Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

To catch some of you up- My PCY crash failed last week- choke and rim 
functions died, and after reviewing features and costs, I ordered a 
ZB2 from Ed at Drumbalaya. (If any of you have not visited 
www.drumbalaya.com yet, scoot on over. It's a fine site devoted to 
all the major e-drum lines)
The new cymbal arrived right on time yesterday and I have literally 
only had a few moments to play with it. Right off I have a problem- 
when I whack the edge there is a noticeable delay in the trigger- 
about a beat if you have the click set to 80. Much as I like to play 
ahead of the beat- this requires way too much anticipation for 
someone with a crusty nervous system like myself.
I'm confident (?) this can be resolved through settings- can anyone 
steer me to the right location to begin tweaking? I am pre-grateful 
for any help.
Creighton

Slow Wednesday- I have to answer my own posts...
Ed from Drumbalaya got back to me within minutes- given the 3 hour 
time difference tween Baltimore and Seattle, I'm convinced the man 
never sleeps. He suggests I turn the cymbal so the sensor box is 
facing me. I turned it away from me to protect it.
Tomorrow I will continue this discussion with me to let me know how 
it worked.

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In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Creighton Higgins" <creighton@l...> 
wrote:
> To catch some of you up- My PCY crash failed last week- choke and 
rim 
> functions died, and after reviewing features and costs, I ordered a 
> ZB2 from Ed at Drumbalaya. (If any of you have not visited 
> www.drumbalaya.com yet, scoot on over. It's a fine site devoted to 
> all the major e-drum lines)
> The new cymbal arrived right on time yesterday and I have literally 
> only had a few moments to play with it. Right off I have a problem- 
> when I whack the edge there is a noticeable delay in the trigger- 
> about a beat if you have the click set to 80. Much as I like to 
play 

> ahead of the beat- this requires way too much anticipation for 
> someone with a crusty nervous system like myself.
> I'm confident (?) this can be resolved through settings- can anyone 
> steer me to the right location to begin tweaking? I am pre-grateful 
> for any help.
> Creighton

Creighton:
Turning the trigger box to face you is a REQUIREMENT in having the 
ZENBAL react properly. Or, at least that's what I have discovered. I 
do have one ZB2 whose rim I just couldn't get to fire. I am awaiting 
a replacement from Pintech.
I took me a while to get the parameters set just right for the ZB2, 
and I had a lot of frustration with them at first. Now, I don't think 
I'll ever use anything else that's currently on the market.

Stephen

Creighton, does it respond ok when you hit the ride cymbal part of 
the pad?  I too am looking at buying a Zenbal China and I guess I'll 
have to adjust the trigger box towards me as well huh?  Let us know 
how it goes!  

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Creighton Higgins" 
<creighton@l...> wrote:
> Thanks Stephen. Can't wait to get home tonight.
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: brown8700 [mailto:brown8700@a...]
>   Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:31 PM
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Zenbal ZB2
> 
> 
>   Creighton:
>   Turning the trigger box to face you is a REQUIREMENT in having 
the 
>   ZENBAL react properly. Or, at least that's what I have 
discovered. I 
>   do have one ZB2 whose rim I just couldn't get to fire. I am 
awaiting 
>   a replacement from Pintech.
>   I took me a while to get the parameters set just right for the 
ZB2, 
>   and I had a lot of frustration with them at first. Now, I don't 
think 
>   I'll ever use anything else that's currently on the market.
> 
>   Stephen
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Also, how is the "swinging action"?

-UN.H


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Creighton Higgins" 
<creighton@l...> wrote:
> UN.H.
> The short answer is yes. Triggered perfectly with the 1st hit. 
(choke worked
> fine right away too- better feel than the Yamahas) The surface is
> interesting- seems to have more traction(?) than the PCY and is a 
bit softer
> for lack of a better word. It will be interesting to see how it 
feels
> side-by-side with the Yamaha wedges. Now that I am aware that 
there is a
> sweet spot for rim triggers, I understand the rationale for the 
wedge shape-
> impossible to hit the wrong side of the cymbal.
> More news to come.
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: underneathheaven [mailto:realvast@s...]
>   Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 1:35 PM
>   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Zenbal ZB2
> 
> 
>   Creighton, does it respond ok when you hit the ride cymbal part 
of
>   the pad?  I too am looking at buying a Zenbal China and I guess 
I'll
>   have to adjust the trigger box towards me as well huh?  Let us 
know
>   how it goes!
> 
>   -UN.H
> 
> 
>   --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Creighton Higgins"
>   <creighton@l...> wrote:
>   > Thanks Stephen. Can't wait to get home tonight.
>   >   -----Original Message-----
>   >   From: brown8700 [mailto:brown8700@a...]
>   >   Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 12:31 PM
>   >   To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
>   >   Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Zenbal ZB2
>   >
>   >
>   >   Creighton:
>   >   Turning the trigger box to face you is a REQUIREMENT in 
having
>   the
>   >   ZENBAL react properly. Or, at least that's what I have
>   discovered. I
>   >   do have one ZB2 whose rim I just couldn't get to fire. I am
>   awaiting
>   >   a replacement from Pintech.
>   >   I took me a while to get the parameters set just right for 
the
>   ZB2,
>   >   and I had a lot of frustration with them at first. Now, I 
don't
>   think
>   >   I'll ever use anything else that's currently on the market.
>   >
>   >   Stephen
>   >
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Yes, it swings. And so do I.
(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)