Playing Drum Pads; Snares & Toms; Hi-Hats - Yamaha DTX700 Owner's Manual

Basic Operation

Playing Drum Pads

Snares & Toms
If using a three zone pad such as the XP100SD shown below,
you will be able to produce three distinct sounds (i.e., head,
open rim, closed rim) depending on where you hit it, much the
same as if you were playing an acoustic snare.
Open rim shot (rim 1)
 Head shot
Hitting the main surface of the pad produces a head shot
sound.
 Open rim shot
Hitting the open-rim zone produces an open rim-shot sound.
 Closed rim shot (Cross sticking)
Hitting the closed-rim zone produces a closed rim-shot
sound.

Hi-Hats

If using a two zone pad such as the RHH135 shown below, you
will be able to play it in the same way as an acoustic hi-hat cym-
bal.
Closed rim shot (rim 2)
Head shot
 Open/close
 Bow shot
 Edge shot
 Hi-hat splash
Edge shot
In addition to the foot-close sound obtained by pressing the
Hi-Hat Controller pedal, you can press the controller down
even more firmly in the closed condition to produce a tighter
closed hi-hat sound.
Hitting the main surface of the pad (i.e., the bow section
located between the cup and edge) produces a bow shot
sound.
Hitting the outside edge of the pad produces an edge shot
sound.
Pressing the hi-hat controller pedal and then immediately
releasing it produces a hi-hat splash sound.
Bow shot
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