Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Hi Gianluca,
> 
> Nice to hear from you, and your English is flawless. From what I 
> recall, the trigger menu in the DTXpress doesn't distinguish 
between 
> pad and rim; you can't set them at different levels for separation. 
> Since you seem to be hitting both when you hit hard, technique 
might 
> be the answer. The law of diminishing returns applies with e-drums; 
> after a point, increasing force does not pay dividends. You can 

Hi!
Thanks for your answer!
I think the main problem is that the external rim dedicated to 
rimshot sound is too wide, so it's relatively easy to hit..perhaps, 
if only a quarter of the pad were used for that sound, it would be 
better..at least for the kind of music I do (soul and 70's disco)..
Perhaps a solution would it be disabling the rimshot sound and using 
the whole snare pad for one sound only..*AND* I could create another 
drum set which is similar to this one, apart from the snare sound, 
which could be a rimshot even if I hit the center of the pad..
This is useful only if the part with rimshot is a well defined part 
of the song (in my case "PROUD MARY":the beginning is very slow, and 
I use the rimshot;then, after a small pause, (I change drumset and) 
the song resumes,but tempo is fast and I use snare sound as usual..

As for as the cymbals problem..I see that the only solution is using 
an acustic cymbal..it's a pity,because I hoped Yamaha simulated 
cymbals in every aspect..the choke itself sometimes starts if I just 
hit the edge with my stick..ok,ok, I have to play knowing what I'm 
playing..but I don't like the fact that I must modify my way of 
playing because of the instrument changing..:-(

A friend of mine just lent me an Alesis DM5 drum module too.I'm 
wondering if I can use it in my drumset someway...

Wow, I said too many things :-)
Bye Gianluca