Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme group photo

Yahoo Groups archive

Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 22:44 UTC

Messages

Browse messages

Page 6 of 283 · 14139 messages matched

Re: sensitivity

2010-02-22 by keith1200rs

Dustin, Try increasing the gain to 99 and MVEL to 1. These are extreme values, so you may have to wind them back a bit. You may start to get double triggers.

Thread view Attachments: 0

sensitivity

2010-02-22 by Dustin T

ok, so my DTXpress sounds great, but I can t seem to get the sensitivity setting to where they will pick up all of my ghost notes and light rolles on the toms

Thread view Attachments: 0

Thanks again!

2010-02-22 by Dustin T

With everyone s help I was able to get an adaptor that didn t fry my brain so thanks again!

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Low Battery Warning

2010-02-19 by keith1200rs

... Yes you can do it yourself. I think its a CR2032 but I am not sure. I found this in the archives: Remove two screws on each side and one on the back and

Thread view Attachments: 0

Low Battery Warning

2010-02-19 by Stimpy_bum

Hello all I have a DTxpress and it s warning me about low battery. Can I change this myself. How do I fix this problem? Thanks.

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Power Supply

2010-02-16 by keith1200rs

... DON T DO IT!!! The Yamaha wants 12V DC - the one you described is AC (=big bang). A generic adaptor will be fine. My UK one is 12V 0.5A DC centre positive

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: [DTXpress] Power Supply - BS of D

2010-02-16 by S-E-A

Hi Dustin. Not recommended!!!! The voltage is ok, but the polarity is reversed, Roland s have the centre pin as -ve. The Yammy has centre pin +ve. As the

Thread view Attachments: 0

Power Supply

2010-02-16 by Dustin T

Ok guys, here s another question for ya; My DTXpress that I ordered doesn t come with a power supply but I have this big ass power supply from my Roland TD-7

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: DEXTD 2 way mode

2010-02-15 by Chris

Peter, Thanks for the reply! Even in it s current form it is very useful to me. If you do decide you want/need a challenge I d be glad to support in any way

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: What is the difference?

2010-02-15 by Dustin T

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I owned the original back in 99 and have owned the III as well, but couldn t remember the difference. I just ordered an original

Thread view Attachments: 0

DEXTD 2 way mode

2010-02-15 by Peter Lawrence

Chris, I m glad you like DEXTD but I m afraid I haven t looked at that programme for a number of years. It was designed to work with the DTXpress II as that

Thread view Attachments: 0

RE: [DTXpress] What is the difference?

2010-02-15 by Damon, Rob

Dtxpress 1 came out in 1999, basically when this group was started, look at post no. 1 in this group. Dtxpress 2 came out in 2002. Dtxpress 3 came out in 2005,

Thread view Attachments: 0

RE: [DTXpress] What is the difference?

2010-02-15 by Damon, Rob

Other than a few upgraded sounds, they were only a few changes. On the Dtxpress 1, the inputs 2, 6 and 7 were only 2 zone inputs. On the Dtxpress 2, the inputs

Thread view Attachments: 0

DEXTD 2 way mode

2010-02-15 by Chris

I been playing with DEXTD and it is pretty darn good for editing kits. I can t get it to acknowledge 2 way mode, though. It seems like it partially works as

Thread view Attachments: 0

What is the difference?

2010-02-14 by Keith Raper

We need Oldguydrummer to help here - I started with the DTXpress III. I know the DTXpress III had improved cymbal sounds over the II, but I don t know what

Thread view Attachments: 0

What is the difference?

2010-02-14 by Dustin T

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can tell me the difference between the original DTXpress module and the DTXpress III module? Also, does anyone know

Thread view Attachments: 0

RE: DEXTD Part II

2010-02-10 by Chris

Disregard the previous post same subject... I installed DEXTD last night and believe it is way more feature rich that I previously understood..... I can post

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: DEXTD

2010-02-10 by keith1200rs

... Hmm, you are right - sounds a bit marginal. Mine is a 1.66G Centrino Duo (whatever that is) but I can stick 2GB of memory in it, so it is probably worth a

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: DEXTD

2010-02-10 by Chris

Keith, Yep, It s a 1.5 Celeron that will only take 1 Gb of RAM. I thought it could possibly squeak by if I power down all the unecessary processes. Then, of

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: DEXTD

2010-02-09 by keith1200rs

... Chris, Is that because it is underpowered? If so, a memory upgrade may be enough to sort it out. When I get chance I will stick 2GB in mine & try it again.

Thread view Attachments: 0

DEXTD

2010-02-09 by Chris

I ve kinda given up thinking I can trigger samples real time with my old laptop so i think I may try tweaking the samples in the module. I see DEXTD is the

Thread view Attachments: 0

(no subject)

2010-02-09 by Tom Watson

You should also check the cable by pulling the cable out of the ride or crash(something you know works) and plugging it into the snare and hitting it... it

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Need help with tp65s(snare pad)

2010-02-09 by keith1200rs

George, Well it sounds like you have done the main diagnostic checks. The factory reset should have restored the input settings to 3 zone, but just to be

Thread view Attachments: 0

Need help with tp65s(snare pad)

2010-02-09 by george_rhythmasia

Hi, I have a dtxpress II drumkit. The problem is my tp65s snare pad, its 3-zone trigger does not work, (no sidestick & rimshot) -used a stereo jack for it

Thread view Attachments: 0

BFD2

2010-02-03 by keith1200rs

Chris, My laptop is a 1.66GHZ Centrino Duo T2300 with 500MB RAM. An email from sjdrummerboy suggested at least 2GB RAM and a dual core. I can certainly see

Thread view Attachments: 0

(no subject)

2010-02-03 by Chris Barnhart

Keith, Thanks for the report... what kind of specs does your laptop have? I did buy a usb midi cable but haven t unpackaged it yet. I wanted to make

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Software triggering

2010-02-03 by keith1200rs

Following other peoples suggestions I managed to download a demo of BFD2 and hook it up to my kit with the free ASIO drivers. Latency is not bad and the

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: couple problems

2010-01-22 by CJ

Haha, yeah I took the advice and tried harmony-central. Lots of responses, no solutions yet.

Thread view Attachments: 0

RE: [DTXpress] Re: Software triggering

2010-01-21 by Jono W

The only real advantage is (arguably) that you can go 64 bit with windows 7, but windows XP is *mostly* 32 bit. This lets applications use more RAM - you re

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Software triggering

2010-01-21 by cbarnhart44

Thanks Jono! Exactly what I needed to clarify the confusion. I m torn now between the M audio card and usb cable (the m audio card is only marginally more

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: couple problems

2010-01-21 by keith1200rs

... Glad it s now working. I cannot remember exactly what changes with live mode, but it is covered in the reference manual. ... Maybe Ruffalo2003 & Jono W

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: couple problems

2010-01-21 by CJ

ahahaha! awesome keith, thanks a lot! I would ve never thought of that. I purposely set the volume mode to live... The way I understood things, it just made

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Software triggering

2010-01-21 by ruffalo2003

Use an m-audio card for this, they have good asio drivers. I use Ezdrummer for my sounds... Love the Nashville EZX. I ve got almost no latency and use this for

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Software triggering

2010-01-21 by keith1200rs

... Thanks for chipping in with a reply here. I know little about MIDI and rarely use it but thought I would see what happens with what I had lying around. I

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: couple problems

2010-01-21 by keith1200rs

... You re having a bad day, aren t you!? I think you have set your volume mode to live . That changes the operation of the volume controls. Page 30 of the

Thread view Attachments: 0

couple problems

2010-01-21 by CJ

As if the midi problems aren t giving me enough trouble, I ve got two new problems. I figured I d start a new topic just to make searches easier... Anyway, I

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Software triggering

2010-01-21 by keith1200rs

... Chris, I think you can do what you want, but you need someone other than me to tell you how! I just tried plugging my DTXpress into my laptop with a

Thread view Attachments: 0

Software triggering

2010-01-20 by Chris Barnhart

Hope this doesn t post twice. What do I need to trigger PC drum software from my DTX SPIII kit for live performance? Wanted more sounds. If done a bit

Thread view Attachments: 0

MIDI and Software Kits

2010-01-20 by cbarnhart44

Wanted to try a minimalist approach to triggering PC software samples from my DTXSPIII kit for live use to get more avaialble sounds. What do i need? MIDI

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Anyone still around? Midi help

2010-01-18 by keith1200rs

... Unfortunately I m not midi expert. Also, you have tried it on two computers with no luck which I would have thought would have eliminated a

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Digital drummer magazine

2010-01-18 by keith1200rs

... PFozz, I m glad you enjoyed it. I thought the mag was quite good, although I think it would be better to not have to register to get it. Some good stuff

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Digital drummer magazine

2010-01-17 by phuzzyfozz

I sincerly enjoyed to read this article, Keith ;-) Thanks again for the kind words and this anthologic circuit! All the best to you and everyone in this group,

Thread view Attachments: 0

Digital drummer magazine

2010-01-16 by keith1200rs

There is a new, free edrum magazine you can download from here: http://www.digitaldrummermag.com/ Apart from an article about some boring guy in Yorkshire,

Thread view Attachments: 0

Re: Anyone still around? Midi help

2010-01-12 by CJ

Yeah, I ve never used midi before now. I suppose it s possible that for one reason or another you could be correct... but no, I ve never used or tried using a

Thread view Attachments: 0

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.