CY-Y1 Cymbal Pad Splitter for electronics drums
- The only “chokeable” e-drum cymbal pad splitter available on the market today.
- Connect two cymbal pads to any dual-zone trigger input on the drum module.
- Main cymbal retains “choke” function.
Only simple, basic setup is required. No need for changing the advanced trigger parameters. - High quality screened cable with gold-plated connectors for long life and trouble-free service.
CY-Y1 allows to expand e-drum kit by connecting two cymbal pads to any dual-zone trigger input on the drum module.
It is the only e-drum pad splitter on the market today which allows to “choke” the cymbal sound.
It was developed in order to reflect my acoustic drum kit setup on the Roland TD-27KV V-Drums which I use for practice.
I have used CY-Y1 to connect two additional CY-5 e-drum cymbal pads by splitting crash 1 and crash 2 trigger inputs.
These additional pads are used as splash cymbals which I use in my acoustic setup.
As opposite to other splitters available on the market, I can still “choke” the main crash cymbals.
The setup is very simple. All that’s required is to assign different instruments to RIM and HEAD trigger inputs on the module.
There is no need for changing advanced trigger settings – this was tested on TD-17, TD-27, TD-50 and TD-70 drum modules. Other modules may require additional tweaking.
CY-Y1 works only with cymbal pads. It is not suitable for splitting drum pads such as toms or snare however, you can add a cymbal pad to your tom for example and it will work. Such setup is not recommended for live performances or studio work though.
I have developed another version of the splitter dedicated for drum pads. It is now at testing stage and I hope to have it ready for release soon.
Connect the splitter to the trigger input on the module.
Connect secondary cymbal to BOW connector on the splitter.
Assign separate instruments to RIM and HEAD trigger inputs
Start drumming!
Example setup
TD-17 CR1 input (cable harness):
Pad type = CR12C
Instrument [RIM] = 16″ Dark Crash Edge
Instrument [HEAD] = 6″ Thin Splash
TD-17 CRASH 2 input (jack):
Pad type = CR12C
Instrument [RIM] = 18″ Dark Crash Edge
Instrument [HEAD] = 12″ Thin Splash