Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> Have you experimented with layering, and with filter cutoff (Fc)
> settings? You should. I have some very satisfactory sounds with
> MapleXX toms layered with Room1 toms. The Maple gives a warmth and
> resonance, while the Room toms add just the right touch of "bite" in
> the attack. My kick, snare, hats and (some) cymbals are also layered.

I've played around a little bit with layering, in that I added a 2head bass 
drum as the second layer for the  K/020MapleV20 kick, because I wasn't 
getting quite enough "oomp!" out of it.

Now, the Fc function is a little hard for me to work with, because I only hear 
it when it's very obvious, like around -32 or +32 values.  I did find that I 
was able to get more brightness out of the snare strings on the snare drum so 
that I could hear it better.  Otherwise, it sounded like I was playing on a 
snare with the snares in the down position.  I think this is something the 
band would have to help me adjust according to their taste.

I also had to change the snare to S/108 RockM to get the snare bite and volume 
I was looking for.

Stephanie