 
> user; you can find his review of the Pintechs in our files section. 
> From what other members have written on this board, the Yamaha 
PCY65S 
> cymbal is not so prone to the difficulties that I found routine a 
> couple of years ago. 
> 
> One unfortunate thing about buying e-drum components is the general 
> inability to try them out first. We often depend on third-person 
> reports on boards like this one to get an idea about what we might 
> like. But the advice only works to the point where the personal 
> element takes over, and that is not always easy to determine. My 
> humble suggestion would be to keep the Rolands. Maybe when you get 
> more familiar with, or more curious about, other options, you'll 
want 
> to trade them for something else, but in the meantime, they will 
> probably serve you well. If eventually you think otherwise, a 
market 
> for them should still exist. 
> 
> Ed