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2004-02-08 by Stuart McConaghy
Hey Gang, just a note to say that the DTXpress III's are hitting GC's cross-country NOW. My store got one in yesterday (sadly no demo unit yet, but hopefully soon, I want to check out the new sounds) Stuart McConaghy Canopus Drums Meinl Cymbals SilverFox Sticks
2004-02-08 by jjcorley0000
Yep, I just saw a DTXpressIIISTD (stacked in the boxes) at my local GC today (Kirkland, WA). I asked the clerk when he'd have a demo setup and he said as soon as one of the other demo units sold ... and he pointed out a guy who was considering buying a II or a V-Club. When I asked about the IIISP, he didn't know what I was talking about, looked in his computer and didn't see anything listed for it. :( --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stuart McConaghy <stuart@s...> wrote: > Hey Gang, > > just a note to say that the DTXpress III's are hitting GC's > cross-country NOW. My store got one in yesterday (sadly no demo unit
> yet, but hopefully soon, I want to check out the new sounds) > > Stuart McConaghy > Canopus Drums > Meinl Cymbals > SilverFox Sticks
2004-02-08 by Stuart McConaghy
Yep, the IIISP isn't listed in our system (yet), but you also asked on a Saturday, when Yamaha isn't available for dealer support, so there's no wonder he couldn't give you any info. Yamaha's also notoriously late in shipping out literature on anything, we usually get lit 6-8 months after the product hits the market, that's how bad Yamaha is. Best always ask during the week, vendors are always just a phone call away, and any GC drum salesman worth his or her salt will make a call for you. Stuart McConaghy Canopus Drums Meinl Cymbals SilverFox Sticks On Saturday, February 7, 2004, at 11:41 PM, jjcorley0000 wrote: > > Yep, I just saw a DTXpressIIISTD (stacked in the boxes) at my > local GC today (Kirkland, WA). I asked the clerk when he'd have a > demo setup and he said as soon as one of the other demo units > sold ... and he pointed out a guy who was considering buying a II or > a V-Club. > > When I asked about the IIISP, he didn't know what I was talking > about, looked in his computer and didn't see anything listed for it. > :( > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stuart McConaghy <stuart@s...> wrote: > > Hey Gang, > > > > just a note to say that the DTXpress III's are hitting GC's > > cross-country NOW. My store got one in yesterday (sadly no demo > unit > > yet, but hopefully soon, I want to check out the new sounds) > > > > Stuart McConaghy > > Canopus Drums > > Meinl Cymbals > > SilverFox Sticks > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress > > Alternate DTXpress site: > http://www.dtxpressions.com > > <image.tiff>
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2004-02-08 by moosetication
--- Stuart McConaghy wrote: [lots of good stuff] Great having someone in the trade on the board. Have you guys been given MAPs for the individual components yet? Particularly the module and cymbals (including the hi-hat pad). Stewart
2004-02-09 by Stuart McConaghy
Nope, not yet, but I'll let you all know as soon as we do. Stuart McConaghy Canopus Drums Meinl Cymbals SilverFox Drums On Sunday, February 8, 2004, at 10:19 AM, moosetication wrote: > --- Stuart McConaghy wrote: > [lots of good stuff] > > Great having someone in the trade on the board. > > Have you guys been given MAPs for the individual components yet? > Particularly the module and cymbals (including the hi-hat pad). > > Stewart > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress > > Alternate DTXpress site: > http://www.dtxpressions.com > > <image.tiff>
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2004-02-10 by jjcorley0000
BTW, stopped at GC today hoping they'd have the III kit setup so
I could hear it...
It already sold. :(
I also stopped in at Drumbalaya on the weekend and fell in love
with the sound of the ddrum. Who cares about triple-zone wazoo's and
modeled knick-knacks yada yada; the ddrum just sounds AWESOME! It so
blows away all the Roland modules when you A/B them right next to
each other. It's sad ddrum doesn't get any floor space. Roland
would have a hard time selling their stuff (particularly at their
prices) if people could hop from one kit to the other and really
listen to them back to back.
*crossing my fingers for the new sounds of the Yamaha stuff*
I hope that those borrowed Yamaha keyboard sounds really do the
trick, because it will be hard for me to pass up the ddrum...
BTW, big thumbs up to the folks at drumbalaya! These guys know
their stuff. Scott was a great help and has bottomless patience.
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stuart McConaghy <stuart@s...> wrote:
> Yep, the IIISP isn't listed in our system (yet), but you also asked
on
> a Saturday, when Yamaha isn't available for dealer support, so
there's
> no wonder he couldn't give you any info. Yamaha's also notoriously
late
> in shipping out literature on anything, we usually get lit 6-8
months
> after the product hits the market, that's how bad Yamaha is. Best
> always ask during the week, vendors are always just a phone call
away,
> and any GC drum salesman worth his or her salt will make a call for
you.
>
> Stuart McConaghy
> Canopus Drums
> Meinl Cymbals
> SilverFox Sticks
>
> On Saturday, February 7, 2004, at 11:41 PM, jjcorley0000 wrote:
>
> >
> > Yep, I just saw a DTXpressIIISTD (stacked in the boxes) at my
> > local GC today (Kirkland, WA). I asked the clerk when he'd have a
> > demo setup and he said as soon as one of the other demo units
> > sold ... and he pointed out a guy who was considering buying a II
or
> > a V-Club.
> >
> > When I asked about the IIISP, he didn't know what I was talking
> > about, looked in his computer and didn't see anything listed for
it.
> > :(
> >
> >
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stuart McConaghy <stuart@s...>
wrote:
> > > Hey Gang,
> > >
> > > just a note to say that the DTXpress III's are hitting GC's
> > > cross-country NOW. My store got one in yesterday (sadly no demo
> > unit
> > > yet, but hopefully soon, I want to check out the new sounds)
> > >
> > > Stuart McConaghy
> > > Canopus Drums
> > > Meinl Cymbals
> > > SilverFox Sticks
> >
> >
> >
> > Community email addresses:
> > Post message: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> > Subscribe: DTXpress-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
> > Unsubscribe: DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> > List owner: DTXpress-owner@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > Shortcut URL to this page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress
> >
> > Alternate DTXpress site:
> > http://www.dtxpressions.com
> >
> >
> <image.tiff>
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> > To visit your group on the web, go to:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DTXpress/
> >
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> > DTXpress-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> >
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Service.
> >2004-02-10 by emf
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jjcorley0000" <jjc@s...> wrote: > > BTW, stopped at GC today hoping they'd have the III kit setup so > I could hear it... > > It already sold. :( > > I also stopped in at Drumbalaya on the weekend and fell in love > with the sound of the ddrum. Who cares about triple-zone wazoo's and > modeled knick-knacks yada yada; the ddrum just sounds AWESOME! It so > blows away all the Roland modules when you A/B them right next to > each other. It's sad ddrum doesn't get any floor space. Roland > would have a hard time selling their stuff (particularly at their > prices) if people could hop from one kit to the other and really > listen to them back to back. > > *crossing my fingers for the new sounds of the Yamaha stuff* > > I hope that those borrowed Yamaha keyboard sounds really do the > trick, because it will be hard for me to pass up the ddrum... > > BTW, big thumbs up to the folks at drumbalaya! These guys know > their stuff. Scott was a great help and has bottomless patience. Ditto ddrum and Drumbalaya. I own, and cherish, a ddrum module, and I wouldn't give it up for the world. I'm sure that Drumbalaya has informed you, however, that as it stands now, the ddrum kit has certain quirks that may or may not matter to you. For one thing, its MIDI functionality is limited. Once the module's ten inputs are filled, it cannot accommodate any more pads. In other words, you can't expand the kit through the module with a trigger to MIDI device. Its memory is also seriously constrained in the face of Clavia's immense library; regular uploading/downloading to swap sounds is unavoidable, unless you've found a small number of them to satisfy you for the duration. If you load megakit sounds, you might not have room for more than two kits or so at a time. The module was intially geared toward the cast precision mylar pads, which carried a center-mount piezo on the bottom. This design allowed positional sensing with certain voices, but like all mylars, it was a little noisy. When Clavia updated the module's chip with mesh capability and issued their own mesh pads, Roland's patent on center- mount bottom piezos--essential for positional sensing--prevented Clavia from triggering their meshes anywhere but on the side, thereby sacrificing one of its advantages. Some people get around the problem by simply placing meshes on the expensive cast precision pads, but it doesn't work for everyone, for a number of reasons. Pintech meshes are another option; they are the only meshes licensed to use Roland- style triggering (my strategy). On the cymbal front, Clavia's own are the only ones that get the most out of the module. I find them a little stiff. By using another company's cymbals, I get slightly anomalous response. For instance, my bell sounds are often located southeast of where the actual bell is. At this point, Clavia's excellent hi hat is sui generis. Apparently, Drumbalaya has an adaptor for Roland, but it does not work as well as Clavia's own controller. You already have an idea of ddrum's considerable upside. Rumors of a ddrum5 have been circulating literally for years. It's on the way, and it will probably address the limitations outlined above. But no one knows when it will arrive. Clavia is a small company, and it marches to the beat of its own drummer (sorry). As much as I love my ddrum module, I can't get away with using it without help, and Yamaha's does what ddrum's doesn't, and does it well. I'm itching to get one of the new Yamahas. Ed