Yamaha DTXPRESS

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Main WARNING: SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL Battery Notice: Warning: Disposal Notice: PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING CAUTION Inside this package How to use the Manual Basic Guide (P. 2-26) Reference (P. 27-61) Appendix (P. 63-) DTXPRESS Main Features Drum Trigger Function Tone Generator Section Sequencer Section Interface CONTENTS Basic Guide Reference 4. Setup ............................................................. 46 5. Drum Kit Common Parameters ...................47 Appendix Controls and Functions Front Panel Rear Panel Controls and Functions Setting Up Connecting the pads For a move flexible snare/Hi-Hat setup, set the pads as shown in the illustration below. Removing the Drum Triggers Attach the Drum Trigger Setting up with Acoustic Drums Taking Care of the Drum Triggers Connecting a Mixer or Audio Equipment Connecting a MIDI Device Connecting a Computer Connecting a CD Player, etc. (AUX IN jack) Connecting the Power Supply Connecting a Pair of Headphones (PHONES jack) Before switching the power ON. The DTXPRESS Quick Guide (Basic Functions List) The DTXPRESS Quick Guide (Basic Functions List) Play the DTXPRESS! 1. Switch the power ON 2. Hit a pad 3. Change the Drum Kit 5. Change the sound quality heard through the monitor. Play Along with the Metronome 1. Turn On the Metronome Groov=+12Ave=+ 6 Play Along with a Song 1. Select a Song 2. Listen to the Song 4. Adjust the Song Volume 5. Change the Songs Tempo =P/053 MtBel We will use the factory set 4-beat click voice (a high and low bell voice) as an example here. 8. Change the Drum Kit Play Along with a Song 9. Change the Song but Not the Drum Kit Record Your Performance Recording System OK, Lets Start Recording 1. Select the Song You Want To Record 2. Set the Recording Conditions REC M= 32=Rp1=1 =120 B= 4/4Q= Record Your Performance REC M= 18=Rp1=1 Now Recording. SngName=no name REC M= 18=Ovr=1 UNDO press ENT 4. Listen to the Song Create Your Own Original Drum Kit 1. Select the Drum Voice =K/017 BDaftty1 KIT IN=pad 2 V=1 =s/014 Dance01 Vol= 120 Pan= C Create Your Own Original Drum Kit 8. Adjust the Amount of Reverb. KIT*IN=pad 2 V=1 LayerBalance=+20 KitName=Acoustic 9. Adjust the Balance Between Layer 1 and 2. Getting More Out of Your DTXPRESS Factory Set Functions related to connections and input source (pads) Settings Related to the Tone Generator Settings Related to the Song Getting More Out of Your DTXPRESS Connecting a Computer 1. Directly connect the serial port to the TO HOST jack. Getting More Out of Your DTXPRESS 2. Connect the MIDI IN Jack to a MIDI Interface Computer Connecting Cables Mac PC-1 Reference DTXPRESS Internal Makeup The DTXPRESS Internal Signal Flow Pad Data Signal Flow Trigger Setup Data Drum Kit Data DTXPRESS Internal Makeup Tone Generator Song Data MIDI/TO HOST Jacks Basic Operations for Data Setting Drum Kit Play Mode SONG=1 Latiniq w Whats in the Drum Kit Play Mode 2. Trigger Setup & Tempo 3. Song & Mute Ki=Sn=mCy=Mi= Groove Check Function Function Display Groov= 0Ave= 0 About the Song Ki=Sn=Cy=Mi= =120=--= 4/4= About the Song Pad Song Playback (Start/Stop) Song Playback Functions Song Recording Song Record Settings REC M= 32=Rp1=1 =120 B= 4/4Q= Stop Recording REC M= 5=Rp=1 Now Recording. REC M= 5=Ovr=1 UNDO press ENT What you can do with the Trigger Setup Edit Mode Entering the Trigger Setup Edit Mode Trigger Setup Edit Mode 6. Complete ! Type= KP Whats in the Trigger Setup Edit Mode Type= KP w 1-1. Pad Type 1-2. Gain, Minimum Velocity TRIG IN= 1 ( 0%) Gain=64 MVel= 32 1-3. Velocity Curve VelCurve= normal w 1-5. Specific Rejection Copy to Input= 1w SPCRej=0 frm= 1 1-4. Self Rejection, Rejection In Excg= normal 2-1. Increment/Decrement TrgName=Medium 2-2. Input Exchange IncIn= 4DecIn= 5 Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode What you can do with the Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode 6. =K/017 BDaftty1 Entering the Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode Function List 1. Voice Parameters Select the Input Source for Editing 1-1. Voice 1-2. Volume, Pan KIT IN=pad 1 V=2 Vol= 120 Pan= C 1-4. Layer Balance LayerBalance=+10 1-6. Note Number Note#= 33(A 0) 1-5. Decay, Cutoff Frequency 1-7. Channel, Gate Time X Fade=0 (Note# in use ) X Fade=1 2-3. Alternate Group, Key Assign Mode Reverb send= 15 w Hold Mode= off w Key Off= disable w Func= normal w Song= 1=--=play 2-8. Rim To Pad RimTopad=------- 3. Reverb Parameters 3-1. Reverb Type, Time 3-2. Reverb Master Return KIT Reverb Type=hall 1 T=18 KIT PC Ch 1=off PC=---M=---L=--- KIT CC Ch 1=off Vol= --- Pan=--- CopyTo IN=pad 1 InputCpyTopad 1 Are you sure ? 5. Drum Kit Common Parameters Volume= 127 q DrumRevSend 40 q HH Sensitivty=32 q SongSel=110=120 KitName=Acoustic Song Job Mode Whats in the Song Job Mode =120 Repeat=off q q (Tempo) 2. Program Change, Bank Select =120 Repeat=off SONG Ch 1=off Vol= --- Pan=--- SONG Copy from= 1Latiniq CopySONG From 1 Are you sure ? SONG Quantize TR=1 Value= Quantize Tri Are you sure ? SONG Clear Track Track=1 Song Job Mode Clear Track 1 Are you sure ? SngName=no name SONG Merge Track Are you sure ? Utility Mode Enter the Utility Mode LearnMode=allwys Whats in the Utility Mode How to set LearnMode=allwys Trig Bypass=ioff q 1-4. Jump to Recent Page JumpRecentPg=off VolMode=practice HH OffS= 0T= 32 1-6. Factory Set Factory Set All data will be lost.AreYouSure? 2. MIDI Group BULK all data Are you sure ? BULK sssssssssss Complete ! Receiving Bulk Data BULK Receiving Please wait... BULK Receiving BULK Received. 2-3. Receive Program Change/System Exclusive Messages UT MIDI PC TABLE No= 1-> kit 56 MIDI Mode=native q 2-7. MIDI Merge Merge Output=off q DevNo=ALLocl= on DumpInterval=100 Send HH Ctrl= on Host Thru Port=1 q 3. Sequencer Group 3-1. Click Voice Note#= 22 (A#-1) w 3-4. MIDI Control Sync Mode= auto q 3-3. Click Note Number 3-5. Count Switch ClickMode=manual 4. TG (Tone Generator) Group Volume= 110 4-1. Equalizer (EQ) 3-8. Click Mode ReverbBypass=off 5-1. Voice =K/000 NoAssign ( Preset Map ) ( Drumkit Data ) Vol= 127 Pan= C 5-4. Layer Balance Decay= 0 Fc= 0 LayerBalance=--- 5-3. Tuning AitG= 0 Key=semi 5-8. Key Off Enable Key Off= disable 5-9. Map Copy UT MAP Copy from= 1Acoustic q Page Appendix Specifications Error Messages Trouble Shooting The DTXPRESS does not produce sound, and does not recognize trigger inputs. The external tone generator does not produce sound. A voice other than the set voice is produced. Produces sound but the sensitivity is too low (volume is low). Page Voice Category K : Acoustic Kick k : Electric Kick S : Acoustic Snare Drum Voice List s : Electric Snare T : Acoustic Tom t : Electric Tom C : Cymbal H : Hi-Hat P : Percussion E : Effect 1 e : Effect 2 L : Drum Loop m : misc. voices GM Keyboard Voice List Preset Drum Kit List No. 1 Accoustic No. 2 NewBeat No. 3 Rock kit No. 4 RockDry1 No. 5 RockDry2 No. 9 Ballade No. 10 BeBop No. 11 Andora No. 12 Room Kit No. 13 (In) No. 17 Dance2 No. 18 SoDance No. 19 Manh No. 20 D@RK No. 21 Oh!No! No. 25 World No. 26 Reggae No. 27 Tabla No. 28 Cocktail No. 29 JamKit99 No. 33 Bs.@Base No. 34 JungleNY No. 35 Snapkit No. 36 JumpBack No. 37 MondoKit No. 41 GM std 2 No. 42 GM room No. 43 GM rock No. 44 GM elec. No. 45 GM anal. Preset Song List Trigger Setup List No. Name Description MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Message 1.1 Key On Key Off 1.2 Control Change 1.3 Channel Mode Message MIDI Data Format 2.1 Parameter Change 2.2 Bulk Dump 2.3 Dump Request 3. System common message Page Index G H I K Index N O P Q DRUMKIT BLANK CHART TRIGGER SETUP BLANK CHART NORTH AMERICA CANADA U.S.A. CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ 3. NOTE: