Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

> > 
> > I know there is a way to get two single zone pads out of the 9/10 
> > input on the brain, but is there another way to get more pads 
with 
> > different sounds out of a single brain?  Inputs 2,6,7 maybe?
> 
> Rich,
> 
> Welcome to the group, and to the world of drummers again. When some 
> people have exhausted the open inputs on the Xpress, they use 
> splitters out of certain inputs to duplicate voices on other pads. 
At 
> this point, there is no way to divide the separate voices from 
stereo 
> inputs onto separate pads. People have been discussing the 
> possibility and experimenting on it for a long time. Suffice it to 
> say that until further notice, it is impossible. We just had a 
> renewed running discussion on the subject again this month. 
Somewhere 
> down the line, if you want more inputs, you'll have to get a second 
> module or a trigger to midi device like the old Aphex, Roland PM-
16, 
> Kat MIDIkiti, or current Roland TMC-6.
> 
> Ed

Ed,

Thanks for the response.
Could you use the midi devices to trigger the DTXpress brain via it's 
MIDI IN port?  I'm thinking about getting an old Roland Octapad off 
of ebay to add some additional pads.

Cheers,
Rich.