Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Scott,

I did have a kit defined with the edge of a TP80S pad
having a partially open HH sound, while on the main
pad I had more of a HH bow (and stronger attack HH
sound) and it worked fairly well.  I have noticed that
some TP80Ss have better rim trigger response than
others, but where stereo pads are concerned, my
experience is that many (if not all of them) seem to
suffer this inconsistency.  They all seem to work best
near the trigger itself (which typically is right near
the mount point), so sometimes you can jockey the
mounting so you're striking the pad on the rim
trigger.  You could try a dual trigger pad too -
giving you more control over the interactions, or
prevention of them by using two inputs.  

I think if you want to do this reliably, you may want
to use two HHs.  I had also run two pads and two
pedals, with the edge HH on the right side of the kit,
near the ride, and the bow one on my left - both
pedals were side by side.  Now, running two HHs is a
bit of a pain in itself, but if reliability is what
you want, running two HHs, one set for edge sounds and
one set for bow sounds will get you that. Of course,
this also requires two modules, and of course two
modules means more potential for those unused inputs
to leak, requiring the immediate insertion of new
(more) triggers to stem the flow, but let's not go
there... 

Walt

> Does anyone use a stereo pad on HiHat? I'm
> interested in getting the 
> 'edge' sound that I miss with the pad. On real
> HiHats, the edge played 
>  with the shoulder of the stick a more mushy, harsh
> sound than the tip 
> of the stick on the  bow. Can you get that
> difference ? What type pad. 
> I think everyone agrees that the tp80S sucks. And
> the PCY80S moves too 
> much. I use a tom pad for ride cymbal too because
> the cymbal pads move 
> too much! 
>

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