Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Actually, just one comment-- the dual zone tom+snare pads on the DTXtreme
are piezo/fsr, not dual piezo.

BP

On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Dan Mowczan wrote:

> Actually, I was under the impression that inputs 1-8 could take the
> rubberized Yamaha and Roland dual trigger pads, meaning, anything with a
> Piezo and a Force Sensing Resistor input on the rim (which includes the
> PCY80S cymbal).  So, simply replace your existing snare in port one with a
> TP80S dual zone and you'll have the capability you need to run it without
> using the Stereo input.
> 
> In the voice parameter source edit, pad1, rim1, pad2, rim2, etc. exist, so I
> assume these are all individual assignable to sounds.  This includes rimOpen
> and rimCls inputs on the high hat pad based on pedal position.  However,
> since I have no dual zone pads and haven't found it in the manual, I don't
> know how to program a FSR rim to choke a cymbal.
> 
> The Stereo-input 9&10 is designed for a dual-piezo, like a mesh head from
> the DTXtreme or Roland V-Drums or similar Pintech.  Or, two seperate single
> trigger pads with a Y cord.
> 
> I have heard, however, that even if you were to replace all of the pads on
> the system with dual-trigger rubber pads with the intention of using cymbal
> chokes, you'd be unhappy, since if Cymbal chokes are enabled, all rim-hits
> on drum pads have no variable volumes.  I really can't see why this is
> required, as I thought all trigger configurations were unique.  Can anyone
> verify this?
> 
> -Dan
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dan Mowczan, pinball@...
> 
> > From: "Chan Hansun" <hansun@...>
> > Reply-To: DTXpress@egroups.com
> > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 05:30:25 -0000
> > To: DTXpress@egroups.com
> > Subject: [DTXpress] how many pads max. ???
> > 
> > hi i'm about to buy dtxpress, but i want to know how many pads can i
> > attach to the module at a time if i already added a dual zone pad
> > (the yamaha TS80 sth) ??
> > 
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