Play The Dtxpress - Yamaha DTXPRESS Owner's Manual

Play the DTXPRESS!

Now that you have the DTXPRESS properly connected, let's make some music!
1. Switch the power ON
After confirming that each of the devices, pads, external de-
vices, etc. are all properly connected, push the POWER/VOL
knob on the front panel to switch the power ON.
The DTXPRESS is ready to operate when the display, shown
below, for selecting the drum kit and song appears.
* The previously selected drum kit or song will be displayed.
KIT =1
SONG=1
To avoid damage to your speakers, first switch the
DTXPRESS' power ON then switch on Audio De-
vices and the Mixer or Amplifier.
2. Hit a pad
While hitting a pad, rotate the POWER/VOL knob little by
little to the right until a comfortable volume level is reached.
The volume level is increased as the knob is rotated to the
right and decreased as it is rotated to the left.
3. Change the Drum Kit
Try out the voices for each of the kits.
Drum kit numbers 1-48 consist of 48 types of preset drum
kits that have been specially programmed by Yamaha. m [Pre-
set Drum Kit List] (P. 72)
Use the [SEL<]/[SEL>] buttons to move the flashing cur-
sor to the drum kit number, then use the [VALUE–]/
[VALUE+] buttons to select the drum kit.
Drum Kit Number
KIT =1
SONG=1
Try out the different drum kits and select one drum kit you like.
* Some drum kits have Pad Songs and Drum Loop Voices
that will start when the corresponding pad is hit.
16
Drum Kit
Acoustic
Latiniq
Song
Drum Kit Name
Acoustic
Latiniq
4. Change the instrument volume for each pad.
• Hold the [SHIFT] button and rotate the Click VOL knob to
adjust the volume of the Bass Drum.
• Hold the [SHIFT] button and rotate the ACCOMP. VOL knob
to adjust the volume of the Snare Drum.
* The Bass Drum and Snare Drum volume settings, described
above, will reset when the power is switched off.
• Double-click the [VOICE] button, the volume setting dis-
play for each pad (Input Source) will be displayed.
KIT IN=pad 1 V=-
Vol= 116 Pan= C
Hit the pad you want to adjust the volume of and use the
[VALUE–]/[VALUE+] buttons to adjust the volume.
* The same display can be used to adjust the pan (the posi-
tion of the voice within the stereo field) for each pad. (P. 41)
According to the setting in the Utility mode's [1-3.
HINT
Volume Mode] (P. 52), the volume of the cymbal,
drums and other instruments can be adjusted using
the knobs shown above.
5. Change the sound quality heard through
the monitor.
Double-click the [UTIL] button, the sound quality setting dis-
play for the audio signal that is transmitted to the OUTPUT
jacks and PHONES jack will be displayed.
UT TG MASTER
EQ Lo=+ 6 Hi=+ 0
Press the [SEL<]/[SEL>] buttons to move the flashing cur-
sor to the Lo or Hi position, then use the [VALUE–]/[VALUE+]
buttons to adjust the sound quality.
Volume
Bass Treble