Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

First of all, I will introduce myself. I am Richard from the 
Netherlands and during the last 2 years I'got become interested in 
drums.

To practice at home I am at the moment looking for a electronic 
drumkit. Based on price and specs and this newsgroup I've made a 
tentatively choice for the DTXpress.

Last week there was a expo in Rotterdam (Music-Expo 2000) and there 
was nobody who had any positive attitude towards the DTXpress.

The main items where;

- Cheap sounds in the kit
- Playability of the pads, especially the bass en cymbal pads.
- I would got less interested in 2 years because of the limitations 
of the system.
- It is just to cheap for a complete system

The suggested that it would be better to purchase a Alesis DM5 or D4  
(or Ddrum 4) second hand and some pads of whatever brand.

The problem is that during this expo there wasn't any DTXpress 
available to test it against ie the Alesis.

Are those people making any sense or are they just making themselves 
important and richer.

Are there members in this group who started with the DTXpress and 
after some experience are still satisfied with it? Can it be used to 
play in a band.

Are there some more experienced drummers who are looking for a new 
system (complete or just the module)?

As you can tell by all this, I have become very much in doubt and any 
suggestions are welcome.

Richard Kleyne

PS. Sorry for any errors in the words and the phrases.

Hello Richard,

THe DTXpress Rock!!!!  I'm a relativley new user of the DTXPRESS 
however I'm a very accomplished and experience drummer, To compare 
the DTXPRESS to the Roland brain, or alesis brain....I find that the 
DTXpress deffinetley holds its own, the Preset kits are among the 
best Ive heard.  With a little tweaking you can get them to sound 
very close to the real thing. and after a little more tweaking, they 
are a real hoot to play live with, and they sound great, I think the 
sound really depends on what type of system you are running them 
through, I have the Roland Electronic Drum Monitor and amp system, 
and man I get a great sound out of it, and it is run through a Pevey 
PA system.  I'm vey satisfied with the DTXPRESS,  however I've been 
in and out of my local store since I purchased, and the DTX2 brain is 
a real step up... I mean you can really notice the diference, in 
sound and features, but I think that is for when you are ready to 
upgrade or you want to add more pads to your kit, A more accomplised 
brain will make the transition alot easier. I would like to just 
leave you with no doubt in your mind that you will be more than happy 
and exited when you get them home, and open the box.....

Herb






--- In DTXpress@egroups.com, "Richard Kleyne" <kleyne_r@z...> wrote:
> First of all, I will introduce myself. I am Richard from the 
> Netherlands and during the last 2 years I'got become interested in 
> drums.
> 
> To practice at home I am at the moment looking for a electronic 
> drumkit. Based on price and specs and this newsgroup I've made a 
> tentatively choice for the DTXpress.
> 
> Last week there was a expo in Rotterdam (Music-Expo 2000) and there 
> was nobody who had any positive attitude towards the DTXpress.
> 
> The main items where;
> 
> - Cheap sounds in the kit
> - Playability of the pads, especially the bass en cymbal pads.
> - I would got less interested in 2 years because of the limitations 
> of the system.
> - It is just to cheap for a complete system
> 
> The suggested that it would be better to purchase a Alesis DM5 or 
D4  
> (or Ddrum 4) second hand and some pads of whatever brand.
> 
> The problem is that during this expo there wasn't any DTXpress 
> available to test it against ie the Alesis.
> 
> Are those people making any sense or are they just making 
themselves 
> important and richer.
> 
> Are there members in this group who started with the DTXpress and 
> after some experience are still satisfied with it? Can it be used 
to 
> play in a band.
> 
> Are there some more experienced drummers who are looking for a new 
> system (complete or just the module)?
> 
> As you can tell by all this, I have become very much in doubt and 
any 

> suggestions are welcome.
> 
> Richard Kleyne
> 
> PS. Sorry for any errors in the words and the phrases.

I totally agree. I'm an accomplished drummer and have played been playing
a friends set of the top-of-the-line Vdrums for a few years now. While the
DTXpress is no V-drums, for the money, they are quite good. In fact, the
Yamaha is better than the Roland at "wierd sounds" and noises. The drum
and cymbal sounds are fine, for the most part. In fact, several of my
friends and I did a late-night, drunken jam straight into my computer one
night and you'd be hard pressed to tell that they weren't real drums. 

Great kit for the money. Don't let the "e-drum snobs" sway you. Play the
drums for several hours and THEN formulate an opinion. 


Chris

On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 herb@... wrote:

> 
> Hello Richard,
> 
> THe DTXpress Rock!!!!  I'm a relativley new user of the DTXPRESS 
> however I'm a very accomplished and experience drummer, To compare 
> the DTXPRESS to the Roland brain, or alesis brain....I find that the 
> DTXpress deffinetley holds its own, the Preset kits are among the 
> best Ive heard.  With a little tweaking you can get them to sound 
> very close to the real thing. and after a little more tweaking, they 
> are a real hoot to play live with, and they sound great, I think the 
> sound really depends on what type of system you are running them 
> through, I have the Roland Electronic Drum Monitor and amp system, 
> and man I get a great sound out of it, and it is run through a Pevey 
> PA system.  I'm vey satisfied with the DTXPRESS,  however I've been 
> in and out of my local store since I purchased, and the DTX2 brain is 
> a real step up... I mean you can really notice the diference, in 
> sound and features, but I think that is for when you are ready to 
> upgrade or you want to add more pads to your kit, A more accomplised 
> brain will make the transition alot easier. I would like to just 
> leave you with no doubt in your mind that you will be more than happy 
> and exited when you get them home, and open the box.....
> 
> Herb
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@egroups.com, "Richard Kleyne" <kleyne_r@z...> wrote:
> > First of all, I will introduce myself. I am Richard from the 
> > Netherlands and during the last 2 years I'got become interested in 
> > drums.
> > 
> > To practice at home I am at the moment looking for a electronic 
> > drumkit. Based on price and specs and this newsgroup I've made a 
> > tentatively choice for the DTXpress.
> > 
> > Last week there was a expo in Rotterdam (Music-Expo 2000) and there 
> > was nobody who had any positive attitude towards the DTXpress.
> > 
> > The main items where;
> > 
> > - Cheap sounds in the kit
> > - Playability of the pads, especially the bass en cymbal pads.
> > - I would got less interested in 2 years because of the limitations 
> > of the system.
> > - It is just to cheap for a complete system
> > 
> > The suggested that it would be better to purchase a Alesis DM5 or 
> D4  
> > (or Ddrum 4) second hand and some pads of whatever brand.
> > 
> > The problem is that during this expo there wasn't any DTXpress 
> > available to test it against ie the Alesis.
> > 
> > Are those people making any sense or are they just making 
> themselves 
> > important and richer.
> > 
> > Are there members in this group who started with the DTXpress and 
> > after some experience are still satisfied with it? Can it be used 
> to 
> > play in a band.
> > 
> > Are there some more experienced drummers who are looking for a new 
> > system (complete or just the module)?
> > 
> > As you can tell by all this, I have become very much in doubt and 
> any 
> > suggestions are welcome.
> > 
> > Richard Kleyne
> > 
> > PS. Sorry for any errors in the words and the phrases.
> 
> 
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Everyone has made good points, just to add my own:

I too would miss my acoustic if all I had was the DTXpress, no electronic
ever replaces the feel of an acoustic kit.

If you are learning now, then learning on an electronic is like learning to
drive a car with an automatic gearbox instead of a manual.

The Alesis DM% and DMPro are great heads for the money, but once you add on
a rack, some pads and a hi hat pedal, it will cost more than a DTXpress.
The DTXpress is the most complete electronic kit under \ufffd1500UK honest.

If I had the money again, I would probably spend more on a better brain and
look at second hand bargains.  I'm more than happy with the DTXpress,  of
all the budget brains it is the least limited and most professional, but the
DTX2 and particularly the Ddrum3 and TD-10 are much more advanced (at about
3x the cost).

You won't be disappointed so long as you know what you're getting.  It isn't
a drum kit it's an electronic drum kit, there is a difference and so long as
you are aware of that, you should be happy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kleyne <kleyne_r@...>
To: DTXpress@egroups.com <DTXpress@egroups.com>
Date: 18 September 2000 14:08

Subject: [DTXpress] Soon to be New User from Holland


>
>First of all, I will introduce myself. I am Richard from the
>Netherlands and during the last 2 years I'got become interested in
>drums.
>
>To practice at home I am at the moment looking for a electronic
>drumkit. Based on price and specs and this newsgroup I've made a
>tentatively choice for the DTXpress.
>
>Last week there was a expo in Rotterdam (Music-Expo 2000) and there
>was nobody who had any positive attitude towards the DTXpress.
>
>The main items where;
>
>- Cheap sounds in the kit
>- Playability of the pads, especially the bass en cymbal pads.
>- I would got less interested in 2 years because of the limitations
>of the system.
>- It is just to cheap for a complete system
>
>The suggested that it would be better to purchase a Alesis DM5 or D4
>(or Ddrum 4) second hand and some pads of whatever brand.
>
>The problem is that during this expo there wasn't any DTXpress
>available to test it against ie the Alesis.
>
>Are those people making any sense or are they just making themselves
>important and richer.
>
>Are there members in this group who started with the DTXpress and
>after some experience are still satisfied with it? Can it be used to
>play in a band.
>
>Are there some more experienced drummers who are looking for a new
>system (complete or just the module)?
>
>As you can tell by all this, I have become very much in doubt and any
>suggestions are welcome.
>
>Richard Kleyne
>
>PS. Sorry for any errors in the words and the phrases.
>
>
>
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