I believe that this Yamaha cymbal (PCY-135) will be a great upgrade for my kit. Since you've already tested it, does it feel better when playing than the alesis crash cymbals?
I have some issues with my current alesis crash cymbals, might be trigger settings... But i cant adjust them so that they feel like real cymbals when i try for example to hit and make the cymbal sound fade in (when a song starts or ends for example), i don't know if you get what i mean.
I also plan to do the 682 mesh upgrade, because mylar feels a bit uncomfortable.
have a great day.
All of my experience and advice is based on using the module with its own samples. I've not used either of my kits through my PC yet. I tried once, and had some latency issues, so I went back to the module. Plus, with my kit going on the road, I wanted as compact a setup as possible.
I totally get what you mean about the cymbals. My expansion cymbals were Roland cymbals, and to be honest, I had better luck with the Alesis cymbals. My DM10 kit came with two crashes, but one was a much thinner cymbal with a completely different feel. My included hi-hat matched the other crash, so I turned it into my second crash. I bought a Pro-X hi-hat to use with my kit. It was difficult, at first, to get good swells out of the cymbals, but if you work with the trigger settings, as well as the velocity settings in your individual kits, it's possible to have them working really well.
My DM10 was the Studio Mesh, so I never got a chance to play on the mylar heads. I came close to getting the DM10X with the mylar, but I wanted mesh from the beginning, so I went with the Studio Mesh kit. Good luck with the upgrade, though, as I've heard great things about it!
I don't consider myself an expert on any of this, but I'm glad to be able to help in any way I can.
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Shawn