Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "zapaxe" <a_zapelectric@h...> wrote:
> I own the DTXpress I and was wondering if the new line in addition 
> to the so called new & improved samples (especially for the 
cymbals) 
> also includes higher sample rates.
> 
> I record my set on Cubase at 24 bit with 32 bit floating point. 
> Compared to some other samples I've heard from people using 
software 
> drum samples, the DTXpress samples don't measure up in quality.
> 
> I'm considering upgrading to at least the DTXpress III 'Special' 
> set. I've also been eye-balling the new DTXtremeIIS for the extra 
> outputs and sampling capability.

By and large, no module out there can compete for sound with software 
samplers. The only one that rivals them in my experience is the ddrum 
(I have yet to hear the TD-20 or DTXTUIIS), and even its sounds are 
compressed in such a way that truncation and distortion are often in 
evidence. What modules have going for them first and foremost is 
convenience. When the manufacturers get more creative with sticking 
nuances and raise the bit and sampling numbers, maybe the situation 
will change.