Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Yes, I own the DTXtreme II, and I've had dropped hits - mostly when 
playing live or rehearsing with the band. I believe it happens when 
the bass player is too loud and boomy, or his speaker is too close 
to my kit. So I ask him to move his speaker away. I have also solved 
the problem to some extent by turning down the gain on my snare pad.

Dropped hits come with the territory, and I don't think it is an 
exclusively Yamaha problem. Nevertheless it is immensely frustrating.
I know of someone who ditched his Roland e-kit because he was 
getting dropped notes. I am not happy about dropped notes and other 
shortcomings of e-kits. I have decided not to use my DTXtreme for 
live work any more - I'm going back to my acoustic kit, and keep the 
DTXT for rehearsals and recording only.

Nick.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "david cheong" <cheongth@g...> 
wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> Hope to get some help from you folks.. I have a DTX3SE for about a
> year 
> now and has been having fun until recently. Has been getting
> 'dropped' 
> hits on the snare pad esp when i play fast eg 16th fill or 
practising 
> rudiments. This happen on the toms pads as well but less often. 
Tried 
> switching the tom pad with the snare but the same problem
> persist...so 
> i reckon it is not a snare pad problem.
> Also 1 0r 2 of the fast beats comes through very loud (as if at 
max 
> volume) with no change in my hitting force. Brought the unit back 
to 
> yamaha service centre (in Singapore) but was told nothing wrong!
> 
> Any one had the same problem or solutions?
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> 
> david