hello,
I will toss you my opinions, but they are just that. Don't make
your buying decision based on them.
different. The only thing that I was concerned about was going
from
mesh heads to gum rubber pads.
mesh heads to gum rubber pads.
As an old school acoustic drummer, having recently integrated a DTX2S
into my arsenal, I have found the rubber pads to be nothing short of
amazing. The feel, the response, etc... are generally as good as, or
superior to my acoustic heads.
Has anyone having the DTXtreme 2 kit found the hardware is a
problem? I would be using this kit for at home practice and also
performing in a live setting as well as recording studios. I have
just about completely moved away from acoustic drums because Electric
are much more versatile. I need to make sure that the kit is going
to be able to hold up to a lot of transport.
problem? I would be using this kit for at home practice and also
performing in a live setting as well as recording studios. I have
just about completely moved away from acoustic drums because Electric
are much more versatile. I need to make sure that the kit is going
to be able to hold up to a lot of transport.
This is one area I have been vocal about.
I haven't really put the hardware thru the rigors of gigging yet, but I am
concerned. The tubing is MUCH lighter gauge than my Gibralter hardware and
is aluminum instead of steel. Obviously if weight is an issue, then thats
a good thing, however, if rough handling and gigging is an issue, that could be
a draw back, only time will tell for sure.
I also have a problem with the cheapy plastic
sleeves for the tom mounts, particularly the fact that they cant be individually
removed from a cross bar simply by unclamping... the bar must be dissassembled
and the clamp slid off. Pain in the butt.
I do however LOVE the actual tom mounts, very
sturdy and infinately adjustable in a split second. I wish they'd come up
with a similar mount for my acoustic toms thats how impressive these
are.
How is the Snare on this kit? I noticed from the salesman that the
control knob on the snare is supposed to control more than just the
pitch. Is this a good thing?
you can set it to control a variety of
parameters. so far, however, in most of the kits I have programmed
everything i need right into the kit and have not found much use for the knob,
although I can see potential uses for some drummers.
The wide diversity of snare voices and ability to
layer and create your own is definately awesome and inspiring.
I do NOT like the snare stand at all. Its way
too short for my stature, so I have to keep the legs half folder up to give it
extra height, and thats barely enough. I will probably change this
out.
Again, thanks for all of the imput and I'm glad I found this board
as I really don't want to go in to this purchase blindly. Im sure you
all understand that this is a big purchase and I want to make sure
that I will be happy with it.
Overall, you will probably love it, as I do.
The module is nothing short of amazing, and with some patience, trial and error
and more patience (as well as some guidance from this group) you can really make
the module sing. The possibilities are seemingly endless.
And, if your application does not demand a lot of
wear on the hardware, you may not even find my hardware issues to be a
consideration. I merely point them out here, in hopes that eventually
someone from Yamaha will actually see the potential for a premium hardware
upgrade :-)
Good luck with your kit!
Vic
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