Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I have used differnt cables and even another tp80s pad.
I only seem to have this problem on the snare sound. I will change 
one of the toms to a snare sound and and still use the tom input to 
see if it is different. Then I will use the snare input and use a tom 
sound to see if it changes.
Any and all ideas are welcome.



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...> 
wrote:
> --- rtmtdrummer wrote:
> > I have a DTXPress I, with a TP80S as a snare.
> > My issue is it sometimes has hot spots...
> 
> Oh, that doesn't sound good. In my experience, Yamaha has done a 
> superlative job of avoiding hotspots with the gum rubber pads on 
both 
> the older TP80 and the newer TP65, so it's not a design issue. 
> Something physical may be amiss.
> 
> First stop is probably to check the cable (try a known good one), 
and 
> clean the contacts in the plugs both on the pad and on the module. 
> You may have either dirty contacts or a short situation.
> 
> After that, I defer to the estimable OGD who has performed 
> exploratory surgery on all of Yamaha's pads and may be able to 
offer 
> more directed advice.
> 
> Stewart