Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi guys,

I`m very pleased with my new set (dtxpress3 special) but I have one
thing that annoys me a little: The Hihat. Is there a way to layer,
modify or whatsoever the sounds so that I could get a more constant
sound while opening it? Right now I can raise the pedal to a certain
position and suddenly the module switches the sound from HHclose to
HHopen for example. Although I understand this technically I wonder
wether there might be a way to smoothen this out?

greetings,
Wolfgang

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dronsb" <dronsb@...> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> 
> I`m very pleased with my new set (dtxpress3 special) but I have one
> thing that annoys me a little: The Hihat. Is there a way to layer,
> modify or whatsoever the sounds so that I could get a more constant
> sound while opening it? Right now I can raise the pedal to a certain
> position and suddenly the module switches the sound from HHclose to
> HHopen for example. Although I understand this technically I wonder
> wether there might be a way to smoothen this out?
> 
> greetings,
> Wolfgang
>

Wolfgang,

You should be able to get a fairly progressive change from closed to
open (well, around 5 levels anyway).  Is the hihat set up correctly in
the trigger menu?  It should be set up as type RHH for the RHH130 on
the special kit.

Keith.

Hans Meier wrote:

> Hi Keith,
>
> thank you for your quick answer! However- what I did
> so far is to set all triggers from "standard kit" to
> "special kit". This improved the hihat already
> somewhat, it became more sensitive to the pedal I
> think. Is there another menue that I should enter to
> specifiy the exact type of hihat? I thought this was
> completed with altering the whole trigger setup to
> "special kit"?
>
> greetings and thank you for taking your time,
> Wolfgang
>
>  
>
Wolfgang,

Unfortunately I don't have the special kit, but I do know that some
people have had problems because the hihat is not set as the correct
type.  Press shift+trigger to get into the trigger edit menu.  Hit the
hihat and the display should say "TRIG IN=8".  Underneath it should
say "Type= RHH" if it doesn't then you need to change it.

The other settings related to the hihat are on page 14 of the
reference manual: HH OffS=xx and T=xx.  The offset may help adjust
where your foot needs to be for a specific sound between closed and
open.  The time T is the splash detect time which doesn't sound like
your problem, but will need adjusting if you are having trouble
getting the foot splash, or get it too often. 

Keith.