User Manual

Basic Techniques
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DTX502 Owner’s Manual
Striking the Drum Pads
When using a three-zone snare pad such as the XP80, you can produce three distinct sounds (i.e., head, open rim, and closed rim) depend-
ing on where you strike it, much the same as if you were playing an acoustic snare.
 Head shots
Striking the main surface of the pad produces a head shot
sound.
 Open rim shots
Striking the open-rim zone produces an open rim-shot
sound.
 Closed rim shots (cross sticking)
Striking the closed-rim zone produces a closed rim-shot
sound.
Snare
Closed rim shots (Rim 2)
Head shots
Open rim shots (Rim 1)