User manual YAMAHA DTXPRESS IV

[. . . ] DRUM TRIGGER MODULE 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! [. . . ] After a pad (pads) is hit a specific number of times, the DTXPRESS IV evaluates the accuracy of the hits and sets the range of Rhythm Gate automatically. Hit accuracy evaluation In the lower half of the display, the number of remaining hits and the current evaluation result (%) are shown. The current level (evaluation) and the status change during playback. If your playing accuracy result (%) was 90% or more, the level is raised one step, and if accuracy is 60% or less, the level is lowered one step. Current level (evaluation): A (best) to F (worst) The icon and the meaning of evaluation : Increases the strictness (as you continue playing in the same way) : Maintains the same strictness (as you continue playing in the same way) : Decreases the strictness (as you continue playing in the same way) NOTE The level (evaluation) when the challenge mode begins is set to D. * Tempo Tempo is not shown in the Challenge mode display. To change the tempo, hold the [SHIFT] button and rotate the jog dial. You can adjust the tempo for the song or click from 30 to 300 (the tempo is shown in the LED display). Your hit Perfect timing GRV1~--'-/=130~Gr=-2oe0. 0, Tempo Average inaccuracy in timing (-9 to +9) Rhythm gate range GRV1~--'-80Hits/~16%(D), Remaining number of hits The percentage in which sound is produced Rhythm gate range Status display for evaluation , , Deviation in timing inaccuracy (0. 0 to 9. 9) Challenge Mode The DTXPRESS IV automatically evaluates the accuracy of 100 times hits over six grade levels from A to F and sets the Current level (evaluation) A (best) to F (worst) Now let's use the Groove Check function. 24 DTXPRESS IV Owner's Manual 5 Using the Groove Check Function 1 2 Select a Song or a Click Set First, select the song or click set that you want to play along with. 4 Set the Timing (note value) 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 (8), sixteenth note (16), eighth note triplet 3 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~--'-/=123~Gr=~0oe0. 0, Next, press the [>] button once to call up the GRV2 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Rhythm Gate. GRV4 "~~Note=/(4) Timing (Note value) 5 Start the Groove Check After setup is complete, start playback of the song ([SONG >/]) or the click sound ([ ON/OFF]) and go back to the Groove Check's main menu (the GRV1 page). Groove Check begins as soon as you hit the pad specified in the GRV3 page. GRV2~RhythmGate "Mode=easy Rhythm Gate setting 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 evaluation (Challenge mode) Note value set in GRV4 page 6 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. B A B A B A B 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 evaluation (A is the highest and F the lowest), the narrower the tolerance 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. 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. 3 Select the Pad 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. TMpad12, all GRV3 "~Input=snare~, Pad (Trigger Input Source) DTXPRESS IV Owner's Manual 25 6 Record Your Performance In this section, you'll learn how to record your performance to the DTXPRESS IV's built-in sequencer. In the song data you record, you can switch Drum Kits, change the tempo and playback in the same way as with Preset Songs. Recording System Recording can be done with any of the User Songs (6483). However, you cannot record to Preset Songs (163). A recorded song doesn't contain recordings of the audio `sounds' of the drums, but rather the performance `information' or data of precisely when and how each pad was hit. This information is called sequence data. [. . . ] Nusantik Gedung Yamaha Music Center, Jalan Jend. 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia Tel: 21-520-2577 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de Mxico S. A. 09300, Mxico, D. F. , Mxico Tel: 55-5804-0600 SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha-Hazen Msica, S. A. 17, 200, 28230 Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain Tel: 91-639-8888 KOREA Yamaha Music Korea Ltd. [. . . ]