Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a reasonable mesh head snare pad that is 
compatible with the DTXpress?  I had been thinking about the Pintech 
AX14S but there are currently distribution problems with Pintech gear 
in the UK.  

Does anyone use the Roland PD120? - if so any feedback on these or 
other options would be very welcome.

Cheers,

Pete.

Any mesh head snare should work with the DTXPU module, provided that 
you use either input 9 or 10 for the rim trigger. Too bad Pintech is 
hard to get in the UK. The Pintech 10" ConcertCast 102ST is a nice 
complement to the DTXexpress rack and module, and the AX14S is big, 
attractive, and worth the extra expense and effort to integrate it 
into the Yamaha context. You should also take a look at the Hart 
options. I've never used the Roland; to me it seems far too 
overpriced, and overenhanced, for use in a budget electronic kit.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "blunsdonp <blunsdonp@l...>" 
<blunsdonp@l...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone recommend a reasonable mesh head snare pad that is 
> compatible with the DTXpress?  I had been thinking about the 
Pintech 
> AX14S but there are currently distribution problems with Pintech 
gear 

> in the UK.  
> 
> Does anyone use the Roland PD120? - if so any feedback on these or 
> other options would be very welcome.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Pete.

I, too, can give the ConcertCast102ST a big thumbs up. This is what 
I've been using for snare. It works very well. However, I just ordered 
an AX14S. I thought I needed a larger target:Q ...I guess I'll use the 
102 for a side snare. By the way, I mounted my 102 on a snare stand. 
It took some of the pressure off the rack.Much more stable!!

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus 
<liberatusvirus@y...>" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:

> Any mesh head snare should work with the DTXPU module, provided that 
> you use either input 9 or 10 for the rim trigger. Too bad Pintech is 
> hard to get in the UK. The Pintech 10" ConcertCast 102ST is a nice 
> complement to the DTXexpress rack and module, and the AX14S is big, 
> attractive, and worth the extra expense and effort to integrate it 
> into the Yamaha context. You should also take a look at the Hart 
> options. I've never used the Roland; to me it seems far too 
> overpriced, and overenhanced, for use in a budget electronic kit.
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "blunsdonp <blunsdonp@l...>" 
> <blunsdonp@l...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Can anyone recommend a reasonable mesh head snare pad that is 
> > compatible with the DTXpress?  I had been thinking about the 
> Pintech 
> > AX14S but there are currently distribution problems with Pintech 
> gear 
> > in the UK.  
> > 
> > Does anyone use the Roland PD120? - if so any feedback on these or 
> > other options would be very welcome.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Pete.

Pete

I had the same problem and ended up buying a Yamaha Real Head trigger 
(the one that comes with DTXTREME). I put a Hart Dynamics mesh head 
on it and I love it.

The rim trigger on the Roland PD120 mesh head unit does not generate 
a big enough signal for the DTXpress and the mesh head is very bouncy.

You will need to use 2 inputs for the RHP as the rim trigger is a 
piezo. I use input 2(snare) for the pad and input 9 for the rim. With 
a splitter you can then use your old snare pad on input 10 as another 
tom or a cow bell or ......

Cheers

Warren