Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Thank you very much OGD
Very useful

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> Also, don't limit your thinking on zones 9/10. If you just leave 
all your
> current pads on the zones that they are setup for, then you just 
have two
> single zone inputs to play with (9/10).
> 
> On the other hand, you should remember that pads connected to zones
> 1(KP65),3(TP-65),4(TP-65),5(TP-65),6(PCY-65) are all single zone 
pads that
> are connected to stereo zones no 1,3,4,5 and to a stereo 3-zone no. 
6. 
> 
> By moving your single zone toms 2 and 3 to the zones 9/10, you open 
up two
> stereo zones 4 & 5 that can be used with stereo cymbals like the 
PCY65S.
> 
> You could also, move the single zone pads tom4(zone 5) and the ride
(zone6)
> to zones 9/10 and open up a stereo input (bow/edge)  to put a 
PCY65S and a
> stereo 3-zone (bow/edge/cup) which you could put one of the new 
PCY150 3zone
> cymbals to be released here the first of next year.
> 
> You can also use one of Stewart's tricks: if you what two crashes, 
one on
> the left side, one on the right side that can have the same sound
> assignment, they can be connected to just one zone. For example, 
you could
> take two PCY65S and add a stereo splitter cable and connect them to 
zone 7
> and they will both work (bow,edge w/choking).
> 
> OGD
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	emf [SMTP:liberatusvirus@y...]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, December 02, 2003 1:43 PM
> > To:	DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject:	[DTXpress] Re: pintech tc 10's
> > 
> > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "gorebeuzit" <optimax@t...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > > I just received my dtxpress last week, and also want extand 
cymbal 
> > > set up
> > > But how to plug into the dtxpress ? Need an add-on box ? which 
one ?
> > > Could I record the whole to my PC computer ?
> > 
> > It's big, basic questions like yours that have led us to work at 
> > producing a supplement to the DTXpress manual. Out of the box, 
the 
> > DTXpress comes with one free input, designated as 9/10, which is 
(as 
> > you might have guessed) actually two inputs in one (reminiscent 
of a 
> > certain breath mint). Via this one input, you can add two single-
> > sound pads (using a TRS cable splitter) or one dual-zone pad with 
two 
> > piezos (using either an insert cable or the same sort of 
splitter, 
> > depending on the pad). A dual-sound (stereo) pad, with a piezo 
and at 
> > least one rim switch,like one of the bow-edge cymbals that 
presumably 
> > came with your DTXpress, will only make the bow or main sound 
through 
> > 9/10 no matter what you do. This type of pad gets two sounds only 
in 
> > inputs 1-8. 
> > 
> > Since the DTXpress has only limited expandability, many people 
use 
> > multiple modules, connected by a mixer, to make bigger kits 
(check 
> > out OGD's spectacular three-module configuration in the photos). 
> > Others add inputs with trigger to MIDI devices like Roland's TMC-
6, 
> > which borrow sounds from a module through MIDI since they have 
none 
> > of their own.
> > 
> > As for "recording the whole to my PC," I'll let that question 
ride 
> > for a while, unless someone else has a simple take on it; it 
opens up 
> > too many cans of worms at this stage. 
> > 
> > Feel free to come back with specific questions. We can break down 
> > some of these confusing generalities if we proceed one step at a 
time.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
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