Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I purchased my dtxpress III last weekend. The only issue I have with
it is the output level. I use it for home recording. The output runs
from the controller to my BR-864, stereo in. I had to raise the
trigger gains to max, and turn the pad volumes up high, and I still
need the recorder input sensitivity and input level quite high to get
a decent signal. The phone output on my DD-55 is pretty hot, so I
tried that on the dtxIII, and it was better, but not like the '55.
Has anyone else had issues with low output level? Any suggestions,
other than adding a preamp?

Thanks,
Frank

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Northcutt" <frank.dana@c...> 
wrote:
> 
> I purchased my dtxpress III last weekend. The only issue I have with
> it is the output level. I use it for home recording. The output runs
> from the controller to my BR-864, stereo in. I had to raise the
> trigger gains to max, and turn the pad volumes up high, and I still
> need the recorder input sensitivity and input level quite high to get
> a decent signal. The phone output on my DD-55 is pretty hot, so I
> tried that on the dtxIII, and it was better, but not like the '55.
> Has anyone else had issues with low output level? Any suggestions,
> other than adding a preamp?

Frank,

Have you raised the master volume of the tone generator in the Utility 
Mode? If that works, maybe you can back off the gain.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Northcutt" <frank.dana@c...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > I purchased my dtxpress III last weekend. The only issue I have with
> > it is the output level. I use it for home recording. The output runs
> > from the controller to my BR-864, stereo in. I had to raise the
> > trigger gains to max, and turn the pad volumes up high, and I still
> > need the recorder input sensitivity and input level quite high to get
> > a decent signal. The phone output on my DD-55 is pretty hot, so I
> > tried that on the dtxIII, and it was better, but not like the '55.
> > Has anyone else had issues with low output level? Any suggestions,
> > other than adding a preamp?
> 
> Frank,
> 
> Have you raised the master volume of the tone generator in the Utility 
> Mode? If that works, maybe you can back off the gain.
> 
> Ed

No, I haven't tried that, Ed. I'll give it a shot and let you know.

Thanks for the suggestion,
Frank

Also, in the utilities menu turn the playing mode from practice to 
live.  This will make a huge difference.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Northcutt" <frank.dana@c...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Northcutt" 
<frank.dana@c...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > I purchased my dtxpress III last weekend. The only issue I 
have with
> > > it is the output level. I use it for home recording. The 
output runs
> > > from the controller to my BR-864, stereo in. I had to raise the
> > > trigger gains to max, and turn the pad volumes up high, and I 
still
> > > need the recorder input sensitivity and input level quite high 
to get
> > > a decent signal. The phone output on my DD-55 is pretty hot, 
so I
> > > tried that on the dtxIII, and it was better, but not like 
the '55.
> > > Has anyone else had issues with low output level? Any 
suggestions,
> > > other than adding a preamp?
> > 
> > Frank,
> > 
> > Have you raised the master volume of the tone generator in the 
Utility 

> > Mode? If that works, maybe you can back off the gain.
> > 
> > Ed
> 
> No, I haven't tried that, Ed. I'll give it a shot and let you know.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion,
> Frank