New DTX Special
2004-05-12 by Creighton Higgins
The UPS guy showed up a day late- typo on the address label- and I did not have a lot of time to play them. Here are some 1st impressions (remembering that I am coming from a 1st generation DTX): 1. The new rack is good- lays the pads out more like a big drum set and it is very rigid. The channels really grab the clamps. 2. The module mount looks better than the computer on a stick arrangement from the last version. 3. The pre-formed wiring harness is way good. The labeled cables are excellent. 4. The new round cymbals are great- they feel good and trigger flawlessly out of the box. The PCY-150 is unexpectedly good- the bell triggers like a real bell- the bow feels good- and the rim only triggers when you hit it. The cymbals seem to be of robust construction and they swing nicely without rotating due to a cast metal keeper that attaches to the cymbal mount. 5. The new hihat cymbal works really well. So far I would like a bit more control over the in-between range and I need to press down hard to get a fully closed sound- but there is no tweaking done yet. This confirmsmy impression (negative) of the HH60 6. It seems like the new cymbal sounds are a real step up! Not much time to play with them yet. 7. Have you guys with version 2 units had the little bar graph that shows what you hit and how hard you hit it? It's new to me. It is not all that informative. I like it. What a good toy Creighton