Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gordonbakos420" <g.bakos@i...> 
wrote:
> I have to plead ignance on the diff between a dual zone and a 
> stereo. I was under the impression that a single zone with a mono 
> cable would come in on 9 and a dual zone with a stereo cable would 
> trigger 9 or 10.  It was in fact the pcy65s that worked poorly in 
> the 9/10 input. Reviewing the manual, It mentions plugging a bp80 
> into 9/10 (whats that?) but says nothing about a pcy65s.

Okay, now we really are on the same page. A single-zone pad--that is, 
a pad with only one piezo--will trigger through only one "side" of 
the 9/10 combo with either a mono or stereo cable. Only a true dual-
zone pad--that is, a pad with two independent piezos--will access 
both 9 and 10 with a stereo cable (via tip and ring). An example 
would be a Pintech ConcertCast snare (with separate piezos for body 
and rim), a Visu-lite ride (separate piezos for bow and edge), etc. 
The Yamaha PCY65S will not take full advantage of 9/10 because it is 
only a single-piezo pad. It's second sound comes from a switch on the 
rim that allows the centrally located piezo to make a different sound 
when the rim is struck. This kind of pad is called "stereo" to 
distinguish it from the dual-zone variety. The Yamaha BP is a thin, 
relatively long, tube which houses two independent triggers along the 
shaft; as a true, dual-zone pad, it is tailor-made for input 9/10. 
This type of pad, which a number of companies manufacture, is often 
used for percussion sounds, but it can be a practical alternative to 
e-drums or e-cymbals because its unobtrusive shape is easy to 
accommodate on a rack. If you don't want to waste your stereo pads, 
keep them out of 9/10; use two separate mono pads or dual-zone pads 
there instead.

Ed