Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

First off I would like thank all or you for you honest feedback and 
allowing me time and space in you group. Most of the information that 
was forwarded was what I had expected. There were some excellent 
point from this and other forums that I had not given any thought to 
like left hand conversion. It seems that the name needs to be revised 
and that all makes perfect sense. The unit needs to be expandable as 
much as possible. And the adjustments need to be ample to accommodate 
as many preferences as possible. The triggers/pads will be an 
interesting challenge. The Peratron though it has the appearance of 
being very simple and clean is fairly complicated from a design 
point. All of the elements need to move into a transportable position 
and back to a playing position, any adjustability needs be designed 
in to it. It, by design will have some limitations, my challenge is 
to try to cover function/form and the ability to allow altering of 
the form to some extent, and still be able to function (close/open). 
The placement and size of the pads is somewhat critical as many of 
the units are hinged to fall into a specific position when open as 
well as closed. Many of the concerns have been addressed but it's 
hard to tell from many of the photos. The seat is adjustable both in 
and out about 8" the seat height is as well. The bass drum pedal
is 
adjustable from side to side. The bass drum pedal stays attached for 
transport and it will still function with double bass pedals. There 
are no real limitations to speak of as far as weight of pads goes as  
stronger gas springs is an easy fix. The "cymbal" stands need to
be 
revised to allow tilting of the pads or cymbal type triggers. The 
bottom line is this you all have been very helpful and given me many 
excellent ideas as well as food for thought. I know that I can't
make 
it work for everyone but I just wanted to get a feel for how the real 
electronic drummers would perceive the concept. I will keep you 
informed as to the progress of the Automatic setup/collapsible 
electronic drum set and thanks for sharing you expertise with me, it 
truly is appreciated.

Sincerely
Bob Wilson