Yamaha DTXPRESS Drum Kit Play Mode

This mode enables you to play the DTXPRESS drum

voices by hitting the pads (or drums with trigger sen-

sors attached) connected to the DTXPRESS.

The DTXPRESS automatically enters this mode when

the power is switched on.

You can select and play from 48 preset drum kits and 32

user kits.

Also, the drum kit, trigger setup and song specified in

this mode will be selected and ready for editing when

the Drum Kit Voice Edit, Trigger Setup Edit and Song

Job modes are entered.

■ Entering the Drum Kit Play Mode

Press the [PLAY] button on the front panel.

Once the Drum Kit Play mode is entered, the Drum Kit & Song

display shown below will appear.

1. Drum Kit & Song

This display is used for selecting the drum kit and song.

Drum Kit Play Mode

■ What’s in the Drum Kit Play Mode

The Drum Kit Play mode contains the three setting displays shown

below.

1. Drum Kit & Song .................................. (P. 30)

This display is used for selecting the drum kit and

song.

2. Trigger Setup & Tempo........................ (P. 30)

This display is used for selecting the trigger setup

and song settings.

3. Song & Mute ......................................... (P. 31)

This display is used for selecting the song and

specifying the drum mute during the song.

Procedure

Press the [PLAY] button to enter the drum kit play mode.

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

you want to set.

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

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

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

parameter’s value.

HINT

Press the [SHIFT]+[PAGEt] buttons, in any Drum Kit

Play mode display, to jump to the Trigger Setup & Tempo

display with the cursor moved to tempo value.

KIT =1 Acoustic

SONG=1 Latiniq

q KIT (Drum Kit)

[Range] 1-80

Selects the drum kit. The drum kit number and drum kit name will

be displayed. Preset kits are numbered 1-48 and user kits are num-

bered 49-80.

When a pad is hit, the selected drum kit voice will be delivered.

Also, this drum kit will be specified for editing when the Drum

Kit Voice Edit mode is entered.

*Once a setting is changed in the Drum Kit Voice Edit mode, “*”

will appear between “KIT” and “=” until the data is stored.

* Refer to the [Preset Drum Kit List] (P. 72)

w SONG

[Range] 1-127

Selects the song. The song number and song name will be dis-

played. Preset songs are numbered 1-95 and user songs are num-

bered 96-127.

The selected song will playback when the [START/S] button is

pressed.

*When the rhythm mute ([SHIFT]+[PAGEs] is applied, the last

letter of the song name will be “˚”.

* Refer to [About the Song] (P. 32).

*Refer to the [Preset Song List] (P. 79).

2. Trigger Setup & Tempo

This display is used for selecting the trigger setup and song set-

tings.

HINT

Press the [SHIFT]+[PAGEt] buttons, in any Drum Kit

Play mode display, to jump to the following display with

the cursor moved to tempo value.

q TRIG (Trigger Setup)

[Range] 1-11

Selects the trigger setup to be used. The trigger number and trig-

ger name will be displayed. Presets are numbered 1-7 and user

setups are numbered 8-11.

*For more information on the preset trigger setup, refer to the

[Trigger Setup List] (P. 79).

*Once a setting is changed in the Trigger Edit mode, “*” will ap-

pear between “TRIG” and “=” until the data is stored.

w q (Tempo)

[Range] 30-300, ext

Sets the playback tempo for the song.

KIT =1 Acoustic

SONG=1 Latiniq w

TRIG =1 Medium

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