Measure Break - Yamaha DTX400K Owner's Manual

Practicing in Training Mode
With Measure Break training, the metronome will be muted for certain measures in a sequence. For example, by setting the
measures during which you play fills to be muted in this way, you can check for any deviation in your timing when the metro-
nome returns. This will help you to play at a constant tempo throughout your performances. Please note that this type of train-
ing is not scored.
1.
Press the [TRAINING] button to activate Training
Mode.
2.
Press number button [3].
The [ ] button will flash, indicating that the drum
module is on standby to start training.
3.
Press the [ ] button.
The metronome will start to play a sequence of four
measures in length.
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4.
If necessary, press the number buttons corresponding to
the measures in the sequence to toggle the metronome
on (fully-lit) or off (half-lit) for them.
Flash: First beat of measure currently being played.
Fully-lit: Measures for
which the metro-
nome is played.
•
Each of the number buttons represents a measure in
the sequence.
•
On the first beat of each measure, the corresponding
number button will flash.
5.
Practice playing the pads along with the song.
6.
To end training, press the [
NOTE
You can also change the number of measures in the metro-
nome sequence. To do so, press and hold the corresponding
number button ([2] to [10/0]) until the displayed sequence
length changes. For example, to set the sequence length to
eight measures, press and hold number button [8].
Half-lit: Measures for which the
metronome is not played.
] button once again.