Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello, all.  Happy Holidays to everyone!

For X-Mas I got a nice Visu-lite 16" cymabal, and I love the 
look/feel of it.  One thing I have noticed about it (other than its 
unusual plug set up with what looks like stereo wire connectors) is 
that the sound seems to be a bit on the low side.  Could this be a 
side effect of where the trigger is placed on the cymbal in relation 
to where the rubber is placed on the cymbal?  Just a little confused, 
and when someone's available, a little help would be appreciated.  
Thanks, everyone!

Brett

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Brett" <baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> Hello, all.  Happy Holidays to everyone!
> 
> For X-Mas I got a nice Visu-lite 16" cymabal, and I love the 
> look/feel of it.  One thing I have noticed about it (other than its 
> unusual plug set up with what looks like stereo wire connectors) is 
> that the sound seems to be a bit on the low side.  Could this be a 
> side effect of where the trigger is placed on the cymbal in 
relation 
> to where the rubber is placed on the cymbal?  Just a little 
confused, 
> and when someone's available, a little help would be appreciated.  
> Thanks, everyone!

Hi Brett,

Tom placed spring clips on the cymbal so that he could remove the 
heavy jack from the cymbal for more even response. When I started 
using Visu-lites, I had them connected to my DTXpressI module. My 
first reaction was completely unlike yours. I believe that the pad 
type that I used was miscellaneous 2, and I also may have had the 
DIP "attentuation" switch in the back of the module in the up 
position, thoguht I don't think that would have made much difference. 
Check the obvious voice and trigger settings, raising them as 
necessary. Check the cable as well and try another input. If you 
strike the cymbal on the acrylic near the spring clips, is the level 
still low? If nothing helps, it's possible that a wire is loose. Did 
you buy it from Drumbalaya or from Visu-lite directly? 

Ed

Hey, Ed.  Thanks for the response.  My mom, of all
people, got me the Visu-lite through Drumbalaya.com. 
I've spent some time with it since I've first posted,
and went back and reset the pad type to Misc 1, like
you did, and that alone really seemed to help out
leaps and bounds.  So far, I really like this cymbal. 
It really helps out with the feal of using real
cymbals.  Volume issues aside, what's witht he stereo
wire-type connections on the Visu-Lites?  For use with
older modules maybe?  Just curious what they're for. 
Thanks again for the response, Ed.

Brett


--- emf <liberatusvirus@...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Brett"
> <baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> > Hello, all.  Happy Holidays to everyone!
> > 
> > For X-Mas I got a nice Visu-lite 16" cymabal, and
> I love the 
> > look/feel of it.  One thing I have noticed about
> it (other than its 
> > unusual plug set up with what looks like stereo
> wire connectors) is 
> > that the sound seems to be a bit on the low side. 
> Could this be a 
> > side effect of where the trigger is placed on the
> cymbal in 
> relation 
> > to where the rubber is placed on the cymbal?  Just
> a little 
> confused, 
> > and when someone's available, a little help would
> be appreciated.  
> > Thanks, everyone!
> 
> Hi Brett,
> 
> Tom placed spring clips on the cymbal so that he
> could remove the 
> heavy jack from the cymbal for more even response.
> When I started 
> using Visu-lites, I had them connected to my
> DTXpressI module. My 
> first reaction was completely unlike yours. I
> believe that the pad 
> type that I used was miscellaneous 2, and I also may
> have had the 
> DIP "attentuation" switch in the back of the module
> in the up 
> position, thoguht I don't think that would have made
> much difference. 
> Check the obvious voice and trigger settings,
> raising them as 
> necessary. Check the cable as well and try another
> input. If you 
> strike the cymbal on the acrylic near the spring
> clips, is the level 
> still low? If nothing helps, it's possible that a
> wire is loose. Did 
> you buy it from Drumbalaya or from Visu-lite
> directly? 
> 
> Ed
> 
> 


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Vote Quimby!

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Brett <baaron_123@y...> wrote:
> Hey, Ed.  Thanks for the response.  My mom, of all
> people, got me the Visu-lite through Drumbalaya.com. 
> I've spent some time with it since I've first posted,
> and went back and reset the pad type to Misc 1, like
> you did, and that alone really seemed to help out
> leaps and bounds.  So far, I really like this cymbal. 
> It really helps out with the feal of using real
> cymbals.  Volume issues aside, what's witht he stereo
> wire-type connections on the Visu-Lites?  For use with
> older modules maybe?  Just curious what they're for. 
> Thanks again for the response, Ed.

Brett,

Nice mom! The stereo spring clips come standard with all Visu-lites. 
They are meant to keep the heavy jack off the body of cymbal and thus 
not interfere with triggering so much. Enjoy the cymbal. I use Visu-
lites with everything, including a ddrum module, for which they were 
not specifically designed (Tom started working on a dedicated ddrum 
design but never followed through). 

Ed