Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

emf wrote:

>--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "buddyrich4444" <PilchersSquad@a...> 
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>>Thanks for all the help everyone-I should have it by this weekend. 
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>>a 2nd part - how good are the dynamics on the DTXPRESSIII -- is 
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>>a wide range of levels based on how hard or soft you hit each pad? 
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>>do rolls sound like machine guns?
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>Depending on your settings, the DTXpress modules have always offered 
>pretty good dynamics with Yamaha pads (Creighton, is the DTXPUIII 
>better than your DTXPUI?). But how you program such trigger settings 
>as gain, minimum velocity, and rejection will have something to do 
>with your final results. The machine-effect is in evidence, to some 
>extent, in every budget module, and even in higher-priced ones. You 
>have to pay at least as much for a module as for the entire DTXpress--
>and generally more--to nearly eliminate it. The ddrum4 and the Roland 
>TD-20 adn TD-8 are very good in this respect. I'm willing to bet that 
>the DTXTIIS ain't bad either. But the DTXpress has always delivered a 
>lot of bang for the buck at a good price. Once you get used to its 
>foibles of banging gum rubber, you'll never look back, although 
>you'll probably start looking forward a lot (grin). If you're like 
>99.9% of the other members, you'll catch the "more pads, more 
>cymbals" bug somewhere down the line. Have fun, and keep us posted on 
>your adventures.
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>Ed
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this is killing me- but I have remarkably little seat time with the 
newdrums since I have been renovating our downstairs bathroom and have 
really inflamed my wrists removing a cast iron tub with a sledge hammer. 
My initial impressions are that dynamic range remains finite which is 
more a factor of digital design than anything, i.e. you get 128 steps 
and that's it. In other words I haven't noticed yet a big difference in 
dynamic range. I am excited by features most of you take for granted 
such as a multi-zone snare and what I believe is a much cleaner 
amplifier section. I think the more robust rack reduces cross talk and 
the layout of the rack provides a more natural playing experience. The 
cymbals are competitive with anyone else's in my opinion and the hihat 
is vastly superior to the old HH60. Not sure if this helps.