Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Well I know it's an output thing because the first time it happened I 
could see that the trigger was responding and registering.. I was 
ONLY hitting the kick trying to figure this out.. this is factory 
default settings so it shouldn't be any rejection stuff.  Next time 
it comes up though I'll be sure to swap pads and such just to be 
thourough.

One problem is that I bought it used so I don't know how 
good "warranty" is now... but I'm pretty sure my local dealer would 
swap me out with their demo and claim that it came from the factory 
that way. :)

Thanks for the reply,
Gilligan

> Good morning, Gilligan. If the pad registers gain while it is mute, 
> the problem would have to be at the output stage. Personally, I'm 
not 
> aware of that ever happening. If, however, the pad is registering 
> gain only when the pad is actually firing--even sporadically and 
> elliptically--any number of things could be causing the dropouts. 
> Physically, something could be loose or damaged on the board, or 
the 
> foam behind the pad could have recessed too much (which shouldn't 
> happen yet). As for settings, self-rejection could be too high, or 
> rejection from other pads--which is unlikely, since the kick is 
> isolated naturally from the other triggers and so not liable to 
have 
> needed any such interference from you in the first place. 
> 
> The first thing to do, for the sake of completeness, is try another 
> cable. Then try a different pad through input 1 to eliminate the 
> electronics. Then exhaust the trigger-settings possibilities (pad 
> type, gain, min. vel., rejection). If these don't get you anywhere, 
> the kick is probably at fault. Rather than try to fix something 
new, 
> you should be able to get another one, either through your dealer 
or 
> Yamaha directly. Could you check back when you've gone through the 
> round of troubleshooting?
> 
> Ed