Yamaha DTXPRESS IV Special kit & S2.0?

[batsperm]

It’s been awhile since I’ve used Superior.  I have Superior 1 and C&V and just ordered S2 today.  I also ordered a Yamaha DTXPRESS IV Special kit today.  I assume this kit will work with S2.  Correct? 
 
 
The last Yamaha Kit I had would never setup just right with the hi-hat.

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[Spectacle]

I have the Yamaha DTXpress IV Special kit, and I use it every day with S2.0 and C&V, and it is fantastic. I love the rubber pads – so expressive. Snare and toms are just amazing, and I like the natural swing of the cymbals — especially the three-zones. I also like the hi-hat being on a real hi-hat stand like this. It feels totally like playing an acoustic hi-hat.

When you set it up, just put your Yamaha brain’s trigger setup on SP Dyna (SHIFT+ DRUM KIT –pg. 14 of the manual), and you’ll have all the expression you need. And I’ve had no problems with crosstalk at all. Hi-hat settings, if you want to adjust them, are detailed on pg. 16 of the manual.

If you have trouble with hi-hat mapping for some reason, the numbers you should be assigning are 22, 26, 42, and 46, or however you like to play. And I made a user kit on the brain’s kit #51 or 52 so that I could assign different pads to different cymbals in S2.0.

But for me overall, the kit was just plug-n-play. And for S2.0 and C&V, I go MIDI out from the kit’s brain to the MIDI in of my Alesis ControlPad (giving me 8 more pads just to the left of my hi-hat). Then the kit and ControlPad go through USB straight into my Mac, and Logic Studio is my DAW. Really an amazing combination.

Best of luck with it!

[batsperm]

Thank you very much for the info.  I really appreciate it.  My kit and S2 are arriving tomorrow.  I can’t freaking wait.  I love my acoustic kit but it will be nice to have a practice kit too.
 
I might hit you up for advice if I get stuck.  However, it sounds like I’m good to go.
 
 

[batsperm]

I know this is a little off topic but how seemlessly does C&V and S1 intergrate into S2?
 
 

[Spectacle]

I don’t have S1, but C&V sounds great, and works wonderfully in S2.0.

The only complaint is much longer load times for non-S2.0 samples like C&V, since they don’t take advantage of Toontrack’s new file compression. It takes a minute for a full 1.3 GB kit instead of ten seconds with a similar-sized 2.0 Avatar kit. But that’s no big deal. I just click on my kit or project, and then go pour my coffee, come back and play.

Enjoy your new set-up!

[batsperm]

This kit and brain integrate quite well with S2.  The response from visitors to our studio is “jawdropping”.  They can’t believe how good it sounds.  I still need to do some tweaking but it sounds really freaking good right now.

[dwdrumz]

Spectacle–can you tell me more about your experience with the DTXpress 4 and S2?  Do you have the V1 or the V2 kit?  I am interested to know how you like the hi-hat capabilities and the cymbals (swells…choking…the ride playability) when used with S2.  How about the 3 zone snare pad?
 
This kit seems like a lot of bang for the buck.  Thanks for your time.

[Kaevelson]

Yeah I would really want to know that too Spectacle..
I’m thinking about getting that kit, but I’ve read somewhere cymbal chokes are simply not possible with a Yamaha module, is that right??
Because that would be the only thing the DTXpress 4 couldn’t do with S2.0…

[metaltyme]

Greetings…
 
The Yamaha DTXpress IV Special is fully capable of cymbal chokes with the 3-zone pad inputs.  I have not yet integrated the kit to SD2, but I intend to this weekend.  As far as a standalone kit though, this kit feels pretty damn natural!  I was really skepticle about its playability and such but was re-assured right out of the box.  For the price, you get a lot of bang for the buck in features and solid performance.  It certainly doesn’t even come close to feeling like a toy.  I highly recommend this kit!
 
Cheers!

CJ

[ventura33]

friend pleuse help me ! i have the same drum yamaha DTXPress IV with superior drummer
were i can find a midi file ou mapping made for my drum ? because my drum have 3 zones and i dont understand
nothing about computers, if possible someone help me were i can find a file to import to superior drumer with the mapping to yamaha dtxpressIV with 3 zones !

thanks friends!

from Portugal

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