--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Tomiboy4@a... wrote:
> Hi Guys, I joined the group hoping to learn alot more about yamaha
electronic
> drums. I originally wanted a DTXtreme but could not find one so I
purchased a
> Roland td8. I like it but I am also impressed by the DTXpress2. I
think I
> would like to add a second module to my kit and maybe eventually
switch the pads
> also to yamaha( i like the size of the pads or maybe get the dauz
pads in 6"
> format for my toms) I would like to know what are your impressions
of the
> preset song list in the module itself. If you all feel that they
are good then I am
Hi Tom,
Oh,the pressure, the pressure . . . . To be perfectly honest, I for
one have never spent a lot of time with the songs. They are
competently executed, and they will certainly give you a workout in
different genres, or simply an opportunity to play along with music
in your favorite one. But I could easily have lived with fewer of
them if the loss would have translated into more sounds or beefier
samples. If playing along with pre-recorded music is important,
connecting up a PC or a CD player is easy enough. A module's appeal
is a mixture of many personal factors, as well as objective ones. I
have no doubt that many DTXpress owners are grateful for the preset
songs, as well as for the other "educational" features in the
DTXpress. You may well feel the same way about these extra-added
attractions. If you can wait until January, the DTXpressIII module
will be coming out. It's supposed to have cleaned up cymbal sounds
(we're not quite sure what that means), and according to OGD's report
today, updated preset kits and songs. In a module that's already
solid, these new wrinkles are icing on the cake. Dave Jewell,
Yamaha's drum product manager--sounding a little like an inscrutable
soothsayer--tells us that we will be very pleased with Yamaha's new
DTXpress offerings. I'm not inclined to doubt him.
If you'd like a couple of more options for gum rubber pads as toms,
the Drum Tech Flat Pads are worth a look. YOu can find them at the
company's site, or at the Alternate Mode site. They aren't cheap, but
they're good. Pintech has the SE series, which are also larger than
Yamaha's. We're also looking into Sherpa components, which seem
intriguing from their description.
Ed
