Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Richard" <kevin_richard@b...> 
wrote:
> I noticed that my kick stop making sounds but I had been messing 
with 
> some other triggers and figured I had bumped something.  I went 
> looking at it was registering all the way up to 99% and the volume 
> was fine???? So I turned it off and back on (being a computer nerd 
I 
> understand the value of a reboot ;)  Now it's working????  I've had 
> it happen to me 3 times in basically 24 hours?  

Good morning, Gilligan. If the pad registers gain while it is mute, 
the problem would have to be at the output stage. Personally, I'm not 
aware of that ever happening. If, however, the pad is registering 
gain only when the pad is actually firing--even sporadically and 
elliptically--any number of things could be causing the dropouts. 
Physically, something could be loose or damaged on the board, or the 
foam behind the pad could have recessed too much (which shouldn't 
happen yet). As for settings, self-rejection could be too high, or 
rejection from other pads--which is unlikely, since the kick is 
isolated naturally from the other triggers and so not liable to have 
needed any such interference from you in the first place. 

The first thing to do, for the sake of completeness, is try another 
cable. Then try a different pad through input 1 to eliminate the 
electronics. Then exhaust the trigger-settings possibilities (pad 
type, gain, min. vel., rejection). If these don't get you anywhere, 
the kick is probably at fault. Rather than try to fix something new, 
you should be able to get another one, either through your dealer or 
Yamaha directly. Could you check back when you've gone through the 
round of troubleshooting?

Ed