Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Gregory Bryant <gregbryant@s...> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Welcome to the group.
> 
> > I'm leary of going back more than one generation with novel 
> technologies like eDrums; I
> > especially distrust the first generation of this stuff.
> 
> The DTXpressI module isn't worlds apart from its successors, 
though I 
> don't believe that it's the best investment these days, unless 
funds 
> are extremely short, and it's available for $130 or less. It may, 
> however, be a very good second module for those attempting to 
expand 
> their kits. In general, advances in e-drum electronics have not 
been 
> earth-shattering. The technology is pretty standard. The Roland TD-
> 20, Yamaha DTXtremeIIS, and the venerable ddrum modules represent 
the 
> high end, but not even they are radical departures from previous 
> designs (arguably, the ddrum, though ten years old, is the most 
> distinctive, but it's features are outdated by any standards). 
> Compared to the state of the art in pure computing, or their synth 
> cousins, drum modules might even be considered slighty backward. 
>  
> > Anyway, I'm just kind of getting in the mix.  I'm a novice in 
this 
> arena, but that X-II
> > is big fun - except for the High Hat set-up.  Does anyone know 
if 
> the stand-up High Hat
> > I see in the X-III pictures will work with the X-II brain.  How 
> much does it cost?
> 
> The hi hat on a stick that comes standard with the XIII will work 
> with the II. Check Drumbalaya.com for the price.
> 
> Ed

And, best of all, we just got a bunch of RHH130's IN STOCK!  We had 
an order waiting since FEBRUARY for these!!  They seem to work fine 
with all DTXPRESS units as far as we can tell.

(FYI, the TP120SD works great with the DTXPRESSIII in 3-zone mode.  
It's a GREAT upgrade for the snare...  Yes, we finally have those 
too!  I better stop before I get accused of sp*mming, but it's 
exciting to finally see this stuff show up...  :-)

Cheers,

Ed