Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

can anyone point me to the most "realistic" drum performance/ recording / 
mp3 made with a DTXpress kit ?

i've listened to a few of the mp3's in the "FILES" section. the performances 
sound great but the sounds are not always very realistic.

i am making a recording with the DTXpressII kit that is available here and may 
buy one for myself.  but right now i just want to see what this setup is capable 
of and how i can get the most out of it.

i'll be recording to computer and am considering triggering sounds from a 
NON-DTX source.

i am considering recording both MIDI and AUDIO from the DTXpress and 
using other SAMPLED drum sounds from maybe "SAMPLETANK" or 
something instead of the sounds from the module - or maybe a MIX of both 
module sounds and other external SAMPLED sounds.

anyone doing that?

thanks for the links. there is a cool 'Flash' sound player on the Clearmountain 
site.

do you have any MP3s or any final product where a DTXpressII was used to 
trigger external sounds?






--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, distortion@r... wrote:
> Yes, I am doing this.
> 
> I use sounds from the DTX and samples from my Yamaha A3000 sampler 
and a 

> Kawai XD5 drum synth.
> 
> I mainly use Bob Clearmountntain's 
> <http://www.eastwestsamples.com/details.php?cd_index=233> and Ross 
> Garfield's <http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/detail.html?589> drum 
> sample material in the A3000 when I want 'real' drum sounds, which 
> honestly is not that often for my style of music. In my lowly opinion, 
> these are some of the best drum sound CDs you can get. Well worth the 
> $$$ spent.
> 
> 
> 
> gollywillickers wrote:
> 
> > can anyone point me to the most "realistic" drum performance/ recording /
> > mp3 made with a DTXpress kit ?
> >
> > i've listened to a few of the mp3's in the "FILES" section. the 
> > performances
> > sound great but the sounds are not always very realistic.
> >
> > i'll be recording to computer and am considering triggering sounds from a
> > NON-DTX source.
> >
> > i am considering recording both MIDI and AUDIO from the DTXpress and
> > module sounds and other external SAMPLED sounds.
> >
> > anyone doing that?
> >

gollywillickers wrote:

>
> thanks for the links. there is a cool 'Flash' sound player on the 
> Clearmountain
> site.
>
> do you have any MP3s or any final product where a DTXpressII was used to
> trigger external sounds?


I just have to find them, as I am still in the process of unpacking all 
my stuff from the move.
I do usually record real cymbals rather than triggered ones when I am 
going for "real" drum kit sound though. I find no module can even 
remotely sound right for hi-hats.
My music I do now is electronic.. kinda like Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk 
mixed... and my corporate work is varied and clients don't seem to care 
if it sounds 'too' real. SO I have nothing too current to show you 
anyways. Actually, come to think of it I used a D4 for the trigger 
interface back then, though I still had the A3000 and the XD5.. the DTX 
didn't come 'till later.

Back when I did the recordings, I was doing more of a power-pop, heavy, 
guitar based stuff.. three different bands.. AND jobbing for a 50's - 
60's band (though that job was done using an old 60's era Rogers kit I 
used to have.. I miss it) I'll continue to look.

GC