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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.

Setup — T550 12" Snare on Donner Beat Max

Works

The T550 12" Snare is fully supported on your Donner Beat Max.

Head Rim

Wiring: 1× TRS → SNARE jack on the Donner rack (1/4" TRS)

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

Cable routing

  1. Connect a 1/4" TRS cable from the Lemon snare pad to the SNARE jack on the Donner drum rack.

Module settings

  1. On the touchscreen: open DRUM KIT → tap the Snare column → tap Instrument.
  2. In the INSTRUMENT screen, open the EDITOR tab.
  3. Set Model to D_DP10 (10" dual-zone pad) or D_DP12S (12" pad) to enable head + rim triggering.
  4. 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).
  5. In INSTRUMENT > VOICE, use the FILTERS column to find snare sounds and assign head and rim voices separately.

Tips

  1. Head hits send MIDI note 38 (Snare center); rim hits send note 37 (sidestick) or 40 (rimshot) depending on technique.
  2. Curve Type: LINEAR is a smooth velocity curve; LOG is most natural for most players; EXP gives higher velocities at softer strikes.
T550 12" Snare also fits 64 other drum modules — see setup

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