Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I apologize if this question has been answered before. I just 
received my DTXpress this Christmas and I discovered tonight that 
when I hit the kick pad, it fails to trigger the sound 
occassionally. 

I'd appreciate any help.

John

Hi John,

Really? I can't imagine. Actually, that sort of thing was 
commonplace in the two earlier DTXpress versions, but it didn't seem 
to be happening much in this latest iteration. Here's what you can 
do: First make sure that the cable hasn't gone south. Then, if 
you're slightly adventurous and optimistic, you can open up the pad, 
pull out the circuit board, check the wires, and re-solder every 
connection in sight, whether it looks like it needs it or not. I 
went through this routine with mine back in the 18th century, on 
Yamaha's recommendation. It didn't help. What I'd do, however, is 
contact the store that sold it to you. You shouldn't have to make 
any repairs on a new unit. If the dealer can't, or won't, give you 
any satisfaction, or if they drag their feet, contact Yamaha at the 
number in my post #2604. By the way, when I did, I got a brand new 
KP60 very quickly. Even though I ended up replacing it, you might 
have better luck with a new KP65, if only judging from the dearth of 
posts like yours about it.  If you end up with a new one, and Yamaha 
doesn't ask for the first one back, then you can try replacing the 
piezo. If it works, you'll have two kicks.

Ed


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "JohnnyJ <myhihat@h...>" 
<myhihat@h...> wrote:

> I apologize if this question has been answered before. I just 
> received my DTXpress this Christmas and I discovered tonight that 
> when I hit the kick pad, it fails to trigger the sound 
> occassionally. 
> 
> I'd appreciate any help.
> 
> John

On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 03:50:11 -0000, you wrote:

>I apologize if this question has been answered before. I just 
>received my DTXpress this Christmas and I discovered tonight that 
>when I hit the kick pad, it fails to trigger the sound 
>occassionally. 

If you have a KP60, try this before anything else.

Get yourself a Pearl Quad Beater for your kick pedal.  It's a beater
that has four different sides to it, all shaped differently.  Use the
side that is felt and horizontally cylindrical.  Positioning is key
here. Try to get the beater to strike the pad precisely in the center,
as flat as square as possible.

I did this and haven't had a lick of trouble with my KP60 since (about
six months with no dropped triggers).

I know this might sound flakey to some, but my KP60 was just like
everyone else's.  It dropped about every fourth trigger after I had it
only a week.  I haven't opened it up, sent it back, changed cables,
anything.  Just changed the beater and adjusted it as described above.



____________________________

Jim