Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jodela49" <jrl49@a...> wrote:
> > Greetings: This one is for OGD.  I followed your instructions 
> > regarding adding two new pads through 9/10.  I am using a YPP-
117, 
> as 
> > you suggested.  I am using mono cable to the two pads. I am 
trying 
> to 
> > split a tom, and a cymbal. After trying to set up the trigger 
and 
> > voice modes, they wont split. I am saving each setting to #49 
kit.  
> > When struck, they both come through as a tom and cymbal 
> combination.  
> > Also, the cymbal when struck, comes through much louder then the 
> tom 
> > pad. Next ?.  I purchased a dual zone cymbal.  I assume all I 
have 
> to 
> > do is plug into my ride slot in the module, using a stereo 
cable?  
> 
> Hi Jerry,
> 
> I happened to be in the neighborhood, and I don't think that OGD 
will 
> shoot me for replying. If you've followed his instructions from 
> DTXpressions and if your components or cables aren't faulty, you 
> should be in the ballpark. The simplest reason for hearing both 
pads 
> when you strike one is crosstalk--that is, vibrations from either 
the 
> tom or cymbal when struck causing the other to fire 
sympathetically. 
> In that case, you should locate the specific-rejection setting in 
the 
> trigger menu for each input and adjust it only as high as it takes 
to 
> eliminate the unwanted noise (read the manual for details). If 
> hitting the tom doesn't seem to get the same response as hitting 
the 
> cymbal, you may have to adjust gain. But setting up the pad type 
> correctly should give them an approximate balance, especially if 
> they're Yamaha pads. 
> 
> If you purchased a Yamaha stereo cymbal (often erroneously called 
> dual-zone), the stereo cable into a stereo input is all you need. 
If 
> you have a true dual-zone pad--comprised of two distinct pick-ups--
> connecting it to a stereo input on the DTXpress will only get you 
one 
> sound. Such pads need two distinct inputs. 
> 
> Ed:  Thanks for the quick reply.  I will check out the setting for 
the pads.  Regarding the dual zone cymbal, its a PCY Y80S.  Am I ok 
with just plugging into the module with a stereo cord?  Thanks,  
Jerry