Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Yes, the DTXTREMEIIS is an great choice, as you already know the 
DTXPRESS and nomenclature is the same.  With sample loading via smart 
media it makes it easy to do your "sampling" on the computer with a wave 
editor and import from waves copied to the card.  The only issue will be its 
max sampling time of 94 seconds in mono.  Do you need a lot of 60 sec. 
snippets?

To store several minutes worth of music as you described you need 
something with more RAM.  The rule of thumb is 10MB per stereo minute, and 
samplers can have 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, or more.  Look 
around on ebay and I'm sure you'll find some type of decent used sampler.

You can get away with mono samples if your going through a mono amp 
anyway.  This will save you some RAM, allowing you to get twice the amount 
of mono samples as you would stereo.

Tom 


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "grantipoo" <graant@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks - so I now need a means to play wave files or mp3's triggered
> by a drum pad - am I correct in thinking the DT Extreme has this
> capability and function- or does anyone have any options for an
> inexpensive digital sampler -if such a thing exists. ? The samples
> will be under 60 sec duration.
> Thanks
> Grant
> 
> 
> >
> > Yes, only MIDI is supported internally on the DTXpress2.
> > 
> > You could use wave files (audio) if you trigger an external midi
> hardware (or 
> > software) digital sampler from the express2's midi out.
> > 
> > TG
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "grantipoo" <graant@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a DTExpress 2 and the manula talks about having the abililty to
> > > record up to 32 songs ..which is simple enough to understand. Plya
> > > along and record ...
> > > What the manual does not seem clear about is this - Can I take a piece
> > > of a song ( in wave file format - or other format ) and have it
> > > transfred off my PC,  stored,  and then play in the module ? Dose it
> > > have to be in midi format on the PXC to transfer to the Module ?
> > > What I would like to do is have small intro parts of songs that I can
> > > use in the DTExpress...its just a matter of what format the module can
> > > support.  ie only midi ?
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > Grant
> > >
> >
>