Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Welcome Shetlands,

Assuming that the DTXpress II is like its predecessor in this 
respect (and I think it is), you won't be able to use a splitter 
from any of inputs 1-8 to program a second pad with a different 
voice etc. (You can, however, use a splitter to get the same sounds 
on two pads.) The reason is that inputs 1-8 are not set up for two 
distinct piezo triggers; they accept pads with a main trigger 
(piezo) for the body of the pad and a rim switch, which cannot be 
split.  The combination of rim and body triggers makes a 
pad "stereo."  Input 9/10, however, is not "stereo" (at least in the 
same sense). It is essentially two separate mono inputs, which can 
be programmed separately, either for two separate mono pads or a 
single drum or cymbal with dual-mono piezo outputs. A stereo pad, of 
the type that would make two distinct sounds through inputs 1-8, 
will only have a single voice through input 9 or 10, since the rim 
switch is incompatible. Likewise a pad designed to be dual-zone, or 
dual-mono, will only manage a single voice on inputs 1-8, which 
require a rim switch for the second voice.

Input 6, for example, as a piezo and a rim switch--is an indivisible 
unit; it can be duplicated as a whole but not split into two mono 
pads with different parameters. You'll find that the distinction 
between dual-mono and stereo will make more sense as you get more 
familiar with different types of edrums and ecymbals. I hope this 
isn't too confusing or that I didn't misinterpret your question.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@y..., "duncan_disorderly2002" <duncan.kidson@n...> 
wrote:
> Hi all from the stormy Shetland Islands,
> Just got the excellant DTXpress2, the manual is a bit confusing as 
to 
> how many extra pads you can fit and assign.
> Apart from inputs 9/10, can you use a 'Y' cable on say a cymbal 
input 
> and assign an extra pad ?
> Hope to hear from you