Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "coopman14" <Coopman14@a...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> I just set up my new (to me at least) DTXPress II kit today.  I am
> only able to get one sound out of my dual zone cymbal and when I try
> to change voices, the module recognizes both zones as being the 
same.
>  How is this rectified?

Hi Cooper,

Welcome aboard. We need a little more information. When you say dual-
zone, are you referring to one of Yamaha's rubber "stereo" cymbals 
that originally accompanied the DTXPII kit (often mislabeled as dual-
zone), or do you mean a true dual-mono aftermarket cymbal that you 
have connected to input 9/10? If the former, you must have the cymbal 
connected to a stereo input--usually 6 or 7--with a stereo cable, and 
programmed separately in the voice edit menu for edge and bow. 

A true dual-zone or dual-mono cymbal from another company, however, 
will not provide two voices when connected to one of these stereo 
inputs, even with a stereo cable; it will need two separate inputs. 
Moreover, a rubber stereo cymbal will not provide two voices when 
connected to input 9/10, even with a stereo cable; this input is 
reserved for either two separate mono pads via a TRS Y splitter or 
one dual-mono pad (usually comprised of two distinct piezos) via 
either a TRS splitter or a single stereo cable, depending on whether 
the pad has one output or two. 

If you have the dual-mono variety, you will have to connect it to two 
inputs, either to 9/10 as just indicated (the usual way) or to any 
other combination of inputs 2-7 via a TRS splitter (generally a waste 
of these inputs, because their rim/edge option is thereby disabled). 
I hope this explanation isn't too confusing.

Ed