Yamaha DTXPRESS Song Job Mode

This function edits the User Song (No. 97-128) that is

currently selected.

■ Entering the Song Job Mode

Press the [SONG] button on the front panel.

Once the Song Jobe Mode is entered, the main page (Tempo, Re-

peat Playback) shown below will be displayed.

1. Tempo, Repeat Playback

This function changes the tempo (rewrites the tempo information

in the song’s header) and sets the repeat playback of the user song.

Song Job Mode

*Double-click the [SONG] button to enter the Song Job Mode

and the [8. Clear Song] display will appear.

■ What’s in the Song Job Mode

The Song Job Mode is divided into the following 9 pages.

1. Tempo, Repeat Playback..................................... 24

2. Program Change, Bank Select ............................ 24

3. Volume, Pan......................................................... 25

4. Song Copy ........................................................... 25

5. Quantize............................................................... 25

6. Clear Track ........................................................... 26

7. Merge Track ......................................................... 26

8. Clear Song ........................................................... 26

9. Song Name .......................................................... 26

Procedure

Before editing, it is necessary to select the User Song

(No. 97-128) you want to edit in the Drum Kit Play Mode’s

[Drum Kit & Song] display or [Song & Mute] display.

Press the [SONG] button to enter the Song Job Mode.

*If the [SONG] button is pressed when a preset song is al-

ready selected, “CAN'T EDIT PRESET SONG” will appear

and the Song Job Mode cannot be entered.

Use the [PAGEs]/[PAGEt] buttons to display the page

you want to edit.

*If the Utility Mode’s [1-4. Jump To Recent Page] (P. 28) pa-

rameter is set to “on”, The DTXPRESS will display the page

last edited when entering the Song Job Mode.

Use the [SEL<]/[SEL>] buttons to move the cursor to

the parameter you want to edit. The parameter will flash.

*If there is only one parameter, it is not necessary to move the

cursor.

Use the [VALUE–]/[VALUE+] buttons to set the

parameter’s value or ON/OFF setting.

Any settings made in the Song Job Mode will directly

change the settings in the memory of the DTXPRESS. It is

not necessary to use the Store Operation.

SONG

ƒ=120 Repeat=off q q (Tempo)

[Range] 30-300

w Repeat (Repeat Playback)

[Range] off, on

If this is set to “on”, the user song will repeat playback.

If this is set to “off”, the user song will play normally.

2. Program Change, Bank Select

This function changes the voices that will be used for each MIDI

channel in the user song (rewrites the voice information in the

song’s header). This program change will be transmitted when a

song is selected and when song playback is stopped.

q MIDI Channel

[Range] Ch1-Ch16

w Program Change Transmit On/Off

on:Transmits.

off:Does not transmit.

e PCNo (Program Change Number)

[Range] 1-128

r V (Bank Select)

[Range] meldy, drumV

Sets the bank that will be switched.

meldy: Transmits the melody voice program change (MSB=0).

drumV: Transmits the drum voice program change (MSB=127).