Yamaha DTX8K-M PROX electronic drum kit

Yamaha DTX8K-M PROX

DTX8 mesh wood-shell kit with the flagship DTX-PROX module.

Yamaha Full kit

The Yamaha DTX8K-M PROX combines the DTX8 mesh wood-shell pad set with Yamaha's DTX-PROX flagship module. It offers tunable Remo mesh heads, real birch shells, built-in Bluetooth, hands-on faders, and DTX-PROX live/studio controls at a price well below most flagship electronic kits.

Recommended for

Advanced home players Recording setups Players who want mesh feel and DTX-PROX controls under $3,000

What's in the kit

Exact drum and cymbal sizes included with this kit.

Module Yamaha DTX-PROX
Snare 12 inchXP125SD-M Remo mesh pad in birch shell
Toms Tom 1: 10 inch — XP105T-M Remo mesh pad in birch shell
Tom 2: 10 inch — XP105T-M Remo mesh pad in birch shell
Tom 3: 10 inch — XP105T-M Remo mesh pad in birch shell
Kick 7.5 inchKP90 kick tower
Hi-hat 13 inchRHH135 moving hi-hat pad
Crashes Crash 1: 13 inch — PCY135 3-zone cymbal
Crash 2: 13 inch — PCY135 3-zone cymbal
Ride 15 inchPCY155 3-zone ride cymbal

Pros and cons

Pros

  • DTX-PROX module with fader workflow
  • Real birch shells with Remo mesh heads
  • Built-in Bluetooth
  • Strong price for the module/pad combination

Cons

  • KP90 kick is smaller than flagship DTX10 kick
  • Kick pedal sold separately
  • Not as physically large as DTX10K-M

Key specs

Bluetooth audioYes
USB / MIDIYes
Preset kits100
User kits200
Sample importYes
Mesh headsSnare and toms
Included hardwareRS8 rack and HS650A hi-hat stand; kick pedal sold separately