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T950 13"x5" Snare Drum on Alesis Strata Prime

Wiring, module settings, and tips for the T950 13"x5" Snare Drum when used with the Alesis Strata Prime.

Setup — T950 13"x5" Snare Drum on Alesis Strata Prime

Works

Yes — the T950 13"x5" Snare Drum works as a full snare on the Alesis Strata Prime: head + rim.

Head Rim

Wiring: 1× TRS → Snare trigger input (1/4" TRS jack)

The Snare trigger slot is dual-zone — Trigger Zone 1 reads Head and Trigger Zone 2 reads Rimshot (with Rim Click / cross-stick available on the rim) via the center piezo and the rim piezo.

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Cable routing

  1. Connect a 1/4" TRS cable from the snare pad to the SNARE trigger input on the rear panel — Alesis heads that section "Rear Panel" and the jacks are silkscreened left to right KICK, SNARE, TOM 1–TOM 4, AUX DRUM, HH CYM, HH CTRL, RIDE, CYMBAL 1–CYMBAL 4 (User Guide p.7, p.12).
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Module settings

  1. Press the Kit button and tap Trigger on the right edge of the screen to open Trigger mode; tap Hit Select and strike the snare to select the SD (Snare) input.
  2. Load a matching Trigger Preset from the Library, or open Tweaks and set the SD input's Head Sensitivity (1.0-32.0) and Rim Sensitivity (1.0-32.0) so head and rim both respond.
  3. In Tweaks, set Head Threshold (1-127) and Rim Threshold (1-127) to taste.
  4. In Advanced, use Rim Balance (-64 to 63) to set how easily rimshots vs. rim-click / cross-stick play.
  5. If a head hit falsely triggers the rim, raise XTalk Decay (0-127) on the SD input (Advanced).

Tips

  1. Head triggers from the center piezo, rim from a second piezo mounted under the head — both ride the one TRS cable (tip = head, ring = rim).
  2. Use the Snare Rim small encoder on the Kit Browser to choose Side Stick or Click for the rim sound.
  3. If a head hit falsely triggers the rim, raise XTalk Decay on the Snare input.
  4. 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.
T950 13"x5" Snare Drum also fits 76 other drum modules — see setup

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