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Yamaha DTX700 Reference Manual

Other manuals for DTX700: Data List, Owner's Manual
Manual is about: DRUM TRIGGER MODULE

Summary of DTX700

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    Drum trigger module dtx700 reference manual the dtx700 reference manual created via the pdf format is equipped with special features that are exclusive to electronic files, such as the link function and the search function which let you jump to the desired page by clicking the specific term. This il...

  • Page 2: Pads & Trigger Signals

    Dtx700 reference manual 2 internal design of the dtx700 in this reference section, you will find a description of what takes place within the dtx700 between striking of a pad and the output of sound from speakers. Understanding how signals flow and are processed internally will allow you to utilize ...

  • Page 3: Trigger Setups

    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 3 example of how a pad controller can be used to increase the number of trigger input sources consider, for example, a situation where an xp100sd snare pad is connected to the [ q snare] trigger input jack and the padctrltype (pad control type) p...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 4 instrument assignments for trigger input jacks assigning voices individually to each trigger input source can be quite time consuming. In order to speed up this process, the dtx700 features instrument parameters that group together the drum voi...

  • Page 5: Kit Makeup

    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 5 songs the dtx700 allows you to play complete songs simply by striking one pad. In the same way as snare sounds are produced by striking a pad to which a snare voice has been assigned, you can start and stop the playback of songs by striking the...

  • Page 6: Effects

    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 6 voices & layers the dtx700 provides four layers (a to d) for each trigger input source. For this reason, you can assign up to four different voices to each one. What’s more, these layered voices can also be triggered in three different ways – f...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 7 effect signal flow *1: click-track voices cannot be sent to effects. *2: using the varsend(dry) (variation send level) parameter, you can set the required balance between the amount of the signal that will bypass the effect (i.E., the dry level...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 8 flanger & phaser a flanger creates a swirling, metallic sound, similar to that of a jet plane. While this effect operates using the same basic principles as chorus effects, it uses shorter delay times and also incorporates feedback to produce a...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 9 chorus chorus reproduces the sound of multiple instruments play- ing in unison for a thicker, deeper tone. As all instruments differ slightly from each other in terms of pitch and phase, their playing together produces an overall sound that is ...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 10 effect parameters each of the above-mentioned effects includes a range of param- eters allowing you to adjust the way in which it processes the input signal. Using these parameters, the behavior of each effect can be optimized in line with, fo...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 11 eq3q this parameter is used to set the resonance of the eq3 band. Eq4freq this parameter is used to set the center frequency for the eq4 band. Eq4gain this parameter is used to set the gain for the eq4 band. Eq4q this parameter is used to set ...

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    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 12 lfospeed [tempoflanger, g chorus, 2 modulator, spx cho- rus, symphonic, and tremolo] this parameter is used to set the modulation fre- quency. [tempophaser] this parameter is used to set the modulation speed in terms of note lengths. [autopan]...

  • Page 13: Dtx700 Internal Memory

    Internal design of the dtx700 dtx700 reference manual 13 *3: the top parameter’s setting is valid only when equal to or greater than that of the bottom parameter. Dtx700 internal memory by storing kits, songs, and waves that you have created and edited in the dtx700’s internal memory, you ensure tha...

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    Dtx700 reference manual 14 cursor operations on menu area pages the way in which the cursor is displayed and oper- ated on menu area pages differs from that of other pages. Navigation pages when you turn the dial on navigation-type pages, the cursor (i.E., the inverted text) moves in the correspondi...

  • Page 15: Kit

    Dtx700 reference manual 15 kit : the current kit number is reduced by 1. : the current kit number is increased by 1. : the current kit number is locked. Note • if you hold down the [shift] button and press the [f1] or [f2] button, the current kit number will be reduced or increased in units of 10. •...

  • Page 16: For Voice-Related Settings

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 16 icon an artist’s impression of what the current kit might look like can be displayed on the right of the kit page (accessed using the [kit] button). Using the icon parameter, you can change the illustration used for the kit. In addition, you can also select “off” to di...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 17 [page displayed when a voice has been selected for the current pad] q current pad this indicates the pad for which voice settings are being made. You can change the current pad either by hitting a different one or by pressing the [f1] button (pad) to open the popup win...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 18 [page displayed when a midi note number has been selected directly using the [f1] button (pad)] note • the voicecategory parameter cannot be set to “ e song” when a midi note number is selected directly. The parameter used for tuning will depend on the type of voice as...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 19 filter cutoff frequency (filter) use this parameter to set a cutoff frequency for the low-pass fil- ter. Frequencies above this level will be removed from the selected voice. Settings: -64 to +0 to +63 filter resonance (q) use this parameter to change the timbre of the...

  • Page 20: For Midi-Related Settings

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 20 alternate group (altgroup) use this parameter to assign voices to alternate groups (i.E., monophonic sets of pads, only one of which can be producing a sound at any time). If you do not want various individual voices to be played together, they should be assigned to th...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 21 playing mode (mode) use this parameter to set stack, alternate, or hold as the playing mode for the current pad. Settings: stack, alternate, hold note • if no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad’s lay- ers (a to d) using the note parameter (also from the ...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 22 gatetime use this parameter to set a gate time for midi notes sent for the current layer. A midi note on message is sent when a pad is struck, and the corresponding note off message is sent a short time later. The duration between sending of these signals is referred t...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 23 trigger velocity (trgvel) use this parameter to control the velocity value of midi notes sent when the current pad is struck. Settings: variable, 1 to 127 note • if no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad’s lay- ers (a to d) using the note parameter (also ...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 24 from the other page, you can set various midi mes- sages to be sent whenever the kit is changed. Q midi channel (ch) use this parameter to select the current midi channel number. Settings: 1 to 16 transmit use this parameter to indicate which midi messages are to be se...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 25 using the following parameters, you can adjust the send level to be set for each of the effect units when the current kit is selected. Q midi channel (ch) use this parameter to select the current midi channel number. Settings: 1 to 16 variation send level (varsend(dry)...

  • Page 26: For Effect-Related Settings

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 26 kit/effect list of functions variation return (varreturn) use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from the variation effect. Settings: 0 to 127 variation panorama (varpan) use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the variation effect’s return si...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 27 reverb send level (revsend) use this parameter to set the reverb-send level for the current kit. Settings: 0 to 127 reverb return level (revreturn) use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from the reverb effect. Settings: 0 to 127 reverb panorama (revp...

  • Page 28: For Setting Kit Equalization

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 28 kit/e q list of functions setting the kit equalizer the parameters from the menu area’s kit/eq page can be used to adjust the kit equalizer that shapes the tone of voices, songs, and other audio output. In specific terms, this four-band equalizer allows the signal leve...

  • Page 29: For Pad-Related Settings

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 29 low resonance (lowq), low mid resonance (low- midq), high mid resonance (highmidq), and high resonance (highq) use these parameters to specify widths for the low, low-mid, high-mid, and high frequency bands, respectively. If you set a large value, a narrower band of fr...

  • Page 30

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 30 settings: off, snares, tuning, tempo, filter, snareson/off note • the initial default setting of the padctrltype (pad control type) parameter depends on the drum kit selected. • the settings available for the padctrltype (pad control type) parameter depend on the trigg...

  • Page 31: For Kit Management Tasks

    Kit dtx700 reference manual 31 resonancelevel use this parameter to specify whether the toms should resonate with kick sounds. The higher the setting, the greater the degree of resonance. Set to “0” to prevent the toms from resonating. Settings: off, 0 to 5 kit/job list of functions from the copy pa...

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    Kit dtx700 reference manual 32 from the exchange pad page, you can swap the set- tings of a pair of pads. Use pad1 and pad2 to select the pads, and then press the [f3] button (execute) to exchange their settings. Pad1, pad2 use these parameters to select the two pads whose settings are to be swapped...

  • Page 33: Song

    Dtx700 reference manual 33 song : the current song number is reduced by 1. : the current song number is increased by 1. Note • if you hold down the [shift] button and press the [f1] or [f2] button, the song number will be reduced or increased in units of 10. • see page 14 for details regarding curso...

  • Page 34: For Midi-Related Settings

    Song dtx700 reference manual 34 3. When you have entered the required name, press the dial or the [exit] button to return to the previous page. 4. Press the [store] button and the dial to store your new setting. Song/midi : the current midi channel number is reduced by 1. : the current midi channel ...

  • Page 35: For Song Management Tasks

    Song dtx700 reference manual 35 q midi channel (ch) use this parameter to select the current midi channel number. Settings: 1 to 16 variation send level (varsend(dry)) use this parameter to set the variation-effect send level to be sent by the current song on the selected midi channel. Settings: 0 t...

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    Song dtx700 reference manual 36 you can use the copy song (copy) page to copy another song into the current user song, replacing it completely. Bank use this parameter to select the type of song to copy. “pre” refers to the preset songs stored as the dtx700’s default settings; “user” refers to the u...

  • Page 37: Utility

    Dtx700 reference manual 37 utility list of functions note • see page 14 for details regarding cursor operations on menu area pages. Utility/general mastervolume use this parameter to set the master volume of the dtx700’s internal tone generator. If a small value is set here, the [mas- ter] dial on t...

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    Utility dtx700 reference manual 38 auxiliary output selection (auxoutsel) use this parameter to indicate where audio input via the [aux in] jack will be output. Settings: l&r+ph, phones playcount use this parameter to activate (on) or deactivate (off) a two-mea- sure lead in before a song starts pla...

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    Utility dtx700 reference manual 39 lowgain, midgain, and highgain use these parameters to boost or cut the center-frequency levels of the low, mid, and high frequency bands, respectively. Settings: -12 to +0 to +12 lowfreq, midfreq, and highfreq use these parameters to set the center frequencies of ...

  • Page 40: For Pad-Related Settings

    Utility dtx700 reference manual 40 utility/pad the parameters from the menu area’s utility/pad page can be used to assign functions to pads and foot- switches. Pad press this button to open a popup window for selecting the pad to be set. You can also strike a pad to select it. Audition by pressing t...

  • Page 41: For Midi-Related Settings

    Utility dtx700 reference manual 41 utility/effect sw when the parameters from the utility/effect switch page are set to “enable”, the corresponding effects will be toggled on and off in response to simultaneous pressing of the [shift] and [f2] but- tons in the kit area (accessed by pressing the [kit...

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    Utility dtx700 reference manual 42 sequencer control (seqctrl) use this parameter to specify whether or not system realtime messages (i.E., fa start, fb continue, and fc stop) will be sent and received via midi. Settings: off, in, out, in/out note • if “start”, “continue”, or “stop” has been set for...

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    Utility dtx700 reference manual 43 device number (deviceno.) use this parameter to set a midi device number for the dtx700. In order to successfully exchange bulk data, parameter changes, and other system exclusive midi messages, this setting must match the device number of the external midi device....

  • Page 44: Trigger

    Dtx700 reference manual 44 trigger this section provides a description of the menu area’s trigger pages. The characteristics of the trig- ger signals output from pads when they are played depend on a range of different pad design factors. The trigger pages allow you to optimize each pad’s trigger si...

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    Trigger dtx700 reference manual 45 trigger/pad : a popup window appears so that a pad can be selected for editing. The current pad is indicated at the top of the display (i.E., “snare” in this case). : the sound assigned to the current pad is played. Velocity curve (velcurve) use this parameter to s...

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    Trigger dtx700 reference manual 46 padtype use this parameter to specify a type for the current pad. Settings: kp125w/125, kp65, xp120/100 snare, xp120/100 tom, xp80 snare, xp80 tom, xp70 snare, xp70 tom, xp120/100/80 snare, xp80/70 tom, tp120/100 snare, tp120/100 tom, tp65s snare, tp65s tom, tp65s ...

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    Trigger dtx700 reference manual 47 minimum level (minlevel) maximum level (maxlevel) use these parameters to set the range of input signals (in percent- age format) that will be converted into trigger signals. Any input signals at the minimum level or lower will not be converted into a trigger signa...

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    Trigger dtx700 reference manual 48 closed cup offset (closecupoffset) this parameter sets the detection time for the pad’s closed rim (or cup, in the case of cymbal pads). Settings: 0 to 64 • the following diagrams show how these zones apply to snare and tom pads (left) and cymbal pads (right). Note...

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    Trigger dtx700 reference manual 49 w rejectlevel use this parameter to specify a level for preventing crosstalk from the pad(s) indicated by e . If the input level produced at current pad (selected using [f1]) is lower than this level whenever the pad(s) indicated by e are struck, it will be treated...

  • Page 50: For Trigger Management Tasks

    Trigger dtx700 reference manual 50 trigger/job from the copy pad page, you can copy data from the current trigger setup on an individual pad basis. Use pad1 and pad2 to select the pads, and then press the [f3] button (execute) to copy the set- tings. Pad1 use this parameter to set the pad whose sett...

  • Page 51: Click

    Dtx700 reference manual 51 click list of functions note • see page 14 for details regarding cursor operations on menu area pages. Click click voice (voice) use this parameter to select from a range of different sounds for use with the click track. Settings: metronome1, metronome2, cowbell, stick, hu...

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    Click dtx700 reference manual 52 midi accent number (midi noteacc) use this parameter to assign a midi note number to click-track accent sounds. Settings: off, c # -2 to f # 8 if the midi in (click-track midi in) parameter (also from the menu area’s click page) is set to “on”, a click-track accent s...

  • Page 53: Wave

    Dtx700 reference manual 53 wave : the current wave number is reduced by 1. : the current wave number is increased by 1. : the current wave is played while the button is held down. Note • if you hold down the [shift] button and press the [f1] or [f2] button, the current wave number will be reduced or...

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    Wave dtx700 reference manual 54 wave trimming start this is the position at which playback will start. In other words, no data in front of this point (i.E., with a smaller position value) will be played. Settings: 00000 and higher loop this is the position at which looping will start. If “loop” has ...

  • Page 55: For Wave Management Tasks

    Wave dtx700 reference manual 55 wave/job from the job page, you can create waves by import- ing wav or aiff files from a usb memory device into the dtx700’s internal memory and delete previ- ously imported waves among other tasks. Whenever you press the [f3] button (execute) on any of the pages acce...

  • Page 56

    Wave dtx700 reference manual 56 from the delete all page, you can delete all waves from the dtx700’s internal wave memory. From the optimize memory page, you can maximize the amount of unused wave memory. In order to do this, the content of the dtx700’s internal wave mem- ory is rearranged in order ...

  • Page 57: File

    Dtx700 reference manual 57 file a number of terms will be used in the following descriptions of file management functions and opera- tions from the menu area’s file pages. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their meanings in order that these functions and operations can be more easily...

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    File dtx700 reference manual 58 3. Select the file type. Move the cursor to the type row, press the dial, and select the type of file you wish to save. Settings: all, allkit, allwave, allsong, alltrigger, utility note • if you select “allwave” despite wave data having not yet being created, a “no wa...

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    File dtx700 reference manual 59 carry out the following steps to load a file saved on a usb memory device into the dtx700. Procedure 1. Plug the usb memory device containing the saved file into the [usb to device] port on the side panel. 2. Navigate to the menu area’s file/load page. The page will a...

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    File dtx700 reference manual 60 when loading a trigger: settings: 01 to 20 7. When you have finished making your selections, press the [f3] button. You will be asked to confirm that the file is to be loaded. 8. Press the dial to begin loading. The following message will be displayed as the data is b...

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    File dtx700 reference manual 61 5. Set a new name for the file. Move the cursor to the name row and press the dial to call up the file naming page. Entering file names 5-1 move the cursor within the name field using the [f1] and [f3] buttons and select a character for that posi- tion by turning the ...

  • Page 62

    File dtx700 reference manual 62 4. Turn the dial to move the cursor to the file row, and then press the dial. 5. Select the file to be deleted by turning the dial or pressing the [-/dec] and [+/inc] buttons. Only those files matching your selected file type from the previous step will be presented f...

  • Page 63

    File dtx700 reference manual 63 to confirm the memory-usage status of the cur- rently-connected usb memory device, navigate to the menu area’s file/meminfo (memory info) page. Q memory available (mb) this indicates the amount of unused usb-device memory in megabyte (mb) units. W memory availability ...

  • Page 64: Troubleshooting

    Dtx700 reference manual 64 troubleshooting check connections as follows. • ensure that the dtx700 is properly connected to headphones or an external audio system, such as an amplifier and/or speakers. • ensure that the cables you are using are in good condition. Confirm whether volumes and/or output...

  • Page 65

    Troubleshooting dtx700 reference manual 65 if an external instrument connected via midi does not produce sound as expected, try the following. • ensure that midi cables have been correctly connected. • ensure that the midi in/out parameter from the menu area’s utility/midi page has been set correctl...

  • Page 66

    Troubleshooting dtx700 reference manual 66 if sounds output from the dtx700 appear to be distorted, try the following. • ensure that effects have been set appropriately. (sound can be distorted with certain combinations of effect type and parameter settings. See page 7. ) • ensure that the filter pa...

  • Page 67

    Troubleshooting dtx700 reference manual 67 if song playback does not stop as expected when you press the [ > / ] button, proceed as follows. • hold down the [shift] button and press and hold the [exit] button for at least one second. If the decay parameter from the menu area’s kit/voice page or the ...

  • Page 68

    Troubleshooting dtx700 reference manual 68 if crosstalk is occurring (i.E., sound is produced by a pad other than the one that was struck), try the following. • ensure that trigger setups have been configured correctly. • ensure that the rejectlevel parameter from the menu area’s trigger/pad/crossta...

  • Page 69

    Troubleshooting dtx700 reference manual 69 if data cannot be saved on a usb memory device, try the following. • ensure that the usb memory device in question has been formatted using the dtx700. (see page 62.) • ensure that the usb memory device in question has not been write-protected. • ensure tha...