Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I will soon be replacing my stock DTXPRESS II cymbals with a couple of
visu-lites, but how do I know which are the right ones? I would like a
14" chokeable crash, and a 14" ride. Nothing fancy.

On the visu-lite site, and on drumbalaya.com there are SO MANY to
choose from. Like what's the difference between an FSR choke and an
aux choke? Which ones are right for the DTX brain? Is there a better
alternative out there than the visu-lites? Those Pintech Zenbals look
pretty sweet too. Are they any better compatibility-wise then the
visu-lites?

Thanks in advance.

-j

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> I will soon be replacing my stock DTXPRESS II cymbals with a couple 
of
> visu-lites, but how do I know which are the right ones? I would 
like a
> 14" chokeable crash, and a 14" ride. Nothing fancy.
> 
> On the visu-lite site, and on drumbalaya.com there are SO MANY to
> choose from. Like what's the difference between an FSR choke and an
> aux choke? Which ones are right for the DTX brain? Is there a better
> alternative out there than the visu-lites? Those Pintech Zenbals 
look
> pretty sweet too. Are they any better compatibility-wise then the
> visu-lites?

Hi Jay,

I've used Visu-lites for a long time, and I swear by them. But I'm a 
also a big fan of Pintech's products. So I can't play Solomon in this 
case. If the Visu-lites were to replace your Yamaha cymbals in 
a "stereo" input, you'd want the FSR-choking version. The aux-choking 
model is made primarily for modules like the Alesis DM5, which has no 
switch-capable inputs; a cymbal w/choke would have to take up two 
inputs on the Alesis. The aux would be the right choice, however, if 
you were to use input 9/10 on the DTXpress module for a choking 
cymbal--9 would handle the bow and 10 would handle the choke. But in 
your case, why use an aux choke in 9/10 when otherwise a single 
stereo input would do the job? Save 9/10 for two distinct pads/zones 
that don't require choking or any other sort of switching. 

Ed

Awesome! Thanks for your help. It looks like the FSR Visu-lites are
the way to go. 

As soon as I get this kit setup I will be posting many MP3s of the DTX
in action. ;) I'm in 2 completely different bands that practice
regularly, and we record every note of every practice. Crazy, I know. 

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:

> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> > I will soon be replacing my stock DTXPRESS II cymbals with a couple 
> of
> > visu-lites, but how do I know which are the right ones? I would 
> like a
> > 14" chokeable crash, and a 14" ride. Nothing fancy.
> > 
> > On the visu-lite site, and on drumbalaya.com there are SO MANY to
> > choose from. Like what's the difference between an FSR choke and an
> > aux choke? Which ones are right for the DTX brain? Is there a better
> > alternative out there than the visu-lites? Those Pintech Zenbals 
> look
> > pretty sweet too. Are they any better compatibility-wise then the
> > visu-lites?
> 
> Hi Jay,
> 
> I've used Visu-lites for a long time, and I swear by them. But I'm a 
> also a big fan of Pintech's products. So I can't play Solomon in this 
> case. If the Visu-lites were to replace your Yamaha cymbals in 
> a "stereo" input, you'd want the FSR-choking version. The aux-choking 
> model is made primarily for modules like the Alesis DM5, which has no 
> switch-capable inputs; a cymbal w/choke would have to take up two 
> inputs on the Alesis. The aux would be the right choice, however, if 
> you were to use input 9/10 on the DTXpress module for a choking 
> cymbal--9 would handle the bow and 10 would handle the choke. But in 
> your case, why use an aux choke in 9/10 when otherwise a single 
> stereo input would do the job? Save 9/10 for two distinct pads/zones 
> that don't require choking or any other sort of switching. 
> 
> Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> Awesome! Thanks for your help. It looks like the FSR Visu-lites are
> the way to go. 
> 
> As soon as I get this kit setup I will be posting many MP3s of the 
DTX
> in action. ;) I'm in 2 completely different bands that practice
> regularly, and we record every note of every practice. Crazy, I 
know. 
> 

Jay,

Not crazy at all, but fun and, I would think, instructive. How are 
you recording the band? Do you keep every practice on disc or delete 
most of them when you've heard them?

Ed

As a matter of fact, we record to MiniDisc through a standard 8
channel mixer. We record every practice, usually 2 hours, and it all
fits on one disc. Then I rip the session to my Mac using a simple
little recording app called Sound Studio, and then use iTunes to
convert to MP3. It sounds tedious, but the process doesn't take too
long. The problem is that I do indeed keep every recording and the
Gigs of songs that accumulate can take up alot of space! heh

You would not believe how helpful this is to us. We can sit at work
the day following a practice and listen to everything we did. Find out
what went right, or in most cases what went wrong. I HIGHLY recommend
MiniDiscs to everyone out there. They are affordable, stupid easy to
use, sound fantastic, and virtually indestructable. And you can reuse
the discs over and over. Very handy.



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:

> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jay" <jayluv6@y...> wrote:
> > Awesome! Thanks for your help. It looks like the FSR Visu-lites are
> > the way to go. 
> > 
> > As soon as I get this kit setup I will be posting many MP3s of the 
> DTX
> > in action. ;) I'm in 2 completely different bands that practice
> > regularly, and we record every note of every practice. Crazy, I 
> know. 
> > 
> 
> Jay,
> 
> Not crazy at all, but fun and, I would think, instructive. How are 
> you recording the band? Do you keep every practice on disc or delete 
> most of them when you've heard them?
> 
> Ed

Ok, just curious here.. couldn't "skip the middle-man" and record
straight to the PC/Mac?

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Jay said:

> As a matter of fact, we record to MiniDisc through a standard 8
> channel mixer. We record every practice, usually 2 hours, and it all
> fits on one disc. Then I rip the session to my Mac using a simple
> little recording app called Sound Studio, and then use iTunes to
> convert to MP3. It sounds tedious, but the process doesn't take too
> long.

Yeah, but the mini disc is so quick and easy. Recording to the Mac
direct is great, but it's just easier to record to the mini disc and
if someone else wants to take the night's jam home they can. We all
have MiniDiscs, and sometimes we share the "rip" duty.



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner" <vern@t...> wrote:

> Ok, just curious here.. couldn't "skip the middle-man" and record
> straight to the PC/Mac?
> 
> -- 
> Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE    | "If the network is down, then you're
> Senior Systems Engineer    | obviously incompetent so why are we
> Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network
> http://www.txis.com        | is up, then we obviously don't need
> Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" VLG
> 
> 
> Jay said:
> > As a matter of fact, we record to MiniDisc through a standard 8
> > channel mixer. We record every practice, usually 2 hours, and it all
> > fits on one disc. Then I rip the session to my Mac using a simple
> > little recording app called Sound Studio, and then use iTunes to
> > convert to MP3. It sounds tedious, but the process doesn't take too
> > long.