Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "mgk66219" <machinegunkelley@h...> 
wrote:
> It will be interesting to see what Yamaha has in store for us with 
> this new unit. I have heard some rumors that it will have the Motif 
> chip in it which if true should make for an interesting unit with 
> some neat capabilities.

I've heard that it will indeed have sampling capabilities and that 
the holdup to this point has been because of a licensing snag. Yamaha 
apparently wants this product to enter the market with a bang--no 
bugs or unfinished business.

> Any way I love playing the Yamaha drums, my only wish is that they 
> would promote them allot more then they do and maybe have a web 
site 
> like they have for the Motif line, that would really be nice.

Someday we hope to have enough force as a collective entity to 
establish some sort of elevated relationship with the company, so 
that our concerns are taken seriously. In order to do so, we'll need 
a large, fairly committed membership that is not only informed but 
also strongly consumer oriented. Yamaha already is a much more 
accessible player than Roland is. We've gotten fairly deep into e-
drum management already on occasion; they are aware of us. The 
potential is there for a mutually beneficial relationship. By the 
way, the vdrums forum seems to have relaxed its unilateral disdain 
for Yamaha products. There's been a certain amount of infiltration of 
Yamaha products and users there. But Roland users are a loyal bunch, 
and their products are the industry standard, if only for their 
abundance. But for all their loyalty, you won't find bigger critics 
of Roland than Roland users. For one thing, they cost way too much.

Ed