Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello,

I have searched the archives and found nothing related to backing up 
data.  Additionally, I have read through my manual several times and 
found nothing.

Since I am new to this whole e-drum experience, it's going to take me 
a long time and a lot of trial and error to get this set just right.  
I see that the DTXT2S module has a USB port to connect to a PC.

Is there any way that once I create my ultimate kit, I can backup the 
entire settings onto my PC in case of emergency?

Thank you in advance for any knowledge of this.

Vick

To clarify... I mean OTHER than purchasing the 2 recommended 
SmartMedia cards.  I am referring to directly connecting to my 
computer and outputting to my hard drive.

Thx!
Vick



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "vl2000_us" <temp1111@w...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have searched the archives and found nothing related to backing 
up 
> data.  Additionally, I have read through my manual several times 
and 
> found nothing.
> 
> Since I am new to this whole e-drum experience, it's going to take 
me 
> a long time and a lot of trial and error to get this set just 
right.  
> I see that the DTXT2S module has a USB port to connect to a PC.
> 
> Is there any way that once I create my ultimate kit, I can backup 
the 

> entire settings onto my PC in case of emergency?
> 
> Thank you in advance for any knowledge of this.
> 
> Vick

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "vl2000_us" <temp1111@w...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have searched the archives and found nothing related to backing 
up 
> data.  I see that the DTXT2S module has a USB port to connect to a 
PC.
> 
> Is there any way that once I create my ultimate kit, I can backup 
the 
> entire settings onto my PC in case of emergency [besides the 
SmCard]?

Yes, you can store direct to PC. At DTXpessions, we have a program 
called DTXchange that you can download to receive data from your 
module. It was designed for the DTXpress, but it should work for the 
DTXTIIS as well. The manual should explain how to back up and 
exchange specific data to an external device.

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "temp1111" <temp1111@w...> wrote:
> >Yes, you can store direct to PC. At DTXpessions, we have a program 
> >called DTXchange that you can download to receive data from your 
> >module.
> 
> 
> 
> Great, thx!  I will check that out asap!  I have this recurring 
nighmare of spending weeks on end getting everything set up right and 
then losing it all in a microsecond flash of static electricity or 
accidentally hitting the delete button!

One nice feature of these things is that they don't have a delete 
button per se. Once you've saved something, which is usually a two-
step process, you can't lose it by doing something wrong, only by 
saving something else in its place. I have yet to hear of anyone 
losing settings because of an electrical spike, but it is a good idea 
to run a module through a surge protector just to make sure. On rare 
occasions, however, people have had to perform a factory reset to 
undo a a hidden programming glitch or bug that has damaged kit 
response, frozen a MIDI function, etc., in which case all of their 
user-selected kits fall by the wayside unless they have been saved to 
their PCs or another MIDI device. Just to offer some comfort, I, like 
many others, have never had to reset, even after many years and three 
modules' worth of tweaking and experimenting way beyond anything 
suggested by the factory. But comforting numbers mean nothing if 
something weird happens to you. 

Ed