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T550 8" High Tom on Alesis Strata Core

Wiring, module settings, and tips for the T550 8" High Tom when used with the Alesis Strata Core.

Yes — the T550 8" High Tom works as a full tom on the Alesis Strata Core: head + rim.

Head Rim

Wiring: T1/T2/T3 on the cable snake → one per tom pad, or 1× TRS → T4 on the Tom 4 rear-panel jack

Each Tom trigger slot is dual-zone (head + rim) with independent Head Sensitivity, Rim Sensitivity, Head Threshold, and Rim Threshold. T1–T3 land on the cable snake; T4 is one of the two dedicated 1/4" TRS jacks Alesis puts on the rear panel — "Tom 4 and Cymbal 3 Trigger Inputs (1/4" TRS)" (User Guide p.10).

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Cable routing

Plug the T1, T2, or T3 trigger on the cable snake into each tom pad.
For a fourth tom, connect a 1/4" TRS cable from the pad to the Tom 4 (T4) trigger input on the rear panel — a dedicated 1/4" TRS jack (User Guide p.10).

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Module settings

Press the Kit button, then tap Trigger to open Trigger Mode.
Tap Hit Select and strike the tom to select its slot (T1–T4), or tap the letters in the meter row.
Load a dual-zone drum preset, then open Tweaks to set Head Sensitivity, Rim Sensitivity, Head Threshold, and Rim Threshold.

Tips

Head triggers from the center piezo; rimshot and rim-only come from the rim sensor on the TRS ring.
If a low-tuned mesh head favors the wrong zone, open Advanced and adjust Zone Balance (-64 to 63).
On an input that reads head and rim, if the wrong zone plays, tune the module's head/rim settings for this pad's size; values set for a different-size pad may not carry over.

T550 8" High Tom also fits 76 other drum modules — see setup

Other compatible drum modules

2Box

Alesis

ATV

Audiofront

Audiofront eDRUMin

Donner

Efnote

GEWA

Lekato

Lekato PD708

Millenium

Millenium MPS-1000

NUX

Pearl

Pearl Mimic Pro

Roland

Simmons

Yamaha

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