Hello,
I have been trying really hard to achieve the following: Have a (REAL) two-zone cymbal using the DMPAD14" that come with the standard DM10 X Mesh kit.
My ultimate goal is to have a 2-zone hi-hat for Tip and Edge sounds. I am using Addictive Drums 2.0 so it is very easy to access those two sounds from any two inputs.
However, I want those 2 inputs to be on the SAME cymbal, and I want them to actually correspond to hitting the cymbal on the edge or on the tip. I can live with the EDGE sound being not sensitive to velocity, but I would prefer both triggers to be velocity-sensitive. But worst case scenario, I don;t care if the second zone is SWITCH type.
I spend my afternoon trying combinations of different cables, to different inputs, and using all combination of the Trigger settings on the Trigger IO. I could not achieve this very simple thing of having a 2-zone cymbal. Always the zones interfered with one another, regardless of where I hit it.
I want to achieve something like the 3-zone ride that Alesis has already in the module.
So I ask, is there any tutorial, on how to achieve a 2-zone sound using Alesis DMPAD12 and DMPAD14 and using Trigger IO or any other thing? I have all possible cables neccessary: MIDI cables, TRS, 2xTR, Splitter, Y Cable - you name it.
Last question: If, (something very probable) Alesis cymbals do not support two-zone Piezo-piezo kind of input, (so that both inputs are velocity-sensitive) , do you know of any cymbal that does that, so I can use it as a hi-hat?
Thanks!!!