Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi,

1- What can Sysex give me exactly?
2- Can I upload a custom sounds into DTXPress II, and use it as kit (like 
DDrum 4)?

I searched the archive, but I couldn't get the clear answers.

Thanks.

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--- Abdulmalek Hamsho wrote:
> 2- Can I upload a custom sounds into DTXPress II,
> and use it as kit (like DDrum 4)?

No.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Abdulmalek Hamsho" <aa_mm_hh@h...> 
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 1- What can Sysex give me exactly?

Sysex allows you to send and receive data to and from the DTXpress 
module.  This means that you can save kit configurations on your 
computer, edit them there and send them back.

> 2- Can I upload a custom sounds into DTXPress II, and use it as 
kit (like 
> DDrum 4)?

Unfortunately not.  Only the data relating to the settings on the 
module are sent and received.  The samples used for the sounds 
are 'hard-wired' and can not be changed.

Chris

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Abdulmalek Hamsho" <aa_mm_hh@h...> 
wrote:
 
> 1- What can Sysex give me exactly?

Sysex is basically the operating system and associated data. It is 
pretty much self-contained, allowing you only to down- and upload 
information in its own format--that is, kits and their parameters--so 
long as you have the room.

> 2- Can I upload a custom sounds into DTXPress II, and use it as kit 
(like 
> DDrum 4)?

No. This is a rare privilege thus far; very few of the existing 
modules allow anything remotely, or efficiently, like this 
capability. Ddrum 4 allows it under certain conditions, but it 
doesn't have much memory for reconstituted samples. The upcoming 
DTXTIIS will probably be the best bet for that feature.

Ed