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Live for the first time...

Live for the first time...

2005-02-04 by adamh52683

I've decided to use my DTXpress2 (with acoustic cymbals) live for the 
first time.  After reading through some of the archives here, I've 
become a *little* nervous and think I may bring a few acoustic drums 
along just in case.

Should I be concerned about the stage shaking and causing unintended 
triggers?

How far away should I be setup from amps, pa speakers, monitors, etc?

Are there any other strange module behaviors I should be prepared for?

Lastly, when I've been practicing with the kit with a band, I've 
noticed that the first (and usually only) pad that seems to always 
stop responding is one of the two in the 9/10 input.  Could there be 
a reason for this?

I'd appreciate any advice anyone could give me so this gig goes as 
well as possible.

Thanks!
Adam

Re: Live for the first time...

2005-02-08 by Nick Carroll

As you have read here, a few of us who play live with a band have 
encountered miss-triggering problems - usually on snare and kick 
pads, and usually because of the sonic boom from a nearby bass 
stack - and so it is wise of you to take precautions. I reckon you 
should be okay if you keep bass amplifiers turned away from your 
kit, but only you can tell when you play live.

Regarding dropouts from your 9/10 input, I had that problem too. 
Problem was solved when I bought a cable that splits two monos from 
the stereo jack. Don't waste your time with adaptors because in my 
experience they are ultimately unreliable, particularly when the 
room and everything in it is shaking. The fewer jacks (plugs) you 
are using, the fewer things can shake loose. 

Nick.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "adamh52683" <ash0151@r...> wrote:
> 
> I've decided to use my DTXpress2 (with acoustic cymbals) live for 
the 
> first time.  After reading through some of the archives here, I've 
> become a *little* nervous and think I may bring a few acoustic 
drums 
> along just in case.
> 
> Should I be concerned about the stage shaking and causing 
unintended 
> triggers?
> 
> How far away should I be setup from amps, pa speakers, monitors, 
etc?
> 
> Are there any other strange module behaviors I should be prepared 
for?
> 
> Lastly, when I've been practicing with the kit with a band, I've 
> noticed that the first (and usually only) pad that seems to always 
> stop responding is one of the two in the 9/10 input.  Could there 
be 
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> a reason for this?
> 
> I'd appreciate any advice anyone could give me so this gig goes as 
> well as possible.
> 
> Thanks!
> Adam

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