Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "JD Jerry Davis /Team Bozi Drummer" 
<zmintcard@y...> wrote:

JD,

First of all, nice pics. Hey, I went blond(er) during the New Wave 
days of the early 1980s. I don't remember if I had more fun. 
 
> If the visu-lite works well I will buy one immediatly.

They are my faves; I've used them both with ddrum and Yamaha. They 
trigger well for me through both. Check out the website 
(http://www.visu-lite.com/), and search in the group archives 
under "Visu-lite" for testimonials other than mine, although many of 
them will be mine. I had a hand in getting the Yamaha-compatible Visu-
lite hi hat produced. Take a look at it at the Visu-lite site.
  
> ANOTHER Q: Can I use the input #6(ride) to trigger the visulite?.
> to obtain: both ride and bell sounds? can they be triggered 
seperate 
> on #6 ?)
> OR must I; run the (visu-lite) only in #9/10 to achive ride & bell
> seperation (2 different sounds) 

Alas, no. Input 6 will only work with triggers that feature one 
piezo, like all of the ones that you got with your DTXpress. Even 
though your Yamaha ride will get both a bow and rim sound, the effect 
is produced using only a single trigger in conjunction with what is 
called a "switch." The Visu-lite is a true dual-zone cymbal, meaning 
that it uses two separate piezos for bow and bell, and so two 
separate inputs. You can trigger the bow in input 6; you'll need a 
second input for the bell.
> 
> AND IF:
> #6 (input) Will work for dual zone *Ride w/ Bell (seperate sounds) 
> THEN:  
> Can I then use #9/10 to add 2 more (seperate) crashes? 
> Im figuring: CORD 1 stereo Y splitter to 2 mono plugs. 
> Set #9 trigger to crash & #10 to China. 

Because input 6 doesn't cooperate, your scenario would now be input 6 
for bow of Visu-lite, input 9 for the Visu-lite bell and input 10 for 
your crash or china.
> 
> OH PLEASE TELL ME, "Yeah, JD that will work"

Sorry, see above. But it's not a total loss by any means.
 
> Ya know, this is almost embarassing! having to ask Q:s
> I have played 30 years The last 20 years being a pro....
> ***If you blindfolded me and handed me ANY piece (no matter how 
> small) item/piece/hardware off an "Accoustic" kit I could tell you 
> exactly what it was, And assmeble it together in the dark!*** 

You can probably run circles around me in the dark when it comes to 
acoustic components, even though I started playing 40 years ago. I 
was never much of a gear head in my heavy professional playing days, 
but the brave new world of electronics turned me into one, to some 
extent. We all go through it, and we all come through it. 
Electronics, however, are a never-ending adventure. Keep in touch.

Ed