Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Be sure to check out Giles' website. He has a bunch of cool tips and stuff
on there. I don't remember his URL, though. I'm sure he could be persuaded
to post it again. 

I think mixing the DTXpress with acoustic drums is a great idea. I played
a gig earlier this summer with a friends V-drums as the main kit and I
used an Octapad to trigger the DTXpress brain. It worked out very well!

Chris

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000 DrummerB0ui@... wrote:

> Thanks for the welcome to the group. I am addicted to reading all of the postings on your site. I have also looked at the web site before I went to the music store to pick up my DTX set. I know I will be spending my evening putting it together and I am already itching to play my own and not the demo model.
> 
> One thing I have noticed in the 200+ messages that no one is mixing acoustic pieces and parts with the DTX set. My plan is once I get all the sets put together with the sounds that I want I will add in my piccilo snare and various crash and splash cymbals. I have talked with other electronic drummers and all of them have liked the mixture. 
> 
> Any comments or reccomendations on set up are appreciated. Again thanks for all the info that is available to the uninformed :)
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
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Hi

I'm using an acoustic snare and a couple of "real"
cymbals with the DTXpress. I'm also going to use a
real hi-hat for live work - there's really no
substitute.

The Web address again (sorry I've not updated the site
for ages - perhaps someone's got some ideas for
expansion??)
http://www.gihe.demon.co.uk/DTXpressions/

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It is good to know that I don't have to give up the comfortableness of the 
acoustic set just yet. I spent several hours last night setting at the kit 
exploring and trying voices. Have you found a voice that works well for toms? 
All the ones I was using sounded electronic and not that good wood sound. I 
tried the Maple selections but it was a little hollow. Is it an issue of 
tuning or reverb level?

Thanks for the letter. I looked at your site yesterday as I was scrolling 
through the message archives. It had no meaning until I was actually sitting 
at the set and recognized some fine tuning points from your tips section.

Take it easy,

Scott

Giles,

I was trudgig around your site today and found that the link for synthony has changed to the following:

http://www.synthony.com/Products/dtxpress.html 

My browser errored out until I started at the base page and followed their links to the DTXpress.

I thought you would like to know

Scott

Until you start layering voices, which can really fatten up any sound, check
out the "Room" tom sounds (T, #75-78), tune them to your preferred pitch,
and add some reverb for a quick, nice tom setup. I recently added some
reverb to my entire "rock" kit and it really helped.

Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: DrummerB0ui@... <DrummerB0ui@...>
To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Proud New Owner


>It is good to know that I don't have to give up the comfortableness of the
>acoustic set just yet. I spent several hours last night setting at the kit
>exploring and trying voices. Have you found a voice that works well for
toms?
>All the ones I was using sounded electronic and not that good wood sound. I
>tried the Maple selections but it was a little hollow. Is it an issue of
>tuning or reverb level?
>
>Thanks for the letter. I looked at your site yesterday as I was scrolling
>through the message archives. It had no meaning until I was actually
sitting

>at the set and recognized some fine tuning points from your tips section.
>
>Take it easy,
>
>Scott
>
>
>
>Community email addresses:
>  Post message: DTXpress@onelist.com
>  Subscribe:    DTXpress-subscribe@onelist.com
>  Unsubscribe:  DTXpress-unsubscribe@onelist.com
>  List owner:   DTXpress-owner@onelist.com
>
>Shortcut URL to this page:
>  http://www.onelist.com/community/DTXpress
>
>

I will try that the next time I am able to sit down again. I did find one cool setting under the reverb master setting. If I put the reverb to one of the "room" settings it seems to get close to the sound I am looking for on that one kit. It is funny that I/we spend so much money on digital and then spend so much time trying to make it sound acoustic :) Hmmmmm

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard C. MacDonald [mailto:vcrmac@...]
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 9:09 PM
To: DTXpress@egroups.com
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Proud New Owner

Until you start layering voices, which can really fatten up any sound, check
out the "Room" tom sounds (T, #75-78), tune them to your preferred pitch,
and add some reverb for a quick, nice tom setup. I recently added some
reverb to my entire "rock" kit and it really helped.

Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: DrummerB0ui@...
To: DTXpress@egroups.com
Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Proud New Owner

>It is good to know that I don't have to give up the comfortableness of the
>acoustic set just yet. I spent several hours last night setting at the kit
>exploring and trying voices. Have you found a voice that works well for
toms?
>All the ones I was using sounded electronic and not that good wood sound. I
>tried the Maple selections but it was a little hollow. Is it an issue of
>tuning or reverb level?
>
>Thanks for the letter. I looked at your site yesterday as I was scrolling
>through the message archives. It had no meaning until I was actually
sitting
>at the set and recognized some fine tuning points from your tips section.
>
>Take it easy,
>
>Scott
>
>
>
>Community email addresses:
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>
>

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