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Yamaha DTXPRESS IV Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 DRUM TRIGGER MODULE OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions batteries of a different type.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA DTXPRESS IV. The DTXPRESS IV is a compact drum trigger module that includes a wealth of rich, high- quality drum voices and is compatible with snare pads equipped with a pad controller. It also...
  • Page 4 If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument, turn off the • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3C or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have only.
  • Page 5 AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet. • This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings.

  • Page 6: Main Features

    With this, you can set up your own original drum kits using the various drum voices. * The word “trigger” refers to the means by which hitting a pad sends a signal to the DTXPRESS IV as to what sound to play on the built-in tone generator and how loud the sound should be played.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Trigger Setup procedure ......... 36 1 Connecting the Pads ..........10 Explanations of Each Display Page......37 DTXPRESS IV Standard Set......10 DTXPRESS IV Special Set ......11 Error Messages ........... 40 Setting up with Acoustic Drums.......11 2 Setting Up the Power Supply......12 Trobleshooting ............

  • Page 8: Controls And Functions

    > > > > • Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG ] button to enable recording standby mode for the DTXPRESS IV. o LED display • Press this button to start/stop song playback or recording. For indicating the tempo, the number selected in the current page, r Shift button (SHIFT) or the click timer depending on the setting made.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    For sending data from the DTXPRESS IV to an external MIDI For connecting the DTXPRESS IV to an external amplifier, mixer, device. With this jack, you can use the DTXPRESS IV as a con- etc. trol device to trigger voices from an external tone generator, or For mono playback use the L/MONO jack.

  • Page 10: Connections

    (p. 12) → 4 Turning the Power On (p. 13) → 5 Selecting the Trigger Setup (p. 14) !! IMPORTANT !! You’ll need to change the Trigger Settings of the DTXPRESS IV according to the type of drum set you are using (Standard Set/Special Set/Acoustic Drums, etc.). If the setting is not appropriate, problems may occur—such as improper sound, or inappropriate volume balance among the pads.

  • Page 11: Dtxpress Iv Special Set

    Setting up with Acoustic Drums The DTXPRESS IV can be played from an acoustic drum kit if the kit is fitted with an optional set of drum triggers (such as Yamaha DT20 Drum Triggers) and the triggers are properly connected to the input jacks of the DTXPRESS IV.

  • Page 12: Setting Up The Power Supply

    Since the DTXPRESS IV has no built-in speakers, you’ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly 2-1. Make sure that the power switch of the DTXPRESS IV is monitor it. set to the STANDBY(?) position.

  • Page 13: Turning The Power On

    DTXPRESS IV, then turn on the power of the amplifiers. * Use the volume control on the external device (MP3 player, etc.) to adjust the volume balance.

  • Page 14: Selecting The Trigger Setup

    NOTE Also, if the KP65 kick pad is connected to the DTXPRESS • If you want to replace some of the pads from the DTXPRESS IV IV’s input jack 9 with a stereo cable, the external pad input Standard Set / Special Set, refer to the operation on page 36 (Trig- jack on the KP65 can be used as the input for Input jack 9.

  • Page 15: Time To Play

    Time to Play Now that your DTXPRESS IV is properly connected, it’s time to make some music! Play the DTXPRESS IV Change the Volume for Each Pad While hitting the pads, turn the VOLUME knob on the rear Change the volume for each pad and adjust the overall bal- panel to raise the overall volume to a comfortable level.

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Hi-Hat

    UTIL5~MasterEQ ”Lo=+~8~Hi=+~0~‚ You can also adjust or set the individual pad voices, tuning, reverb type/level, and other settings that fine tune the DTXPRESS IV (p. 28). DTXPRESS Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Pad Controller Settings

    1. Use the TP100’s supplied cable to connect the TP100 with trigger input 1SNARE on the DTXPRESS IV. 1. Press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Drum Kit * Use ONLY the TP100’s supplied cable. If another cable is Select display.

  • Page 18: Playing Along With The Click

    Playing Along With the Click Play the DTXPRESS IV along with the click (metronome). The DTXPRESS IV is equipped with a high-performance metronome that gives you a compre- hensive variety of settings and allows you to create complex rhythms. Start the Click (Metronome) Use this display to select the desired Click Set, and then set the beat, tempo, timer, and the click sound’s overall volume.
  • Page 19 3 Playing Along With the Click Create Your Own Original Click Set Set the User Click Sounds > > Press the [ ] button to view Click Setting Page 2. Press the [ ] button to view Click Setting Page 5. Click Value Type CLK2*~A˘=9~⁄=9 CLK5*Sound=¤...

  • Page 20: Click Out Select

    8-1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. The following dis- play will appear. The DTXPRESS IV lets you select from which output jack Store Destination the signal of the click (metronome) is sent. Click output and performance output can be routed to separate out- CLK~save~to~1 puts.

  • Page 21: Tap Tempo Function

    3 Playing Along With the Click Tap Tempo Function LED Display Setting With the Tap Tempo Function, you can set the song or Generally, the tempo is shown in the LED display. You can click’s tempo by manually tapping in the tempo on a pad. change the value to be displayed to one of the following This lets you set the tempo to one that is most comfortable three types.

  • Page 22: Playing Along With A Song

    Playing Along With a Song The DTXPRESS IV contains a wide variety of 63 preset songs. Try selecting among these and play along with them—they are effective tools that help you learn how to drum and master drumming techniques. The DTXPRESS IV conveniently lets you mute the drum part of a song and have only the bass part sound during playback, so you can play the drum part yourself.

  • Page 23: Pad Function Settings

    The useful Bass Solo function lets you isolate just the bass part during playback and play along with it. Since this func- The DTXPRESS IV conveniently lets you execute impor- tion mutes the other accompaniment parts, it lets you concen- tant operations by hitting a specific pad—without having...

  • Page 24: Using The Groove Check Function

    Using the Groove Check Function Another highly useful feature of the DTXPRESS IV is the Groove Check function. As you play along with a song or the click, Groove Check compares your timing with the song or click play- back and lets you know how accurate your playing is.
  • Page 25 5 Using the Groove Check Function Select a Song or a Click Set Set the Timing (note value) First, select the song or click set that you want to play along > Press the [ ] button to view page GRV4, then rotate the jog with.

  • Page 26: Record Your Performance

    Record Your Performance In this section, you’ll learn how to record your performance to the DTXPRESS IV’s built-in sequencer. In the song data you record, you can switch Drum Kits, change the tempo and play- back in the same way as with Preset Songs.
  • Page 27 A User Song name can con- the DTXPRESS IV (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8–11, tain a maximum of eight characters, and these can be User Drum Kits 51–70, Utility data) with the data that was set...

  • Page 28: Create Your Own Original Drum Kit

    Create Your Own Original Drum Kit The DTXPRESS IV lets you create your own original Drum Kit by assigning your favorite Drum Voice to each pad and setting its tuning, pan, decay, reverb, etc. * Drum Voice: Mainly individual percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to each of the pads.
  • Page 29 7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit 2-3. The letter “˙” displayed next to “äkick” indicates Now you’ve selected the Drum Voice that will layer number 1, and “¶” indicates layer number 2. be used as the base for your original Drum Two voices can be output (in a layer) through one Voice.
  • Page 30 7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit Change the Decay Set the MIDI Channel This determines the Drum Voice’s decay time (the time it This determines the MIDI Transmit Channel for the MIDI takes the sound to fade out after being produced). note on data that is transmitted when a signal is received from the input source.
  • Page 31 7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit on ....Each time the pad is hit, either a MIDI Key Set the Alternate Group On or MIDI Key Off event will be transmitted This function allows you to assign different voices to the alternately.
  • Page 32 7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit Set the Pad Song Set the Rim to Pad When the pad is hit, the assigned pad song will start play- This function is effective only when the input source is from back. In addition to one main song that is selected in the Song a rim switch.
  • Page 33 ..Simulates the reverb in a hall. For users of the DTXPRESS IV Special Set, set the Trigger room1–5 ..Simulates the reverb in a room. Setup to “1 :SP Med” (p. 14) to enable this function.
  • Page 34 To save the Drum Voice you created, use the Store operation on ....Transmits. described below and save it to the DTXPRESS IV’s memory. Original kits can be saved as a Drum Kit to the User Drum off....Does not transmit.

  • Page 35: Factory Set

    A Drum Kit name can contain a This operation returns all of the DTXPRESS IV’s internal maximum of 12 characters, and these can be selected settings back to their original factory defaults.

  • Page 36: Trigger Setup Edit

    If you are using drum triggers attached to acoustic drums, or pads other than those that came with the DTXPRESS IV set, you’ll need to adjust the sensitivity and assign voices to the individ- ual trigger inputs. This section also has settings that help prevent crosstalk* and double trigger- ing*.

  • Page 37: Explanations Of Each Display Page

    8 Trigger Setup Edit Explanations of Each Display Page 4-4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again. A prompt appears asking you to confirm the Store operation. The following explanations cover the available parameters in the TRG~save~to~8 pages TRG1 through TRG8. To save the edited data, refer to step 4 on page 36.
  • Page 38 8 Trigger Setup Edit *1 Three-zone function (pad voice x 1, rim TRG4 VelCurve (Velocity Curve) voice x 2) is available if a three-zone compatible pad such as the TP65S, etc. is connected to the 1SNARE, 5RIDE, or 6CRASH input. TRG4~ ƒsnare~~0% For producing closed rim shots, the...
  • Page 39 8 Trigger Setup Edit After an triggering event occurs from the pad that is assigned in the “Frm=” setting, the pad assigned in the upper half of the dis- play will not sound for a certain length of time unless the input level is greater than the value set here.

  • Page 40: Error Messages

    Error Messages The DTXPRESS IV displays error messages when incorrect settings have been made or invalid operations have been detected, or when any abnormal operation or malfunction occurs. If an error message appears, check the list below and make the appropriate corrections.
  • Page 41 ● Lower the rejection setting of the pad (trigger input) that is not ● Use the Factory Set function (p. 35) to reset the DTXPRESS IV producing sound. (p. 38: [TRG6 RejLvlAll (Rejection Level)]) internal settings to the initial factory settings.

  • Page 42: Index

    Index Symbols Drum voice list ....48 Specified rejection level ........38 DT20 ....14 ” ........15 Numeric display mode .. 24 Standard set ... 10 ‚ ........15 Stereo pad ....9 < ], [ > ] ......8 Error messages .....40 OUTPUT ....9 Stereo plug ......9 ON/OFF] ....8...

  • Page 43: Appendix

    Appendix MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Messages The channel messages described below are sent from the drum triggers only. Other messages are sent from both the drum triggers and the sequencer. 1.1 Key On, Key Off Note range: 0 (C-2)–127 (G8) Velocity range: 0–127 1.2 Control Change 1.2.1 Bank select MSB, LSB–0, 32...

  • Page 44: Lcd Displays

    Appendix LCD Displays * The above “LCD Displays” charts show you the pages available in each display. Keep in mind that the actual displays on the instrument may be different from those shown here. Drum Kit Settings KIT13 ƒsnare ” VelXFade=0 ‚...

  • Page 45: Song Selection

    Appendix Song Selection Click Settings SONG1 ⁄=123 ÷› CLK1 ∫ B=4 ÷› 1 :Demo 1 ∞¢‚ 1 :User ⁄=130‚ (Page 18) (Page 22) * Displayed when SONG2 Clear CLK2 A˘=9 ¤=9 a user song is selected. ”Are You Sure ? ”...
  • Page 46 Appendix Utility Settings Trigger Setup Edit UTIL1 Hi-hat TRG1 ååååååååå HHofs=-13 T=112‚ 1 :SP Med ‚ (Page 16) (Page 14, 36) UTIL2 Click TRG2 ƒsnare ”OutSel=clickR ‚ ”Type=TP1/Snr ‚ (Page 20) (Page 17, 37) UTIL3 Song TRG3 ƒsnare ” BassSolo=off ‚ ”Gain=65MVl= 12‚...

  • Page 47: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ DRUM TRIGGER MODULE ] Date:27-Mar-2006 Model DTXPRESS IV MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function ... Basic Default 1 - 16 memorized Channel Changed 1 - 16 Default Mode Messages Altered **************...

  • Page 48: Drum Voice List

    Appendix Drum Voice List Voice Category 21 MetalClRim 16 MapleAmb H 39 T8 Ride 23 Cowbell 1 22 MetalOff 17 MapleAmb M 40 T9 Ride 24 Cowbell 2 K : Kick 23 MetalOffOp 18 MapleAmb L 41 ElecCymbal 25 Cowbell 3 S : Snare 24 MetalOffCl 19 JazzTom H...

  • Page 49: Preset Drum Kit List

    Appendix 15 Noise 2 31 Scratch4 47 Glass 63 Boyon E E E E : : : : E E E E f f f f f f f f e e e e c c c c t t t t 16 Pulse 32 Scratch5 48 GunShot1...

  • Page 50: Specifications

    898 g (2 lbs.) * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.
  • Page 51 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries. * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B) IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT.
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