Yamaha DTXPRESS Owner's Manual - Page 17

Play Along with the Metronome Play the DTXPRESS along with the metronome. Try out the Groove Check Function to check your rhythmic accuracy. 1. Turn On the Metronome Press the [CLICK] button to start the metronome. The lamp in the [CLICK] button will light every beat of each measure. Press the [CLICK] button again to stop the metronome. The click voice volume is adjusted with the CLICK VOL knob. 1-1. Set Metronome Tempo Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [PAGEt] button, the tempo setting display will appear. Use the [SEL] buttons to move the flashing cursor to the tempo value, then use the [VALUE-]/[VALUE+] buttons to set the desired tempo. The Tempo setting range is q=30-300. TRIG =1 Medium ƒ=110=--= 4/4=ƒ Tempo Value Beat Note Value 1-2. Set the Metronome Beat In the setting display shown above, press the [SEL>] button to move the flashing cursor to the beat value, then use the [VALUE-]/[VALUE+] buttons to set the desired beat. The Beat setting range is 1/4-8/4, 1/8-16/8, 1/16-16/16. 1-3. Set the Metronome Note Value In the setting display shown above press the [SEL>] button to move the flashing cursor to the note value, then use the [VALUE-]/[VALUE+] buttons to set the click tempo (finer quantization). 1-4. Set the Click Voice and Other Settings The metronome produces three different click voices. "hi" will sound at the top of the measure, "mid" will sound on every quarter note and "lo" will sound on the beats of finer quantization. Each of the click voices can be set to any voice (drum instrument voices) and pitch you like. In the next section [Play with the Song] we will explain how to change the voices in detail. Refer to the Utility mode's [3. Sequencer Group] (P. 56) section for more information. 2. Use the Groove Check Function As you play the pads, the DTXPRESS' Groove Check function will check your rhythmic accuracy and display the results. Your timing is compared to the click of the metronome and the accuracy is displayed. 2-1. Set the Metronome Before you use the Groove Check Function, you will have to select the tempo, beat and finer quantization that matches the type of rhythm you want to practice. 2-2. Display the Groove Check Function Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [SEL>] button to display the Groove Check Function shown below. KIT =1 Acoustic Groov=+12Ave=+ 6 Accuracy of each stroke Average accuracy 2-3. Hit a Pad in Tempo with the Metronome Press the [CLICK] button to start the metronome, then hit the snare drum pad. • The number that is displayed next to "Groov=" on the left side of the display indicates the accuracy of each stroke on the pad. A "-" (minus) value is displayed when your timing is later than that of the click voice (just timing) and a "+" (plus) value is displayed when your timing is earlier than that of the click voice. • The number that is displayed next to "Ave=" on the right side of the display indicates the overall accuracy or average of the values that are displayed next to "Groov=". The Groove Function can be used to check your accuracy on the entire drum set or on an entire song. The Groove Check Function can be used not only on the snare drum, but on any of the DTXPRESS' pads. Also, you can change the metronome's pattern to a sixteenth or triplet note feel. Try practicing with some of the other settings. * Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [SEL>] button twice to reset the data. 17