Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Okay, I did the diagram and connected the dots, but what I'm not 
sure that you can do in the first place is use a TRS (stereo to two 
monos) splitter to divide the "voices" of the stereo pad. Because, 
as I understand it, the FSR switch does not have voice capability 
itself, but only in conjunction with the piezo to which it is 
physically attached. In other words, because it can't be detached 
from the piezo housed in the same pad, a TRS splitter will not get 
you the second voice on one of the leads but only the voice 
associated with the main piezo, that is, the body. It cannot touch 
the toggle switch, which emanates from elsewhere. 

Incidentally, the Drum Tech Pole Pad's dual-mono FSRs function 
differently from rim switches. They will sound individually through 
any input that takes a mono piezo. I run them through two inputs on 
my MidiKiti. No rim switch from a stereo pad will work through one 
of those MidiKiti inputs as a separate entity with its own voice.

Stewart, the possibility still exists that I may be addled. So maybe 
the only thing to do is try it physically, though if you haven't run 
out of patience, and I've missed something, please go on. Sorry if 
I'm not getting it.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" 
<moosetication@y...> wrote:
> --- "liberatusvirus" wrote:
> > ....but here's why I don't 
> > believe that the plan to split the rim off will work...
> 
> [much sound reasoning omitted]
> 
> Good point, well made. But... I haven't made myself clear.
> 
> Let's try a concrete example. Get a pencil and paper, because my 
> ASCII art isn't up to the job...
> 
> I have a PCY-65S stereo cymbal pad, and a TP-65 mono drum pad. I 
have 
> three stereo-mono splitters. One of these splits the stereo output 
> from the PCY to two mono patch cables. Another splitter is on 9/10 
> (givig me two mono piezo inputs). The last is on 1 (kick), giving 
me 
> the ability to provide input to kick pad (piezo) and kick rim 
(FSR) 
> seperately.
> 
> I take the "piezo" side of the PCY, and route it to one side of 
9/10, 
> with the TP-65 on the other. The FSR side of the PCY I route to 
> the "rim" side of the kick input. The pad size comes from the KP-
65 
> using a mono cable as usual. So I'm not trying to put piezos 
through 
> FSR inputs or vice versa.
> 
> (whew)
> 
> Stewart