Yamaha DTXPRESS IV Owner's Manual page 25

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Select a Song or a Click Set
First, select the song or click set that you want to play along
with.
2
Set the Rhythm Gate (select a mode)
Press the [SHIFT] + [CLICK] buttons to call up page 1
(GRV1) in the Groove Check Setting pages.
GRV1~--æææ'æææ--
⁄=123~Gr=~0œ0.0‚
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Next, press the [ ] button once to call up the GRV2 page,
then rotate the jog dial to set the Rhythm Gate.
GRV2~RhythmGate
"Mode=easy
● Rhythm Gate settings
off .................Sound is always produced
easy...............Wide tolerance for sound production
(easy)
normal ..........Mid-level tolerance for sound production
(average)
pro .................Narrow tolerance for sound production
(difficult)
challenge...Tolerance changes by automatic evalua-
tion (Challenge mode)
Note value set in GRV4 page
B A B A
A: Range within which sound is produced. (The gate narrows
as the setting changes from "easy" to "normal" to "pro.")
B: Range within which sound will not be produced even though
the pad is struck.
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Select the Pad
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Press the [ ] button to call up the GRV3 page, then rotate the
jog dial to select the pad (Trigger Input Source) that you want
to check. The "ALL" setting selects all pads.
[Range] ƒsnare, ™tom1, ... ƒ™pad12, all
GRV3
"~Input=ƒsnare~‚
Rhythm Gate setting
B A B
Pad (Trigger Input Source)
5 Using the Groove Check Function
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Set the Timing (note value)
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Press the [ ] button to view page GRV4, then rotate the jog
dial to select the note value of the timing you want to check.
[Range] Accent A˘, quarter note ⁄(4),
eighth note Ö(8), sixteenth note Ü(16),
eighth note triplet Ö3
GRV4
"~~Note=⁄(4)
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Start the Groove Check
After setup is complete, start playback of the song ([SONG
■
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/ ]) or the click sound ([
Groove Check's main menu (the GRV1 page).
Groove Check begins as soon as you hit the pad specified in
the GRV3 page.
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Play as accurately as possible
Listen to the song or click and concentrate on playing the
pads accurately. The jog dial can be used to adjust the tempo
for the song or click.
If the Numeric Display mode is selected, stop the song or
click and check the results. Change the Rhythm Gate setting,
pad type, or note value as you like and enjoy practicing.
* The Groove Check's results are reset the next time song or
click starts playing.
If the Challenge mode is selected, when the remaining hits
become zero, the final evaluation is displayed in six levels
from A to F. With this evaluation, the range over which the
sound is produced is set automatically. The higher the evalua-
tion (A is the highest and F the lowest), the narrower the tol-
erance becomes.
* The Groove Check's results are reset the next time song or
click starts playing. The current level (evaluation) and the
range over which sound is produced are also reset.
DTXPRESS
Timing (Note value)
ON/OFF]) and go back to the
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