Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> Have you tried the snare directly into the module?  We've always found 
> that the module itself limits the snare's dynamic range, seriously 
> shortchanging the softer end, as if the gain were stuck on high. 
> (Other modules can compensate for comnpromises in sensitivity but not 
> the Yamaha.)  The traditional remedy has been to insert a 250k pot 
> between the Pintech snare and module to tame the beast (like a 
> Guyatone cable, which has a rotary control built in). Do you have any 
> ideas besides use of the DTXpander--not that I want to discourage 
> anyone from using it, 

Ed,

Yes, I am currently running it directly into the module (mainly
because, while I bought the 2 zone ConcertCast, hitting the metal ring
gives a loud smack so the dual piezo isn't really required!).  I
measured the signal from the ConcertCast on my oscilloscope and
compared it with the DTXtreme 10" tom pad I had been using and found
the maximum signal levels to be similar.  

I agree that you can play the ConcertCast softer and I have currently
set Gain=80 MVel=15 with the pad set to TP1/SnrA.  It seems to give
the full dynamic range, although I am not the most subtle of players.
 One noticable difference is the Yamaha pads give a reasonably
consistent sound level across the pad whereas the ConcertCast gets
progressivley quieter towards the edge, presumably more like a real drum.

Keith.