Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Guys,

Just to let you know that i have been speaking with Koby Drums 
Liverpool England and he has told me that his Mesh Snare pad will 
work on "JUST" the snare output of the DTX 2 Brain if used with a 
stereo lead supplied with the Pad.This is great as from my 
understanding most snares utilise two inputs.
Koby drums can be contacted on 0151 709 8141 just ask for Colin.
http://www.koby.co.uk/

Regards,

lee.

Lee,

That's great, and puzzling--if the Koby mesh heads are indeed true 
dual zones (two separate piezos for body and rim). Or are they 
stereo pads (a piezo for the body and a membrane switch for the rim, 
like the rubber Yamahas)? Since the technologies are different, they 
would not seem to work the same way through the module.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "leehunwick" <lhunwick@t...> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> 
> Just to let you know that i have been speaking with Koby Drums 
> Liverpool England and he has told me that his Mesh Snare pad will 
> work on "JUST" the snare output of the DTX 2 Brain if used with a 
> stereo lead supplied with the Pad.This is great as from my 
> understanding most snares utilise two inputs.
> Koby drums can be contacted on 0151 709 8141 just ask for Colin.
> http://www.koby.co.uk/
> 
> Regards,
> 
> lee.

I currently own a DTXplorer and want to upgrade the snare to a 2 zone
mesh pad.  Have heard a lot of good things about the one made by Koby.
 Does anyone have any experience of these?

Ta

Sonny

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "sjadav" <sjadav@...> wrote:
>
> I currently own a DTXplorer and want to upgrade the snare to a 2 zone
> mesh pad.  Have heard a lot of good things about the one made by 
Koby.
>  Does anyone have any experience of these?
> 
> Ta
> 
> Sonny
>

Around the time when Sherpa sent me their snare to review, I thought 
that it might be a good idea to review a Koby product as well. Koby 
was still a new company and relatively difficult to engage. I 
subsequently heard favorable comments from a few people in the UK. The 
traditional problem with mesh pads and Yamaha electronics, however, is 
that even though they collaborate to make noise, the dynamics aren't 
always wide enough for everyone's liking, mainly because Yamaha 
doesn't incorporate the requisite sensitivity settings into its 
modules for mesh pads. The reason that Yamaha doesn't do mesh is long 
and involved, but suffice it to say that Roland won that particular 
battle. When this group had a closer relationship with Pintech, 
Pintech flirted with the idea of fitting a sensitivity control on its 
ConcertCast pads to help mate with the DTX modules, but a change of 
direction seemed to kill that plan. Koby's personnel are apparently 
quite accessible. You might ask if they've tried their snares with 
Yamaha equipment. Keith has a Pintech; he'll be glad to tell you how 
it works. Years ago, I found Pintechs ran very hot through the 
DTXpress, making softer sounds almost impossible to get without 
inserting a pot somewhere in line.

Ed

I purchased a Koby 2 zone snare about a year and a half ago, and my 
first experience was good. I would however say that I'm not that 
impressed with the dual zone. The snare trigger is fine, once you get 
your trigger set up as you like it, but the rim trigger is next to useless.

My solution to this was to use inputs 9/10 for the snare, and split the 
cable between the Koby pad and a single zone yamaha pad positioned next 
to the snare set up with the rim shot sound.

Having said that, I have since purchased 3 more Koby pads and replaced 
my rubber toms. It's a much more wrist friendly playing style, and the 
feel is similar to my accoustic kit, so my practice sessions
are more a kin to live. Or as close as it's going to get :-)

Hope this helps
Nic

Thanks for all of your help - I'm going to have a word with the guys
from Koby and get the pad.  Will let you know how I get on.

Cheers

Sonny