Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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?  

Anyone else get this?

BTW, this is a DTXpress III.

Thanks in advance,
Gilligan

--- 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

Well I know it's an output thing because the first time it happened I 
could see that the trigger was responding and registering.. I was 
ONLY hitting the kick trying to figure this out.. this is factory 
default settings so it shouldn't be any rejection stuff.  Next time 
it comes up though I'll be sure to swap pads and such just to be 
thourough.

One problem is that I bought it used so I don't know how 
good "warranty" is now... but I'm pretty sure my local dealer would 
swap me out with their demo and claim that it came from the factory 
that way. :)

Thanks for the reply,
Gilligan

> 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