Yamaha DTXPLORER - Manuals

5 The DTXPLORER’s Main FeaturesMain Features The DTXPLORER is equipped with a high-quality 32-polyphony tone generator that produces realistic voices, a high-performance metronome, and a variety of songs, all built into a compact design. The DTXPLORER is a versatile instrument that can be used in a ...

6 CONTENTS Nomenclature .......................................................................... 7 Top Panel ..................................................................................... 7 Rear Panel ................................................................................... 8 Conn...

7 Nomenclature q Drum Kit Button (DRUM KIT) • This button is used to enter the Drum Kit Select display. (P. 12)• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Trigger Setup Select display (P. 24) • Stops production of any voices being produced. w Click Button (CLICK) • This bu...

8 1 SNARE 1 SNARE 2 TOM 1 2 TOM 1 3 TOM 2 3 TOM 2 4 TOM 3 4 TOM 3 DC IN 12V DC IN 12V 5 RIDE 5 RIDE PHONES PHONES 6 CRASH 6 CRASH 7 HI HAT 7 HI HAT 8 KICK/9 8 KICK/9 MIDIOUT MIDIOUT HI HAT CONTROL HI HAT CONTROL AUX IN AUX IN VOLUME VOLUME STANDBY ON L/MONO L/MONO R R MIN MAX Nomenclature Rear Panel...

9 Connections Connecting the DTXPLORER’s pads to the main unit Refer to the illustration below and connect each pad’s output cable to each Trigger Input jack on the rear panel of the DTXPLORER.All Trigger Input Jacks are labeled (1 SNARE, etc.) so make sure each pad is connected to its corresponding...

10 Connections ■ Connecting to Speakers or Headphones The DTXPLORER is not equipped with built-in speakers. The unitmust be connected to an external amp + speaker system or head-phones for sound output. CAUTION Whenever making connections, make sure that the cable being used is equipped with a plug ...

11 Connections ■ Connecting the Power Supply A special power source adaptor supplies power to the DTXPLORER. Make sure the power is switched OFF and connect the power adap-tor to the DC IN jack on the rear panel.To prevent the cord from becoming unplugged, wrap the cordaround the cord hook and secur...

12 Now that your DTXPLORER is properly connected, it’s time to make some music! Time to Play CAUTION To avoid damage to your speakers, first switch the DTXPLORER’s power ON then switch on Audio De- vices and the Mixer or Amplifier. KIT1 _________ 1 :Acoustic ‚ 1. Switch the power ON After confirming...

13 Time to Play Adjusting the Hi-Hat Hi-hat adjustment is used to determine the point at whichthe hi-hat closes when the hi-hat pedal (foot controller) ispressed.You can also set the ease at which foot splashes are pro-duced. * This setting is only valid when a foot controller is connected to the HI...

14 Play Along With The Metronome 1. Start the Metronome Press the [ ON/OFF] button to start the metronome. The red lamp lights on the first beat of every measure when themetronome is playing. Other beats are indicated with the greenlamp.Press the [ ON/OFF] button again to stop the metronome. 2. Set ...

15 3. Create Your Own Original Click Set Press the [ > ] button to view page 2 in the Click Setting. Use this display to set the individual volume levels (0 to 9)for each of the five click beats. Set the volume level to “0” ifyou don’t want the beat to be produced.Use this page to create your own...

16 Play Along With The Metronome 8. Save an Original Click Set After creating your own original click set, save it in theDTXPLORER’s memory using the Store Operation de-scribed below. * Any changes made to the data will be lost if another click set is selected before carrying out the store operation...

17 Play Along With a Song! The DTXPLORER’s built-in sequencer contains data for 22 songs that, in addition to drums, in-clude accompaniment with keyboard, brass, and other voices. Try playing along with a song! 1. Select a Song Select one of the DTXPLORER’s songs and listen. Press the [SONG > / ■...

18 6. Play Along with Bass Solo With the “Bass Solo” function, you can play along with justthe bass part during playback. Since this function mutes theother accompaniment parts, it lets you concentrate on im-proving your ability to play in rhythm with the bass instru-ment.First, press the [SHIFT] + ...

19 Using the Groove Check Function When you play along with a song or the metronome, the Groove Check function compares yourtiming with the clock used for song or metronome playback and lets you know how accurate youare. Along with timing, the DTXPLORER gives you a graphic display of trigger levels ...

20 The DTXPLORER lets you create your own original drum kit by assigning drum voices to the padsand setting their tuning, voice, decay, reverb, etc. 1. Select a Drum Kit Press the [DRUM KIT] button to view page 1 in Drum KitSelect (KIT1). Rotate the jog dial to select the drum kit you would like to ...

21 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit 2-3. Next, select the Drum Voice Category. Drum voice cat-egories are the same as those used for the metronome’sclick voice. ● Voice Category K : Kick S : Snare T : Tom C : Cymbal H : Hi-hat P : Percussion E : Effect Here, select “ K : Kick”. Press the [ < ]/[...

22 none No reverb (the same as thru). hall1 – 5 Simulates reverb in a hall. room1 – 5 Simulates reverb in a room. stage1 – 5 Simulates playing on a stage. plate Simulates steel plate reverb. white A special short reverb effect. tunnel Simulates the reverb of a tunnel. bsemnt Simulates the reverb of ...

23 Factory Set This operation returns all of the DTXPLORER’s inter-nal settings back to their original factory defaults. Procedure 1. Press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENT] buttons to viewthe following display (page 1 in the Utility Mode). 2. Next, press the [ > ] button 7 times to view the fol- lowing d...

24 Trigger Setup Edit contains various settings related to trigger input signals received from thepads or trigger sensors that are connected to the Trigger Input jacks. It lets you make adjust-ments so that the DTXPLORER can better deal with these signals.If you are using a drum trigger other than t...

25 TRIG2 ¡snare 0% –Type= TP1/SnrA‚ Previous page icon Trigger Input you want to edit Next page icon Flashing cursor(the item you want to edit) Completed! 3. Rotate the jog dial to change the setting. * An asterisk “ * ” will appear next to “ TRIG ” in the display if data is changed. This asterisk w...

26 V elocity m Strengthof hit m *2 Rim1 and rim2 sounds on the [ TP1/SnrB ] are reversed from those on [ TP1/SnrA ]. This provides left-handed drummers with a proper setting when using a left-handed setting. *3 When a stereo pad such as the TP80S is connected to the 1 SNARE input, [ TP2-A ] will pro...

27 3. Press the [SAVE/ENT] button to carry out the copy op-eration. * To cancel the copy operation, press any button except for the [SAVE/ENT] and [SHIFT] buttons (the jog dial will alsocancel the operation). The following display appears after the copy operation iscomplete. Trigger Setup Edit Compl...

28 Error Messages An Error Message will appear when incorrect settings or operation are detected, or abnormaloperation occurs.Check the Error Message below and make the appropriate corrections. This message appears just after the power is switched on and the device can notcorrectly read the data. Th...

30 Specifications Tone Generator 16 bit AWM2 Maximum polyphony 32 Voices 192 drum, percussion voices Drum kits 32 Preset 10 User memory locations Trigger setups 4 Preset 1 User memory location Sequencer tracks 1 Other Sequencer Functions Mute (rhythm mute), Bass Solo, Groove Check Song 22 Preset (2 ...

31 1. Channel Message Channel messages described below are sent from the drum triggers only. Other messages are also sent with the sequencer. 1.1 Key On Key Off Note range: 0 (C-2) to 127 (G8) (10ch only) Velocity range: 1 to 127 (note on only) 1.2 Control Change 4 - foot controller (10ch only) 1.3 ...

32 Display Global View Opening Display ( → P. 12) ( → P. 12) ( → P. 17) Song Select Utility Settings ( → P. 13) ( → P. 16) ( → P. 18) ( → P. 13) ( → P. 17) ( → P. 23) Drum Kit Settings ( → P. 12) ( → P. 20) ( → P. 21) ( → P. 21) ( → P. 21) ( → P. 21) ( → P. 22) ( → P. 22) ( → P. 22) ( → P. 22) ( → P...

33 Display Over View Groove Check Function ( → P. 19) ( → P. 19) ( → P. 19) ( → P. 19) Tap Tempo Function ( → P. 18) Click Settings ( → P. 14) ( → P. 15) ( → P. 15) ( → P. 15) ( → P. 15) ( → P. 15) ( → P. 16) Trigger Setup Edit ( → P. 24) ( → P. 25) ( → P. 26) ( → P. 26) ( → P. 26) ( → P. 26) ( → P....

35 Drum Voice List ● Voice Category K : KickS : SnareT : TomC : CymbalH : Hi-HatP : PercussionE : Effect K : Kick 1 Maple 222 MapleVtg3 MapleAmb4 Beech 225 Birch 206 Birch 187 DryTight8 AnalogBD9 TechnoBD 10 ElecBD 111 ElecBD 212 ElecBD 313 HHopBD 114 HHopBD 215 HHopBD 316 HHopBD 417 SlapBass S : Sn...