Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi All.
I have finally posted some pics of my kit from the cramped confines of 
my pal's apartment recording studio. We have been up there several 
months. He has a Korg digital recording station. We have been 
re-making some great old songs. It is taking forever. We only do 
sunday afternoons. PLUS it it just we two. He play bass. He also does 
a little guitar, but has been learning ALL the guitar parts. I play 
drums (?) I have used the keyboard for years to figure out harmony 
parts, put never played it as an instrument. I still don't know how 
really, but I'm doing all the keyboards (Organ, Piano, Horns, Strings, 
etc.)We are both singing lead, harmony and backing vocals. Some songs 
we share, some he or I will do All the vocals. It has been a real 
blast, but is a slow process.
I had intended to wait until my kit was finished before posting pics. 
This ain't gonna happen! Two and a healf years, and still evolving.
But I had the camera there to get some documentation for the CD 
cover(planning WAT ahead) So here are a couple. By the way, the ride 
pad is a PD-7.

Scott

Scott,

Looks great. I recognize old pal AX14S. Is it working out ok?

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> Hi All.
> I have finally posted some pics of my kit from the cramped 
confines of 
> my pal's apartment recording studio. We have been up there several 
> months. He has a Korg digital recording station. We have been 
> re-making some great old songs. It is taking forever. We only do 
> sunday afternoons. PLUS it it just we two. He play bass. He also 
does 
> a little guitar, but has been learning ALL the guitar parts. I 
play 
> drums (?) I have used the keyboard for years to figure out harmony 
> parts, put never played it as an instrument. I still don't know 
how 
> really, but I'm doing all the keyboards (Organ, Piano, Horns, 
Strings, 
> etc.)We are both singing lead, harmony and backing vocals. Some 
songs 
> we share, some he or I will do All the vocals. It has been a real 
> blast, but is a slow process.
> I had intended to wait until my kit was finished before posting 
pics. 
> This ain't gonna happen! Two and a healf years, and still evolving.
> But I had the camera there to get some documentation for the CD 
> cover(planning WAT ahead) So here are a couple. By the way, the 
ride 

> pad is a PD-7.
> 
> Scott

Yes, Ed, It is awesome. It is the closest thing to a real snare (but 
with better sounds!)
Scott

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> Looks great. I recognize old pal AX14S. Is it working out ok?
> 
> Ed
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> 
wrote:
> > Hi All.
> > I have finally posted some pics of my kit from the cramped 
> confines of 
> > my pal's apartment recording studio. We have been up there several 
> > months. He has a Korg digital recording station. We have been 
> > re-making some great old songs. It is taking forever. We only do 
> > sunday afternoons. PLUS it it just we two. He play bass. He also 
> does 
> > a little guitar, but has been learning ALL the guitar parts. I 
> play 
> > drums (?) I have used the keyboard for years to figure out harmony 
> > parts, put never played it as an instrument. I still don't know 
> how 
> > really, but I'm doing all the keyboards (Organ, Piano, Horns, 
> Strings, 
> > etc.)We are both singing lead, harmony and backing vocals. Some 
> songs 
> > we share, some he or I will do All the vocals. It has been a real 
> > blast, but is a slow process.
> > I had intended to wait until my kit was finished before posting 
> pics. 
> > This ain't gonna happen! Two and a healf years, and still 
evolving.

> > But I had the camera there to get some documentation for the CD 
> > cover(planning WAT ahead) So here are a couple. By the way, the 
> ride 
> > pad is a PD-7.
> > 
> > Scott

Scott,

I'm pretty fond of it, too, except for that little snag that we 
discussed a while ago--its tendency to mask itself under certain 
conditions. Unless you've figured it out, one of these months I'm 
going to delve into it seriously. None of the explanations that have 
occurred to me so far seems to hold much water. No one at Roland has 
mentioned the problem to the best of my knowledge. Maybe it's a 
Yamaha thing, but that doesn't really make much sense either.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> Yes, Ed, It is awesome. It is the closest thing to a real snare 
(but 
> with better sounds!)
> Scott
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Scott,
> > 
> > Looks great. I recognize old pal AX14S. Is it working out ok?
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> 
> wrote:
> > > Hi All.
> > > I have finally posted some pics of my kit from the cramped 
> > confines of 
> > > my pal's apartment recording studio. We have been up there 
several 
> > > months. He has a Korg digital recording station. We have been 
> > > re-making some great old songs. It is taking forever. We only 
do 
> > > sunday afternoons. PLUS it it just we two. He play bass. He 
also 
> > does 
> > > a little guitar, but has been learning ALL the guitar parts. I 
> > play 
> > > drums (?) I have used the keyboard for years to figure out 
harmony 
> > > parts, put never played it as an instrument. I still don't 
know 
> > how 
> > > really, but I'm doing all the keyboards (Organ, Piano, Horns, 
> > Strings, 
> > > etc.)We are both singing lead, harmony and backing vocals. 
Some 
> > songs 
> > > we share, some he or I will do All the vocals. It has been a 
real 
> > > blast, but is a slow process.
> > > I had intended to wait until my kit was finished before 
posting 
> > pics. 
> > > This ain't gonna happen! Two and a healf years, and still 
> evolving.
> > > But I had the camera there to get some documentation for the 
CD 
> > > cover(planning WAT ahead) So here are a couple. By the way, 
the 

> > ride 
> > > pad is a PD-7.
> > > 
> > > Scott

Scott:
Looks like there's plenty of things to hit; which makes it an OK kit 
in my book.
Are you going to post some sound files when you're finished recording?
Stephen

Cool set hairy!  Which sounds do you prefer to come from the TD-5?

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> wrote:
> Hi All.
> I have finally posted some pics of my kit from the cramped 
confines of 
> my pal's apartment recording studio. We have been up there several 
> months. He has a Korg digital recording station. We have been 
> re-making some great old songs. It is taking forever. We only do 
> sunday afternoons. PLUS it it just we two. He play bass. He also 
does 
> a little guitar, but has been learning ALL the guitar parts. I 
play 
> drums (?) I have used the keyboard for years to figure out harmony 
> parts, put never played it as an instrument. I still don't know 
how 
> really, but I'm doing all the keyboards (Organ, Piano, Horns, 
Strings, 
> etc.)We are both singing lead, harmony and backing vocals. Some 
songs 
> we share, some he or I will do All the vocals. It has been a real 
> blast, but is a slow process.
> I had intended to wait until my kit was finished before posting 
pics. 
> This ain't gonna happen! Two and a healf years, and still evolving.
> But I had the camera there to get some documentation for the CD 
> cover(planning WAT ahead) So here are a couple. By the way, the 
ride 

> pad is a PD-7.
> 
> Scott

UN. H
The labels in blue in the pics are the sounds I have coming from the 
TD-5.
I really like the cymbal sounds on that module.
There are a couple really good kick sounds, too. But if I use those, I 
lose my front-panel kick level control.In the studio, I'm only using 
the XPress, anyway.When I use the TD-5, I run the outputs into the 
front-panel 1/8" stereo input jack on the XPress. Works great. Playing 
live, I don't use stereo, so I could Pan cymbals and kick on TD-5, and 
still get individual kick volume on my mixer.That is really the best 
way to do it.Also using the mixer allows better external effects 
control.
Scott

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
wrote:
> Cool set hairy!  Which sounds do you prefer to come from the TD-5?
> 
> -UN.H
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> 
wrote:
> > Hi All.
> > I have finally posted some pics of my kit from the cramped 
> confines of 
> > my pal's apartment recording studio. We have been up there several 
> > months. He has a Korg digital recording station. We have been 
> > re-making some great old songs. It is taking forever. We only do 
> > sunday afternoons. PLUS it it just we two. He play bass. He also 
> does 
> > a little guitar, but has been learning ALL the guitar parts. I 
> play 
> > drums (?) I have used the keyboard for years to figure out harmony 
> > parts, put never played it as an instrument. I still don't know 
> how 
> > really, but I'm doing all the keyboards (Organ, Piano, Horns, 
> Strings, 
> > etc.)We are both singing lead, harmony and backing vocals. Some 
> songs 
> > we share, some he or I will do All the vocals. It has been a real 
> > blast, but is a slow process.
> > I had intended to wait until my kit was finished before posting 
> pics. 
> > This ain't gonna happen! Two and a healf years, and still 
evolving.

> > But I had the camera there to get some documentation for the CD 
> > cover(planning WAT ahead) So here are a couple. By the way, the 
> ride 
> > pad is a PD-7.
> > 
> > Scott