Setting up a Yamaha style 3 zone cymbal

  1. In the Head/Bow channel set 'DualHead' to Yes.
  2. In the Head/Bow channel set 'Note' to a note desired for the Bow zone.
  3. In the Rim/Edge channel set 'Type' to Switch.
  4. In the Rim/Edge channel set 'Note' to a note desired for the Edge zone.
  5. In the Rim/Edge channel set 'BNote' to a note desired for the Bell zone.
  6. Repeat all above steps for all connected Yamaha style 3 zone cymbals.
  7. In the menu navigate to 'Set All EdgeSw', press Up to change from No to Yes and then press Right. It then will show 'Working'. Now hit a few times edge zones of all connected piezo/switch and piezo/switch/switch (Yamaha style) pads/cymbals. When done, press any button to finish.
  8. In the menu navigate to 'Set All BellSw', press Up to change from No to Yes and then press Right. It then will show 'Working'. Now hit a few times bell zones of all connected Yamaha style 3 zone cymbals. When done, press any button to finish.

All your connected Yamaha style 3 zone are now configure to recognize hits on all 3 zones. You may still need to slightly adjust Threshold and BThreshold on the Rim/Edge channels to fine tune the zone sepatation. Of course you will also need to adjust all other settings on the Head/Bow and Rim/Edge channels to get proper dynamic range, false triggering suppresion and etc.