Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi everybody,

I just bought a second hand Yamaha DTXpress kit (version 1). Now I'm 
reading the article about dual zone and stereo pads, and it says 
that  the DTX has two dual zone inputs. Does the DTXpress also have 
these? And if so, do you know if the DTXpress can be programmed in a 
way that by hitting the rim and the head simultaneously, you get both 
the rim and head sound simultaneously (the way it sounds with a 
acoustic snare)? I'm asking this because if so, I'm wil try to find a 
dual zone pad (by the way, do you know if the Yamaha RHD120SD is a 
dual zone pad?).

I got the present DTXpress kit with an extra Yamaha stereo pad that I 
use as snare. The same question about this one: is it possible to 
program it in a way that by hitting the rim and the head 
simultaneously, you get both the rim and head sound simultaneously 
(the way it sounds with a acoustic snare)? At this moment it is 
programmed in a way that you can only hear the head and rim 
separately.

I could not find adequate information in the manual about both 
options (maybe I did not look in the right pages).

Thanks in advance,

Anko de Hoop

Hi Anko de Hoop,

The xpress does have a dual zone inout, it is the
inlut labeled 9/10.  The RHP12SD is a dual zone pad,
and by using a stereo (TRS) cable, you could plug an
RHP12SD into inputs 9/10, and it shoudl work.  

As for your question on getting a head and rim hit to
work together, that also is possible.  What you would
do is program a normal snare sound for the head (on
input 9 lets say), and a rim shot sound for the rim
(on input 10).  Then, when you hit them together, you
will get both sounds.  You could do this same thing
with a TP80s, although you would need to use one of
the stereo inputs (which are 1-8) for this type of
pad.  You would setup the head sound on the Padx
(x=the input number you have it plugged into), and the
rim shot sound on rimX.

I hope this helps you, but ask more questions if you
need to. Walt

--- "ankoanko2003 <adehoop@...>"
<adehoop@...> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I just bought a second hand Yamaha DTXpress kit
> (version 1). Now I'm 
> reading the article about dual zone and stereo pads,
> and it says 
> that  the DTX has two dual zone inputs. Does the
> DTXpress also have 
> these? And if so, do you know if the DTXpress can be
> programmed in a 
> way that by hitting the rim and the head
> simultaneously, you get both 
> the rim and head sound simultaneously (the way it
> sounds with a 
> acoustic snare)? I'm asking this because if so, I'm
> wil try to find a 
> dual zone pad (by the way, do you know if the Yamaha
> RHD120SD is a 
> dual zone pad?).
> 
> I got the present DTXpress kit with an extra Yamaha
> stereo pad that I 
> use as snare. The same question about this one: is
> it possible to 
> program it in a way that by hitting the rim and the
> head 
> simultaneously, you get both the rim and head sound
> simultaneously 
> (the way it sounds with a acoustic snare)? At this
> moment it is 
> programmed in a way that you can only hear the head
> and rim 
> separately.
> 
> I could not find adequate information in the manual
> about both 
> options (maybe I did not look in the right pages).
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Anko de Hoop
> 
> 
> 
> 


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