sticksnstonesrus
11-27-2008, 04:37 PM
Just sharing.
The church I play for just went e-kit. They got the full-monty Yamaha DTXtremeIII.
Comes in four boxes. One is just the three-sided Hex Rack system. Very well packaged. It's very much over the top. Sturdy and light, the hex design still works off of round rubber "omni-ball" style holders and adjusters (kind of defeats the need for the hexagonal concept, really). The center of the ball is hexagonal and fits around the hex-bar with the outside of the ball being round. Each pad/boom mount fits on the ball and can adjust left/right about 45 degrees and can move up and down to any angle. Certaily ample enough for any style you'd like to set it up to.
The other three boxes have the four tom, snare, two crash, a ride, and hi-hat tiggers. Plus the DTX processor module. All the wiring is labeled and lengthened to fit around the kit. A host of velcro and snake-wrap makes it look clean.
The DTX has 50 preset kits/voices. Oak, Beech, Maple customs are just a couple...up to 50. Plus 50 slots to save your own manipulated version of anything you'd like. This thing can change every piece of every sound right down to gated reverb and how long the gate it. Honestly, if it were your personal kit, I could see getting that detailed, but for me it's just nice being able to select from 100 different cymbal voices...even though you can manipulate each voice. The most I have done is changed out some of the cymbals for some of the other preset cymbals they have in the memory.
Other crazy funtions like preset songs to play against, gated metronome, stackable programable memory (allows you to set distinct kit sounds in order during your show), plus a oodles of other stuff.
The feel is like every electronic kit. It just isn't an acoustic kit. Even the Roland, with the rubbery feel doesn't feel like an acoustic kit. The other thing that I already notice is that our sound support in the sanctuary where the kit is set up is not beefy enough. You need a strong PA to run it with anything less than headphones. Anything will do, but if you want the kit to make a good impact and have the adjustability live, than it needs to be strong.
I can't say enough how easy it was to set up the Hex rack and the DTXtreme kit, Everything was simple, it plays well, has more functions and use-ability that I could ever need. I'm not an e-kit type of guy and still am not...but if I had no choice or if someone asked for a recommmendation...this kit would be the one. The price ($3,100 out the door of GC, $2,900 after rebate) for what comes in the boxes and the function of the DTX processor seriously outweigh the competition. If you're considering, check this kit out.
Just my $.02,
-Andy
The church I play for just went e-kit. They got the full-monty Yamaha DTXtremeIII.
Comes in four boxes. One is just the three-sided Hex Rack system. Very well packaged. It's very much over the top. Sturdy and light, the hex design still works off of round rubber "omni-ball" style holders and adjusters (kind of defeats the need for the hexagonal concept, really). The center of the ball is hexagonal and fits around the hex-bar with the outside of the ball being round. Each pad/boom mount fits on the ball and can adjust left/right about 45 degrees and can move up and down to any angle. Certaily ample enough for any style you'd like to set it up to.
The other three boxes have the four tom, snare, two crash, a ride, and hi-hat tiggers. Plus the DTX processor module. All the wiring is labeled and lengthened to fit around the kit. A host of velcro and snake-wrap makes it look clean.
The DTX has 50 preset kits/voices. Oak, Beech, Maple customs are just a couple...up to 50. Plus 50 slots to save your own manipulated version of anything you'd like. This thing can change every piece of every sound right down to gated reverb and how long the gate it. Honestly, if it were your personal kit, I could see getting that detailed, but for me it's just nice being able to select from 100 different cymbal voices...even though you can manipulate each voice. The most I have done is changed out some of the cymbals for some of the other preset cymbals they have in the memory.
Other crazy funtions like preset songs to play against, gated metronome, stackable programable memory (allows you to set distinct kit sounds in order during your show), plus a oodles of other stuff.
The feel is like every electronic kit. It just isn't an acoustic kit. Even the Roland, with the rubbery feel doesn't feel like an acoustic kit. The other thing that I already notice is that our sound support in the sanctuary where the kit is set up is not beefy enough. You need a strong PA to run it with anything less than headphones. Anything will do, but if you want the kit to make a good impact and have the adjustability live, than it needs to be strong.
I can't say enough how easy it was to set up the Hex rack and the DTXtreme kit, Everything was simple, it plays well, has more functions and use-ability that I could ever need. I'm not an e-kit type of guy and still am not...but if I had no choice or if someone asked for a recommmendation...this kit would be the one. The price ($3,100 out the door of GC, $2,900 after rebate) for what comes in the boxes and the function of the DTX processor seriously outweigh the competition. If you're considering, check this kit out.
Just my $.02,
-Andy