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RE: [DTXpress] Re: New DTXpress II owner onboard

2003-02-28 by Creighton Higgins

You had logs?
-----Original Message-----
From: Walt [mailto:wgardus@...]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:31 PM
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: New DTXpress II owner onboard

When I started playing as a young lad, to expand out
kit we had to go trap furry forest creatures, then
strech them across self hollowed logs!
--- "underneathheaven <realvast@...>"
wrote:
> slinky 19 year olds? yeah I know a couple of those,
> but im only
> 21! :)
>
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dvaoa28
> "
> wrote:
> > From one old fart to another...
> >
> > The DTXpressII (along with a Korg D1200 multitrack
> recorder)
> > were gifts to myself now that I've hit 40...I plan
> on them being
> my
> > '40s mid-life crisis therapy for the next 10 yars
> or so. My
> wife's
> > just happy it was that & not a Corvette or a
> slinky 19 year-old or
> > something...
> >
> > Randall
> >
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Walt
> wrote:
> > > Hi Randall,
> > >
> > > See, us OLD guys that covered The Rascels, the
> Lovin
> > > Spoonful and that era can't keep up with the
> latest
> > > specs, and these darn Kids wearing Parachute
> pants!!!
> > >
> > > There is also a parm in the utlities called HH
> Offset
> > > or FC offset, something like that, which adjusts
> where
> > > the bottom of the pedal is.
> > >
> > > I'm going to go take another hit of Geritol now
> > >; kids...
> > >
> > > Walt
> > > --- "dvaoa28 "
> > > wrote:
> > > > Walt,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks to you too as well. I'm actually
> printing
> > > > this to give it a try
> > > > tonight. As for the HH pedal, the one that
> came
> >; > > with the set is
> > > > the HH65; I've noticed that id actually does
> cover
> > > > the entire
> > > > sweep from wide open to closed, and there's
> even a
> > > > mention of
> > > > that in the user manual (flyer) that came with
> it.
> > > > I noticed when
> > > > I'm just opening & closing the pedal without
> hitting
> > > > the HH pad,
> > > > in addition to the closed HH "clicks" I'm also
> > > > getting a random
> > > > open HH sound thrown in as a bonus ;-) I
> suspect
> > > > this falls into
> > > > the Rejection settings you mentioned.
> > > >
> > > > Randall
> > > >
> > > > --- In DTXpress@...m, Walt
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi Randall, and Welcome.
> > > > >
> > > > > Based on our collective experiences I do
> have a
> > > > couple
> > > > > of initial suggestions for you, to ensure
> you
> > > > continue
> > > > > to have a good time with your kit.
> > > > >
> > > > > There have been 2 things that we have found
> with
> > > > the
> > > > > way the xpress IIs are coming from the
> factory, so
> > > > to
> > > > >; avoid them I would suggest that you first
> reset
> > > > the
> > > > > module to the factory settings. This is due
> to
> > > > some
> > > > > members trying to trigger xpress sounds from
> > > > external
> > > > > devices. It is done via a prompt in the
> Utilities
> > > > > menu, and is much less painful if you do it
> now,
> > > > > before you customize your settings.
> > > > >
> > > > > The other issue has to do with rejections
> between
> > > > the
> > > > > HH and snare. For some reason the factory
> > > > defaults
> > > > > call for the two pads to hate each other -
> we have
> > > > > reported the problem to Yamaha, but we also
> like
> > > > to
> > > > > tell new users about it. What you need to
> do is
> > > > look
> > > > > at the Specific Rejection (not Rejection or
> Self
> > > >; > Rejection, but Specific Rejection )settings
> in the
>; > > > > Trigger menu for both your snare and your HH
> > > > trigger
> > > > > settings. The symptom you may notice is
> that when
> > > > you
> > > > > hit the snare and HH together, or or the
> other may
> > > > not
> > > > > produce a sound/ Normally for any of the
> > > > rejection
> > > > > parameters, you want the amount of rejection
> to be
> > > > > zero (no rejection), unless you have cross
> > > > triggering
> > > > > (one pad sounding when you hit another) or
> false
> > > > > triggers (one pad sounding more than once
> when you
> > > > > only hit it once). Then you only want to
> increase
> > > > the
> > > > > rejection value enough to eliminate your
> problem -
> > > > > increasing rejection decreases sensitivity.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now, on to your questions. The base HH is
> an
> > > > > open/closed type of pedal. Many of us
> upgrade to
> >; > > a
> > > > > pedal that not only does open and closed,
> but also
> > > > has
> > >; > > a variable range in between. The HH80A from
> > > > Yamaha is
> > > > > one such pedal.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your tom sounds can be almost anything you
> want
> > > > them
> > > > > to be. There are many predefined kits, but
> you
> > > > can
> > > > > also customize your own. If you scroll
> through
> > > > the
> > > > > voice menu, you can press the Voice button
> on the
> > > > > front panel to hear nay sound you have
> displayed.
> > > > > Beyond selecting the sound, you can also
> alter its
> > >; > > pitch, decay, reverb - plus a whole bunch
> more. ; I
> > > > > suspect you will find many toms to your
> liking.
> > > > The
> > > > > same applies to the other pads as well.
> > > > >
> > > > > That is a lot to swallow for now, but feel
> free to
> > > > ask
> > > > > more questions. We're open 7 x 24! You can
> also
> > > > > search the posts if you have a specific
> nugget of
> > > > info
> > > > > you're looking for.
> > > > >
> > > > > Walt
> > > > > --- "dvaoa28 "
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hey everyone,
> > > > > >
> > >; > > > I just got my new DTXpress I set from
> Midwest
>
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