Jarmo,
I appear to be the sole DTXv2 owner in this group and it's only by the good
graces of the members that I'm allowed to post here, so don't expect me to
say anything bad about the DTXpress :)
I played the Xpress and liked it, but chose the DS10 over the Xpress because
I can't stand orange. Seriously, I thought the DS10's dual trigger pads and
slightly beefier hardware were worth the dough (if you have it to spend, or
find a good boxing day sale like I did).
I think the pads on both kits feel great. Not exactly like real drums, but
not bad, and nice in their own right. Yamaha has done a good job with the
striking vs rebound, and when you get to jamming along you can forget you're
playing electronics.
The cymbals are not too bad, but you don't have the myriad of sounds
available that you get with the real McCoy.
The rack is good. Unlike the Xpress, the DS10 comes with cymbal booms and
little keepers that keep the cymbals from rotating. Plus you can choke 'em.
The kick tower feels too hard, and mine tended to wobble around annoyingly
till I secured it and my pedal to a board.
I'm not into midi recording and stuff like that yet, so the other guys will
have to provide samples, which as I understand are common to both modules.
About the ambient sound. No, it's not silent. My wife call it tikka tikka
tikka. And the kit tower can sound like hitting a trash can full of rags
with a hockey stick. But here's a tip. Before your electronic kit arrives,
be sure to set up your acoustic kit and bash the hell out of it for a few
days, playing as loud as possible and pissing off as many family members and
neighbours as you can. That way, when the rubber kit arrives, the drop in
noise level will be so pronounced that no one (unlike my wife) will dare to
complain.
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pete
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> From: "Jarmo Pikka" <j_pikka@...>
>
> Hello community!
>
> I am 22 year-old drummer from Finland and playing drums now for ten years.
> My interest is into acoustic drums but when I have followed the conversation
> here I have become very interested in the DXTpress and DTX kits. Now I
> haven't my own DTX kit ..yet..but first I want to know exact specifications
> concerning about the module and pads, expecially the DTX V2.0. Is there
> anyone who is playing the DTX V2.0? I want to hear some samples and of
> course opinions. How the pads feel? Realistic? Rebound? And the acoustic
> noise, does it bother your neighbours? If there is some site to check out
> samples I would be very happy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jarmo
