Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- 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.

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Very interesting, thanks for the heads up! You'd think that e-drum 
manufacturers would make their brains with a little more control. 
Say like adding sounds from these software samplers.
Which brings to mind...The DTXtremeIIS is supposed to be able to 
have sampling capabilities...this DOES mean I could load some great 
software samples yes?

Steve