yamaha dtxplorer with toontrack products..

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  • myron
    Participant

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PH47fyAKy8

    If you search youtube you’ll see quite a few people who use the Yamaha ekits.

    In the end it all comes down to how it feels to you or the drummer playing it. I am in the process of buying an ekit. I’ve played quite a few and the higher end kits, (like Roland, Hart and R.E.T) even though they are pricey, offer a much more fulfilling drum experience.

    The major differences are in the # of zones per pad, the feel of the head and the sensitivity of each drum. Also the Hi Hat programmablity is a key factor for serious users.

    Having said all that… yeah the DTXplorer works and may suit you fine.

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    uppercase
    Participant

    Hi,

    I have the dtxplorer and I love it.
    Using it with ezdrummer is not straight forward.
    You cannot change the midi notes sent with dtxplorer and my personal opinion is that ezdrummer should allow you to map any midi note you want to any drum or cymbal you want. This is a fault of ezdrummer.

    Wiz
    Participant

    Thanks for the answers…
     
    I have ordered the DTxplorer…and as I use Sonar, I will (i hope) just create a drum map within sonar…and should be good to go…
    fingers crossed..
     
    Wiz

    Rogue
    Moderator

    my personal opinion is that ezdrummer should allow you to map any midi note you want to any drum or cymbal you want. This is a fault of ezdrummer.

    is this your personal opinion or a fault in the program? the first I can’t argue with, the second I must strongly reject… EZdrummer is a product made for entry level users and as specifically stated in the FAQ not ‘edrum optimized’ (the lack of custom mapping being only one reason for this)… unlike the DTXplorer which presumably is made with the edrummer in mind.

    Rogue Marechal - Toontrack
    Configuration Manager

    Wiz
    Participant

    Just wanted to pop back…
     
     
    i got the dtxplorer today…
     
    within about 30 mins, I had it controlling ezdrummer, with maps made for pop rock, nashville, and vintage and cocktail…
     
    works like a charm…
     
    the only things that didnt map straight away, was the kick and snare….but using drum maps in sonar …no biggie….
     
    Its also really easy to compensate for velocity differences within the drum map in sonar too….
     
     
    all in all, nice kit, works great with Ezdrummer…
     
    now , if only i could play drums…8)
     
     
    roll on superior 2
     
     
    Wiz
     

    Kaevelson
    Participant

    Hi nice to hear you got it working, it aint that hard 😀
     
    Do you have cymbal chokes working?? Or is the dtxplorer only deliverd with mono-cymbals (i remember something of that)

    Wiz
    Participant

    It only has mono pads for all the drums..
     
    I have ordered a 3 zone snare and 3 zone cymbal pad…when they come, I can check out the cymbal choking…
     
    Wiz
     

    guitardad
    Participant

    WIZ-

    what did you use in sonar to build the drum map?

    i have my edrums working in Sess Drummer, EZD is a little less cooperative
    I have the DTX III Sp

    2. What are the best settings for the HH in the DTX ( trigger sensitivity and all that)?

    thx

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