Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Am I the only person in this group stuck in front of a computer today 
with a little time on his hands? I just exchanged a private post with 
Keith Raper, the intrepid inventor of the so-called magic box, about 
the strange labeling of the sensitivity switches on the back of the 
DTXpress module as "attentuation" switches, which leads to the self-
contradiction of "high attenuation" actually creating greater gain. 
Also counterintuitive is the setting of longer decay on voices by 
deceasing numbers into the minuses. Can anyone think of other 
convoluted, malaproprian, oxymoronic, or otherwise unhelpful wording 
or guidance in the Yamaha manual, or any other manual?

Yes, Ed you're the only one here today.  ; )
 
I noticed the decay thing too. You would think the higher number would add
more delay, thus longer sounding notes and the lower numbers would reduce
the delay, thus shorter sounding notes. 
 
Shouldm't you be packing for the big trip??
 
OGD

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From: emf 

Am I the only person in this group stuck in front of a computer today 
with a little time on his hands? 
 
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> Yes, Ed you're the only one here today.  ; )
>  
> I noticed the decay thing too. You would think the higher number 
would add
> more delay, thus longer sounding notes and the lower numbers would 
reduce
> the delay, thus shorter sounding notes. 
>  
> Shouldm't you be packing for the big trip??

OGD,

Well the next thing you know old Ed's a millionaire. The kin folks 
said, "Ed, move away from there. Californy is the place you oughta 
be." So I loaded up the truck, and moved to Beverly--Hills, that is, 
swimming pools, movie stars (pick it, Jethro). Well, actually, only 
SF, LA, and then the desert, but only 'til the cash runs out (not 
long). But I'll be checking the wheels of industry from time to time.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Am I the only person in this group stuck in front of a computer 
today 
> with a little time on his hands? I just exchanged a private post 
with 
> Keith Raper, the intrepid inventor of the so-called magic box, 
about 
> the strange labeling of the sensitivity switches on the back of 
the 
> DTXpress module as "attentuation" switches, which leads to the 
self-
> contradiction of "high attenuation" actually creating greater 
gain. 
> Also counterintuitive is the setting of longer decay on voices by 
> deceasing numbers into the minuses. Can anyone think of other 
> convoluted, malaproprian, oxymoronic, or otherwise unhelpful 
wording 
> or guidance in the Yamaha manual, or any other manual?

  Ed, I've locked my manual in a Kryptonite vault surrounded by lit 
candles and garlic cloves....so as to protect the world from its 
evil!
I love this kit, but the manual is straight from He.l!!! I'll 
upgrade my shots, wear welding gear, and shuffle through it for some 
tidbits of joy....but not if the moon is full!