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T550 12" Snare on Donner Beat Max

Wiring, module settings, and tips for the T550 12" Snare when used with the Donner Beat Max.

Yes — the T550 12" Snare works as a full snare on the Donner Beat Max: head + rim.

Head Rim

Wiring: Via the stand's built-in snake — the Beat Max has no per-pad 1/4" trigger jacks (connection unverified, bench-check pending)

The Beat Max supports dual-zone snare — head (center piezo) and rim (switch) trigger as separate MIDI notes.

The Donner Beat Max module has no individual 1/4" pad-trigger jacks. Every pad connects through the drum stand's built-in snake, which terminates in a single multi-pin "Module data base socket" on the module.
Connecting a standard 1/4" TRS Lemon snare pad to this system has not been bench-verified — confirm the connection before relying on it.

From the main interface, tap EDITOR.
With CHASE ON (default), strike the snare to select it — or turn CHASE OFF and pick it from the drum drop-down.
Set Model to D_DP10 (10" dual-zone pad) or D_DP12S (12" pad) to enable head + rim triggering.
Tune: Pad Sensitivity 1–32 (head strike strength), Rim Sensitivity 1–32 (rim hit strength), Threshold 1–32 (minimum trigger force), Mask Time 1–32 ms (retrigger window), XTalk 0–100 (crosstalk rejection).
In INSTRUMENT > VOICE, use the FILTERS column to find snare sounds and assign head and rim voices separately.

Head hits send MIDI note 38 (Snare center); rim hits send note 37 (sidestick) or 40 (rimshot) depending on technique.
Curve Type: LINEAR is a smooth velocity curve; LOG is most natural for most players; EXP gives higher velocities at softer strikes.

Setup — T550 12" Snare on Donner Beat Max