Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Cheers. Thanks for the suggestions.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "uac235" <jvillamil@n...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
> wrote:
> > Has anybody replaced their mono tom pads with two- or three-zone 
> > pads just so they could get a rim sound? It seems an obvious 
thing 
> > to do, since all the factory kits on my DTXpress (pre-II model) 
are 
> > programmed to give tom rim sounds.  Only problem is, Yamaha 
doesn't 
> > make two-zone pads anymore - now it's the 3-zone pad.  Still, 
I'd 
> be 
> > interested to know if any basic DTXpress I or II owners have 
lashed 
> > out to acquire the old TP80S 2-zone or the new TP100 3-zone pads 
> for 
> > their toms.  Anyone?
> 
> I have a DTXIII but I think this will be true for I's and II's.  
I'm 
> sure somebody can correct me if I'm off.
> 
> I bought a TP120 to use as my snare and moved the TP65s to use as 
a 
> tom.  The TP65s will function exactly as a stereo 2-zone pad when 
> used in one of the stereo inputs.  The factory sound for the rim 
zone 
> will be automatically set to the rimshot sound for the given tom.  
> You could replace all your toms with TP65s's if you wanted to do 
so 
> and get all the rim sounds.
> 
> The TP120 is the same as the TP100 except for the size (12" vs. 
> 10").  I tried my TP120 on the tom inputs and ditto, got the rim 
> sounds.  I really like the 120 as my snare because of the size and 
> the feel.  I guess in theory you should be able to replace your 
toms 
> with TP100's.    The only catch is that the tuner dial on the pad 
> itself does not work at all with the DTXpress module (it'll work 
just 
> like the TP65s).  They're quite a bit more expensive than the 
TP65s's 
> though.  You could offset the cost of your new pads by selling the 
> old ones on that new classifieds database the group just created.
> 
> Hope that helps
> 
> Jaime