Yamaha DTX402K DTX402K/DTX432K/DTX452K Owners Manual - Page 28

Basic Techniques Performing with a Selected Music Category The drum module comes with ten different music categories. When you select a music category, the corresponding "kit" (referring to a full set of drum-sound assignments for all of the pads) and song will be automatically selected. Selecting a Music Category 1. Press the Mode switch to turn the "PLAY" light on (Play Mode). 2. Select a music category by pressing the corresponding number button [1] to [10]. The selected number button will light up and the corresponding drum or percussion kit will be automatically selected. 1 2 3. Play the pads and see how the kit sounds. NOTE For detailed information on the ten preset music categories, see the Data List section (page 62). Adjusting Kit Sensitivity Using the following procedure, you can change the sensitivity of a kit-that is, how the drum sounds change depending on how hard you strike the pads. Sensitivity can be adjusted to ten different levels. While holding the Mode switch, press either the VOLUME[+] or VOLUME[-] button. Hold Less sensitive pads More sensitive pads • Each time you press the VOLUME[+] button, you increase the sensitivity by one level. This means that louder sounds can be more easily produced with softer drumming. • Each time you press the VOLUME[-] button, you decrease the sensitivity by one level. This means that louder sounds can only be produced by drumming hard. More sensitive pads Less sensitive pads NOTE • The selected sensitivity is common to the drum module's ten kits. • If you wish to set sensitivities on an individual pad basis, see the descriptions of the Trigger Settings parameters from Menu Mode (page 48). 26 DTX402K DTX432K DTX452K Owner's Manual