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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.

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).

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 on the ring — 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.
T950 13"x5" Snare Drum also fits 74 other drum modules — see setup

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