Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Sorry, I don't mean the configuration of the sound, but the velocity of the 
beat. As I know, the Rim is not sensitive to the beat velocity. Am I 
correct?


>From: "Keith" <keith@...>
>Reply-To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [DTXpress] Re: The Magic Box exists!
>Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 09:32:11 -0000
>
>--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Abdulmalek Hamsho" <aa_mm_hh@h...>
>wrote:
> >
> > But as I heard, you can't control the beat velocity in rim switch
>input, I
> > mean if you triggered the rim lightly or hardly it would give the same
> > velocity of sound. Is it correct?
> >
>
>There is only one trigger setting for a dual/3 zone input, but there
>are independent volume settings.  So for example you can only have one
>velocity curve and rejection setting (the trigger menu) which will be
>used for a dual input (ie both of the sounds on a single connector use
>the same setting), but you can set the volume and sound decay etc
>individually for the two sounds (the voice menu).  I am looking at
>adding an adjustment in the box to allow adjustment of the "rim"
>threshold because that cannot be adjusted independently in the DTX box.
>
>There are going to be limitations because the DTXpress dual inputs
>were intended to mimic specific instruments eg a cymbal with a rim
>sound, not to put a timpani and a triangle on.  However, if you try it
>on your dual zone cymbal it works fine.  It just might be a surpirce
>if you didn't hit the rim hard enough and got the timpani when you
>wanted a triangle!
>
>Keith.
>
>

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