Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Did I faux pas somehow? Why is no one acknowledging my
posts?


--- NightWolf <aznightwolf@...> wrote:
> I think I broke my PCY65S. I've only had the kit for
> like a month. Is
> it possible to waste a pad in that short a time? I
> do hit them hard,
> but they are supposed to emulate drums for christ
> sake. Here are the
> symptoms: My choke no longer works at all (choking
> mostly causes a
> second hit), my hits get registered at different
> volumes, if at all. I
> plugged my low tom lead into the PCY pad and got the
> same intermittent
> responses. I'm not a drummer, so I think I tend to
> hit harder. Anybody
> else with similar problems? What are the chances
> Yamaha would pony up
> for a new pad, or should I suck it up? Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> John Nightwolf
> 
> 
> 

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Maybe we don't know the answer (I certainly don't). Or maybe you
answered it yourself .. how hard do you hit them? :-) Nothing to say,
in other words.

J

> Did I faux pas somehow? Why is no one acknowledging my
> posts?
>
>
> --- NightWolf <aznightwolf@...> wrote:
>> I think I broke my PCY65S. I've only had the kit for
>> like a month. Is
>> it possible to waste a pad in that short a time? I
>> do hit them hard,
>> but they are supposed to emulate drums for christ
>> sake. Here are the
>> symptoms: My choke no longer works at all (choking
>> mostly causes a
>> second hit), my hits get registered at different
>> volumes, if at all. I
>> plugged my low tom lead into the PCY pad and got the
>> same intermittent
>> responses. I'm not a drummer, so I think I tend to
>> hit harder. Anybody
>> else with similar problems? What are the chances
>> Yamaha would pony up
>> for a new pad, or should I suck it up? Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John Nightwolf
>>
>>
>>
>
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1. my first guess would be that you recieved a defective pad. it 
should still be under warranty....
2. or maby you inadvertently (sp?) messed up the trigger settings for 
it. perhaps you should reset to the factory defaults and try that 
(back up your custom data first)
3. or some other third thing...

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, NightWolf <aznightwolf@y...> wrote:
> Did I faux pas somehow? Why is no one acknowledging my
> posts?

John,

I've been trying to keep up with the technical questions during this 
slow period. OGD picks them up when I'm too busy, and vice versa. He 
is the expert on the Yamaha equipment. Anyway, I think that the board 
is starting to suffer its customary lag during the warmer months, 
though I expect that it will pick up at least a little. 

Assuming that your cable is okay (try another stereo one), as you, 
John, and Architiger said before me, you may have either whacked the 
pad too hard and hurt the ribbon--if not the piezo--or messed up your 
settings. If you haven't been programming indiscriminately, settings 
probably aren't the problem. You didn't change pad type in the 
trigger menu, did you?  You might as well check. If you moved to a 
type that doesn't support choking, you'd lose it, and some types 
might not permit accurate triggering on the bow with your pad. Make 
sure that you're on the right one. 

Do you have an edge sound programmed on the pad, along with the 
choke? If not, program one and see whether you can get it to work. If 
not, and the bow sound works, then the ribbon switch would appear to 
be damaged. 

A pad that's failed within warranty probably merits a replacement. 
Try your store first. If they give you a runaround, we'll give you a 
contact.  You'd probably do well not to hit so hard. Strength doesn't 
pay dividends with e-drums after a point; the module should be doing 
most of the work. You need exert only as much force as necessary to 
reach peak dynamic range. You'll be surprised how easy that can be.

Ed

Thanks for the responses guys, didn't mean to be a
pain, just frustrated. I bought the set off of E Bay,
so a contact would be great. I need to figure out how
to play lighter, not only did I break my cymbal, I
tweaked my 40 y o back. Any tips to learn to how to
play lighter?


Thanks Guys,
John


		
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