Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey Draker, so I guess the point of your problem would be a problem 
with the hi hat positioning??  Or is it more the snare?  Maybe I can 
offer some ideas.  For example, instead of keeping the hi-hat pad on 
the snare rack-arm, you could move the hi-hat pad up to the arm that 
carries the xpress module.  I don't know if this helps, but maybe it 
could give your more positioning ideas.

-UN.H



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "draker2003" <draker2003@y...> 
wrote:
> HI all,
> 
> I'm sure this question will have some of you yukking it up, but 
here 
> goes anyway:
> 
> On my old acoustic set, I could play 16th notes off my high-
hat/snare 
> (I'm usally playing cross-handed, except for 16th stuff) by 
setting 
> up the snare approx 45-60 degree angle from the hi-hat, so in 
effect 
> when I'm playing the rapid 16th triplets it's easy to come off the 
hi-
> hat and onto the snare. 
> 
> However, on the DTX, replicating the ideal positioning for hi-hat 
and 
> snare to achieve 16th notes hasn't been easy for me. When I adjust 
> the hi-hat so I can hit it cleanly, I'm screwed up trying to find 
the 
> right position for the DTX's lower rack arm for the snare. Anybody 
> with pictures, diagrams, etc? I'm not sure if I explained the 
problem 
> with enough detail, but hopefully someone out there in DTX-land 
will 
> understand what I'm trying to do. Ideally, I want to be able to 
look 
> straight ahead to play around the kit, but for those songs where 
> there's a repetitive 16th note attack, be able to swivel a little 
and 
> face the hi-hat/snare straight on -- is that possible? Thank you 
in 
> advance for whatever insights. Also, if there's a link or a 
message 
> number where this question has already been answered, bring it on, 
> too. I attempted to go through the database already, but didn't 
find 
> anything. I know this was a bit "windy", but I'm done now. -- 
Draker.