Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry" <jeraldlhenderson@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> I have a Yamaha DTX 2.0 (not DTXpress II), it has: 8 stereo + 2 
dual 
> trigger inputs. All the pads are hooked up to the 8 stereo inputs 
> producing 2 sounds each (or 16 sounds). My kick drum is hooked up 
to 
> one of the dual trigger inputs and the other dual trigger is free.
> 
> My questions are: If I hooked up a typical DIY dual-trigger drum 
> (piezo on the head, piezo on the rim) to one of the stereo trigger 
> inputs, that would not work, would it?

You'd only get sound from one of the piezos. A stereo input expects a 
single piezo and an FSR on the rim that switches the piezo's sounds 
Two piezos throw it for a loop.
 
> Out at http://drumbalaya.com/drum-module-comparison.asp it says DTX 
> 2.0 Dual-trigger devices use up two inputs (e.g. no dual-trigger 
> snare input) What does that mean?

In order to use a dual-zone pad on the DTX2.0, you have to access 
input 9/10 or 11/12 (via a stereo cable if the piezos are wired 
tip/ring or via a splitter if the piezos are output separately) or to 
access two stereo inputs or one stereo and one-half of a dual-trigger 
input with two mono cables or a splitter, depending on the wiring. 
The use of stereo inputs for this purpose wastes the stereo inputs' 
rim function.
 
> How do people typically do this then, hook-up the DIY snare to a 
Dual 
> trigger? 

See above. A dual-trigger snare frequently connects to input 2 and 
one-half of 9/10 or 11/12 to keep the snare intact for the user kits.

Ed