Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thanks, oldguydrummer. I had no idea that the KP65 had that 
flexibility. Nice touch, Yamaha. From d6's first post, I'm not sure 
that the stereo cable was going to input 9/10 (since he tested input 
1, which would not have been the appropriate destination on any 
grounds). If the cable was connected correctly, and both the mono- 
input and stereo-output cable on the tower are in working order, 
then the tower's electronics section would seem to be at fault 
(assuming that input 9/10 has nothing wrong with it). Yamaha is 
usually obliging about such troubles if the dealer isn't. 

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "oldguydrummer" <rdamon@m...> wrote:
> The KP65 has an input and an output jack. You can plug in any 
> (yamaha) single zone pad into the input of the KP65 using a mono 
> cable. The output from the KP65, if used alone, can be a mono 
cable 
> and can be plugged into any zone.(If you plug it into anything 
other 
> than zone 1, you will need to adjust the settings for that zone.)  
If 
> you use the KP65 with a second pad you must use a stereo cable 
> between the KP65 and the module and it must be plugged into zone 
> 9/10. You then must setup zones 9 and 10 for the appropriate type 
pad 
> (KP-65) and setup the desired sound. I think that's how it goes. 
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
> <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> > I'm not sure that I understand this one. Is the KP65 the 
functional 
> > equivalent of the KP80S, the higher-end tower in the once Yamaha 
> > line? That would be news to me. The KP80S had a standard output 
to 
> > the module but also an input with either a mix mode, which 
allowed 
> a 
> > second pad to be connected to the same input(input 1), or an 
> > independent mode, which allowed an entirely additional 
connection 
> to 
> > input 9/10 or any other free input. If this is an accurate 
> > description of your setup, which free input are you trying to 
> engage 
> > from the tower and how? 
> > 
> > I'm not sure that I'm reading the problem correctly, but the 
voice 
> > of the new pad going into the tower's input would not be 
assigned 
> to 
> > the rim of input 1 within the module (a second pad cannot 
interrupt 
> > the integrity of input 1's rim and body). The tower's input 
signal 
> > would travel to a wholly independent input within the module, 
like 
> > 9/10. Thus, your test of input 1's body and rim is irrelevant. 
> Check 
> > your tower's input cable to make sure that it can carry a 
signal. 
> If 
> > it can, then check your programming of its pad. Do you have it 
> going 
> > to the right place? Let me know the details of how this 
programming 
> > works; I'm not familiar with it.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "drumsix12" <sixpack1@w...> 
wrote:
> > > There's is a Input and ouput on the KP65.
> > > The output is a stereo jack, that goes to the dtxpress I.
> > > The input is a normal mono jack.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "hairytrigger" <artifax@i...> 
> > wrote:
> > > > Where, exactly, are you plugging that PCY60 in?
> > > > 
> > > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "drumsix12" <sixpack1@w...> 
> > wrote:
> > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > > 
> > > > > please help me out here.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I have a DTXpress I and a new KP 65 kick pad connected.
> > > > > Now i wanted an extra cymbal so I made a normal pad my 
ride 
> > > cymbal 
> > > > > and wanted to connect a PCY 60 to the extra input of my 
KP65.
> > > > > 
> > > > > But...nothing at all. When I hit my PCY60 nothing comes 
iut 
> of 
> > it.
> > > > > I connected the input 1 to a stereo pad and then I hear 
the 
> > > normal 
> > > > > sound and the rim sound, so the input is OK.
> > > > > Could it be a falty KP65 or Am I doing something wrong 
here.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > > 
> > > > > drumsix.