Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "temp1111" <temp1111@w...> wrote:
> Do I recall that this board has a wish list that actually goes to 
the mfgs, if so how do I post ideas to it.
> 
> Vic

It was a joint venture between me and Brian LaRue, who until recently 
ran Pintech. Brian wanted to extend Pintech's reach as far as 
possible, the idea being to work on the innovations and improvements 
that e-drummers wanted most in everything from pads to modules. I had 
a wish list post pop up once a week to remind everyone about the 
opportunity, but it never really took off per se, and understandably. 
Most members would rather spend their limited free time playing than 
designing or speculating about new components. But it wasn't a 
complete bust. Brian brought Pintech much closer to the Yamaha 
community; he is himself a self-professed Yamaha fanatic. Pintech 
meshes became more popular among DTX and DTXpress users, and some of 
Pintech's cymbals were designed with Yamaha modules in mind. 
Unfortunately for us and for Pintech, Brian moved to California to 
take a position with Taye Drums and work on soundtracks. Who knows 
whether Pintech will follow through on his plans? When Brian surfaces 
here again, I'm sure that he will continue to be a strong advocate 
for more and better e-drum products. Also, we have seen a few 
utilities developed, or intiated, by members of this board--a text 
editor for the DTXPII, an input expander geared toward modules with 
stereo inputs, and lately another elaborate PC program underway for 
setting parameters and dumping DTX data.

This board has a very good relationship with the e-drum division at 
Yamaha. One of my fellow moderators, OGD, has had a running dialogue 
for some time with he who shall henceforth be named Yamahammer about 
all sorts of issues. If you post a good idea at DTXperience--let 
alone here--I guarantee that someone with authority will see it.

Ed