Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jtatsuoka" <jtatsuoka@y...> wrote:
> I'm wondering if the lack of 'input sensitivity' contributes to the 
incredible dynamics achieved once the  pad output is set. I would 
love to A/
> B a Roland or ddrum module with our DTXpress.

Me too. I've played the Rolands but not together with Yamaha. I can't 
say that I ever noticed anything that would have led me to think that 
what the Yamaha lacked when coupled with other manufacturers' pads 
was input sensitivity (among other things), though that seems 
reasonable now that you mention it. The Roland Session/TD-10 is 
obviously more refined, better approximating the acoustic experience 
in every respect. Anyone could simply chalk up the Yamaha's relative 
coarseness to the wide price difference. By "dynamics" do you mean 
the range between really loud and really soft? Are you saying that 
the Yamaha sacrifices clear mid-level gradations for a wide dynamic 
range?

> What do you meanby 'spotty' [with Hart]? 

People reported that the snare and ECII ride did not track well 
through the Yamaha. My own experience is with the ECII; others have 
complained about the snare and the hat. The crashes, apparently, are 
fine. 
 
> If the problem is too weak of a signal , you would need some sort 
of level booster to correct it.  

Simple, inherent evel boosting of the kind that works with other less 
robust pads didn't seem to help matters at all in the Hart case. 
Mayber other kinds of compatibility were behind it. There are other 
kinds of triggers that don't appear to mate well with Yamaha; ddrum 
acoustic-drum triggers come to mind. I think that ddrum may explain 
why on their site.