Re: [DTXpress] Re: Yamaha factory service
2016-04-30 by ibikenski@...
Bummer I hate that. Is it the main control module that you are trying to get fixed. I ve started having problems with my kick drum pad and was wondering how to
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Re: [DTXpress] Re: Yamaha factory service
2016-03-04 by z'ev
well so since you are obviously into this for the long haul & money no object you should be checking the ebay austrailia, uk, germany france belgium/holland,
Re: [DTXpress] Re: Yamaha factory service
2016-03-04 by jdblackhawk@...
Pretty frustrating-was told by Yamaha authorized service tech-sorry we don t support these anymore or have replacements parts. Better buy a new one. What a
Re: [DTXpress] Re: Yamaha factory service
2016-02-13 by jdblackhawk@...
Managed to locate another tech recommended by Yamaha-I have 2 non-working and one working DTXtreme iis, very happy with how the DTXtreme sounds now that I
Re: [DTXpress] Re: Yamaha factory service
2016-01-29 by Papote
Google translate English to Japanese Sent from my iPhone
Re: Yamaha factory service
2016-01-29 by jdblackhawk@...
Looks like I m dead in the water. Just got word from Advanced Musical-I d shipped to them for repair. They claim it can t be done, the problem is in the basic
Yamaha factory service/repair
2016-01-02 by jdblackhawk@...
Posting this question again-about to send one module out to repair, but not Yamaha. If anyone has had any experience with Yamaha service/repair let me know
Re: [DTXpress] Yamaha factory service
2015-12-24 by JDBlackhawk
OK, thanks. Was shipping to Yamaha California anyway, that s not an issue. I will check you out. Happy holidays. Joe
Re: [DTXpress] Yamaha factory service
2015-12-24 by z'ev
well unfortunately im on the opposite coast -- but if you cant find anything closer i could recommend http://advancedmusical.com/ they write We can repair ALL
Re: [DTXpress] Yamaha factory service
2015-12-23 by JDBlackhawk
Hello from Milford, pa just north and east of northern nj about 20 miles from Port Jervis NY. I am fairly tech savvy for an amateur but these dtxtremes are
Re: [DTXpress] Yamaha factory service
2015-12-23 by z'ev
hey jd so where are you located? that might help narrow things down z ... On Wed, 12/23/15, jdblackhawk@yahoo.com [DTXpress] wrote:
Yamaha factory service
2015-12-23 by jdblackhawk@...
Sigh.....anybody have any experience with getting DTX stuff repaired from Yamaha factory service? Good, bad, indifferent. Looks like the old DTXtreme I ve
Communication error
2015-12-21 by jdblackhawk@...
Oh boy, my OCD is kicking in(obsessive-compulsive, etc.....I must be trying to corner the market on non-working DTXtreme modules, well at least my old DTX 2.0
Re: [DTXpress] Re: dtxpress rim trigger voltage
2015-12-21 by z'ev
hey thanks for almost instantaneous return -- i knew it must be possible -- quite intrigued as this will allow 4 voices per pad -- chords! -- thanks again --
Re: dtxpress rim trigger voltage
2015-12-21 by keith@...
If you are wanting to create 2 zone pads using a piezo to trigger the rim then it isn t that simple (although it is not too difficult). The rim trigger
dtxpress rim trigger voltage
2015-12-21 by rhythmajik@...
hello all -- my first posting - 1st off all best end of year and next wishes to all - 2nd i have the version one dtxpress which has an option to allow rim
Midi mapping
2015-12-21 by andmarhar@...
I have a DTXtreme iis and have rencently purchased Addictive Drums 2. There is not a preset my for my particular kit. There is one for the DTXpress iv and the
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-20 by jdblackhawk@...
Adding to this-I am now thinking previous owner may have tried to update the firmware and pooched the operating system. Short of buying a new oscilloscope to
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-17 by JDBlackhawk
Got ya. Took las board out today-nothing visible, looks like next level will be needed. Crystal by cpu looks a little shaky-and someone dropped this once-I see
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-17 by keith@...
You need to check the clocks with an oscilloscope - crystals can break internally (sometimes with an accompanying rattle!). Good luck. Keith
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-17 by JDBlackhawk
All the clock crystals look intact so far, I am digging into the last board (control board) today or tomorrow. I also have another repair tech who might be
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-17 by keith@...
With limited equipment, even with the schematics, it will be tricky. If you can beg/borrow an oscilloscope you would stand a chance. I still think bad
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-16 by jdblackhawk
Downloaded service manual but diagnostic test mode isn t working either. Spoke to Yamaha tech support and they charge 100 bucks per hour, a 60 dollar fee for
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-16 by JDBlackhawk
OK, thanks for going to the trouble. Sounds like Yamaha service is my only option. I ll see if there is a service manual I can download somewhere. I found a
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-15 by keith@...
I had a look at the service manuals I have - most are for pads but I have a couple for modules bu they are DTX900 and DTXIII. They are unlikely to be
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-15 by jdblackhawk@...
Broke this down to the last board-did not remove the control board (the one that is used for the control panel buttons and displays). Every connector seems
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-13 by JDBlackhawk
OK, thanks much Keith. Sounds like you ve had some interesting challenges as have I! I will have at it Monday-weekend commitments take me over. I use the pro
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-12 by Keith Raper
My thoughts are a disturbed connection in transit. It happened to me with a spectrum analyser once. Also, an old CRT monitor I dug out wouldn t work but
Re: [DTXpress] Re: New member
2015-12-12 by JDBlackhawk
No signal generators/oscilloscopes but several multimeters one of which has limited ability to measure frequencies but not like a good scope. I see 2 eproms
Re: New member
2015-12-12 by keith@...
I may have a service manual but won t be able to check until Tuesday. A simple bad connection could give you the symptoms you describe if it has a
New member
2015-12-12 by jdblackhawk@...
Just found this group-am on several other Yahoo music groups, background as performer/educator (retired from teaching not performing). Have a houseful of
Re: [DTXpress] Re: PC-based software to backup and edit kits.
2015-08-19 by keith@...
I don t remember having problems with my DTXpress III with the program - it is very similar to the DTXpress II. The DTXpress IV is different though so may not
Re: [DTXpress] Re: PC-based software to backup and edit kits.
2015-08-19 by Bob V
I had used 2 software packages in the distant past: dEXTD and DTXchange. Both these were very intuitive and visual oriented. The version of dEXTD I have,
Re: [DTXpress] Copying drumkit
2015-08-19 by jaguaero@...
Thanks, That makes sense. So by overwriting you are also deleting if that is what you want to do I guess. Need to then first find out which empty/existing
Re: PC-based software to backup and edit kits.
2015-08-19 by keith@...
Yes, I think that is it. Keith
Re: PC-based software to backup and edit kits.
2015-08-19 by keith@...
I think it may be the dEXTD program in the files section. I cannot check right now. Keith.
Re: PC-based software to backup and edit kits.
2015-08-19 by z'ev
its called midi library software there is software available theres no freeware that im aware of go it hitsquad.com and check through their listings ... On
Re: [DTXpress] Copying drumkit
2015-08-19 by bovano1@...
There used to be some PC-based software that allowed you to backup and edit kits. I thought it was located at the www.dtxpressions.com web site which is
Re: [DTXpress] Copying drumkit
2015-08-19 by z'ev
no it doesnt show first available it shows the kit number that is active as this is same command to use to save any customized drum kits so you just enter
Re: [DTXpress] Copying drumkit
2015-08-19 by jaguaero@...
I think I found it in the manual also late last night. So -Navigate to the drumkit I want to copy from -Press Save/ENT button (will get the copy confirmation
Re: [DTXpress] Copying drumkit
2015-08-19 by z'ev
its in the manual have your kit up -- hit save/ent button screen will ask where to save to scroll up to kit number you want to use hit save/ent it will ask you
Copying drumkit
2015-08-19 by jaguaero@...
Hi fellow drummers, I have a gig coming up where I need to use 3 different kits. The problem is these kits are spaced out like Hip Hop Funky (#19), Latin
Re: [DTXpress] Re: Cross-fade triangle
2015-06-20 by Stephen Scott
Hi, Thanks, I think I ve just worked this out; same sound in both layers, soft hit gives a muted triangle, harder hit gives a open triangle. Changing the
Re: Cross-fade triangle
2015-06-20 by keith@...
Hi again, It is a while since I set up a crossfade and cannot check at the moment. It probably doesn t work like you think. Try two totally different sounds
Re: [DTXpress] Re: TP-100
2015-06-20 by keith@...
Stephen, You really shouldn t try hitting the rim and pad simultaneously - hit one or the other. There is some gating which will blank the sound if there is a
Cross-fade triangle
2015-06-19 by Stephen Scott
Hi, Another newbie question. Does anyone know how to use the X-fade triangle voice on the DTXpress ii ? I ve been playing around with it for a while with no
Re: [DTXpress] Re: TP-100
2015-06-19 by Stephen Scott
Thanks for replying Keith, Ah, that makes sense. What I meant was this: Say I simultaneously hit the rim and pad together 10 times. 8 times, I will hear both
Re: TP-100
2015-06-19 by keith@...
Hi Stephen, Welcome. 1) correct - the red knob does nothing on the DTXpress II 2) The TP100 should work perfectly on the DTXpress II. I assume you have the
TP-100
2015-06-19 by Stephen Scott
Hi all, New member here. I recently bought a DTXpress ii, which I m really happy with, and I ve just got a nice TP-100 to complement it. However, I have a
RE: [DTXpress] Anyone using more than one Hi-Hat pad set-up with one controller?
2015-04-03 by a_zapelectric@...
Haha, it s no 2015...been away due to a major life disruption (divorce etc), then just forgot about this forum. Got back into music again, and especially