Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I think moose meant 'simple' mixer rather than crude mixer. This is a 
very good way to link two modules.There is no sacrifice in sound 
quality, just mixing options. I sometimes use this method. As for the 
PM-16 you CAN save different patches. I have saved about ten different 
patches on my PM-16. I really only use three. They don't change when 
you change the dtxpress; you have to change the patch on the 
PM-16,too. But it is really quicker than changing the patches on the 
xpress, if they are more than two numbers away from each other(like 
from kit 50 to kit 53). If all your kits in the PM-16 are in the same 
bank, you only need to push one button, and you have a different kit.
Scott

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven" <realvast@s...> 
wrote:
> Moose, I have a question about options one and two.  
> 
> First, you said you could hook up brain 1 into brain 2 aux input and 
> this work as a crude mixer.  What do you mean by crude mixer?  Would 
> something sound different or worse by this method?  
> 
> Next, in option 3 you state that by connecting the midi of brain 1 
> into brain 2 you could have brain 2 acting as a midi trigger 
> device.  This is what I am currently doing with my PM-16 but I hate 
> how I cannot save my pad voices to something different in every kit 
> that are connected to the PM-16.  I'm stuck with that one voice 
> combination no matter which kit am in you know what I mean?  SO, 
> what I'm wondering is if through method 3 I can save all the pads 
> connected to brain 2 in different kits with different sounds.  By 
> doing this I would have to change kits on both brains, but I'd have 
> all my "extra" pads saved with different sounds in different kits to 
> correspond withever kit I'm in in brain one.  Get what I'm 
> asking? :)  Hope that wasn't too confusing!  Thanks!!  
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
> <moosetication@y...> wrote:
> > --- "peterpan" wrote:
> > > In short, what i am trying to achieve is 2 have 
> > > more pads on the kit with different sounds...
> > 
> > In terms of linking two modules, I think you have three choices:
> > 
> > 1. Brain 1 out into brain 2 aux input as a crude "mixer".
> > 2. Brains 1 and 2 into two channels on an audio mixer.
> > 
> > With both of these options, each brain is responsible for its own 
> > sounds and you'd need to select the correct kit on each brain 
> > manually to get the "pair" in synch.
> > 
> > 3. Brain 1 MIDI into brain 2. Here brain 1 is just acting as a 
> > trigger to MIDI converter, and brain 2 is responsible for the 
> sound. 
> > Another way to do this is get a trigger-to-MIDI converter like the 
> > Roland TMC-6 or PM-16 (the latter is obsolete) or something.
> > 
> > I don't think there's any way to "intelligently" link together two 
> > DTXpress brains so they work as one. It would be nice because 
> you're 
> > right, you can pick up used mk1 DTExpress brains quite cheaply.
> > 
> > Stewart