Re: Walt's Longevity
2003-02-28 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Stephen, He s too modest to say so, but, yes, that was him. He s very very old now, but god bless im, he stays active. Ed
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2003-02-28 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Stephen, He s too modest to say so, but, yes, that was him. He s very very old now, but god bless im, he stays active. Ed
2003-02-28 by brown8700 <brown8700@aol.com>
Walt: Was that you that Ringo portayed in the movie Caveman ? Stephen
2003-02-28 by Walt
When I started playing as a young lad, to expand out kit we had to go trap furry forest creatures, then strech them across self hollowed logs! ... === message
2003-02-28 by Jade
I TOLD them to POST on this forum...that would stop all the calls...or at least SOME of the calls! Hey...UNH....I am VERY happy for you, man! Jade ...
2003-02-28 by Walt
Ya know, you would think Martin/Yamaha would get the message that something s amiss here! What do I know - back to the Geritol! ...
2003-02-27 by underneathheaven <realvast@swbell.net>
Hell yeah!! The PM16 works with the dtxpressII! Martin called me right now and all he had me do was reset my module and then choose a midi note number on
2003-02-27 by underneathheaven <realvast@swbell.net>
slinky 19 year olds? yeah I know a couple of those, but im only 21! :) ... my ... wife s
2003-02-27 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Just 40? Walt would dearly love to be so young again. Just the other day, he was telling us what it was like to play his old three-piece Slingerland kit with
2003-02-27 by dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@yahoo.com>
From one old fart to another... The DTXpressII (along with a Korg D1200 multitrack recorder) were gifts to myself now that I ve hit 40...I plan on them being
2003-02-27 by Walt
Hi Randall, See, us OLD guys that covered The Rascels, the Lovin Spoonful and that era can t keep up with the latest specs, and these darn Kids wearing
2003-02-27 by dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@yahoo.com>
Jim, I did notice the (expansive) list of sounds in the manual; I ll give the ones you mentioned a try. Thanks. Randall ... supposed to ... hi-hat ... toms
2003-02-27 by dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@yahoo.com>
Walt, Thanks to you too as well. I m actually printing this to give it a try tonight. As for the HH pedal, the one that came with the set is the HH65; I ve
2003-02-27 by Vernon Graner
Welcome Randall! You ll find many on here to help with questions. As for ... Though I use the pads that came with my DTXpress, the problems people report over
2003-02-27 by dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@yahoo.com>
Hi Ed, Thanks for the info; also, sorry about dissing the woven heads. I was just really surprised at how odd they felt in the store, but like you said it
2003-02-27 by Jade
Welcome aboard...you will find the folks on this forum extremely informative and very supportive! Jade ... __________________________________________________
2003-02-27 by Ratzo
... You have to lift the pedal just slightly before you hit it. ... Try the Maple 10, 12, 14, and flr. Also, Room1 sounds pretty good.
2003-02-27 by Walt
Hi Randall, and Welcome. Based on our collective experiences I do have a couple of initial suggestions for you, to ensure you continue to have a good time with
2003-02-27 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Hi Randall, Welcome aboard. I m a big midwest percussion fan. There are numerous options for getting the toms to sound less like the 80s drum machines. In
2003-02-27 by dvaoa28 <dvaoa28@yahoo.com>
Hey everyone, I just got my new DTXpress I set from Midwest percussion. Initial reactions include, -I m very impressed how authentic the snare-kick-cymbals &
2003-02-27 by Jade
You GO Guy!!! Jade ... === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators,
2003-02-27 by underneathheaven <realvast@swbell.net>
Ok I called yamaha and got a case number. Tomorrow they should call me and I ll give you all an update.
2003-02-27 by Walt
I currently have a DTX module and 1 dual zone cymbal for sale, both work fine and are on ebay, Item # 2511970437 for anyone interested. Items are both shipped
2003-02-27 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Well, okay, I guess I m in. Matt may be more qualified for this than I am, but since the waves for bass frequencies are longer, wouldn t it take longer and
2003-02-27 by Matt Pobursky
I quite enjoyed it actually! And I might mention that I am an electronics engineer, do audio design and high performance speaker design as a hobby. I almost
2003-02-27 by Vernon Graner
I dunno about bordom, but it seems relevant to this list if only because the nuances of analog vs digital drums comes up so frequently. If the Aural Exciter
2003-02-27 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
After I wrote that thing, I figured that I might have wiped out the whole board with boredom. Walt said it must have been too much caffeine; I think it may
2003-02-26 by MrPhoney@aol.com
How s your career as a political speech writing going?
2003-02-26 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
If you want to call Pintech about the adapter to see whether they can send one out to you faster, the number is 1-800-445-0506 (864- 288-1500). Ed ...
2003-02-26 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Vern, I have it on good authority that the band Spinal Tap used Aural Exciters w/Big Bottoms on the Smell the Glove tour. Sorry, I couldn t resist. I can t
2003-02-26 by MrPhoney@aol.com
The way it was explained to me was like this. When we listen to live acoustic music as in an orchestra or dixieland band all the sounds get to our ear in a
2003-02-26 by Vernon Graner
Hmmm.. :::the Skeptic in me jumps forward and grabs the keyboard:::! :) I ve have never been able to get anyone to explain to me what *exactly* an Aphex Aural
2003-02-26 by MrPhoney@aol.com
I ordered the adapter from Drumbalaya. It cost 29.95 and is on backorder. Scotty at drumbalaya mentioned that Pintech has an adapter but I couldn t find it on
2003-02-26 by Walt
Hi UNH, There is no charge from Yamaha for calling, just the long distance charges if you don t use the toll free number...Walt ... === message truncated ===
2003-02-26 by Jade
Use the 1-888 number-you still get the same place! Be sure loc= is ON. I used 1 midi cable betewwn the kat and the DTX Jade ... === message truncated ===
2003-02-26 by Walt
Hi Claudio, Your new xpress madule has had a FAT pedal hooked to it before, and it does require an adapter to make it work. You also have to be careful where
2003-02-26 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Aphex Aural Exciter w/Big Bottom? There s a joke there somewhere, but I wouldn t touch it with a 10 foot colorectal surgeon. Yes, the snare input, like the
2003-02-26 by Claudio Ortiz <MrPhoney@aol.com>
Thanks for the reply. I believe that the HatKat will work. It has 3 inputs Trigger, Switch and Control. I will let you know about the Accusnare. The response
2003-02-26 by underneathheaven <realvast@swbell.net>
I m going to call Martin anyways, I need to personally talk to him.
2003-02-26 by Walt
Hi All, I just got of the phone with Martin (he says Hi everyone), and we have confirmed that the xpress II uses the Drum map the same way that the xpress I
2003-02-26 by Walt
http://hartdynamics.com/products/ecymbal/index.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators,
2003-02-26 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Hi Claudio, Actually, a good price for a used dtxpress module these days would be about $10-$20--just kidding. The $182.50 is the lowest price that I ve seen
2003-02-26 by Claudio Ortiz <MrPhoney@aol.com>
I have been using electronic kits for a few years. My current setup is an Alesis DM5 with a Pintech mesh pad kit with a Hart Accusnare, Visulite crash cymbals,
2003-02-26 by Erik Dobbelsteijn
Hi ... certain note numbers included a male voice saying one , two , three and four . You could check if the new WDM chipset (which is built-into the
2003-02-26 by liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@yahoo.com>
Hi Anand, I m pretty sure that the dtxII doesn t talk, but it will click if you want it to help you keep good time. Roland users must have paid good money for
2003-02-26 by underneathheaven <realvast@swbell.net>
Jade, you also said you plugged your midi in to your midi out and and tested the dtx by turning off the loc1. did you mean u plugged the midi in and out
2003-02-26 by Art <neverthoughtidbe@yahoo.com>
actually, right after i posted, i found out that the DIP switch on the back was indeed the problem. thanks so much everyone for the replies, the pdf manual
2003-02-26 by Jade
I did it on the DTX...You will LOOSE all your own created kits, before ya do it, I d advise you to write down all your individual pad settings so you can
2003-02-26 by Jade
Martin called back. The UTILITY mode can be used IF the midi note you want to use is already taken, which would be indicated by 2 pads playing the same note.
2003-02-26 by abhyankaranand <anand@fastmail.fm>
Hi, I am new to this group and new to the world of drums. I got a DTXpress II last month. A friend of mine has a Roland system in which the metronome can be
2003-02-25 by Brett
That s outstandingnews! I m so glad to hear that things are starting to turn around for you, and everyone else that s been trying to hook up their external