Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Ed,

  Sorry to ask you such an ignorant question, but what do you mean 
by "flip up the DIP switches corresponding the CY-6 inputs on the 
back of the module"? What does this mean I am to do? Thank you again.
- David







--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" 
<liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "the_incredible_sphinx" 
> <the_incredible_sphinx@y...> wrote:
> 
> Sphinx,
> 
> First of all, the name of the product, which is Drumbalaya's own, 
is 
> YAMDTXROL. It works with DTXpress-II and DTXtreme drum modules and 
> Roland-style pedals, including the Roland FD-7. You'll have to go 
to 
> Drumbalaya's website to order it ($29).
> 
> > I am using a pair of Roland CY-6 cymbals with my Yamaha DTXpress 
> > module. They are dual-trigger, chokable. For some reason though, 
> > when I strike the playable part of the Roland cymbal, I get 
either 
> a 
> > very low sound or none at all the closer to the rim I play. If I 
> hit 
> > the hard plastic (unplayable side of the cymbal near the back), 
I 
> > get the correct sound. is there a way to reverse this so that 
the 
> > module recognizes the front of the cymbal as the main trigger? 
> 
> I've run a CY-6 through an Xpress module. The signal wasn't huge, 
but 
> it was okay. I assume that the rims are functioning all right, 
since 
> you don't mention tham. The fact that you can hear the piezo when 
you 
> hit it on the backside is a good omen. You might have to change 
the 
> pad-type settings for the CY-6 in the trigger menu for optimum 
> response. Remember to use a setting that works for stereo cymbals 
> with choke. Maybe somebody remembers what the options are called. 
You 
> may also have to adjust the gain for cymbals upward until you get 
the 
> bow to trigger adequately. If that doesn't work, flip up the DIP 
> switches corresponding the CY-6 inputs on the back of the module 
> (unfortunately, there are only six; one cymbal may get 
shortchanged). 
> Try those strategies first, and let us know.
> 
> Ed