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Yamaha DTX500 Owner's Manual

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    En for details of products, please contact your nearest yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. Die einzelheiten zu produkten si...

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    Please keep this manual 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. This product should be used only with the compon...

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    3 dtx500 owner’s manual introduction thank you for purchasing the yamaha dtx500. The dtx500 is a compact drum trigger module that includes a wealth of rich, high-quality drum voices and is compatible with snare pads equipped with a pad controller. It also has a comprehensive variety of features that...

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    4 dtx500 owner’s manual precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. Warning always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damag...

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    5 dtx500 owner’s manual yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. Even when the power switch is in the “standby” position, electricity is stil...

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    6 dtx500 owner’s manual the dtx500 is equipped with a high-quality 32-polyphony tone generator that produces realistic voices, includes a high-performance, multi-function metronome, a built-in sequencer and a vari- ety of songs—all combined into a compact, portable package. The dtx500 is an exceptio...

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    7 dtx500 owner’s manual introduction ............................................................3 accessories ...............................................................3 about the descriptions and conventions in this manual ............................................................3 main fea...

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    8 dtx500 owner’s manual controls and functions q drum kit button (drum kit) • for entering the drum kit select display. (p. 13) • hold the [shift] button and press the [drum kit] button to enter the trigger setup select page. (p. 12) • this button can also be used to temporarily mute all sounds of a...

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    Controls and functions 9 dtx500 owner’s manual !2 midi out jack for sending data from the dtx500 to an external midi device. With this jack, you can use the dtx500 as a control device to trigger voices from an external tone generator, or synchronize song playback or the click of the dtx500 with the ...

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    10 dtx500 owner’s manual 1 connections in this chapter, you’ll learn how to set up the dtx500. Read these instructions carefully and in the following order to ensure that the instrument sounds and operates properly: 1 connecting the pads → 2 setting up the power supply (p. 10) → 3 connecting to spea...

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    1 connections 11 dtx500 owner’s manual ● output l/mono, r jacks (standard mono phone) these jacks allow you to connect the dtx500 to an external amplifier + speak- ers and produce full, amplified sound, or connect the dtx500 to audio recording equipment for recording your own perfor- mance. * use th...

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    1 connections 12 dtx500 owner’s manual 5 selecting the trigger setup this setting lets you select the trigger setup that most closely matches the trigger output levels and functions of your pads. Use the operation described below to select the trigger setup you want to use. ● procedure 5-1. Press th...

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    13 dtx500 owner’s manual 2 time to play now that your dtx500 is properly connected, it’s time to make some music! 1 play the dtx500 while hitting the pads, turn the volume knob on the rear panel to raise the overall volume to a comfortable level. The trigger input level will be displayed in the bar ...

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    2 time to play 14 dtx500 owner’s manual 4 change the output sound quality use the master equalizer found on utility page 5 to change the output sound quality. Overall settings for the dtx500 are set in the utility pages. First, press the [shift] + [save/enter] buttons to view the utility pages. Pres...

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    2 time to play 15 dtx500 owner’s manual pad controller settings when a pad-controller-equipped pad (xp100sd, etc.) is connected, you can adjust the snares setting and tightness, tuning, or tempo by rotating the pad controller knob of the pad. Operation in the default setting, you can adjust the snar...

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    16 dtx500 owner’s manual 3 playing along with the click play the dtx500 along with the click (metronome). The dtx500 is equipped with a high-performance metronome that gives you a comprehensive variety of settings and allows you to create complex rhythms. 1 start the click (metronome) press the [ on...

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    3 playing along with the click 17 dtx500 owner’s manual 3 create your own original click set press the [ > ] button to view click setting page 2. 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” if you don’t want the beat to ...

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    3 playing along with the click 18 dtx500 owner’s manual 8 save an original click set after creating your own original click set, save it in the dtx500’s memory using the store operation described below. 8-1. Press the [save/enter] button. The following dis- play will appear. 8-2. Rotate the jog dial...

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    3 playing along with the click 19 dtx500 owner’s manual tap tempo function with the tap tempo function, you can set the song or click’s tempo by manually tapping in the tempo on a pad. This lets you set the tempo to one that is most comfortable for you. The [ ]/[ > > > > ] buttons can also be used t...

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    20 dtx500 owner’s manual 4 playing along with a song the dtx500 contains a wide variety of 63 preset songs. Try selecting among these and play along with them—they are effective tools that help you learn how to drum and master drumming techniques. The dtx500 conveniently lets you mute the drum part ...

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    4 playing along with a song 21 dtx500 owner’s manual 6 play along with bass solo the useful bass solo function lets you isolate just the bass part during playback and play along with it. Since this func- tion mutes the other accompaniment parts, it lets you concen- trate on mastering the important t...

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    22 dtx500 owner’s manual 5 using the groove check function another highly useful feature of the dtx500 is the groove check function. As you play along with a song or the click, groove check compares your timing with the song or click playback and lets you know how accurate your playing is. The relat...

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    5 using the groove check function 23 dtx500 owner’s manual 1 select a song or a click set first, select the song or click set that you want to play along with. 2 set the rhythm gate (select a mode) press the [shift] + [click] buttons to call up page 1 (grv1) in the groove check setting pages. Next, ...

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    24 dtx500 owner’s manual 6 record your performance in this section, you’ll learn how to record your performance to the dtx500’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 ...

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    6 record your performance 25 dtx500 owner’s manual 4 finish recording press the [song > / ■ ] button to finish recording. A “ now ~ storing ~ ... ” message is shown for a short time. When saving is complete, a “ completed! ” message is shown and the song select page will reappear. Even if the power ...

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    26 dtx500 owner’s manual 7 create your own original drum kit the dtx500 lets you create your own original drum kit by assigning your favorite drum voice to each pad and setting its tuning, pan, decay, reverb, etc. * drum voice: mainly individual percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to each of th...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 27 dtx500 owner’s manual 2-3. The letter “ ˙ ” displayed next to “ äkick ” indicates layer number 1, and “ ¶ ” indicates layer number 2. Two voices can be output (in a layer) through one input source. Select the voice to be edited here. 2-4. Next, decide the drum ...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 28 dtx500 owner’s manual 6 change the decay this determines the drum voice’s decay time (the time it takes the sound to fade out after being produced). Use the [ > ] button to call up the kit6 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the decay (-64–0–+63). Positive v...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 29 dtx500 owner’s manual on ................... Each time the pad is hit, either a midi key on or midi key off event will be transmitted alternately. Off ................. Normal operation. When a pad is hit, only a midi key on event will be transmitted. After the...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 30 dtx500 owner’s manual 16 set the pad song when the pad is hit, the assigned pad song will start play- back. In addition to one main song that is selected in the song select display, a maximum of three pad songs can be individ- ually set for a drum kit. * this s...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 31 dtx500 owner’s manual 20 change the reverb type this determines the type of reverb effect for each drum kit. The same reverb type is applied to the entire drum kit. * this setting affects the entire drum voice. The ˙ / ¶ indication is not shown in the upper rig...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 32 dtx500 owner’s manual 24 set the program change and bank select when a drum kit is selected, this function sets the midi pro- gram change number and the bank select msb and lsb that will be transmitted. This can be set for each midi chan- nel. By transmitting a...

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    7 create your own original drum kit 33 dtx500 owner’s manual 26-3. If you want to change the drum kit name, press the [ ]/[ > ] buttons to move the flashing cursor to the character you want to edit, then rotate the jog dial to select a character. A drum kit name can contain a maximum of 12 character...

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    34 dtx500 owner’s manual 8 trigger setup edit trigger setup edit contains various settings related to trigger input signals received from pads or drum triggers (yamaha dt20, etc.) that are connected to the trigger input jacks. These set- tings let you optimize the dtx500 for best operation and respo...

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    8 trigger setup edit 35 dtx500 owner’s manual 4-4. Press the [save/enter] button again. A prompt appears asking you to confirm the store operation. 4-5. Press the [save/enter] button once more to actu- ally execute the store operation. * to cancel the store operation, press any button except for the...

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    8 trigger setup edit 36 dtx500 owner’s manual dt lotom dt series drum trigger (for a large toms) dt kick dt series drum trigger (for a bass drum) misc ~ 1 – 6 other manufacturer’s pads 1 to 6 *1 these pad types are different in the sensitivity settings among the three sections (the bow section, edge...

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    8 trigger setup edit 37 dtx500 owner’s manual rejlvl [range] 0–9 frm [range] 1–6, 56 (5 and 6), 7–12, 17 (1 and 7), tm, cy, tc this setting is used to prevent crosstalk between the input jack assigned in the upper half of the page and the input jack assigned in the “ frm= ” setting. After an trigger...

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    38 dtx500 owner’s manual error messages the dtx500 displays error messages when incorrect settings have been made or invalid opera- tions have been detected, or when any abnormal operation or malfunction occurs. If an error message appears, check the list below and make the appropriate corrections. ...

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    Troubleshooting 39 dtx500 owner’s manual the trigger sound is not stable. (for acoustic drums) ● check the entry “produces sound but the sensitivity is too low (volume is low)” above. ● try selecting a larger pad type setting (dt snare → dt hitom → dt lotom → dt kick). (p. 35: [trg2 type (pad type)]...

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    40 dtx500 owner’s manual symbols ” .................................... 13 ‚ .................................... 13 [ ], [ > ] ............................ 8 [ on/off] ..............8 , 16 * .................14 , 15 , 16 , 27 ˙ , ¶ .............................. 13 ˚¡ , ∞¢ ............................

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    41 dtx500 owner’s manual appendix lcd displays * the above “lcd displays” charts show you the pages available in each display. Keep in mind that the actual displays on the instrument may be different from those shown here. Drum kit settings kit1 ååååååååå 1 :oak custom ‚ kit2 ƒsnare ˙ ”s01:oakcustom...

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    42 dtx500 owner’s manual appendix song selection song recording groove check function song1 ⁄=123 ÷› 1 :demo 1 ∞¢‚ song2 clear ”are you sure ? (page 20) (page 25) * displayed when a user song is selected. (page 25) (page 25) song save name :[untitled] song save name are you sure ? Rec ⁄=120 beat=4 q...

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    43 dtx500 owner’s manual appendix utility settings tap tempo function util1 hi-hat hhofs=-13 t=112‚ util2 click ”outsel=clickr ‚ util3 song ” basssolo=off ‚ util4 led ” disp=tempo ‚ util5 mastereq ”lo=+ 4 hi=+ 0 ‚ util6 mastertune ” tune=+15.7 ‚ util7 ƒsnare ”func=off ‚ util8 ” factory set (page 14)...

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    44 dtx500 owner’s manual midi implementation chart transmitted recognized remarks function ... Mode 1 : omni on, poly mode 2 : omni on, mono o : yes mode 3 : omni off, poly mode 4 : omni off, mono x : no notes: :all sound off x x aux :reset all cntrls o x :local on/off x x mes- :all notes off x x sa...

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    45 dtx500 owner’s manual appendix drum voice list voice category k : kick s : snare t : tom c : cymbal h : hi-hat p : percussion e : effect 1 oakcustom 2 maplecustm 3 maplevintg 4 beech 5 birchdry 6 birchjazz 7 drydeep 8 drytight 1 9 drytight 2 10 sotight 11 2head 12 bigsofty 13 rockamb 1 14 rockamb...

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    46 dtx500 owner’s manual appendix preset drum kit list preset song list 1 stickhit1 2 stickhit2 3 fingersnap 4 e.Clap1 5 e.Clap2 6 e.Clap3 7 noisehit 8 metal1 9 metal2 10 metal3 11 ambshot 12 tunnel 13 hiq 14 noise 1 15 noise 2 16 pulse 17 zap 18 metrbell 1 19 metrbell 2 20 click1 21 click2 22 vo go...

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    47 dtx500 owner’s manual appendix specifications * specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha corp. Reserves the right to change or mod- ify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options m...

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    For details of products, please contact your nearest yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. Die einzelheiten zu produkten sind ...