I've mapped out the plan a bit in my mind, but haven't quite gotten to the details. I just know that collaborative thinking works better, especially for hitting walls.
I have an Alesis DM5 and an Alesis DM Pro as of now, I'm running MIDI out on the DM5 to trigger the DM Pro (basically, my DM5 triggers all of my equipment more reliably, and overall better). The problem with the DM5 is it lacks in-built dual zone support while the DM Pro has it on certain ports. However, there's a trick to allow dual zones for PD8's, etc. to work on the DM5. This involves taking a (single) 1/4 stereo to 2 (mono) adapter and taking up one of your unused ports.
So now what I'm asking is if this would still apply using my 2 modules? If I plug a trigger into the DMPro, sounds still trigger. So could I split for example my snare PD-8 into head and rim by using the snare port on the DM5 for the head, and the port on the pro for the rim?
It sounds to me like it should work as long as I reassigned the Pro's MIDI note to something not being used by the DM5.
I think that in principal it sounds correct to me, I just do not yet have the parts to try.
I figure it won't be a big deal (to me) if on occasion, my rim, or other extraneous triggers flake, as long as my core set works reliably.
Thanks in advance for any assistance,
Myron