Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Looks like I joined just in time.... I checked my bass and found it 
was wearing thin.  The tip to put a bass pad came in handy.  It 
seems to have dropped the already hurting volume though so I had to 
go thru the rest of my triggers and drop them a few notches to 
compensate. The bass volume is maxed out. New questions: What 
happens when the internal battery dies? And Can I daisey chain 
brains by plugging the out of one into tha aux in of another?  Can I 
use a DTXpress with my DTXpress II?

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gordonbakos420" <g.bakos@i...> 
wrote:
> Looks like I joined just in time.... I checked my bass and found it 
> was wearing thin.  The tip to put a bass pad came in handy.  It 
> seems to have dropped the already hurting volume though so I had to 
> go thru the rest of my triggers and drop them a few notches to 
> compensate. The bass volume is maxed out. 

Can you adjust the gain of your kick upward instead of bringing the 
volume down on everything else, or is that what you meant? The 
increased gain will compensate for softer hits that may get lost with 
the extra padding. The volume control will not do quite as good a job 
of it. 

New questions: What 
> happens when the internal battery dies?   

When the battery dies, the module gives you a warning. Then you can 
either order a new battery from Yamaha online or a nearby dealer and 
change it yourself, or you can bring the module to your nearest 
dealer and have them do it. It's unlikely that your DTXpII would be 
running into trouble now; it's possible that your DTXpI would be, 
although I've had one for three years without it running down. If you 
have valuable kits and trigger settings loaded on a module that you 
expect to poop out, you might want to store the contents to your PC. 
Oldguydrummer's pictures of the DTXpressII module's insides shows 
where the battery is, and if you run a search in the archives under 
battery, someone did a detailed explanation of how to change it.

And Can I daisey chain 
> brains by plugging the out of one into tha aux in of another?

You can daisy-chain by treating one of your modules as a mixer and 
plugging the other into it via the aux in. You'll need an 1/8" to 
1/4" adaptor for the aux input and a dual mono to stereo 1/4" 
splitter for the output of the slave. The advantage is that you won't 
have to spend any money on a separate mixer; the disadvantage is that 
you won't have spent any money on a separate mixer. An inexpensive 
intermediary device would give you more control over the sound in 
every way, as well as allow you to add at least one more component to 
the mix--such as a CD or MP3 player for practice. It wouldn't have to 
run you more than $80 or so.

Can I 
> use a DTXpress with my DTXpress II?

Yup, in every possible respect--daisy chain, MIDI, matching paper 
weights, bookends, night lights, etc. Welcome to the group. Hope this 
stuff helps.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gordonbakos420" <g.bakos@i...> 
> wrote:
> > Looks like I joined just in time.... I checked my bass and found 
it 
> > was wearing thin.  The tip to put a bass pad came in handy.  It 
> > seems to have dropped the already hurting volume though so I had 
to 
> > go thru the rest of my triggers and drop them a few notches to 
> > compensate. The bass volume is maxed out. 
> 
> Can you adjust the gain of your kick upward instead of bringing 
the 
> volume down on everything else, or is that what you meant? The 
> increased gain will compensate for softer hits that may get lost 
with 
> the extra padding. The volume control will not do quite as good a 
job 
> of it. 
> 
> New questions: What 
> > happens when the internal battery dies?   
> 
> When the battery dies, the module gives you a warning. Then you 
can 
> either order a new battery from Yamaha online or a nearby dealer 
and 
> change it yourself, or you can bring the module to your nearest 
> dealer and have them do it. It's unlikely that your DTXpII would 
be 
> running into trouble now; it's possible that your DTXpI would be, 
> although I've had one for three years without it running down. If 
you 
> have valuable kits and trigger settings loaded on a module that 
you 
> expect to poop out, you might want to store the contents to your 
PC. 
> Oldguydrummer's pictures of the DTXpressII module's insides shows 
> where the battery is, and if you run a search in the archives 
under 
> battery, someone did a detailed explanation of how to change it.
> 
> And Can I daisey chain 
> > brains by plugging the out of one into tha aux in of another?
> 
> You can daisy-chain by treating one of your modules as a mixer and 
> plugging the other into it via the aux in. You'll need an 1/8" to 
> 1/4" adaptor for the aux input and a dual mono to stereo 1/4" 
> splitter for the output of the slave. The advantage is that you 
won't 
> have to spend any money on a separate mixer; the disadvantage is 
that 
> you won't have spent any money on a separate mixer. An inexpensive 
> intermediary device would give you more control over the sound in 
> every way, as well as allow you to add at least one more 
component  
> the mix--such as a CD or MP3 player for practice. It wouldn't have 
to 
> run you more than $80 or so.
> 
> Can I 
> > use a DTXpress with my DTXpress II?
> 
> Yup, in every possible respect--daisy chain, MIDI, matching paper 
> weights, bookends, night lights, etc. Welcome to the group. Hope 
this 
> stuff helps.
> 
> Ed


Thanks for the info,  I'll be watching and reading to keep learning 
about my toy.  Who knows, maybe I'll be able throw out some valuable 
info, I'm a computer pro by trade.  Aslo, I'll be shopping for a 
good deal on a second DTX to add on.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gordonbakos420" <g.bakos@i...> 
wrote:
> Thanks for the info,  I'll be watching and reading to keep learning 
> about my toy.  Who knows, maybe I'll be able throw out some 
valuable 
> info, I'm a computer pro by trade.  Aslo, I'll be shopping for a 
> good deal on a second DTX to add on.

Gordon,

It's great to get another computer maven in the group. I'm sure that 
you'll be able to help us out while we help you adjust to the e-drum 
climate.

Ed

Gordon:
Welcome to the group. You can diasy chain the module by running the 
output of one into the aux in of the other. You can also do as I do 
which is to run the two modules into a small mixer.
Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	gordonbakos420 [SMTP:g.bakos@...]
> Sent:	Sunday, September 28, 2003 4:38 PM
> To:	DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	[DTXpress] Re: battery life, expanding
> 
> 
> > Oldguydrummer's pictures of the DTXpressII module's insides shows 
> > where the battery is, and if you run a search in the archives 
> under 
> > battery, someone did a detailed explanation of how to change it.
> 
Gordon,

Welcome.

If you are comfortable with working inside a PC, then changing the battery
on the DTXpressII is simple. One of the photos in the gallery shows a
closeup of the battery, that you can read the actually battery type needed.
If the unit is under warranty, then let Yamaha handle it, if not, then just
do it yourself.

OGD


 
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