Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Wow thanks for the help. I just checked out that song loop function, 
boy that was easy! Ok well IM off to work, and today should be the 
day my pads come in (right acroos the street). Im going to assume 
that they will come with all the appropriate wires? Tonight is going 
to be a long night for sure. I already fell in love with some songs 
on here. 

Might as well throw some questions. Can I move thru banks faster, 
say 10 at a time or do I just have to hold down the value button?

And are there any setup tips I should be aware of? Special tools, 
scotch tape, tips or tricks for setup? 

Ill be sure to post tonight after I have them set up. I get home at 
8PM so I should make a post here at about 6AM the next morning, when 
the need for sleep will eventually pry the sticks from my hands. 

~later~



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "underneathheaven <realvast@s...>" 
<realvast@s...> wrote:
> Hey man, just wait till you get the pads and then you'll be having 
> some fun!  I also just got my DTXII last week and its a blast!  
> 
> To answer your first question, yes you can loop the songs.  To do 
> this, simply push the <song> button and you'll be taken to the 
song 
> menu.  Now you can select any of the 95 songs to play along to by 
> pressing the <+> and <-> Value buttons.  (Also notice how the 
cursor 
> is blinking on the number of the song you have chosen.)  Next, you 
> can press the Sel buttons which look like < and > to move your 
> cursor onto an arrow on the very right of the menu.  When your 
> cursor is blinking on this arrow you can press the <+> and <-> 
Value 
> buttons to swtich between playback modes.  The straight arrow 
means 
> the song will play only once and stop, while the arrow looping 
> around means the song will repeat.
> 
> You do not have to use the preset drumkits with each song 
> they "belong" to.  I simply select the kit I want and then press 
the 
> song button and began to play with whatever drumkit I selected.
> 
> I hope my instructions were useful, but trust me, if you read your 
> instruction book and ask MANY questions here, such as I have, 
you'll 
> be an expert in no time! :)  Now go get some blisters!
> 
> ____
> 
>   
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "fiend455 <fiend455@y...>" 
> <fiend455@y...> wrote:
> > Well I have the DTXpress II, but the pads arent in until 
> tomorrow. :
> > ( I am suffering a fate worse than death. All these great songs 
on 
> > it. I have resorted to banging on my practice pad along to it as 
a 
> > cheap replacment. :) :(
> > 
> > 
> > First off I cant figure out how to loop the songs. I dont want 
to 
> > hit play again when the songs done. To this the manual says:
> >  * Some songs repeat. 
> > 
> > 
> > Secondly, Am I forced to use the preset drumset with each song? 
To 
> > this the manual says: 
> > * When a song is switched, the drum kit also changes to a kit 
that 
> > is set for that song. 
> > 
> > So far the brain is really cool and I will post tomorrow with 
oh, 
> > say 100 questions on everything. 
> > 
> > ~thanks~