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PART MUTE, Practicing by parts

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Basic Techniques Practicing in Training Mode 8. PART MUTE Practicing by parts: 8. PART MUTE Part Mute is an exercise which you can mute any or all of the drum parts (such as snare and kick) and the instrument parts (non-drum parts) from a song. You can select the drum parts/instrument parts to be muted by pressing the corresponding number buttons. Part Mute can be useful in many ways-for example, for practicing only the snare part of a rhythm, or for tightening up your rhythm section skills by practicing only with a bass guitar sound. Keep in mind that this exercise is not scored. (off) (off) Hi-hat Kick Cymbal Snare Tom Drum parts Other song parts Bass part Procedure 1. Press the Mode switch to turn the "TRAINING" light on. NOTE When the "TRAINING" light is ON, press the Mode switch to turn on the "PLAY" button, and then press the Mode switch again to turn on the "TRAINING" light. 2. Press number button [8] to select Part Mute. The [ ] button flashes, indicating that the exercise is on standby. 3. To mute drum parts/instrument parts, press the corre- sponding number buttons [1] to [5] or [9] to [10]. The number button of the muted part will be turned off (see illustration above). To unmute, press the number button again. The number button lights up. 4. Press the [ ] button to start the exercise. TIPS Drum parts can be muted by striking the pads. - Press the [DRUM ON/OFF] button (so that it is half-lit). - Strike the pad corresponding to the part from the practice drum pattern you wish to mute. The selected part will be muted and the corresponding number button will be half lit. - If the pad corresponding to the muted drum part is not struck for certain period of time, it will be automatically unmuted and the corresponding number button will light up. - Press the [DRUM ON/OFF] button (so that it is fully lit) to end the mute settings. NOTE If the part is already muted (the corresponding number button is turned off), the pad remains muted. 5. Play along the song on the pads. 6. To end the exercise, press the [ ] button. 38 DTX402K DTX432K DTX452K Owner's Manual

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Practicing in Training Mode
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Basic Techniques
DTX402K DTX432K DTX452K Owner’s Manual
8. PART MUTE
1.
Press the
Mode switch
to turn the “TRAINING” light
on.
2.
Press
number button [8]
to select Part Mute.
The
[
] button
flashes, indicating that the exercise
is on standby.
3.
To mute drum parts/instrument parts, press the corre-
sponding
number buttons [1] to [5]
or
[9] to [10]
. The
number button of the muted part will be turned off (see
illustration above).
To unmute, press the
number but-
ton
again. The number button lights up.
4.
Press the
[
] button
to start the exercise.
5.
Play along the song on the pads.
6.
To end the exercise, press the
[
] button
.
Practicing by parts:
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8. PART MUTE
Part Mute is an exercise which you can mute any or all of the drum parts (such as snare and kick) and the instru-
ment parts (non-drum parts) from a song. You can select the drum parts/instrument parts to be muted by pressing
the corresponding number buttons. Part Mute can be useful in many ways—for example, for practicing only the
snare part of a rhythm, or for tightening up your rhythm section skills by practicing only with a bass guitar sound.
Keep in mind that this exercise is not scored.
Hi-hat
Kick
Cymbal
Other song parts
Bass part
Snare
Tom
Drum parts
(off)
(off)
When the “TRAINING” light is ON, press the Mode switch to
turn on the “PLAY” button, and then press the Mode switch
again to turn on the “TRAINING” light.
Procedure
NOTE
TIPS
Drum parts can be muted by striking the pads.
- Press the
[DRUM ON/OFF] button
(so that it is
half-lit).
- Strike the pad corresponding to the part from the
practice drum pattern you wish to mute. The
selected part will be muted and the corresponding
number button will be half lit.
-
If the pad corresponding to the muted drum part is
not struck for certain period of time, it will be auto-
matically unmuted and the corresponding number
button will light up.
- Press the
[DRUM ON/OFF] button
(so that it is
fully lit) to end the mute settings.
If the part is already muted (the corresponding number but-
ton is turned off), the pad remains muted.
NOTE