Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> 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.

In addition to complications from crosstalk, and the muting artifacts 
inherent in the rejection settings and in min. velocity, which should 
all be explored carefully before surrendering to that fickle female, 
Miss Hitz, I have a theory that many e-drum processors have a limit on 
their recovery time, which may translate as interruptions in fast 
sticking, especially when a lot of electronic events, planned or 
otherwise, are occurring at the same time.  As for the random loud 
hits, I recall getting them on the original TP80S, mainly when the 
sensitivity knob on the bottom of the pad was turned too far. I 
suppose high gain of any kind could magnify hits the same way on the 
newer pads as well. Also, see OGD's recent warning about shorting at 
the jack, several posts back.

Ed