Page 2 - SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:; SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION; Model; NEDERLAND / THE NETHERLANDS; VARNING
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter).DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter otherthan one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specificallyrecommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on...
Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING; CAUTION
• Use only the stand/rack specified for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage tothe internal components or result in the instrument falling over. • Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncom...
Page 4 - Please read this section before using the DTXPRESS.; About the descriptions; NOTE
4 Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA DTXPRESS.The DTXPRESS is a compact drum trigger module that is equipped withan AWM tone generator and sequencer functions.To get the most out of your DTXPRESS, please read this manual carefully.Also, after reading, keep this manual in a safe place for future ref...
Page 5 - DTXPRESS Main Features; Drum Trigger Function
5 Along with the drum trigger function found in the DTXPRESS’ compact half-rack 1U size body is a 32 voice polyphonic tone generator compatible with the GM System Level 1 standard and 2-track sequencer all espe- cially designed for drummers. You can use the DTXPRESS in many situations such as live p...
Page 6 - CONTENTS; Basic Guide; Connecting a Pair of Headphones; Reference
6 CONTENTS Basic Guide PRECAUTIONS ........................................ 3 How to use the Manual ........................... 4About the descriptions ........................... 4 Inside this package ................................. 4 DTXPRESS Main Features ...................... 5Controls and Fu...
Page 7 - Appendix
7 4. Setup ............................................................. 46 4-1. Program Change, Bank Select ....................... 46 4-2. Volume, Pan .................................................... 46 4-3. Drum Kit Voice Copy ....................................... 46 5. Drum Kit Common Para...
Page 8 - Controls and Functions; Front Panel
8 q AUX IN Jack Connect the output of an external audio device, etc., to this jack(stereo mini jack). (P. 13)This is convenient f or playing along with music from a CD orcassette player. w AUX IN Volume (AUX IN VOL) This volume control adjusts the volume of a CD or cassette playerconnected to the AU...
Page 9 - Rear Panel; Host Select Switch; TO HOST Jack
9 !7 Page Button [PAGE s , PAGE t ] These buttons are used to navigate through the display pages. The[PAGE s ] button moves to the next page while the [PAGE t ] but- ton moves to the previous.Hold the button to continuously move through the pages. Hold the[SHIFT] button and press the [PAGE s ] butto...
Page 10 - Setting Up; Connecting the pads
10 L H To prevent electric shock and damage to the devices, make sure the power is switched OFF on the DTXPRESS and all related devices before making any connections to the DTXPRESS’ input and output jacks. Setting Up ■ Connecting the pads Referring to the illustration shown below, connect the outpu...
Page 11 - Removing the Drum Triggers; Attach the Drum Trigger; • Attach to the Bass Drum; A setup example using both acoustic drums and drum pads.; Setting up with Acoustic Drums; Taking Care of the Drum Triggers
11 ■ Removing the Drum Triggers When changing the batterhead, carefully remove the drum trigger sen- sors with a knife, etc. before loosening the head. * Be careful not to pull the cord when removing the trigger. Setting Up ■ Attach the Drum Trigger Use the following procedure to attach the drum tri...
Page 12 - Connecting a Mixer or Audio Equipment; • Using speakers with built-in amplifiers.; • Recording your performance with the DTXPRESS to a; Connecting a MIDI Device; • Transmit MIDI Data
12 ■ Connecting a Mixer or Audio Equipment Connecting the OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks on the rear of theDTXPRESS to a mixer or audio equipment allows for audio re-production through external speakers or the recording of your per-formance. • Using speakers with built-in amplifiers. * The OUTPUT jack is...
Page 13 - Connecting the Power Supply; Before switching the power ON.; • To protect the speakers, headphones and the
13 ■ Connecting a CD Player, etc. (AUX IN jack) The audio output from a CD player or cassette deck connected tothe AUX IN jack (stereo mini) on the fr ont panel can be mixedwith the sound of the DTXPRESS and transmitted via the outputjacks on the rear panel.T his function is convenient when you w an...
Page 14 - The DTXPRESS Quick Guide (Basic Functions List); Enters the Drum Kit Play mode .; Enters the Song Job mode .
14 The DTXPRESS Quick Guide (Basic Functions List) Hold the [SHIFT] button and press thisbutton to mute the song’s drum par t. Start/stop playback of the song! Hold the [SHIFT] button and press thisbutton to star t recording. Save settings to the DTXPRESS’ memor y. Select the drum kit, song, and set...
Page 16 - Change the instrument volume for each pad.; Switch the power ON; Change the Drum Kit; Chang e the sound quality heard through
16 KIT =1 Acoustic SONG=1 Latiniq Drum Kit Song KIT =1 Acoustic SONG=1 Latiniq Now that you have the DTXPRESS properly connected, let’s make some music! 4. Change the instrument volume for each pad. • Hold the [SHIFT] button and rotate the Click VOL knob to adjust the volume of the Bass Drum. Play t...
Page 17 - Use the Groove Check Function; Play Along with the Metronome; Turn On the Metronome; TRIG; -4. Set the Click Voice and Other Settings; -3. Hit a Pad in Tempo with the Metronome; KIT
17 Play the DTXPRESS along with the metronome.Try out the Groove Check Function to check your rhythmic accuracy. 2. Use the Groove Check Function As you play the pads, the DTXPRESS’ Groove Check func-tion will check your rhythmic accuracy and displa y the re-sults.Your timing is compared to the clic...
Page 18 - Play Along with a Song; Listen to the Song; Adjust the Song Volume; Play Along with the Click Voice
18 The DTXPRESS has a total of 95 preset songs that are good for rhythm practice.Try and play along with a song. While setting the Rhythm Mute, a “ ˚ ” will be displayed at the end of the song name. Play Along with a Song 1. Select a Song Select one of the DTXPRESS’ songs and listen to it. Songnumbe...
Page 19 - Change the Click Voice; • We will use the factory set 4-beat click voice (a high; Change the Drum Kit; Change the Song but Not the Drum Kit; Mute Individual Drums
19 7. Change the Click Voice When the click voice resembles voices that are found in thesong it might be hard to hear. In this case it is a good idea tochange the click voice. • We will use the factory set 4-beat click voice (a high and low bell voice) as an example here. Change voice that is heard ...
Page 20 - Overwrite; Re place; Record Your Performance; Recording System; REC
20 Next, let’s try recording your performance to the DTXPRESS’ sequencer.With song data you record you can switch drum kits, change the tempo and playbackin the same way as preset songs. * When there is data in the other track, the number of mea- sures in that track will determine the length of the ...
Page 21 - When the Record Mode is set to Replace (“; Redo the Recording; When the Record Mode is set to Overwrite (“; Listen to the Song; • To clear data from one track.; Record One More Track
21 ● When the Record Mode is set to Replace (“ Rpl ”). The following display will appear while recording (only dis-played, cannot be changed). 5. Redo the Recording To record again, use the following procedure to clear previ-ously recorded data in the track, then try recording again. • To clear song...
Page 22 - Try Changing the Volume; Create Your Own Original Drum Kit; Select the Drum Voice; Try Changing the Pan; Tune; Try Changing the Decay (the length of time
22 You can assign voices you like to each of the pads, and set the tuning (pitch), voice,decay, reverb, etc. to create your own original drum kit. 2. Try Changing the Volume Let’s change the volume of the drum voice that is delivered whenthe pad is hit. Adjust the volume balance between the other pa...
Page 23 - Adjust the Balance Between Layer 1 and 2.; Give Your Drum Kit a Name
23 Use the [SEL < ]/[SEL > ] buttons to move the flashing cursor to the decay value position, then use the [VALUE–]/[VALUE+]buttons to set the amount of decay.A + (plus) value will produce a faster decay. 6. Try Changing the Character of the Voice (Filter Setting). Using the same display you c...
Page 24 - Getting More Out of Your DTXPRESS; Factory Set
24 There is much more to the DTXPRESS than what we have covered so far.With a full understanding of these functions you can get the most out of the DTXPRESS. • Switch the signals between trigger input jacks 1 and 9/10 m P. 38 [2-2. Input Exchange] • Copy trigger setup data from one trigger input jac...
Page 25 - About MIDI
25 ■ Settings Related to the Tone Generator • The following settings will have an effect over the entire tone generator. Equalizer (adjust the tone quality), Tuning, Volume, Reverb Bypass m P. 58 [4. TG (Tone Generator) Group] ■ Settings Related to the Song • Automatically switch the main song when ...
Page 26 - Connecting a Computer; D i r e c t l y c o n n e c t t h e c o m p u t e r ’s s e r i a l p o rt t o t h e; Directly connect the serial por t to the TO; Connect the MIDI IN Jack to a MIDI Interface; Computer Connecting Cables; Mac
26 ■ Connecting a Computer T he f ollowing two methods ar e availa ble f or connecting theDTXPRESS to a computer. 1. D i r e c t l y c o n n e c t t h e c o m p u t e r ’s s e r i a l p o rt t o t h e DTXPRESS’ TO HOST jack. 2. Connect the DTXPRESS’ MIDI IN jack to the computer through a MIDI interf...
Page 28 - DTXPRESS Internal Makeup; The DTXPRESS’ Internal Signal Flow; Pad Data Signal Flow; Trigger Setup; Tone Generator’s Voices; Trigger Setup Data
28 The Tone Generator is sounded according to the Drum Mapsfor each of the Dr um Kits• Each Preset Drum Kit has its own Drum Map• User Drum Kits No. 49-80 use a common (one) Drum Map. DTXPRESS Internal Makeup ■ The DTXPRESS’ Internal Signal Flow Sequencer datafrom a computero r a n e x t e rn a lMID...
Page 29 - Basic Operations for Data Setting
29 ● Tone Generator The DTXPRESS’ tone generator contains a total of 910 drum andpercussion voices.Pr eset Drum Kits use an exclusive Drum Kit Map for each kit inwhich voices for the kit are assigned to individual MIDI note num-bers.The User Drum Kit uses one drum map (User Drum Map) that iscommon f...
Page 30 - Entering the Drum Kit Play Mode; Drum Kit Play Mode; What’s in the Drum Kit Play Mode; Procedure; SONG
30 This mode enables you to play the DTXPRESS drumvoices by hitting the pads (or drums with trigg er sen-sors attached) connected to the DTXPRESS.The DTXPRESS automatically enters this mode whenthe power is switched on.You can select and play from 48 preset drum kits and 32user kits.Also, the drum k...
Page 31 - Repeat Playback; Beat; Drum Mute; Latiniq; Setting; Groove Check Function; Function
31 W hen the DTXPRESS is controlled by an external sync, “ ext ” will be displayed. * The external sync setting is found in [3-6. Sync Mode] (P. 57). e Repeat Playback [Range] —, rp Sets the repeat playback (repeat continuously from the beginningto the end of the song) of the song.When this paramete...
Page 32 - • Select a Song; About the Song; • Set the Tempo, Repeat Playback, Beat and Metronome
32 The DTXPRESS can internally store data for a maximum of 127songs that can be played back freely.Song numbers 1-95 are preset songs and song data in those songscannot be changed or rewritten.Song numbers 96-127 are user songs that can be used to recordnew performance data and also edit song data i...
Page 33 - Song Playback Functions
33 ■ Pad Song Playback (Start/Stop) To playback a Pad Song, hit the pad that is assigned to the PadSong you want to playback. Hit the same pad during playback willstop the song. Hit the pad again to start the song from the begin-ning. * Before using, set the pad’s function to “Pad Song Control” and ...
Page 34 - • Select the Song; M (the number of measures that will be recorded); • Stop Recording
34 Song Recording Song recording lets you record data, produced as the drum kit isplayed, to the sequencer in real-time (one track at a time). All MIDIchannels (1-16) are recorded sim ultaneously. Also, data producedb y a MIDI keyboard connected to the MIDI IN jack can be re-corded as well as sequen...
Page 35 - Entering the Trigger Setup Edit Mode; Trigger Setup Edit Mode; What’s in the Trigger Setup Edit Mode; Trigger Setup Edit Mode Function List; Pag e
35 This mode contains various settings related to triggerinput from the pads and trigger sensors that are con-nected to the DTXPRESS.It allows you to adjust pad sensitivity and assign drumvoices to each trigger input. Trigger Setup data consistsof seven preset types (No. 1-7) and four original setup...
Page 38 - COMMON Parameters
38 2. COMMON Parameters Contains common settings for all pad inputs (1-10).This group is divided into the following 3 pages. 2-1. Increment/Decrement ...................................... 382-2. Input Exchange ............................................... 382-3. Trigger Setup Name ..................
Page 39 - Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode; Entering the Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode; What’s in the Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode
39 Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode This mode lets you set which voice and how it will betriggered for each pad (trigger input source) in the cur-rently selected drum kit. ■ What you can do with the Drum Kit VoiceEdit Mode T his mode contains various settings related to the curr ently se-lected drum kit (da...
Page 40 - Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode Function List; Page; Select the Input Source for Editing
40 Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode Function List Page 1. Voice Parameters .................................................... 40 1-1. Voice ................................................................ 411-2. Volume, Pan .................................................... 411-...
Page 43 - Input Common Parameters; Select the Input Source for editing
43 2. Input Common Parameters This sub-mode sets the common settings between 2 layers for voiceparameters of each pad’s input source.The Input Common Parameters sub-group is divided into the fol-lowing 8 pages. 2-1. Cross Fade ...................................................... 432-2. Reverb Send...
Page 44 - Hold Mode; Key Off; main song
44 Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode 2-4. Hold Mode Sets the Hold Mode for the voice (lay er 1, 2) delivered b y inputsource q . q IN (Input Source) Assigns the input source for the setting. (Refer to P. 40) w Hold Mode on : Each time the pad is hit either a MIDI key on or MIDI keyoff event will be transmitt...
Page 45 - Reverb Parameters
45 Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode * Only data for MIDI channels 7, 8, 9, 10 is played back with the pad song. * If the Pad Song's tempo or voices are irregular, re-select the Drum Kit. * The following restrictions prevent over lapping of the main song and MIDI channels. • The first pad song in the drum ki...
Page 47 - Drum Kit Common Parameters; Volume
47 Drum Kit Voice Edit Mode 5. Drum Kit Common Parameters This function sets the common settings for the entire drum kit.The Drum Kit Common Parameters are divided into the following5 pages. 5-1. Volume ............................................................ 475-2. Drum Reverb Send ...............
Page 48 - Entering the Song Job Mode; Song Job Mode; What’s in the Song Job Mode; MIDI Channel
48 This function edits the User Song (No. 97-128) that iscurrently selected. ■ Entering the Song Job Mode Press the [SONG] button on the front panel.Once the Song J obe Mode is entered, the main page (Tempo, Re-peat Playback) shown below will be displayed. 1. Tempo, Repeat Playback This function cha...
Page 49 - Pan
49 3. Volume, Pan This function changes the volume and pan settings for each MIDIc hannel in the user song (rewrites the Voice information in thesong’s header). This control change will be transmitted when asong is selected and when song playback is stopped. * Press the [VALUE-] button to cancel the...
Page 51 - Utility Mode; Enter the Utility Mode; UT; What’s in the Utility Mode; How to set...; Utility Mode Function List
51 Utility Mode This mode sets g eneral parameters for the DTXPRESSsystem and MIDI. ■ Enter the Utility Mode Press the [UTIL] button on the front panel.Once the Utility Mode is entered, the System Group main page(LearnMode) shown below will be displayed. UT SYSTEM LearnMode=allwys * Double-click the...
Page 52 - LearnMode; Trig Bypass
52 1-3. Volume Mode Sets the ACCOMP. VOL knob and CLICK VOL knob on the frontpanel. Utility Mode 1. SYSTEM Group T h i s s u b - m o d e c o n t a i n s s e t t i n g s t h a t re l a t e t o t h e ov e ra l lDTXPRESS system. The group is divided into the following 6pages. 1-1. Lear n Mode ............
Page 54 - BULK sssssssssss; Receiving Bulk Data; BULK Receiving; Exclusive Messages; SySex (Receive System Exclusive Messages)
54 Utility Mode 2. Select the type of bulk data (that will be sent) in the dis-play shown above and press the [SAVE/ENT] button.The display shown below will appear. 2-2. Channel 10 Program Change/Channel Event Receive This enables or disables the DTXPRESS to receive program changemessages/channel ev...
Page 55 - MIDI Mode
55 Utility Mode 2-4. Program Change Table Use this function to create a program change table (a list of pro-gram change numbers that correspond to drum kits).A p r o g r a m ch a n g e m e s s ag e re c e i v e d i n t e rn a l l y f ro m t h eDTXPRESS or through channel 10 from an external MIDI dev...
Page 56 - Host Thru Port; Voice Category
56 2-8. Dump Interval This sets the length of intervals between the packets of MIDI datasent b y the DTXPRESS Bulk Out function. The intervals can beadjusted to the capacity of the external receiving MIDI device toprevent data overflow. q DumpInter val (Dump Interval) [Range] 50, 100, 150, 200, 250,...
Page 57 - MIDI Control
57 3-2. Click Tune This sets the pitch for each of the 3 Click Voices. 3-4. MIDI Control This enables or disables the DTXPRESS to transmit or receivesystem real-time messages (start/continue/stop).When this function is enabled, you can control an external se-quencer or rhythm machine from the DTXPRE...
Page 58 - Use Tempo
58 3-7. Use Tempo This function sets the tempo of a song to either change each timeto its default tempo, or remain unchanged at the currently set tempowhen the song is switched. 4. TG (Tone Generator) Group This sub-mode contains settings for the DTXPRESS’ tone genera-tor. This group is divided into...
Page 60 - Voice Number Voice Name; Decay
60 e Voice Number Voice Name [Range] 0, 1-127 Selects the assigned voice. Displays the voice number ( 1 - 127 ) and voice name.If this parameter is set to “ 0 ”, “ NoAssign ” will appear in the display and sound will not be produced. * Refer to the [Drum Voice List] (P. 68). 5-2. Volume, Pan T his f...
Page 62 - MEMO
Page 64 - Specifications
64 Specifications Tone Generator 16 bit AWM2 Maximum polyphony 32 Voices 910 drum, percussion voices and effects 128 keyboard voices (GM system level 1) Drum kits 48 Preset 32 User memor y locations Trigger setups 7 Preset 4 User memory locations Sequencer tracks 2 (TR1, TR2) Song control Main song ...
Page 65 - Error Messages
65 Error Messages An Error Messag e will appear when incorrect settings or operation are detected, or abnormal operation 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....
Page 66 - Trouble Shooting; The external tone generator does not produce sound.
66 Trouble Shooting The DTXPRESS does not produce sound, and does not recognize trigger inputs. ● Is the pad or trigger sensor properly connected to the DTXPRESS’ trigger input jack? ( m P. 10) ● Is the volume knob on the front panel turned down? ( m P. 8) ● Is the input level displayed when the pad...
Page 68 - Drum Voice List
68 ● Voice Category K : Acoustic Kickk : Electr ic KickS : Acoustic Snares : Electr ic SnareT : Acoustic Tomt : Electr ic Tom C : CymbalH : Hi-HatP : PercussionE : Effect 1e : Effect 2L : Dr um Loopm : misc. voices ● : 2-layer voice K : Acoustic Kick 1 2HedMed1 ● 2 2HedMed2 ● 3 Basic ● 4 BD DRY 15 B...
Page 73 - Preset Drum Kit List
73 Preset Drum Kit List No. 1 Accoustic Input Voice-1 Voice-2 Source Cat./No./Name Cat./No./Name pad1 K 17 BDaftty1 K 0 NoAssign rim1 K 0 NoAssign K 0 NoAssign pad2 S 1 Loosy K 0 NoAssign rim2 S 79 OpnRim K 0 NoAssign pad3 T 1 Dry1 Hi K 0 NoAssign rim3 T 71 ACTomH K 0 NoAssign pad4 T 2 Dry1 Mid K 0 ...
Page 75 - SoDance
75 Preset Drum Kit List No. 17 Dance2 Input Voice-1 Voice-2 Source Cat./No./Name Cat./No./Name pad1 k 12 BDDance9 K 0 NoAssign rim1 s 12 AnSStick K 0 NoAssign pad2 s 17 Dance05 K 0 NoAssign rim2 s 19 Electrik K 0 NoAssign pad3 t 41 ElectrcH K 0 NoAssign rim3 P 56 Shake1 K 0 NoAssign pad4 t 42 Electr...
Page 80 - MIDI Data Format; Channel Mode Message; System Exclusive Message
80 MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Message When the [2-2. Channel 10 Propgram Change/Channel Event Receive] (P. 54)in the utility mode is set to “10=off ”, the DTXPRESS will not receive channelmessage for MIDI channel 10. 1.1 Key On Key Off Sends and receives data. Receive note range: C-2 to G8Velocity ...
Page 81 - System common message
81 2.1 Parameter Change 2.1.1 GM system ON F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7 Sets all the data except the MIDI master tuning data to its initial value.Sends and receives data. 2.1.2 XG system ON F0 43 1n 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7 “n” stands for device number.Executes the same process as GM system ON.Receives only. 2.1.3 id...
Page 83 - Index
83 Index G Gain ................................................................................................... 36Gate Time .......................................................................................... 42GM Keyboard Voice List ...........................................................
Page 85 - TRIGGER SETUP BLANK CHAR
85 DR UMKIT BLANK CHAR T Drumkit Name Re v T ype Re v Time Re v Master Retur n V olume Re v Send Song Sel Tempo Sel HH Sens Categor y pad1 rim1 pad2 rim2 pad3 rim3 pad4 rim4 pad5 rim5 pad6 rim6 pad7 rim7 open rimOpen close rimClose footClose splash pad9 pad10 V oice No . V olume P a n Tune C Tune F ...
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