Yamaha DTX500 Owner's Manual

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  • Yamaha DTX500 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    Owner's Manual EN
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    . When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement. This product may also use "household" electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual
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    as needed. Accessories Yamaha AC power adaptor (PA-130)* Module stand Module stand fastening screws x 2 Owner's Manual (this book) *May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer. About the Descriptions and Conventions in this Manual • [DRUM KIT], [CLICK
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    the specified adaptor (page 3) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating. • Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it. Do not open • This instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. Do not attempt to
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    old products, please contact your local municipality, your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items. [For business users in the European Union] If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further information
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    the operability, functionality and performance that is virtually equivalent to an acoustic drum kit. • You can connect the DTX500 to an acoustic drum kit by using drum triggers such as Yamaha DT20. The setup data such as the trigger input types and sensitivity can be customized to suit your playing
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    Along With a Song 20 Pad Function Settings 21 5 Using the Groove Check Function 22 Groove Check Mode 22 6 Record Your Performance 24 Recording System 24 7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit 26 Factory Set 33 8 Trigger Setup Edit 34 Trigger Setup procedure 34 Explanations of Each Display
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    ~~~~~YAMAHA ~~~~ ~~~ DTX drums~~ !0 q w t e r !1 y u 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
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    , 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 playback of an external sequencer. (p. 11) !3 Trigger Input jacks (1SNARE thru 8KICK/9) For connecting pads or drum triggers (Yamaha DT20
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    setup. 1 Connecting the Pads Referring to the illustration below, connect the output cable from each pad to each Trigger Input jack located on the rear panel of the DTX500. For details, see the Assembly Manual that comes with the drum set you are using. CAUTION • To prevent electric shock
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    the setup, first turn down the volume for each audio devices, then switch off each device in the reverse order (first audio equipment, then MIDI). 1 DTX500 (MIDI Master) 2 MIDI slave 8.8.8. ~~~~~YAMAHA ~~~~ ~~~ DTX drums~~ 3 Audio equipment (first mixer, then amplifier) 11 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    be used to connect a second bass drum pedal to create a double-bass drum set. ● Trigger Setup List No. Name Features 1 XP Med Normal Setting Drum Set with new pads Wide dynamic range. This setting is designed for maximum expressive control, allow- 2 XP Dyna (XP series) ing performance
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    of the Drum Kits (1-50) and enjoy the variety of sounds and drum setups available. * Preset Drum Kit List (p. 46) Rotate the jog dial to select a Drum Kit. KIT1 1~:Oak~Custom~~, Drum kit Number Drum kit Name Try out the different drum kits and select one drum kit you like. * Some Drum Kits have
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    drum kit is selected, etc., before carrying out the Store operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to keep changes made to the data, make sure you carry out the Store operation. KIT3*~~™tom1~~~˙ "~~Volume=110~~, 4 Change the Output Sound Quality Use
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    on the DTX500. * The other trigger input jacks other than the 1SNARE are not compatible with pad-controller-equipped pads. The pad controller will not work if this type of pad is connected to a trigger input jack other than 1SNARE. 2. Press the [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT] buttons to view the Trigger Setup
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    clicks that are shown in the illustration below, the DTX500 can be used to create a variety of click patterns. The patterns you set are called Click Sets, and you can save up to 30 original patterns in the DTX500's memory. Example: Beat timings used when Beat=4 Press the [CLICK] button to view Click
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    use the CLK5 and CLK6 pages to fine-tune the click sound settings. 6 Set the User Click Sounds Press the [>] button to view Click Setting Page 5. Click Value Type CLK5*Sound=¤ "E20:Click1~~~~, Voice Category/Voice Number: Voice Name You can assign a different drum the voice number is set to "00," the
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    • You can use the Factory Set operation to reset the click sets 1 through 30 to their original factory condition. However, please proceed with caution because carrying out this operation will rewrite the DTX500's entire contents (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8-11, User Drum Kits 51-70, User
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    Shows the current tempo. mode When pressing the [DRUM KIT] button: Drum kit Number • When pressing the [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT] buttons: Trigger Setup Number • When pressing the [SONG] button: Song Number • When pressing the [CLICK] button: Click Set Number • When pressing the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ ENTER
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    * The tempo can also be set using the Tap Tempo function. This lets you set the song or click's tempo by tapping in tempo on a pad. With this, you can conveniently set the tempo to one that feels best to you. Refer to page 19 for more information. 4 Mute the Drum Part Try playing along with the
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    BassSolo=off~, With this set, press the [SONG >/■] button to start playback-only the bass part will be heard. * You may find that with the drum part muted or the bass solo, it may be a little difficult to keep time. In this case, use the click along with the song. Using the click sound as a reference
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    Mode In this mode, the accuracy of your drum hits is shown in numeric display. The aspects NOTE • The level (evaluation) when the challenge mode begins is set to D. * Tempo Tempo is not shown in the Challenge best) to F (worst) Now let's use the Groove Check function. 22 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    Trigger Input Source) that you want to check. The "ALL" setting selects all pads. [Range] ƒsnare, ™tom1, ... ƒ™pad12, all GRV3 "~Input=ƒsnare~, Pad (Trigger Input Source) 4 Set 5 Start the Groove Check After setup is complete, start playback of dial can be used to adjust the DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    Unlike audio data, sequence data can be freely used to change the tempo, select the voice or drum kit during playback. Now, let's start recording... recorded data previously existing is overwritten and lost. 2 Set the Recording Conditions Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    caution, since executing this operation will also rewrite the entire memory contents of the DTX500 (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8-11, User Drum Kits 51-70, Utility data) with the data that was set in the unit's memory when it was shipped from the factory (p. 33). 25 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    Drum Kits (1-50) and user Drum Kits (51-70) can be used for editing as well. 2 Assign Drum Voices In this example, we'll create a bass drum (kick) sound. 2-1. Press the [>] button to view the Drum Voice Select page (KIT2). KIT2~~~ƒsnare~~˙ "S01:OakCustom~, 2-2. To select the pad (trigger input
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    made. Now you've selected the Drum Voice that will be used as the base for your original Drum Voice. Next, let's edit this Drum Voice and create your original bass Drum Voice. Select and set the display that you want to be edited from page 3 to page 25 in the KIT screen. Store the data when you
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    one pad within the same Drum Kit, the lowest numbered Input Source will take priority. In the case of the duplicate input sources, the same voice will be output. If the setting is not available because of an already assigned MIDI note number, "(Note# in use)" or "(# in use)" is shown in the lower
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    Drum Kit on corner of the display. Use the [>] button to call up the KIT13 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Cross Fade type. pedal is pressed. 1-9 Alternate group number. Assigns the same group number for voices that you do not want to be output simultaneously. 15 Set DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    the Drum Voice. * This setting affects the entire Drum Voice. The ˙/¶ indication is not shown in the upper right corner of the display. Use the [>] button to call up the KIT19 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Drum Reverb Send Level (0-127). KIT19* "~RevSendDr=~40, 30 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    Drum Kit. By setting the level, you can adjust the reverb effect for the overall DTX500 system. * This setting affects the entire Drum Voice. The ˙/¶ indication is not shown in the upper right corner of the display. Use pad type) of the Trigger Setup pages. The following settings can be made by
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    . ● Pan 0-127 Sets the Pan Control Change data value that will be transmitted. 26 Save the Original Voice To save the Drum Voice you created, use the Store operation described below and save it to the DTX500's memory. Original kits can be saved as a Drum Kit to the User Drum Kit (51-70) memory
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    caution, since executing this operation will also rewrite the entire memory contents of the DTX500 (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8-11, User Drum Kits 51-70, User Songs 64-83, Utility data) with the data that was set in the unit's memory when it was shipped from the factory. Operation 1. First
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    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 settings let you optimize the DTX500 for best operation and response to these signals. If you are using drum
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    to the proper values for the pad type you set here. NOTE • If you want to replace some of the pads from your drum set, refer to the operation on page 34 (Trigger Setup Edit) after the above setting is done, to make sure that the settings (such as sensitivity) are appropriate for each pad. Pad
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    8 Trigger Setup Edit 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 section, and Cup section in
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    ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons (the jog dial can also be used to cancel the operation). The following display appears after the Copy . NOTICE • When the Trigger Setup Copy operation is carried out, the Trigger Setup data will be replaced with the settings of the copy source. 37 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    36 [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)]) ● The volume setting on the Drum Kit Select display's "KIT3 Volume" page (p. 27) may be set to "0." ● Is there a problem with the cable you are using? ● The drum voices for both layers ˙ and ¶ may be set to "00:NoAssign." (p. 27 Step2: [KIT2]) The external
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    securely connected to the drum trigger (Yamaha DT20, etc.) jack? Double triggering is produced. ● Pads with a level adjustment knob should be adjusted (low- ered). ● Is the gain set too high? (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)]) ● Use the self-rejection setting. (p. 36: [TRG5 RejTime (Self
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    CopyToInput 37 Cross fade 29 Crosstalk .......... 34 36 39 D DC IN 12V 9 10 Decay 28 Double triggering 34 36 39 Double-bass drum set ... 12 [DRUM KIT 8 Drum kit 13 26 Drum kit list 46 Drum kit name 33 Drum voice 26 Drum voice list 45 DT20 12 34 39 E Error messages 38 F Factory
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    in each display. Keep in mind that the actual displays on the instrument may be different from those shown here. Drum Kit Settings KIT1 1 :Oak Custom , (Page 13) KIT2 ƒsnare ˙ "S01:OakCustom , (Page 26) KIT3 ƒsnare (Page 32) KIT25 CC Ch1=on "vol=127 Pan= 64 (Page 32) 41 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    %(DÀ), (Page 22) GRV2 RhythmGate "Mode=challenge, (Page 23) GRV3 " Input=ƒsnare , (Page 23) GRV4 " Note=⁄(4) (Page 23) 42 DTX500 Owner's Manual Click Settings CLK1 ∫ B=4 ÷› 1 :User ⁄=130, (Page 16) CLK2 A˘=9 ¤=9 " ‹=6 ßß=4 Œ=2 , (Page 17) CLK3 MeasBreak "Meas=1 Brk=3 , (Page 17) CLK4 Sound
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    (Page 20) UTIL7 ƒsnare "Func=off , (Page 21) UTIL8 " Factory Set (Page 33) Tap Tempo Function TAP TEMPO ¤=123 ≠ªªªª (Page 19) Appendix Trigger Setup Edit TRG1 1 :XP Med , (Page 12, 34) TRG2 ƒsnare 0% " Med ] (Page 34) TRG save to 8 Are you sure ? (Page 35) 43 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ DRUM TRIGGER MODULE ] Model DTX500 MIDI Implementation Chart Function ... Transmitted Recognized Basic Default 1 - 16 x : Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY 44 DTX500 Owner's Manual Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO o : Yes x : No
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    Appendix Drum Voice List Voice Category K : Kick S : Snare T : Tom C : Cymbal H : Hi-hat P : Percussion E : Effect ,  ,JDL 1 OakCustom 2 MapleCustm 3 MapleVintg 4 Beech 5 BirchDry 6 91 AtariganeM 92 AnaConga 93 AnaCowbell 94 AnaMaracas 95 AnaShaker1 96 AnaShaker2 45 DTX500 Owner's Manual
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    65 E.Bass 66 SlapBass 67 Turntable* 68 Train* 69 Helicoptr* 70 Applause* 71 Police* 72 Ring* 73 FX Pad* 74 Didgerido* 75 VinylMan* * Loop Preset Drum Kit List Kit No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kit Name Oak Custom Maple Custom Beech Custom Rock Kit Gate Kit HipHop Kit Synth Drums Street Beat
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    Voices Drum Kits Effects Trigger Setups Pad Controller Pad Functions Pad Songs Note Capacity Note Resolution Recording Type Track Songs Tempo Beat Timing Click Sound Sets Click Sets Click Timer Training Functions Controls Displays Connectors Power Consumption Dimensions (W x D x H) Weight AWM2
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    Tel: +81-53-460-2312 Yamaha Electronic Drums web site: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/drums/ed/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/ U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2010 Yamaha Corporation 003PO***.*-01B0 Printed in Vietnam
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