Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi everybody,

This group and others like it have functioned for years like 
wishlists with little hope of having any impact on those who actually 
provide the goods. But now it's time for us to put our money where 
our mouths are. OGD has been communicating regularly with Yamaha with 
questions, but expects to generate and send some well-condidered 
suggestions to Jim Haler from us once we get more info about the 
latest products under our belt. 

I'm thrilled to say that Pintech has directly offered us a similar 
challenge, and I can assure your that it's not an empty one. The 
latest Zenbals, which came to the market, are the direct result of 
input from outside the company. 

Anyone who has a proposal for a product of any kind--either one that 
expresses a general need that has yet to be addressed or one based on 
a wholly original (but not whacky) idea--post it to the board under 
this heading. Incidentally, this includes any features that you'd 
like to see on a module; you may be pleasantly surprised about future 
developments. Periodically, I'll collect them, with the names of the 
submitters, and discuss them with Brian. What kinds of cymbals and 
drums would you like someone to manufacture to go along with your 
Yamaha kits and modules?  What would your dream module do that your 
current one, or any current affordable ones, doesn't?  Speak up.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> Anyone who has a proposal for a product of any kind--either one that 
> expresses a general need that has yet to be addressed or one based on 
> a wholly original (but not whacky) idea--post it to the board under 
> this heading. Incidentally, this includes any features that you'd 
> like to see on a module; you may be pleasantly surprised about future 
> developments. Periodically, I'll collect them, with the names of the 
> submitters, and discuss them with Brian. What kinds of cymbals and 
> drums would you like someone to manufacture to go along with your 
> Yamaha kits and modules?  What would your dream module do that your 
> current one, or any current affordable ones, doesn't?  Speak up.

   Thanks for offering to gather up requests, Ed!

   I've posted a wish on the Pintech board for a newly shaped Zenbal
with a more pronounced bell for ride use - the ZBR2? :)

   I also wish the next generation of modules would all include the
ability to "play into the drum head" like the upcoming (but crazy
expensive) TD-20.  Being able to nuance the bass drum like this would
really sound great, and I can imagine using that capability more
generally on the snare and toms.

   - larry