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2000-01-18 by AARON M CRIM
Everyone, I d like to settle this stick thing once and for all. When I originally e-mailed everyone about using larger sticks for a fatter sound, I meant just
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kick tower
2000-01-18 by musso@ix.netcom.com
One more item to the kick tower thread(btw, I have no problem with mine). After trying to figure out how to add a second kick to my kit I finally stumbled upon
Is DTXpress the answer?
2000-01-18 by Rolf Baehr
Graham, Great reply from Giles by the way! I played in a band when I was a teenager (made some money at it if you call that professional). I m 48 now, and
Mind if I crash?
2000-01-18 by pdk
Hi all, Familiar story...after drumming in my youth, last year I started dreaming about picking it up again, this time via electronics (acoustics too noisy and
S&S kick pad hookup
2000-01-18 by Rolf Baehr
Pete, As far as hooking up the S&S stealth pad, (and by the way, their new web address with updated info is at: www.triggerperfect.com) you fasten it to your
Re: New to the list and back to the drums after 15 years. Is DTXPress the answer?
2000-01-18 by Gpcollins7@aol.com
Well Giles, I think you have done enough to set aside my fears - what commission are you on? :0) Just off to a well known drum store in the UK ( Wembley ) to
Re: New to the list and back to the drums after 15 years. Is DTXPress the answer?
2000-01-18 by Giles Hearn
Hi Graham Another valued member! (fawn, cringe) S&S and PinTech manufacture other pads that some feel are generally superior to the Yammy pads. Check out the
Re: New to the list and back to the drums after 15 years. Is DTXPress the answer?
2000-01-18 by Gpcollins7@aol.com
Hi Giles. Thank you so much for your detailed reply and I would still welcome any others! :0) That is comforting to know there are relatively few problems and
Re: New to the list and back to the drums after 15 years. Is DTXPress the answer?
2000-01-18 by Giles Hearn
Hi! I ll get straight to it: 1) Any problems - I have been hearing reports of the kick drum playing up? - Out of the 40 or so members of this mailing list,
New to the list and back to the drums after 15 years. Is DTXPress the answer?
2000-01-17 by gpcollins7@aol.com
Hi everyone. Enjoying reading past post right now... I was a pro drummer in my youth but gave it all up 15 years back. Long wanted to play again but the
Re: More on kick pad problem
2000-01-17 by pdk
Rolf Baehr of rbaehr@hotmail.com said on 1/16/00 10:21 AM ... Thanks for taking the time to post all the detailed info, Rolf. You re a great source. I visited
More on kick pad problem
2000-01-16 by Rolf Baehr
Hi folks, You re probably all getting tired of hearing about kick pad problems... but maybe more of you will see this problem down the road, so all this may
Re: Digest Number 41
2000-01-14 by Lucien J Arsenault
I was having some bass double trigger problems so I increased self rejection:this caused missing beats.I think the rigidity of the metal bass stand causes
Kick pad problem
2000-01-13 by Rolf Baehr
Andy, Aaron and all, Well, I did some experimenting on the kick pad last night... vibration doesn t seem to be it. Holding the tower still while kicking it
Kick unit, sticks, etc.
2000-01-13 by vcrmac@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Hi, Rolf, no problems with signal on my kick unit. I ve had it on a wall to wall carpet with pad from the start so if vibration is the problem, this may be a
RE: Midi problems
2000-01-12 by Giles Hearn
Yeah, I think you re right about the Bank Select. I think the whole command is Bank Select (MSB and LSB) and then Program Change. I ve just found this
RE: Midi problems
2000-01-12 by Brow, Paul [LTS]
hi Giles I think there are 2 different issues - the midi clock and some sort of external control setting. I ll look it up tonight to clear the confusion but I
RE: Midi problems
2000-01-12 by Giles Hearn
Andy and Paul I think there s some confusion here. I understand that Andy wants to control the brain from his sequencer, ie. play songs thru it. If you look at
RE: Midi problems
2000-01-12 by Brow, Paul [LTS]
Andy, I m using Cubase VST and had initial problems - one key thing is to set the DTXpress to EXTERNAL clock/sync (its in the UTIL menu somewhere). Despite
Re: Midi problems
2000-01-12 by Giles Hearn
MIDI framing errors occur when the DTXpress loses sync with your sequencer. This could be a number of things : You have a bad connection on your MIDI Out
Re: Complicated - Oh yes indeed
2000-01-11 by AARON M CRIM
Rolf, I occasionally had the same problems with my kick tower, but I realized that it happens on some surfaces and not on others. What I found is that on a
Midi problems
2000-01-11 by andy.welch1@virgin.net
Hi, Has anyone else tried controlling the DTXpress brain from their computer via the midi port. My computer / sequencer software will receive midi from the
RE: Any trouble with kick pad?
2000-01-11 by Sanctum@xxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sounds like the piezo is dying inside the tower... but I don t believe that would happen so quickly! No matter how hard a hitter you are these things should
Any trouble with kick pad?
2000-01-11 by Rolf Baehr
Has anybody had any trouble with intermittent failures from the kick tower? A couple of months after buying my set, mine started acting up, missing beats every
Bought an amp
2000-01-10 by Rolf Baehr
Hi to all and thanks for all the suggestions about what amp to get. I went and did it on Saturday, buying a new Crate KX100 keyboard amp. Everybody was right
Stick Choice
2000-01-08 by vcrmac@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Hi, Aaron, thanks for the tip on the marching sticks. I ll probably give them a try if they feel ok. Giles, I hear what you re saying about it being a volume
Amp recommendations
2000-01-07 by Rolf Baehr
Thanks for all the responses to my amp question. What is the difference between a PA/Mixer type amp, and a keyboard amp when it comes to reproducing the sound
Stick choice
2000-01-07 by Rolf Baehr
Rick, I took a slightly different approach with sticks, following a suggestion from the owner of the local drum store that I bought my set from. For me
Re: Cymbal rebound
2000-01-07 by Giles Hearn
Yep - I ve got the same problem on the ride. It even goes off occasionally when I hit the floor tom due to vibration travelling up the tubes (but I realise
Re: Stick Choice
2000-01-07 by Giles Hearn
I m not sure whether the choice of sticks is really that important with e-drums. I use standard nylon-tipped 5A s. The thing is, if you re not getting enough
Re: Stick Choice
2000-01-07 by AARON M CRIM
Rick, I highly recommend trying a pair of marching sticks. If you re not experienced with them, it may take a while to get comfortable with the size. You ll
Stick Choice
2000-01-07 by vcrmac@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Hi all, I m curious about where people have ended up with their choice of sticks to play on the DTXpress. I did the natural thing and just stayed with my
Amps
2000-01-07 by vcrmac@earthlink.net
Hi all, I definitely support the must have keyboard amp rule if you don t have a PA. You do need the range. I picked up a Fender KXR 100 when I bought my
Re: What kind of amp to use?
2000-01-06 by Giles Hearn
I tried the KX-100 but to be honest, it didn t quite do it for me. It s not that it s a bad amp - not by a long way - it just didn t have that extra oomph
Re: What kind of amp to use?
2000-01-06 by Bill McGowan
I got a used KX-80 for 200.00 including shipping from a place that sells over the Internet. (Galaxy Music) The KX80 is a Crate keyboard amp, 80 watt with a 15
What kind of amp to use?
2000-01-05 by rbaehr@hotmail.com
Hi folks! Really enjoying all the postings here - great information! I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations on what kind of amp to use for this
RE: Andy, more props to you!
2000-01-04 by Sanctum@xxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
aaron, Try the tips regarding Midi Channel numbers too, it gives a far greater flexibility than my first point about moving note# s. Glad to be of help Andy
Andy, more props to you!
2000-01-03 by AARON M CRIM
Andy, I ve been messing with your tips on manipulating note # s so as to voice different kits simultaneously, and so far it s working great. (Haven t had a
Re: Complicated - Oh yes indeed
2000-01-02 by Giles Hearn
Andy, Because pad-songs are sequences, they should always play in time with the currently selected song tempo. If they don t, then check UT SEQ SETUP/Use Tempo
Re: Complicated - Oh yes indeed
2000-01-02 by AARON M CRIM
Hi all, How has everyone been? I ve been really busy with the holidays and haven t had time to play outside the acoustic realm much, but I ve read back
RE: Complicated - Oh yes indeed
2000-01-02 by Sanctum@xxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good points Giles, but hall1 weird... I thought it may change the voice reverb setting, but no it does nothing at all does it. Just looks like another bug.
Complicated?
2000-01-01 by Giles Hearn
Happy New Year! Nice to see the posts coming in again. First of all, let me say well done Andrew for coming up with the drum voice-change tips. The pad-song
How to use other GM voices, and get rid of that Piano.....
1999-12-31 by Sanctum@xxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
So, I ve solved my own problem, partly, but I still feel the DTXpress has a bug in it somewhere. Figured out how to do a couple of tricks using program
Piano to the left of me... Piano to the right of me..... HELP!!
1999-12-31 by Sanctum@xxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Lord only knows what I ve done now, but I appear to have set all the songs ( pre-set and my own ) to play back as GM Piano!!!!!! If they don t contain anything
Bass & Guitar Sounds???
1999-12-30 by x x
okay...i found the answers to the computer connection question on the website...thanks guys...very helpful! But, i have a question regarding using the GM
Another On Board!
1999-12-30 by x x
Finally!!! Santa was good to me & I was finally able to purchase the DTXpress this week! All I can say is that it keeps impressing me...far better than i
Can i use you guys' sysex files...
1999-12-30 by XoIoxoloX@xxx.xxx
I use an alesis dm-5...is it possible to DL your sysex s and play yours...or is it manufacurer exclusive? John
Got my kit on Xmas day !
1999-12-29 by meadowman@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Well as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I got my kit but wasn t allowed to set it all up till Xmas day - I have now got going with it and it is excellent.
Couple of cool ideas/help-outs!
1999-12-29 by Sanctum@xxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Been playing with pad songs alot, so I ve worked out a couple of great things about the DTXpress that they don t tell you in the books. First - I and I think
sysex files and stuff
1999-12-29 by chris thackston
Wow! We got silent! I guess it s the holidays. I ve been away myself. How s everybody coming along with their DTXpress programming and playing? I m working on