Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Being new to E-Drums, I hear alot about bar pads on peoples racks, 
but I really don't know much about them.  Can someone help me out on 
this one?

Hey Brett!  I myself just bought a Yamaha BP80 Bar Pad two days afo 
and I can't wait to get it in!  The bar bad has two pads on it and 
takes up both 9/10 inputs on the back of the dtx module with a 
stereo cable.  The Bar Pad is skinny so its easy to fit anywhere on 
your rack.  Its very useful for just about any kind of drum or 
cymbal sound you want!  I plan on using mine maybe for some latin or 
conga drums or some weird sound effect.  The possibilities are 
endless!  With two extra sounds assigned to the bar pads you don't 
have to take up a whole tom of cymbal pad for those sounds, its very 
cool!


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Brett <baaron_123@y...>" 
<baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> Being new to E-Drums, I hear alot about bar pads on peoples racks, 
> but I really don't know much about them.  Can someone help me out 
on 
> this one?

A bunch of companies make bar pads. Pintech has two mono models. One 
has a 9" playing surface, the other a 6". Both are reasonably 
priced. You know about Yamaha's from Under'heaven. Drum Tech makes 
one, called the Pole Pad, which has two mono outputs for two 
separate sounds, though both sections can function as one sound 
through one of the outputs. I have the bigger Pintech and the Drum 
Tech, which is a marvel.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Brett <baaron_123@y...>" 
<baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> Being new to E-Drums, I hear alot about bar pads on peoples racks, 
> but I really don't know much about them.  Can someone help me out 
on 
> this one?

Here's how I use my BP80:
It's mounted directly over my Hi-Hat. I mainly use two basic kits, 
with variations. The variations are where the bar pad fits in. Kit 
one takes up Sets 50 -59; Kit two takes up sets 60 - 69. For kits 50 
and 60, the bar pad sounds are a cowbell and a china cymbal. For kits 
51 and 61, I have a rim click and chimes programmed. For 52 and 62, 
it's a handclap and a splash cymbal. For 53 - 63, I use a Guiro and a 
Vibra-slap. Etc, etc.
I'm tinkering with using the Dec/Inc mode of the module and using the 
bar pad as a switch to move around between sets for a couple of 
different songs my band does. Haven't tried programming that yet.