Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "ajkdrums" <ajkdrums@y...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone, I'm new here, but some of you know me!
> 
> I just got an extra cymbal pad and bell pad for my DTXPress.
> 
> I'm noticing the ride only seems to be set up for ONE sound.
> However, the CRASH pad is set for TWO sounds.  I am trying to 
> set the ride up so I can use the BELL pad as the cymbal BELL and 
the 
> ride section as the ride.  I'm not having luck.  When I put the 2 
> zone pad there, it works.  I have a custom cable set so the STEREO 
> jack splits into TWO quarter inch.  The main right angle goes to 
the 
> ride.  The secondary cable goes to the bell.
> 
> When I use BOTH pads, I have to use inputs 9/10.  If I use a 
regular 
> choke cymbal, I can use it with the rim as bell and the main part 
as 
> the ride.  That's not the feel I want though.
> 
> The bottom line is I want to make 9/10 the crash cymbal like the 
> regular crash cymbal.  Then I want to be able to split the ride.
> 
> Is this POSSIBLE or am I blowing smoke????

Andy,

Nice site. I'd never been there before. If I understand you 
correctly, you can't trigger both the bell pad and the cymbal pad 
through inputs 6 or 7 with a "Y" cable. The short story is that these 
inputs are set up to work with so-called "stereo" cymbals, which 
feature a piezo in the bow and an FSR switch on the edge to enable 
the piezo to register a second sound, as well as choking; they will 
not fire two piezos, whether in a single pad or in two separate pads, 
regardless of creative cabling. In other words, "stereo" inputs are 
glorified "mono" inputs, only delivering two voices under the special 
condtions outlined above. Two piezos, whether in a single "dual-zone" 
pad or two separate pads (like yours), require two separate inputs. 
Input 9/10 was designed for that very situation, either with a stereo 
cable for a single dual-zone (dual-piezo) pad or a TRS splitter for 
two separate mono pads. Did that help?

Ed