Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "moosetication" <moosetication@y...> 
wrote:
> --- JD Jerry Davis wrote:
> > Must be (2 zone?) Ya know ride w/bell too. 
> > Can this be done with the 1 open slot/plug #9/10
> 
> Yes. Obtain by purchase, deception or theft (delete as applicable) 
> one mono cymbal (example PCY65, PCY80, Pintech Zenbal ZB1, etc), 
one 
> Yamaha PCY10 bell pad, one cymbal arm, two mono cables, and one 
> stereo-mono TRS splitter. Mount cymbal arm to rack, cymbals on 
tilter 
> (would recommend the bell goes on last), connect TRS splitter to 
9/10 
> input, connect mono cables between cymbal pads and splitter, set up 
> pad types appropriately on brain, create a suitable kit with ride 
bow 
> and bell sounds on 9 and 10, and have at it.

To supplement the redoubtable Stewart's reply, you can also get dual-
zone ride cymbals that have an actual bell on them that triggers 
separately from the bow. Yamaha doesn't offer them yet, though they 
have a variation on the theme waiting in the wings; I won't get 
technical about the difference in Yamaha's design at this point. The 
so-called dual-zone cymbals from other manufacturers are tailor-made 
for input 9/10. Visu-lite makes an acrylic 18" ride w/bell; it 
happens to be my personal favorite. Hart makes a bronze 16" ride 
w/bell that is also beautiful to behold and play, but unfortunately 
it does not trigger well through Yamaha electronics. If you want to 
be really daring, Pintech has just issued a clear cymbal, resembling 
the Visu-lites; it isn't even listed on their website as yet, though 
Iron Mountain Music is already selling it. I know that it comes in a 
single trigger version (bow, not bell); a dual-zone option would seem 
to be in the offing as well. You could ask Brian LaRue, who runs 
Pintech and deigns to be a member of this group, for details. He can 
be reached via the Pintech website, or as technodrumguy@... 
from here. Remember that alternatives not made by Yamaha may require 
slightly more tweaking to get right through the DTXpress module. 
Pintech and Visu-lite cymbals generally are not a problem, however. 

Ed