Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hot off the press: Pintech is going to release a three-voice ride 
cymbal. Designed with a piezo for the bow and switches for the bell 
and edge, the new Zenbal is intended for both Yamaha and Roland 
modules. Among the improvements over its Roland counterpart (if not 
the Yamaha, which hasn't been out long enough for a good reading) is 
better coverage of the bell area. Final testing with a DTXpressIII 
module is coming soon. Pintech is also on the verge of offering other 
components that are bound to make a big splash. As soon as I am at 
liberty to announce them, I will. I can tell you all, however, that I 
am jazzed about what's coming in the near future. Go, Brian, Go.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Hot off the press: Pintech is going to release a three-voice ride 
> cymbal.

Excellent news!  I'm still waiting for the Yamaha PCY150 to become 
available as a separate entity but it looks like this new Pintech 
could be worth investigating as an alternative.  It might even be 
available before the Yamaha which would be great for Pintech 
although of course cost is a factor.

Chris

--- Ed wrote:
> Pintech is going to release a three-voice ride 
> cymbal.

When?

Stewart

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...> 
wrote:
> --- Ed wrote:
> > Pintech is going to release a three-voice ride 
> > cymbal.

Stewart,

Brian didn't give me a date, but it exists now. He hadn't given it a 
final test through the DTXP module, because Pintech's hadn't arrived 
yet. 

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Brian didn't give me a date, but it exists now.

In that case maybe you (or Brian through you) can answer a quick 
question about it.  I'm just curious as to the diameter of the 
cymbal and how large the bell is.  I ask as the PCY150's bell looks 
rather small in the photos I've seen but I may be mistaken.

Chris

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <proguk@h...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > Brian didn't give me a date, but it exists now.
> 
> In that case maybe you (or Brian through you) can answer a quick 
> question about it.  I'm just curious as to the diameter of the 
> cymbal and how large the bell is.  I ask as the PCY150's bell looks 
> rather small in the photos I've seen but I may be mistaken.

Chris,

The Zenbal ride is staying at 14" for now. I don't know whether 
you've seen the clear, acrylic PC series yet. They will also have 
bell/bow/edge rides, in 14, 16,and 18" sizes, with a bell cover 
made out of the same material as on the cymbal. I don't have the 
relative dimensions of the bells, but I would imagine that they they 
would follow standard proportions. 

Ed