Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "tfkienle" <tfkienle@y...> wrote:
> I have a DTXpress II module which I've been playing with a kit 
> consisting of mostly TP60 pads, a pintech inverted kick trigger, & 
> drumtech snare.  I've also worked with TP80s pads & drumtech toms, 
as 
> well as an S&S stealth trigger inverted kick & the yamaha DTX 
cymbal 
> pads.  I'm currently developing a hybrid kit using an acoustic 
kick, 
> acoustic snare, rototom & cymbal.  I bought the ddrum redshot 
> triggers for the kick & snare.  I cannot for the life of me get the 
> kick trigger settings to work right.  the weird thing is that by 
> itself, the kick trigger works fine, but when I hit ANY OTHER PAD 
> from the list above, the kick drops out.  No other drum does this.  
> anyone have any ideas?

Toby,

If the kick input has a high rejection or specific rejection 
associated with it, it might not fire when other pads are hit. You 
may have to experiment a bit. Keep all rejection-related numbers only 
as high as necessary to prevent cross triggers. You might also have 
to adjust gain and min. velocity down and up, respectively, on the 
kick input. An acoustic snare on a separate stand shouldn't be 
interfering with the kick, except if you're on a riser and your snare 
hits are making everything tremble. Which of your components are on a 
rack or other common support system that can transmit vibrations? Are 
you using DT10/20 as the kick's pad type? 

On another note, I love Drum Tech equipment. I use the Kick Pad; it's 
the only nonwoven head that I have. But I've always been interested 
in the Flat Pad, but I've never managed to get my hands on one. Can 
you tell me how it triggers and feels in comparison with the Yamaha 
pads that you have?

Ed