Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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From: emf

To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 2:02 PM

Subject: [DTXpress] Re: DTXpress II add ons

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "smcevenue" <seann@s...> wrote:
> Hello to all!!
>
> I have been monitoring this group for several months now. Very,
> very helpful. This is my first post.
>
> I have the standard DTXpress II components now but wish to add a
> Yamaha dual zoned cymbal, another Yamaha tom and the Yamaha bar
pad,
> in that order of preference.
>
> Is there a configuration that will allow me to do all of this with
> one module? If so, what connection configuration would I use. If
> not, what is the limit to my plan and what connection configuration
> is necessary for that?

Hi Sean,

Welcome to the world of the posters. Nice to have you among us. The
total number of inputs that you need for what you want is four. As
configured out of the box, you have 9/10 free, which is tailormade
for the barpad, which uses two inputs to make two sounds, but you'd
be out of luck for the other pads. But the barpad wasn't your
priority. A Yamaha stereo cymbal through 9/10 would only give you the
bow sound, not the edge, because the bow/edge pads translate into one
stereo input (inputs 2-7), not two mono inputs. Instead, you could
place it in one of your current tom inputs (3, 4, or 5), which are
equipped to handle a stereo pad, relocating your mono tom to input 9
or 10 (via one mono lead from a TRS splitter). Then you could connect
your new tom to input 10 (via the other mono lead from the splitter).
In this scenario, you'd have to add new inputs with a second module
or MIDI device to accommodate the barpad--unless I've done the math
wrong. OGD usually whips through this question without missing a beat.

One more thing, if you end up swapping one of your stock toms to
input 9/10, then your kit would no longer be set up to take easy
advantage of the factory kits. But if you pretty much rely on your
own programs, no great loss. You can make the necessary changes in
the user section.

Ed



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