Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <boomer17@a...> wrote:
> I have the DTxpress, no choking.  :>(
> 
> Ken
> 
 Ken,

Do your cymbal pads (I assume you have PCY80 series, as oppose to the 
PCY60 series) a small "S" on the raised rim? The "S" should be at the 
center of the raised area of the rim.

In order for choking to work, you need to use a PCY80S or a PCY65S. 
The PCY60, PCY80 and the PCY65 are single zone pads and cannot be 
choked. The choking feature is a part of the rim switch feature that 
is only available on the PCY80S and the PCY65S.

IF you have a stereo cymbal pad, then you will need to set the 
trigger type to a "PCY Crash" pad. Then go to the voice settings for 
that pad and assign a voice for both the pad and for the rim. So if 
it is plugged into input no. 7, you must set Trig In= 7 voices for 
both the pad and the rim. You must also remember to use a stereo 
(Tip/Ring/Sleeve) cable between the pad and the module. Using a mono 
(Tip/Sleeve) cable with a only give you the pad sound and no choking 
even if you have everything else setup correctly.

The original Dtxpress I came with two cymbal pads a PCY60 and a 
PCY80S, only the PCY80S can be choked.

OGD