Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi fellow pad bashers,
I have a pretty simple problem to put forward to the group,
(Bearing in mind that I am quite new to the world of E Kits)
I am experiencing a volume issue with the Kick Drum sound.
I have noticed that If I hit say about ten consistent single beats, 
one or two notes are heard at a higher volume or depending on how 
you look at it, eight are too low and 2 are OK.
The volume setting in the modules display indicates 127,
I have adjusted the gain pot on the rear of the actual rubber pad 
which as expected, increases or decreases the volume.
This erratic Kick volume is evident on all factory kits,
I have not edited any of the factory volume settings on the Kick.
I have to be honest the Kick volume seems a lot lower than the snare 
& Tom's, the Kick seems to be at maximum ?
It's as if the pad is not working consistently ?
Am I thick or am I missing something ?

Cheers !

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rav4t3" <a.holmes@u...> wrote:
> 
> Hi fellow pad bashers,
> I have a pretty simple problem to put forward to the group,
> (Bearing in mind that I am quite new to the world of E Kits)
> I am experiencing a volume issue with the Kick Drum sound.
> I have noticed that If I hit say about ten consistent single beats, 
> one or two notes are heard at a higher volume or depending on how 
> you look at it, eight are too low and 2 are OK.
> The volume setting in the modules display indicates 127,
> I have adjusted the gain pot on the rear of the actual rubber pad 
> which as expected, increases or decreases the volume.
> This erratic Kick volume is evident on all factory kits,
> I have not edited any of the factory volume settings on the Kick.
> I have to be honest the Kick volume seems a lot lower than the 
snare 
> & Tom's, the Kick seems to be at maximum ?
> It's as if the pad is not working consistently ?
> Am I thick or am I missing something ?

The first thing to check is the cable. If swapping another cable from 
the kit doesn't help, it's possible that the pad is defective. The 
problem might be a loose wire or bad soldering, both of which you 
might be able to fix yourself, though I wouldn't open up the pad if 
the kit is still under warranty. If you haven't adjusted any trigger 
settings yourself, and another cable doesn't eliminate the problem, 
contact the dealer. You might be directed to Yamaha, but they are 
usually responsive. If you don't get any satisfaction, let us know. 
We can probably get someone's attention.

Ed

you might want to look at the self-rejection settings in the trigger
menu also- try reducing that a notch or two.


On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:36:08 -0000, emf <liberatusvirus@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rav4t3" <a.holmes@u...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi fellow pad bashers,
> > I have a pretty simple problem to put forward to the group,
> > (Bearing in mind that I am quite new to the world of E Kits)
> > I am experiencing a volume issue with the Kick Drum sound.
> > I have noticed that If I hit say about ten consistent single beats,
> > one or two notes are heard at a higher volume or depending on how
> > you look at it, eight are too low and 2 are OK.
> > The volume setting in the modules display indicates 127,
> > I have adjusted the gain pot on the rear of the actual rubber pad
> > which as expected, increases or decreases the volume.
> > This erratic Kick volume is evident on all factory kits,
> > I have not edited any of the factory volume settings on the Kick.
> > I have to be honest the Kick volume seems a lot lower than the
> snare
> > & Tom's, the Kick seems to be at maximum ?
> > It's as if the pad is not working consistently ?
> > Am I thick or am I missing something ?
> 
> The first thing to check is the cable. If swapping another cable from
> the kit doesn't help, it's possible that the pad is defective. The
> problem might be a loose wire or bad soldering, both of which you
> might be able to fix yourself, though I wouldn't open up the pad if
> the kit is still under warranty. If you haven't adjusted any trigger
> settings yourself, and another cable doesn't eliminate the problem,
> contact the dealer. You might be directed to Yamaha, but they are
> usually responsive. If you don't get any satisfaction, let us know.
> We can probably get someone's attention.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
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> 
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>   http://www.dtxpressions.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Creighton Higgins

I had no sooner posted the same question when I read your post. I held
down "shift" while pressing "trigger" and went to kick1 to velocity
curve and changed it from normal to loud in case you havent figured it
out.


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rav4t3" <a.holmes@u...> wrote:

> 
> Hi fellow pad bashers,
> I have a pretty simple problem to put forward to the group,
> (Bearing in mind that I am quite new to the world of E Kits)
> I am experiencing a volume issue with the Kick Drum sound.
> I have noticed that If I hit say about ten consistent single beats, 
> one or two notes are heard at a higher volume or depending on how 
> you look at it, eight are too low and 2 are OK.
> The volume setting in the modules display indicates 127,
> I have adjusted the gain pot on the rear of the actual rubber pad 
> which as expected, increases or decreases the volume.
> This erratic Kick volume is evident on all factory kits,
> I have not edited any of the factory volume settings on the Kick.
> I have to be honest the Kick volume seems a lot lower than the snare 
> & Tom's, the Kick seems to be at maximum ?
> It's as if the pad is not working consistently ?
> Am I thick or am I missing something ?
> 
> Cheers !

I posted the same question before seeing your posts
Self rejection was the answer. I tried it and it worked!
Thanks guys!


-- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Creighton Higgins <creightonh@g...> wrote:

> you might want to look at the self-rejection settings in the trigger
> menu also- try reducing that a notch or two.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:36:08 -0000, emf <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "rav4t3" <a.holmes@u...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi fellow pad bashers,
> > > I have a pretty simple problem to put forward to the group,
> > > (Bearing in mind that I am quite new to the world of E Kits)
> > > I am experiencing a volume issue with the Kick Drum sound.
> > > I have noticed that If I hit say about ten consistent single beats,
> > > one or two notes are heard at a higher volume or depending on how
> > > you look at it, eight are too low and 2 are OK.
> > > The volume setting in the modules display indicates 127,
> > > I have adjusted the gain pot on the rear of the actual rubber pad
> > > which as expected, increases or decreases the volume.
> > > This erratic Kick volume is evident on all factory kits,
> > > I have not edited any of the factory volume settings on the Kick.
> > > I have to be honest the Kick volume seems a lot lower than the
> > snare
> > > & Tom's, the Kick seems to be at maximum ?
> > > It's as if the pad is not working consistently ?
> > > Am I thick or am I missing something ?
> > 
> > The first thing to check is the cable. If swapping another cable from
> > the kit doesn't help, it's possible that the pad is defective. The
> > problem might be a loose wire or bad soldering, both of which you
> > might be able to fix yourself, though I wouldn't open up the pad if
> > the kit is still under warranty. If you haven't adjusted any trigger
> > settings yourself, and another cable doesn't eliminate the problem,
> > contact the dealer. You might be directed to Yamaha, but they are
> > usually responsive. If you don't get any satisfaction, let us know.
> > We can probably get someone's attention.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > 
> > Community email addresses:
> >   Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> >   Subscribe:    DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
> >   Unsubscribe:  DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> >   List owner:   DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com
> > 
> > Shortcut URL to this page:
> >   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress
> > 
> > Alternate DTXpress site:
> >   http://www.dtxpressions.com
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Creighton Higgins