Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Keith, 

 

I think the three zone snare is a miss-leading. Where the Yamaha pads
have two separate rim ribbon switches (i.e. TP-65/100/120,PCY130S/150S),
the Roland pads do not. The Roland pads have a shell peizo for the rim
and a cone peizo for the Mesh head. I assume that when you lay the stick
across both rims (and you cannot touch the mesh head when you do this)
and you strike the rim, the module "sees" a certain wave form and plays
the cross stick. If you strike both the rim/pad it "sees" a different
wave form. By looking at these wave forms, you get the positional
sensing.

 

Rob

 

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From: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DTXpress@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Keith
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:58 AM
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: R*land question

 

Yet more information (as if anyone wants it on the Yamaha Group!). 
Reading the TD-8 manual, it seems to support 3 zones using a single
input on the snare. However, no mention of 3 zone cymbals.

The TD-12 seems to have a specific input (10) linked to the ride
cymbal, marked "edge" so I guess there is something about the way that
input is used which prevents the mutliple sounds I was worried about.

Keith.

 
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