Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith@...> wrote:
>
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "cyberdiablo2112" <nickdiab@> 
wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone!
> > 
> > I have a DTXpress 1 drum kit (I know it's old but it still does 
the 
> > job) and I've purchased a DTXtreme snare drum pad (RHP120SD). 
Now, the 
> > RHP120SD has 2 triggers, the drumhead and the rim. I hooked up 
the 
> > RHP120SD to the snare input of my DTXpress brain (with is also 
> > supposed to be a stereo input) using a stereo cable. When I hit 
the 
> > rim, there is no rim hit triggered into the brain it is only 
triggered 
> > when I play actual rim shots very loud hitting both the rim and 
the 
> > drumhead at the same time. So my question is: Is it possible to 
> > configure the brain to play a crossstick sound when I play only 
the 
> > rim of my pad? If yes, how is that done? I don't really care 
about the 
> > rimshots, only crosssticks.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance...
> >
> 
> The RHP120SD has two piezos rather than a single piezo with rim
> switch.  You cannot use it in the normal two or three zone 
inputs.  If
> you haven't used inputs 9/10 you can use a splitter cable to feed 
the
> rim sound into 9 or 10.  It gets more complicated if you have no 
spare
> inputs.
> 
> Keith.
>

Thank you very much for you answer Keith, it's pretty clear that I 
will not be able to get the cross stick using the Snare input ( and 
I don't want to use the 9/10 input because they are already in use 
by other pads, also the snare would be misplaced for all the factory 
drumkits). I still have on question, what is exactly the difference 
between a piezo input and a rim switch???

Nicolas.