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>       1. dtxpress kit or Alesis DM5 kit? Help
>            From: "nikodite" <nikodite@...>
>       2. Re: dtxpress kit or Alesis DM5 kit? Help
>            From: "otacon28us" <reva@...>
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>    Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 02:21:23 -0000
>    From: "nikodite" <nikodite@...>
> Subject: dtxpress kit or Alesis DM5 kit? Help
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm an experienced musician (20 yrs keys and guit)
> that just started 
> playing drums. I have a cheap acoustic kit and want
> to switch to an 
> electric kit.
> 
> I am debating between a Dtxpress $999
> 
> and and Alesis dm5 with Hart Dynamics pads for $799
> 
>
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=02031417332306806310801113645
> 5/search/g=home/detail/base_id/57516
> 
> 
> The alesis kit has a single zone snare, but for the
> $200 I could 
> probably get a really good dual zone snare.
> 
> Any recommendations?
> 
> You can post here or email to jj@...
> 
> Thanks a ton.
> 
> JJ
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> Message: 2
>    Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 02:50:45 -0000
>    From: "otacon28us" <reva@...>
> Subject: Re: dtxpress kit or Alesis DM5 kit? Help
> 
> well first off i've been playing drums for 23 yrs.
> and just started 
> playing a e-drum kit about a year ago,it really
> depends on what you 
> are looking for feature wise?? now i have owned a
> dm5 module before i 
> switched over to running 2 dtxpress modules on my
> current set-up,and 
> while the alesis was a great module it really kind
> of left me thirsty 
> for more(so to speak)unlike having just basically
> voices being it's 
> key feature  of the dm5,the dtxpress module has alot
> of very useful 
> features such as a 2 track sequencer,the general
> midi voices(keyboard 
> voices) pad assignment ,the aux input for cd or tape
> players,a host 
> jack for linking to the internet, the abilty to
> download user kits 
> from the internet designed by other users of the
> dtxpress,and on 
> board metronome,the groove check feature,95 preset
> songs to play 
> along with,the ability to create your own user songs
> and store them 
> to play along with(via the gm voices,and a midi
> compliant 
> keyboard),plus tons of features that you can use to
> to change alot of 
> the parameters of the voices that are in the module
> to your 
> liking..now i'm not a biased drummer in any way,but
> once i plugged in 
> my first of the 2 dtxpress modules i own,i felt alot
> better on the 
> decision i made to sell off my dm5,and replace it
> with the dtxpress
> (now 2) as far as the pads go i have used the
> acupads(almost the same 
> as the hart pads just didn't have the better
> triggers in them)my 
> personal preference led me to playing pintech
> concertcast pads 
> instead,but i do have some yamaha pads on my kit as
> well for cymbal 
> triggers(4 tp-60's,1 tp-80,and 1 bp80) it really
> just depends on what 
> you're looking to get out of an e-drum set,and what
> you want to be 
> able to do with it,in my opinion though it would be
> hard to find 
> another drum module to do all of what the dtxpress
> can do for the 
> price 
> 
> just my 2cents worth
> 
> otacon28
> --- In DTXpress@y..., "nikodite" <nikodite@y...>
> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> > I'm an experienced musician (20 yrs keys and guit)
> that just 
> started 
> > playing drums. I have a cheap acoustic kit and
> want to switch to an 
> > electric kit.
> > 
> > I am debating between a Dtxpress $999
> > 
> > and and Alesis dm5 with Hart Dynamics pads for
> $799
> > 
> > 
>
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=02031417332306806310801113645
> > 5/search/g=home/detail/base_id/57516
> > 
> > 
> > The alesis kit has a single zone snare, but for
> the $200 I could 
> > probably get a really good dual zone snare.
> > 
> > Any recommendations?
> > 
> > You can post here or email to jj@j...
> > 
> > Thanks a ton.
> > 
> > JJ
> 
> 
> 
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