The 'floor tom' mounts via an additional arm which, again, allows for more than enough movement. This restricts their positioning a little, but it's possible to angle them and move them left or right, in addition to raising or lowering the rack bar. The two seven-inch 'rack toms' mount directly onto the horizontal rack bar without any 'tom arms'. You shouldn't have to put up or break down the kit often as, once assembled, it can be 'folded' into quite a small, convenient package for storage.Īs with most electronic kits, particularly lower-priced ones, all the elements are attached to the rack, rather than being free standing. A regular drum key is used to tighten all the parts, and, once assembled, the rack sits sturdily on its two simple legs.
Setup of the tubular-steel rack isn't too complicated, with some elements already pre-mounted on the rack cross-member. The DT400K is a lightweight, compact affair and arrives in a single box. All the kits feature the same TD400 brain module. The differences between kits are small but quite significant, with the TD430K getting an upgraded kick drum and hi-hat controller and the TD450K additionally benefiting from a three-zone snare pad. Hardware & Setting UpĪll the DTX400 kits are similar in configuration, each comprising five drums, with two cymbals and a hi-hat. The idea of achieving something close to the sound of the DTX950 for a shade over £400 $500 was particularly intriguing.
Having reviewed the top-of-the-range Yamaha DTX950 kit (and been mightily impressed), I found this interesting. Yamaha say the range is primarily aimed at the starter audience and includes "technology as found in the Pro DTX models and Yamaha's Motif synths”. The full range comprises the DTX400K, DTX430K and DTX450K, and the model on review here is the cheapest, the 400K. The DTX400 series is a new range of entry-level electronic drum kits from Yamaha. Yamaha's new entry-level electronic drum kit is easy on the wallet, but aims not to compromise on sound quality.
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