Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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?  
Thanks again,  Jerry

--- 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

> 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. 

Or a "Magic Box" ;)

Keith.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Keith" <keith@k...> wrote:
> > 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. 
> 
> Or a "Magic Box" ;)

Right. Keith's Magic Box, which is destined for greatness, will make 
these nagging problems vanish into thin air (or at least into a black 
box).

--- 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

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "jodela49" <jrl49@a...> wrote:
> > 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,  

Yup.