Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Dennis,

Scott just got one of these, too. Maybe he'll have another story. I 
have noticed a hot spot in the middle of the AX14S under the 
trigger; it's unavoidable. But you can work around it. What I did is 
change the type of pad for input 2 from TP snare to DT snare. My 
global trigger setting is DT 10/20 (medium is the default). Because 
the AX14S is on a separate stand, you don't have to worry about 
crosstalk. I have rejection and specific rejection at zero and self-
rejection at 1 or 2, depending on which way the wind blows. My gain 
is usually high, in the 90s, and my minimum velocity at rock bottom. 
One more component to this ultra-hot setup is to flip the DIP switch 
corresponding to input 2 at the back of the module to the up 
position. You'll need a tiny screwdriver or needle to do it, unless 
you've got great finger nails. The result should be good sensitivity 
all around the drum, from center to rim, almost as though the module 
were capable of positional sensing. Although I cannot claim 
perfection for this method (I've had an inexplicable dropout or 
two), it generally works pretty well. Pressed rolls near the tension 
rods were unthinkable with the standard gum rubber, or even the 
otherwise wonderful Pintech ConcertCasts. But now they're pretty 
accurate--not to say that tweaking is a thing of the past. It goes 
on forever.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dennisw562003 <dennisw56@i...>" 
<dennisw56@i...> wrote:
> I have added the AX14 snare to my DTXpress. Can anyone help me out 
> with the DTXpress settings for the new snare.
> 
> I only get sound when the head is hit directly in the middle.
> 
> I also learned talking to Pintech, to get the snare and rim sound 
a 
> Y1 splitter must be used with the head mono connected to the snare 
> and the rim mono connected to 9/10.
> 
> Thanks, Dennis