Re: New, with a VERY important question...
2000-02-20 by Ken Anthony
Bottom line: E-Kits on the market can t do things real drums do. BUT - for most Top 40, rock, etc. they re fine. I m experimenting with a laser driven pad that
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New, with a VERY important question...
2000-02-20 by Parke Cochran
Hey all. I ve been in the market for e-drums for a while now and have demoed the DTX, DTX2 s and (omygosh) the Roland V-Pro s. Though I d love to buy the Vs,
Ordered it already...
2000-02-18 by Jarmo Pikka
Hi all, Yes! Today I made my decision and ordered my DTX kit. DS12 consist of DTXV2.0 module with double bass feature and six pads. Any tips for first time
new to community
2000-02-17 by bjo2@uswest.net
Hi everyone, I have been drumming for about 15 years, and I am very interested in entering the e-drums into my kit. I have looked some and focused on the
Re: Pedals& mufflings..
2000-02-15 by x x
Jarmo, You can use the hihat pedal as an alternative to a second kick trigger. It works well for fills but if you re looking to play long doublebass rolls it
Re: Pedals& mufflings..
2000-02-15 by Giles Hearn
The kick pad is way too small for a double-beater. My tip is to set up the hi-hat with a kick sound and *pretend* Check out
Pedals& mufflings..
2000-02-15 by Jarmo Pikka
Hi all, Thanks guys for vital information...I needed that. So my pedals are Pearl P-101. I think they are great(yes, and I play mostly jazz stuff and
RE: Is this a fault or am I just dumb?....
2000-02-15 by Brow, Paul [LTS]
I record from the DTXpress to Cubase VST and playback without any problems i.e. no piano. I use an exclusive midi port for the DTX - not shared with anything
RE: I need some help!!!!!! aaahhhhhh!!!!!!
2000-02-14 by Hubble, Andrew John
The Yamaha pads are pretty good, as rubber coated pads go... I chose to build my own pads because I have played rubber coated pads before ( some years ago I
Re: Covering the kick pad
2000-02-14 by pdk
Jarmo, I couldn t have said it better than Giles. Don t sue me if I m wrong, but Finland seems about as cold as Canada, and a properly insulated wall should
Re: Layering sounds
2000-02-14 by Giles Hearn
You may get problems if the two sounds you are layering are using the same MIDI note number. As long as the 2 voices are assigned to completely separate notes,
Re: Covering the kick pad
2000-02-14 by Giles Hearn
The kick tower noise is not huge - but it s noticeably louder than the rest of the pads. Some of this noise is created by the pedal you use also, so get a
Covering the kick pad
2000-02-14 by Jarmo Pikka
HI all, Thanks pete for the answers, so...what do you think of covering the kick tower for less noise? Can DTX be played at the apartment environment? And the
Covers to pads?
2000-02-14 by Jarmo Pikka
Hi all, Well, first, thanks Pete for the psygolocical information...lol. Well I am not able to bang the hell out of my acoustics, cos I am living in the flat.
non dtxpress question.....don't yell at me!
2000-02-14 by scottsman66@netzero.net
sorry to ask a non dtxpress question but this is the only web site where I acually get ansers to e-drum questions(dtxpress or general) sorry, i l be quick tama
Re: I need some help!!!!!! aaahhhhhh!!!!!!
2000-02-13 by Richard C. MacDonald
Hi Scottsman, Most of us have the stock Yamaha pads (PCY60) and are quite happy with them. We definitely have some tinkerers on the list who like to build gear
Re: I need some help!!!!!! aaahhhhhh!!!!!!
2000-02-13 by AARON M CRIM
Everyone, Can anyone explain why this happens: on some user kits I use layered sounds. Most of the time when I scroll down to the layer balance feature it
Re: I need some help!!!!!! aaahhhhhh!!!!!!
2000-02-12 by Ken Anthony
Yes, the Dtxpress is a bargain at $1000. I bought mine about a month ago from http://www.americanmusical.com/ They will sell it with 5 $200 a month payments,
I need some help!!!!!! aaahhhhhh!!!!!!
2000-02-12 by scottsman66@netzero.net
I bought som older sysnsonics drum pads and the stands from som kid for a hundred bucks. I like the size of the pads but I don t know about the responsivness?
I need some help!!!!!! aaahhhhhh!!!!!!
2000-02-12 by scottsman66@netzero.net
I bought som older sysnsonics drum pads and the stands from som kid for a hundred bucks. I like the size of the pads but I don t know about the responsivness?
Re: DTX V2.0
2000-02-11 by pdk
Jarmo, I appear to be the sole DTXv2 owner in this group and it s only by the good graces of the members that I m allowed to post here, so don t expect me to
DTX V2.0
2000-02-11 by Jarmo Pikka
Hello community! I am 22 year-old drummer from Finland and playing drums now for ten years. My interest is into acoustic drums but when I have followed the
Pintech Woven Kick Pad?
2000-02-10 by x x
I ve begun to notice just how loud the DTXpress kick trigger is and it s potential to annoy all those around me no matter how gentle I try to be so I m
Re: Output vs monitor volume levels
2000-02-09 by pdk
I found a pair of Jensen headphones with a volume control and mute button right in the cord. If I set the volume in the middle to begin with, I figure I ll
Is this a fault or am I just dumb?....
2000-02-09 by Hubble, Andrew John
Don t rush to answer that question. When I record from my DTXpress into cubase everything is fine. When playing back though I get the dreaded piano tones from
RE: Output vs monitor volume levels
2000-02-09 by Hubble, Andrew John
Not without a seperate headphone amp or volume controles on the main speakers. A dirt cheap and nasty option would be to wire up a jack adapter with a resistor
THOMAS LANG
2000-02-09 by Gpcollins7@aol.com
I noticed in the current RHYTHM Magazine here in the U.K., the session drummer has some DTX pads with his Sonor kit. He has at least one drum pad and two bar
Re: A way to tell if theres a single or layered voice
2000-02-09 by Giles Hearn
there is no way to tell if a pad has got 1 or 2 voices other than going into the Voice section and..... I believe you will find a star after the voice name
Re: Getting TR-808/909 kits, and other great kits for the DTXpress using SoundFonts
2000-02-08 by Mels Nieuwenhoven
This is a good tip, Joe . . I did the same (with even more ease), by using Drum sample sounds in the GigaSampler. Then trigger them by my e-dum pads (my DTX is
A way to tell if theres a single or layered voice
2000-02-08 by W2LIR@AOL.COM
there is no way to tell if a pad has got 1 or 2 voices other than going into the Voice section and..... I believe you will find a star after the voice name
RE:
2000-02-08 by Brow, Paul [LTS]
Hi Giles The snare and kick notes at 98 and 99 seem to be default after a factory reset - this was the problem I initially had when trying to input to Cubase
Re: Getting TR-808/909 kits, and other great kits for the DTXpress using SoundFonts
2000-02-08 by Giles Hearn
Joe. Nice tip. I ve been using SoundFonts for YEARS but never thought of triggering them with the kit. I ve got a load of excellent drumfonts - Tama, Yamaha
Re: Getting TR-808/909 kits, and other great kits for the DTXpress using SoundFonts
2000-02-08 by Chris Thackston
Great tip!! I NEVER thought of doing that! Can t wait to go home and try it. Cheers! Chris
Getting TR-808/909 kits, and other great kits for the DTXpress using SoundFonts
2000-02-08 by joestallings@mindspring.com
If you have Cakewalk 6.x or higher (or any other MIDI sequencer that supports SoundFonts) and a SoundBlaster AWE32 or higher soundcard, you can come pretty
Rubber discs!
2000-02-07 by Gpcollins7@aol.com
In a message dated 7/2/2000 16:02:47, pdk@total.net writes:
Output vs monitor volume levels
2000-02-07 by pdk
Is there a way to increase your headphone level while playing, without also increasing the sound going out to your amp? For example, if you wanted to hear
Re: Hi-hat not where it's at.
2000-02-07 by pdk
Actually, I never meant to say that different sticks produce different sounds; they don t, just a different feel. I don t know about you guys, but I practice
Re: DTXpress layered sounds
2000-02-07 by Giles Hearn
Hi Paul I m at work right now so this is from memory. Each pad on the DTXpress can have 2 separate voices assigned to it. These are referred to as V1 and V2 If
DTXpress layered sounds
2000-02-07 by Brow, Paul [LTS]
Giles, Any chance you can give me a brief how to layer sounds on the DTXpress, say with an example on the snare? Are there any default layered sounds that I
Re: TR-808 / TR-909 kit ??
2000-02-07 by Giles Hearn
Good questions. 1. Cakewalk INS file. I m a Cakewalk user but I haven t set up an INS file because I record the DTXpress as Audio. That way I don t have to
TR-808 / TR-909 kit ??
2000-02-07 by Mels Nieuwenhoven
Hello Community . . Another question . . Does any of you have (or know of) a TR-808 and a TR-909 kit for the DTXpress? I like to use these as a basis and to
a DTX INS file (instrumentfile) for Cake??
2000-02-07 by Mels Nieuwenhoven
Hi Community, yet another question of mine . . Any of you know of a DTX instrument (.ins) file for Cakewalk? (to see the drumset and instrument names within
RE: will e-drums screw me up as far as playing acoustic drums.
2000-02-07 by Giles Hearn
My only thoughts on this subject : Sometimes (and I think we ve all been there), I get into a state of drumogasm - a state of higher consciousness during a
Re: links to dtxpress sounds
2000-02-07 by Giles Hearn
Yep - my website http://welcome.to/DTXpressions has got a page where users can download user-defined kits (and send them to me as well - although this hasn t
Re: Hi-hat not where it's at.
2000-02-05 by Mr. Lauri Kero
... The thing is surprisingly good, IMO. I was very pessimistic about it before I actually got it. It s way too light though. Someone once wrote he d try to
RE: will e-drums screw me up as far as playing acoustic drums.
2000-02-05 by Hubble, Andrew John
I ve read a few responses to this and they all suggest that playing e-drums makes you a better drummer, not worse and I have to agree. Since I play acoustic
Re: links to dtxpress sounds
2000-02-05 by Gpcollins7@aol.com
In a message dated 5/2/2000 3:59:36, scottsman66@netzero.net writes: Hi Steve I went here when I was considering the kit
links to dtxpress sounds
2000-02-05 by scottsman66@netzero.net
does anyone have a link to a website containing mp3 s or wave files of the dtxpress module in action? I have yet to hear what any! e-drums sound like, let
Re: will e-drums screw me up as far as playing acoustic drums.
2000-02-04 by AARON M CRIM
Steve, Don t discount your brain. If it can handle playing polyrhythms then it can handle knowing the difference between rubber and plastic, and your body
Re: will e-drums screw me up as far as playing acoustic drums.
2000-02-04 by Gpcollins7@aol.com
LOL! Nice one :0) No, for the record I race a BIZ THUNDERKART powered by Honda and my team are the 1999 Champions. Excuse me while I adopt smug mode! Cheers