Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Ed, 

Thanks a lot, it's certainly helpful. I've mailed pintecheu to see if they can help with the 
foam. 

> The Pintech CCs will fit on the Yamaha rack as toms with a simple 
> adjustment of the standard-issue clamp's orientation, no?  The snare 
> is better-mounted on a separate stand, both to cut down on crosstalk 
> from the other pads on the rack and to allow for better positioning. 

Of course... much simpler than what I had in mind. 

> I suggest that you get your pads in good working order and test them 
> through the module before trying to alter their response.  The pot 
> would be a 250k audio taper pot. Looking at the pot from the top, the 
> mid-terminal would usually be the one soldered to the incoming plus 
> wire and the left terminal to the ground. The right terminal would 
> connect to the hot output of the spliced cable. That's how I see it.

OK. Good advice. 

I'll keep you updated on how things are going (more likely I'll ask some more questions) - 
although it'll probably be a slow process. Perhaps I'll make some pictures if all is finished. 

Thanks again!

Erik Paul