Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Wow, 

What a shi--y summer...I bit off way more than I can chew and I'm paying the price.  I
love your response OGD.  A lot of us just leap into a thread EGO-first.  I've been
working on several threads and discussions that were just an idiotic waste of time
trying to learn more than I can digest.  I wish the real idiots would get their own
backbone and leave those of us that are patient and serious a reliable place to
interact.

Okay, a question.  I have an Xpress II (Oh, I'm not a drummer.  I'm a bassist grown
weary of the drum-machine) which has a Pintech mesh 2-zone snare; the original xII
2-zone was "insterted" as Tom 1 giving me Tom 1 through 4.  My first task is to
activate Tom 4 for use with factory durm kits.  I would like to avoid creating a new
drum kit while I'm tinkering around and I don't mind that my Tom 4 assignments will not
be saved for now.  If I ever ask too much, please feel free to direct me to the
documentation!

Many Thanks,

greg
 



--- rdamon@... wrote:

> Larry,
>  
> With a 2 trigger snare you will get a main snare pad sound and a rim switch
> for a rim shot sound. With a 3 trigger snare you will get a main pad snare
> sound, a rim shot sound and a cross-stick sound. Any of which can be changed
> to any sound you like.
>  
> With a tom pad it is the same as a snare with a 2 trigger pad. With the 3
> trigger you usually use the main pad for the basic tom pad sound and the
> bottom rim for a rim shot sound. The 3 trigger on the top rim can be used
> for anything you want, such as a percussion sound or triggering a pad song
> or for changing kit numbers, just depending on which module you have and
> which input it is plugged into. On the Dtxpress II/III/IIIsp only inputs 2,
> 6 & 7 are able to handle all three sounds. On the other inputs 1, 3,4,5,8
> you will get only one rim sound even if you have two separate rim switches.
>  
> With a 2 trigger cymbal, you will get a bow and an edge sound and depending
> on which input it is plugged into you will get choking (muting the sound by
> grabbing the edge of the cymbal.)
>  
> With a 3 trigger cymbal, you will get a bell, a bow and an edge sound and
> choking. These pads must be plugged into inputs 2, 6 or 7 on the Dtxpress
> II/III/IIIsp. The Dtxpress I does not have 3 trigger (zone) ability.
> Plugging a 3 trigger(zone) cymbal into a 2 trigger input you will only get
> two sound, pad and rim/bell.
>  
> Just keep in mind that the inputs 1-8 on the Dtxpress are stereo (pad
> piezo/ribbon rim switch) and not dual zone (two piezo's). Only input 9/10 is
> a dual zone input (or two mono inputs).
>  
> OGD
> 
>    _____  
> 
> From: a79flh3873@... Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:45 AM
> To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DTXpress] 3 trigger pads
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> Can someone comment on what I can expect from a kit that has multiple
> triggers in a pad. Specifically, the differences in 2 & 3 trigger pads for
> snares, toms & cymbals?
> 
> Thanks,
> Larry in NJ
> 
>  
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