Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Following on from a post I left recently which asked members what 
they played their DTX2 through when playing live. Have members got 
any comments about the direct headphone-amplifier contrast in terms 
of sound quality? I did once use a DTX2 at a blues band rehearsal and 
found it to be lacking, although I was only playing through a combo 
amp and the other guys were very LOUD! What struck me most was the 
lack of volume on the hi-hats. What advice would members give about 
getting the hi-hat volume up to an acceptable level?
Look forward to your comments
JonD
Leeds, UK

> What struck me most was the
> lack of volume on the hi-hats. What advice would members give about
> getting the hi-hat volume up to an acceptable level?

Hi!

The only thing I can think of is to raise tthe volume level on the voice in 
the drum kit for that pad (hi-hat) and lower everything else.  Then crank up 
the amp until the horns are begging to be left alone!  That's what I have to 
do to hear it, since I'm fairly deaf in that pitch range (well, I'm deaf, 
period).

Stephanie

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stephanie Ellison 
<deafdrummer@a...> wrote:
> > What struck me most was the
> > lack of volume on the hi-hats. What advice would members give 
about
> > getting the hi-hat volume up to an acceptable level?
> 
> Hi!
> 
> The only thing I can think of is to raise tthe volume level on the 
voice in 
> the drum kit for that pad (hi-hat) and lower everything else.  
Then crank up 
> the amp until the horns are begging to be left alone!  That's what 
I have to 
> do to hear it, since I'm fairly deaf in that pitch range (well, 
I'm deaf, 
> period).
> 
> Stephanie
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Thanks for the info, Stephanie. Funny you should mention deafness as 
it's something I have to live with too, although mine was brought 
about by a combination of events which probably includes playing 
drums. I've not yet got a DTX2 but am on the lookout. As I said 
above, the cymbals are lacking, but as you say, I guess it's all 
down to tweaking.