Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

The condenser works by pulling the voltage to earth triggering the brain
through an inverter circuit.

That's the way its been explained to me, but I'm not an electrician and
therefore don't actually understand it, maybe another electrician can
explain how this works in plain english.



-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Lewis <colin@...>
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com <DTXpress@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: tdjme@... <tdjme@...>
Date: 13 March 2001 22:19
Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: Hi


>Ok, can anyone explain to me  how a
>Force Sensing Resistor and/or condensor(=capacitor??) is used for the rim
of
>a drum pad?
>
>There are plenty of places on the web where you can find how to wire a
>single
>peizoelectric transducer to a drum module to make your own pads. However,
>no one seems to know how to make your own pad/rim type pad.
>
>Anyone taken one apart?
>
>
>-Colin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brandon Paluzzi" <brandon@...>
>To: <DTXpress@yahoogroups.com>
>Cc: <tdjme@...>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:13 PM
>Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Re: Hi
>
>
>> Actually, the new DTXtreme pads use FSR (condensers) for the rim trigger,
>> piezo for the head trigger.
>>
>> BP
>>
>> On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Sanctum wrote:
>>
>> > Please post all your questions directly to the board, that way everyone
>sees
>> > them and gets the benefit of the answer.
>> >
>> > Just briefly though...
>> >
>> > Yamaha do a dual zone rubber pad, as do many other manufacturers (try
>> > Pintech for value) which will all work with the DTXpress stereo inputs
>> > (1-8).
>> > You need a "dual zone" pad, using a piezo trigger for the main zone and
>a
>> > condenser trigger for the outer rim.
>> >
>> > Mesh head pads aren't an option.  Because of the nature of the design
>they
>> > do not lend themselves to condenser triggers.  My knowledge is by no
>means
>> > exhaustive, but I am not aware of any mesh head dual zone pads that use
>> > condenser triggers for the rim, all use a second piezo so would have to
>go
>> > through 9/10 on the DTXpress.
>> >
>> > Hope you get what you're looking for
>> > Sanc
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: tdjme@... <tdjme@...>
>> > To: sanctum@... <sanctum@...>
>> > Date: 11 March 2001 22:31
>> > Subject: Hi
>> >
>> >
>> > >Hello - I have seen you post a few times on the DTXpress web site,
>> > >andhad a question for you.  Do you know of a dual-zone snare that I
>> > >can add to me DTXpress that will allow me to do rim shots without
>> > >using the 9/10 jack?  Of course,  I prefer one with a mesh head, but
>> > >I will settle for rubber if I must.
>> > >
>> > >Thanks so much for your help - I need my rimshots back!
>> > >
>> > >Tim
>> > >Ipwsich UK
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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