Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hey, thanks Underneathheaven. The page numbers in your instruction books don't match up with mine (I must have dtxpress1), but I managed to find the play/stop control instruction in section 2-6 of my owners manual/reference guide. When I hit my designated pad (Tom #1) it starts my metronome clicking at the correct speed for the main song I have selected, but it doesn't start the main song itself. So I am still a bit hazy on how to tell it to start the song specifically. Any further hints would be welcome.

I sure am glad to have found this on-line dtxpress group because I don't know anybody who owns one of these machines. The only guy (here in Adelaide, Australia) that I can approach is the guy at the shop where I bought it. And he appears to know as little as I do. I sure wish that Yamaha had worded the instructions to suite the non-technically proficient!

Message: 2
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 19:32:34 -0000
From: "underneathheaven <realvast@...>" <realvast@...>
Subject: Re: Hit pad to start song?

Hey Nick! If you have a dtxpressII, then the instructions can be
found on pages 32 and 44. However, if you don't, its pretty easy to
explain. I assume its the same procedure with the dtxpressI. First
of all, there are two types of songs, the main song, which you play
by pressing the play/stop button, and the pad songs, which can be
played by hitting the pads. However, it is possible to assign a
main song to a pad. The menu you are going to be looking for is
located in the drum voice edit mode. It is the function menu and
you will know which one it is because it will say /KIT
IN=tom//func=normal/ Here is where you can select what pad you want
to change and what function you want it to control. For example,
after tell the module you want to be in the tom pad, you can move
your cursor to /func=normal/ and select "pad song" or "play/stop"
I'm assuming you want to select "play/stop" because that controls
the modules main songs. (main songs are the songs programmed into
the module and require you to press the play/stop button.) Ok thats
how you select what pad you want to be "play/stop" and I guess you
just go into the music menu and use the pad as the play and stop
button. (The menu after this function menu has more options
for "pad songs, not "main songs.") Hope that helps!!


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll "
wrote:
> Hi, guys. I'm new to this group and wonder if anyone can explain
how
> I can set a song going by hitting a pad? I know it can be done,
but
> can't find explicit instructions on how to program a pad that way
in
> the owner's manual basic guide or reference guide. It's a hassle
to
> have to push a button manually while you're playing.

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Just a thought
Some songs are a mostly drums. If you press the SHIFT + PAGE UP 
buttons before you start a song, the drum part will be muted. If this 
happens, the song could be playing, but you won't hear it if it is all 
drums! Try pressing the SHIFT + PAGE UP buttons to see if this 
corrects it.
Press them again to counteract it.
Scott

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Nicholas Carroll <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Hey, thanks Underneathheaven. The page numbers in your instruction 
books don't match up with mine (I must have dtxpress1), but I managed 
to find the play/stop control instruction in section 2-6 of my owners 
manual/reference guide. When I hit my designated pad (Tom #1) it 
starts my metronome clicking at the correct speed for the main song I 
have selected, but it doesn't start the main song itself.  So I am 
still a bit hazy on how to tell it to start the song specifically.  
Any further hints would be welcome.
> 
> I sure am glad to have found this on-line dtxpress group because I 
don't know anybody who owns one of these machines. The only guy (here 
in Adelaide, Australia) that I can approach is the guy at the shop 
where I bought it. And he appears to know as little as I do. I sure 
wish that Yamaha had worded the instructions to suite the 
non-technically proficient!

> 
> Message: 2
>    Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 19:32:34 -0000
>    From: "underneathheaven <realvast@s...>" <realvast@s...>
> Subject: Re: Hit pad to start song?
> 
> Hey Nick!  If you have a dtxpressII, then the instructions can be 
> found on pages 32 and 44.  However, if you don't, its pretty easy to 
> explain.  I assume its the same procedure with the dtxpressI.  First 
> of all, there are two types of songs, the main song, which you play 
> by pressing the play/stop button, and the pad songs, which can be 
> played by hitting the pads.  However, it is possible to assign a 
> main song to a pad.  The menu you are going to be looking for is 
> located in the drum voice edit mode.  It is the function menu and 
> you will know which one it is because it will say /KIT 
> IN=tom//func=normal/  Here is where you can select what pad you want 
> to change and what function you want it to control.  For example, 
> after tell the module you want to be in the tom pad, you can move 
> your cursor to /func=normal/ and select "pad song" or "play/stop"  
> I'm assuming you want to select "play/stop" because that controls 
> the modules main songs.  (main songs are the songs programmed into 
> the module and require you to press the play/stop button.)  Ok thats 
> how you select what pad you want to be "play/stop" and I guess you 
> just go into the music menu and use the pad as the play and stop 
> button.  (The menu after this function menu has more options 
> for "pad songs, not "main songs.")  Hope that helps!!  
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll <njcarroll56@y...>" 
> <njcarroll56@y...> wrote:
> > Hi, guys. I'm new to this group and wonder if anyone can explain 
> how 
> > I can set a song going by hitting a pad?  I know it can be done, 
> but 
> > can't find explicit instructions on how to program a pad that way 
> in 
> > the owner's manual basic guide or reference guide. It's a hassle 
> to 
> > have to push a button manually while you're playing.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
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> - Send some online love this Valentine's Day.

Hey Nic!  Alright, your totally in the right area to change the 
tom#1's function to "play/stop" but you simply selected the wrong 
function! :)  What ya gotta do is easy, go back to the 2-6 Menu or 
the Function menu, and change the function of the pad from "click 
on/off" which is what you have it set to now, and scroll through the 
choices until you reach the one that says "start/stop".  I believe 
its the last choice you can select.  The list of choices my book 
says is:normal, pad song, click on/off, inc drumkit, dec drumkit, 
trig bypass, and then start/stop.  Go back into the menu and check 
it out!  If ya need more help, just ask again!  

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Nicholas Carroll <njcarroll56@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Hey, thanks Underneathheaven. The page numbers in your instruction 
books don't match up with mine (I must have dtxpress1), but I 
managed to find the play/stop control instruction in section 2-6 of 
my owners manual/reference guide. When I hit my designated pad (Tom 
#1) it starts my metronome clicking at the correct speed for the 
main song I have selected, but it doesn't start the main song 
itself.  So I am still a bit hazy on how to tell it to start the 
song specifically.  Any further hints would be welcome.
> 
> I sure am glad to have found this on-line dtxpress group because I 
don't know anybody who owns one of these machines. The only guy 
(here in Adelaide, Australia) that I can approach is the guy at the 
shop where I bought it. And he appears to know as little as I do. I 
sure wish that Yamaha had worded the instructions to suite the non-
technically proficient!
> 
> Message: 2
>    Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 19:32:34 -0000
>    From: "underneathheaven <realvast@s...>" <realvast@s...>
> Subject: Re: Hit pad to start song?
> 
> Hey Nick!  If you have a dtxpressII, then the instructions can be 
> found on pages 32 and 44.  However, if you don't, its pretty easy 
to 
> explain.  I assume its the same procedure with the dtxpressI.  
First 
> of all, there are two types of songs, the main song, which you 
play 
> by pressing the play/stop button, and the pad songs, which can be 
> played by hitting the pads.  However, it is possible to assign a 
> main song to a pad.  The menu you are going to be looking for is 
> located in the drum voice edit mode.  It is the function menu and 
> you will know which one it is because it will say /KIT 
> IN=tom//func=normal/  Here is where you can select what pad you 
want 
> to change and what function you want it to control.  For example, 
> after tell the module you want to be in the tom pad, you can move 
> your cursor to /func=normal/ and select "pad song" or "play/stop"  
> I'm assuming you want to select "play/stop" because that controls 
> the modules main songs.  (main songs are the songs programmed into 
> the module and require you to press the play/stop button.)  Ok 
thats 
> how you select what pad you want to be "play/stop" and I guess you 
> just go into the music menu and use the pad as the play and stop 
> button.  (The menu after this function menu has more options 
> for "pad songs, not "main songs.")  Hope that helps!!  
> 
> 
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll <njcarroll56@y...>" 
> <njcarroll56@y...> wrote:
> > Hi, guys. I'm new to this group and wonder if anyone can explain 
> how 
> > I can set a song going by hitting a pad?  I know it can be done, 
> but 
> > can't find explicit instructions on how to program a pad that 
way 

> in 
> > the owner's manual basic guide or reference guide. It's a hassle 
> to 
> > have to push a button manually while you're playing.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> Yahoo! Greetings
> - Send some online love this Valentine's Day.