User manual YAMAHA DTX-900

[. . . ] Owner's Manual EN SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over , or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! [. . . ] When "chase" is selected, hitting the pad plays only one measure of the specified Song. When "cutoff" is selected, hitting the pad stops any Songs started by hitting other pads (for which the Mode parameter is set to "cutoff") then starts the specified Song. Hitting the pad again stops the specified Song. Keep in mind that only a single Song can play back from all the Pad Songs for which the Mode parameter is set to "cutoff. " Settings play, chase, cutoff C Snare Buzz Determines whether or not the snappy effect resonates with the Kick or Tom sound. When set to on, the snappy effect resonates with the Kick or Tom sound. Settings off, 1 ­ 5 Pad Song Settings [SF3] PADSONG F [SF5] INFO (Information) Pressing this button calls up the display which indicates the Pad Song settings. 1 23 4 6 5 1 SOURCE (Trigger Input Source) Determines the Trigger Input Source to which you want to assign the Pad Song. You can change the Trigger Input Source by hitting the corresponding pad when Input Lock is turned off. Settings Refer to the Trigger Input Source List on page 61. NOTE · The Pad Song plays back according to the tempo specified in the Song mode or Click mode. The DTX900 has only the single tempo value. · Keep in mind that hitting the pad softly may not start the Pad Song. Make sure to hit the pad more strongly than a specified level. · If both the Pad Function (which can be set in the display called up via the [UTILITY] [F2] PAD [SF2] PADFUNC) and Pad Song are assigned to the Trigger Input Source, the Pad Song setting is canceled. · Depending on the selected Pad Songs and normal Song, an unexpected sound may be produced. This is because each Song may be transmitting different setups to the internal tone generator via the same MIDI channel. If you plan on using two or more Songs together, you should make sure that the MIDI channels used for the Songs are all set to different values. B Pad Song Determines whether or not the Pad Song is assigned to the selected Trigger Input Source. When set to on, the Trigger Input Source can be used to start playback of the Song specified below. When set to off, the rest of the parameters below cannot be set. Settings off, on NOTE · You can play up to four pad songs from one drum kit. If you have already specified four pad songs for other trigger input sources, the following parameter 3 ­ 5 cannot be set and "­ ­" is shown in the display. C Song No (Song number) Determines the Song number when the Pad Song is set to on. You can start playback of the Song specified here by hitting the pad corresponding to the Trigger Input Source. When the Pad Song is set to off, this parameter cannot be set. Settings PRE: 01 ­ 87, USR: 01 ­ 50 93 Chain mode Utility mode File mode Trigger mode Click mode From this display, you can set the parameters related to the Pad Song for each Trigger Input Source. The Pad Song function lets you play a Song by hitting the pad instead of pressing the [>/] button. One Song is assigned to one Trigger Input Source and up to four Pad Songs can be set. Song mode Drum Kit mode Reference Drum Kit Mode [DRUM KIT] Trigger Signal Settings [SF4] TRIGGER E [SF6] Input Lock You can turn Input Lock on or off by pressing this button. When Input Lock is turned on (the [L] indicator appears at the top right of the display), the Trigger Input jack 1 cannot be changed even if you hit any pad. This function is useful when you want to adjust the parameters of the current pad (connected to the current Trigger Input jack) while hitting other pads. From this display, you can set the parameters which determine how the DTX900 responds to the Trigger Signal for each Trigger Input Source. [. . . ] Combo Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 INDIA Yamaha Music India Pvt. 5F Ambience Corporate Tower Ambience Mall Complex Ambience Island, NH-8, Gurgaon-122001, Haryana, India Tel: 0124-466-5551 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de México S. A. 09300, México, D. F. , México Tel: 55-5804-0600 SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha Música Ibérica, S. A. 17, 200, 28230 Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain Tel: 91-639-8888 INDONESIA PT. [. . . ]