Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- bbdude22004 wrote:
> One of the things I've found is that when you bring
> in the 2nd layer, you need to [mess with other settings].
> Is this typical...

I still haven't figured out the oddities of where the DTXpress gets 
its default settings for pan, coarse and fine tuning and filtering 
from for each voice. I don't know if they travel with the voice 
or "stick" for each layer on an input, or whether it just makes them 
up from time to time. But typically, yes, you will need to at least 
check all these things when tinkering. There's nothing quite so mind-
bending as having two layered voices panned to opposite sides of the 
soundstage! I once managed to have the hi-hat edge on the left and 
the bow on the right. As for where you pan to - well, that's up to 
you. I have mine configured as a seven-piece right now (five toms - 
using some cheats which I'll describe with some new photos later) 
and my soundstage is L15, L5, R5, R15, R25 for the toms. Remember 
there's a neat trick in the module to reverse the soundstage for 
live playing too. And remember to save the kit regularly. I can 
think of fewer things quite so bad for the enamel on your teeth as 
spending an hour setting up a kit and then stupidly hitting 
the "increment kit" button before saving...

Stewart