Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "fatsmaclean" <chris@h...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have seen teh post where Stephanie has recomended a standard 
beater. I assume she 
> means felt. And also a recommneds a protrective pad to stop wear of 
the pad. 
> 
> What I would like to know is a wooden beater better than felt? I 
have tried both and am 
> still getting either missed beats or double beats due to the beater 
bouncing.
> 
> I have tried tuning teh sensitivity of teh bass pad, but have yet 
to find a happy medium in 
> being able to play a quick succession of beats or not having bounce.

Hi Chris,

I assume that you're using the KP65. A felt pad is generally 
recommended for rubber but not for mesh. Until we can dig more deeply 
into the problem, the obvious solutions to doubles are lower 
sensitivity/gain, higher minimum velocity, and keeping the beater 
away from the head when not in use. Conversely, missed beats are a 
sign of gain too low, min. vel. too high, self-rejection too high, 
incorrect pad type, and, less likely, exhausted polyphony or faulty 
note group settings. Have you been tinkering blindly?

Ed