Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Nick,

One reason why upgrading to the DTXtreme doesn't come under much 
discussion lately is that it has been continued since January and is 
in short supply. Where it can be found it is usually discounted 
heavily. You'll notice some activity on the board about getting hold 
of the module. The pads of the kit were elegant-looking wooden 
shells covered with mylar heads, which could be swapped for woven 
ones, and those who use them usually praise the sound and response. 
The cymbals were the usual Yamaha wedges. The rack and hardware were 
more sturdy than that of the DTXpress, and the tom mounts were RIMS, 
I think. The module supported chaining 32 kits and stacking 
six/alternating nine voices instead of the DTXpress's two. It had 
more versatile parameters, especially for the snare, as well as 
positional sensing. A storage card, which most people seemed to find 
inadequate, could hold 4 MB of voices, kits, or songs. It had much 
better ergonomics--big, back lit, and well appointed with knobs that 
facilitated adjustments on the fly. Yamaha is going to release 
something updated late in the summer, and truth be told, some parts 
of the package needed it. Rumor has it that the module is worth 
waiting for.

Ed


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> I know that the DTXtreme can connect more pads, and it has more 
pad 
> sounds than the DTXpress. But apart from that, can anyone tell me 
> what advantages it offers over the DTXpress?  (I note that there 
is 
> much discussion of combining the DTXpress with Roland hardware and 
> other brand products, but virtually no talk of upgrading to a 
> DTXtreme.)