Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I had my first gig with my new Pintech concertcast pads this weekend. 
It took a while to get used to the feeling of the mesh heads versus 
the rubber pads. I think I actually like the solid feel of the pads 
better while playing, but my elbows sure appreciated the 'give' of 
the mesh heads on Sunday afternoon.
I played Friday and Saturday nights (10 p.m. - 3 a.m.)and didn't have 
nearly the arm fatigue I would have had I played the pads.
I took the first couple of sets on Friday for me to get things set 
right in a live situation. 
The toms were great, but the snare just wasn't as 'hot' as I would 
have liked and the volume was very low. I had to run the snare at 127 
with dual voices, while the toms and bass were running in the 70-80 
neighborhood. And, yes, I was in 'Live mode' and had the snare maxed 
out. When running the snare through the number 2 trigger, I could 
adjust the attenuation to get the attack I was looking for. However, 
doing this wouldn't allow me to take advantage of the dual zones. 
When running the snare through the 9/10 output, I can get the dual 
zones, but there isn't an attenuation switch for that trigger (is 
there? there only seems to be attenuation switches for triggers 1 
through 6).
I'll take any and all advice on getting the snare to perform as well 
as the toms and bass would be appreciated.