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Setup for your NUX DM-8
Lemon pads cover snare, toms, kick, cymbals, ride, and hi-hat on the NUX DM-8, with the limitations noted below.
- Snare 2-zone
- Toms 2-zone
- Kick 1-zone
- Crash 2-zone
- Ride 2-zone
- Hi-hat Continuous
Module snapshot
- Brand
- NUX
- Model
- DM-8
- Also known as
- DM-8, DM8, NUX DM-8 Series
Setup details by role
Snare pad 2-zone 1× TRS → Snare branch on the multi-pin trigger snake
Dual-zone snare with a third articulation: the DM-8 reads head, rim, and rim-shot (tri-zone), all over one TRS connection (tip = head, ring = rim). A standard dual-zone Lemon snare drives head and rim natively.
Tom pad 2-zone 1× TRS per tom → Tom 1 / Tom 2 / Tom 3 branch on the multi-pin trigger snake
Dual-zone toms: head and rim respond independently over one TRS connection per tom. The two rear TRIGGER IN jacks can host extra toms.
Kick pad Works 1× TS or TRS → Kick branch on the multi-pin trigger snake
Single-zone kick trigger via the snake's Kick branch.
2-zone crash 2-zone 1× TRS → Crash 1 / Crash 2 branch on the multi-pin trigger snake, or a rear-panel TRIGGER IN jack
Dual-zone crash: bow and edge respond independently over one TRS. The DM-8 has two crash branches plus two expansion TRIGGER IN jacks (set PAD TYPE accordingly).
3-zone ride 2-zone 1× TRS: Ride 1 (bow/edge) → RIDE branch on the multi-pin trigger snake
Plug the Lemon ride's Ride 1 cable into the RIDE branch for bow + edge — no cymbal modification. The ride's second zone is assignable, so give it a ride-edge or crash voice.
Hi-hat Continuous 1× TRS (pad) → Hi-Hat branch + 1× TRS (pedal) → Hi-hat Control branch on the multi-pin trigger snake
Continuous hi-hat. The DM-8 maps explicit open, half-open, and closed states (its MIDI map includes half-open notes) and the HI-HAT SET menu reads variable pedal position via HH OPEN VAL / HH CLOSE VAL. NUX's variable hi-hat sensing isn't documented as Roland VH/FD-compatible, so calibrate the pedal range after connecting.
