Yamaha XP80 DTX Series Tom Pad 8" 3-Zone Electronic Drum Trigger Pad

After making acoustic drums for more than 40 years and aquiring deep and highly detailed knowledge of drums in the process, Yamaha has developed the DTX-PAD, and 8" electronic snare and tom drum pad with a realistic feel. The drum head is made of TCS (textured cellular silicone), and uses a free-floating construction for increased sensitvity that virtually eliminates cross talk. When Yamaha was developing this pad, they had it evaluated repeatedly by the world's top drummers. The detailed sense of perfection of these drummers is reflected in this drum pad. As a result, this drum pad performs superbly. At the same time, it is fantastically quiet. Its excellent feel and quietness make it ideal for home use.

The pad is divided into 3 zones and supports open rimshots and closed rimshots. In addition, you can assign different voices to different zones. This makes highly original performances possible. For example, you can create an acoustic drum sound when you hit the head area, a cowbell sound when you hit the open rim area, and a loop sound when you hit the closed rim area. Standard-equipped on the following DTX drums: DTX750K, DTX700K, DTX540K, DTX520K, DTX530K and DTX560K.

* To use the DTX-PADs with the DTX3, a fimware update will be required.