Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dtx2member" <abdulayub2000@y...> 
> wrote:
> > First off, I had to perform a factory reset yesterday so I lost 
> all 
> > of my kits.  I didn't have the option of downloading my kits via 
> > DTXchange or Dumpster.  I noticed in the "file" section that 
there 
> > was a zip for Alesis .sysex.  I friend of mine has a Alesis D5 
> which 
> > has some great hi-hat samples.  Can I upload some of those 
sounds 
> in 
> > to the DTXpressII? 
> > 
> > Also, has anyone used the DTXreme brain?  I am considering 
> > purchasing a used one if I can find one.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry about the loss of your custom kits. How's your memory? You 
> can't add new sounds to the DTXpress' sample database, and it's 
> highly unlikely that Alesis' sysex is compatible with Yamaha's 
> (unless I'm mistaken--always a genuine possibility). Good luck 
> finding the DTXtreme brain at all, and then at a reasonable price. 
> Every so often one shows up on ebay, and last I noticed, Midwest 
> Percussion, usually a compassionate seller, had them new for over 
> $800--way too much. You shouldn't have to pay more than $600 or so 
> for one at this point, and even less if it's been through the wars 
> already. Yamaha is supposed to be coming out with at least one new 
> module after summer NAMM; it will probably have better removable 
> storage options than the discontinued model. I'd wait, unless you 
> are sure that the old DTXTU meets your forseeable needs.
> 
> Ed


Thank you for the feedback.  Like you said, I think I'll wait to see 
what this new brain will be capable of doing before I invest in the 
DTXreme.