--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus"
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "dtx2member" <abdulayub2000@y...>
> wrote:
> > First off, I had to perform a factory reset yesterday so I lost
> all
> > of my kits. I didn't have the option of downloading my kits via
> > DTXchange or Dumpster. I noticed in the "file" section that
there
> > was a zip for Alesis .sysex. I friend of mine has a Alesis D5
> which
> > has some great hi-hat samples. Can I upload some of those
sounds
> in
> > to the DTXpressII?
> >
> > Also, has anyone used the DTXreme brain? I am considering
> > purchasing a used one if I can find one.
>
> Hi,
>
> Sorry about the loss of your custom kits. How's your memory? You
> can't add new sounds to the DTXpress' sample database, and it's
> highly unlikely that Alesis' sysex is compatible with Yamaha's
> (unless I'm mistaken--always a genuine possibility). Good luck
> finding the DTXtreme brain at all, and then at a reasonable price.
> Every so often one shows up on ebay, and last I noticed, Midwest
> Percussion, usually a compassionate seller, had them new for over
> $800--way too much. You shouldn't have to pay more than $600 or so
> for one at this point, and even less if it's been through the wars
> already. Yamaha is supposed to be coming out with at least one new
> module after summer NAMM; it will probably have better removable
> storage options than the discontinued model. I'd wait, unless you
> are sure that the old DTXTU meets your forseeable needs.
>
> Ed
Thank you for the feedback. Like you said, I think I'll wait to see
what this new brain will be capable of doing before I invest in the
DTXreme.
