Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> 
> Here's what I can tell you. Nothing in principle prevents the 
Roland 
> PD-120 from working through a Yamaha module. I've never tried it, 
but 
> I've heard that the rim trigger level is too low (probably because 
of 
> the piezo's placement). If you have your heart set on the Roland, 
> don't buy it unless you can try it first, or unless you can send it 
> back without penalty if you don't like it. The Yamaha module is 
> limited in its sensitivity adjustment; its settings can't always 
> compensate inherently for either too high or too low a signal from 
> another manufacturer's pads. You might be able to tame a trigger 
that 
> registers too much gain on modest hits by inserting a pot between 
it 
> and its input or by using a cable that contains its own pot, but a 
> trigger that fails to register much at all when you give it a good 
> whack might never work satisfactorily. For the Roland mesh, you 
might 
> want to use the DT10/20 pad type parameter and flip up the DIP 
switch 
> on the back of the module that corresponds to the input, treating 
the 
> snare like a triggered acoustic. 
> 
> Remember that the money paid for a Roland isn't necessarily 
> justified. You could also use a DTXtremeI snare (if you can find 
> one), converting the mylar to mesh and inserting the correct foam. 
> Yamaha can help with that. The Pintech meshes are another viable 
> option. Some people have observed that the signal from them is too 
> strong, but others haven't complained about it at all.
> 
> Ed

Really thanks for fast answer. Unfortunately I've already asked for a 
DTXtreme snare or Pintech gears but didn't find anything (I'm in 
Italy), local resellers seem to order only DTXpress and Roland 
series..