RE: [DTXpress] Soon to be New User from Holland
2000-09-18 by Brow, Paul [LTS]
Hi Richard, As sound crew for prog rock band Parallel or Ninety Degrees, we used their DTXpress at a small pub venue on Saturday night through the PA - we were most impressed by its solid performance. I also have a DTXpress at home for studio recording - works great. Paul Brow p.brow@...
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Kleyne [SMTP:kleyne_r@...] > Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 2:08 PM > To: DTXpress@egroups.com > 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. > >