Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I'm looking to add to the basic old DTXpress setup, and purchase an 
extra pad & lead. I'd just like some opinions on whether to stick 
with a Yammy pad, stereo, cymbal or whatever, or whether there are 
better, cheaper, 100% compatible options.
As ever, your help is gratefully appreciated,

Cheers,

Welsh Thunder.

well depending on what your needs are going to be for the extra pad
(ex. what sound you're going to trigger with the pad,and where you're 
gonna locate the pad on your kit)you do have some different choices 
in trigger pads that you could use, i have used all of the following 
pads in various combinations with my dtxpress modules,and haven't 
really seen any major compatability problems that couldn't be 
corrected by tweaking a few settings on the module itself(this really 
depends on the type of trigger pads you'd be using generally..i have 
used roland pd5,and pd7's, acupads, pintech concertcasts,db-12's,nr-
6's,and the pintech tc series cymbals(these cymbal triggers weren't 
very good,but everything else seemed to get the job done quite 
nicely),drum tech pads,and of course the tp-60's,and tp-80's,as well 
as the yamaha bp-80's.. i'm currently in the process of upgrading my 
cymbal triggers to hart e-cymbals,and the e-cymbal II's series,so i 
have found that these will need some more detailed tweaking,but 
should end up being worth it after i get them adjusted just right..


hope this helps,
                sam(otacon28)

--- In DTXpress@y..., "jimbosharp72" <jimbosharp@t...> wrote:

> I'm looking to add to the basic old DTXpress setup, and purchase an 
> extra pad & lead. I'd just like some opinions on whether to stick 
> with a Yammy pad, stereo, cymbal or whatever, or whether there are 
> better, cheaper, 100% compatible options.
> As ever, your help is gratefully appreciated,
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Welsh Thunder.

--- In DTXpress@y..., "jimbosharp72" <jimbosharp@t...> wrote:
>I added a Pintech concertcast snare with the mesh head. I found that 
the response for snare was just what I needed. I moved the snare 
TP60 to the ride cymbal position and function. This make a much better 
ride than the PCY60 Cymbal pads! This gave me two crashes. And since I 
really didn't need the rim function on the snare, I added an extra 
TP60 for accessory sounds, cowbell, woodblock, tambourine, handclaps 
etc.
I changed one crash for A PCY80s so I have two sounds and a choke 
function for one crash. The limitation is not pad types, but inputs.
With stereo pads, you can get more sounds if you need them. If I 
decide I need to use the rim function of my dual-zone snare pad, I 
would have to give up a crash or accessory pad.
But I would definately suggest a real or mesh head snare pad, at least 
10". You will, however, need to use a snare stand. The dtxpress rack 
is not beefy enough to hold a snare pad like this!

Scott  

I'm looking to add to the basic old DTXpress setup, and purchase an 

> extra pad & lead. I'd just like some opinions on whether to stick 
> with a Yammy pad, stereo, cymbal or whatever, or whether there are 
> better, cheaper, 100% compatible options.
> As ever, your help is gratefully appreciated,
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Welsh Thunder.

yes the concertcast snare pad worked well for me as well,and then i 
did an upgrade to a pintech ax-14 snare(which works great with the 
module,i also felt a little limited with the input amount,but then 
invested in another dtxpress module,and then the monster size e-drum 
kit saga really kicked off,but that is yet another story,but yes if 
youre gonna invest in a another trigger pad,i would recommend the 
concertcasts pads as well(or you could even go one better and get the 
pintech ax-14 for as walt likes to refer as the snare choice with 
more real estate(i love that !!!!)or there are some other mesh drum 
head trigger pads as well,but you have to research the compatability 
with the module. so even if the pad you're wanting to add to your kit 
isn't for a snare pad it may be worth getting a mesh head pad for use 
as a snare pad,and using your current pad for another cymbal or a 
third tom.. i think when you try a mesh head,or even a real head drum 
pad on your kit,you'll find it really adds even more to the 
versatility of the the kit.. i liked the mesh ones so much that after 
trying one i built alot of my slightly large e-drum kit with them. i 
know that there are a few other members on here that are using mesh 
head pads as well as myself(ex.walt,hairytrigger,etc.)and feel free 
to ask us how well they really work with the dtxpress,after all that 
is what this group is all about drummers helping other drummers..


sam(otacon28)

--- In DTXpress@y..., "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@y..., "jimbosharp72" <jimbosharp@t...> wrote:
> >I added a Pintech concertcast snare with the mesh head. I found 
that 
> the response for snare was just what I needed. I moved the snare 
> TP60 to the ride cymbal position and function. This make a much 
better 
> ride than the PCY60 Cymbal pads! This gave me two crashes. And 
since I 
> really didn't need the rim function on the snare, I added an extra 
> TP60 for accessory sounds, cowbell, woodblock, tambourine, 
handclaps 
> etc.
> I changed one crash for A PCY80s so I have two sounds and a choke 
> function for one crash. The limitation is not pad types, but inputs.
> With stereo pads, you can get more sounds if you need them. If I 
> decide I need to use the rim function of my dual-zone snare pad, I 
> would have to give up a crash or accessory pad.
> But I would definately suggest a real or mesh head snare pad, at 
least 
> 10". You will, however, need to use a snare stand. The dtxpress 
rack 
> is not beefy enough to hold a snare pad like this!
> 
> Scott  
> 
> I'm looking to add to the basic old DTXpress setup, and purchase an 
> > extra pad & lead. I'd just like some opinions on whether to stick 
> > with a Yammy pad, stereo, cymbal or whatever, or whether there 
are 

> > better, cheaper, 100% compatible options.
> > As ever, your help is gratefully appreciated,
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Welsh Thunder.