Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Something I discovered when I plugged my extra cymbals into zones 
other than 6,7 on the dtxpressII is that the choke feature is only 
available when the cymbals are plugged into the three zone inputs 
2,6,7. If a cymbal is plugged into zones 1,3,4,5, you will get the 
duo-zone cymbal but not the choke. 


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll" <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> Hey, Stephen. Thanks for your feedback re the choke feature on the 
> ride pad. Following your advice I have changed the pad type to Misc 
> 1, and my problem of the unwanted choke is solved!  So thank you! I 
> can understand that you might miss the choke facility - you 
probably 
> play jazz and use it quite a lot.  I play country rock, and I have 
> very little use for it.  I have programmed a second crash as my 
ride-
> rim sound, instead of a bell, and that suits me really well.
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "brown8700" <brown8700@a...> wrote:
> > Nick:
> > As Ed said, I recently upgraded to the Pintech Zenbals. They're 
> > fabulous, but it took me a while to find that out. When I first 
got 
> > them, I couldn't get them to react properly, so I ordered some 
> Rolan 
> > CY-6 with the intent of returning the Zenbals. I hated the CY-6 
and 
> > sold them to a friend. I picked up (on a rial basis) some Hart 
> > cymbals. I liked them but missed the dual zone and especially 
(get 
> > this) the choke feature. So I went back to the PCYs. On a lark I 
> > thought I would try the Zenbals again, now having more knowledge 
> than 
> > when I first got them. I set them up, fiddled with 'pad 
> type', 'gain' 
> > and 'mvel' and lo and behold, I love 'em.
> > 
> > Now, as far a disabling the choke feature goes, you can certainly 
> do 
> > that by changing the pad type to misc2 or DT snare. If I were 
you, 
> > I'd keep the choke feature and just try to play around the 
problem 
> by 
> > learning to hit the cymbal from a different angle. I had to do 
this 
> > with the Zenbals as the rim is quite high.
> > 
> > Stephen