Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

hi everybody,

this is probably easy to do. i recorded a song and saved it into one 
of the blank song spaces. i would like it so that when i press down 
on my hi-hat pedal my wonderful little song starts playing.

if someone could give me a step-by-step-push-these-buttons-in-this-
order thing that would be awesome

it would be especially awesome if i could know how to do this by 
thursday evening

thanks a lot,
dave

oh one other thing - really i don't have a song programmed, it's 
really just a simple fifth (C-G) recorded using those built in synth 
sounds.. i'm running the brain out through a guitar amp with a lot of 
distortion, we're using it to backup what another guy is playing. but 
it's one of those synth sounds that doesn't really die out and just 
keeps on going, so the only time it stops is when the 'song' itself 
stops.. is there anyway i can get it so when i press down on my hi-
hat pedal the song starts, and when i press down on it again it stops?

that would also be really awesome. thanks.
dave

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "selfcase" <selfcase@y...> wrote:
> hi everybody,
> 
> this is probably easy to do. i recorded a song and saved it into 
one 

> of the blank song spaces. i would like it so that when i press down 
> on my hi-hat pedal my wonderful little song starts playing.
> 
> if someone could give me a step-by-step-push-these-buttons-in-this-
> order thing that would be awesome
> 
> it would be especially awesome if i could know how to do this by 
> thursday evening
> 
> thanks a lot,
> dave

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "selfcase" <selfcase@y...> wrote:
> oh one other thing - really i don't have a song programmed, it's 
> really just a simple fifth (C-G) recorded using those built in 
synth 
> sounds.. i'm running the brain out through a guitar amp with a lot 
of 
> distortion, we're using it to backup what another guy is playing. 
but 
> it's one of those synth sounds that doesn't really die out and just 
> keeps on going, so the only time it stops is when the 'song' itself 
> stops.. is there anyway i can get it so when i press down on my hi-
> hat pedal the song starts, and when i press down on it again it 
stops?
> 
> that would also be really awesome. thanks.

Dave,

I don't know whether this is what you're after, but the Voice Edit 
Mode contains a page called "Function" (2-6?), which enables an input 
to "control playback of a pad song." The next section (2-7?), 
entitled "Pad Song" sets song selection and playback mode for that 
input. I imagine that what you'd want to do is have foot close on the 
hi hat controller start and stop the dyad. I've never used this 
function, so I can't be more specific.

Ed

thank you!

i gave it a shot and it's working for me. however, i've come across a 
new problem. even though i save the kit, with the hi-hat triggered to 
turn the 'song' on, after i turn off the brain and turn it back on, 
it plays the song in a different kit altogether. and i don't even 
think it's a kit that i have programmed right now. it just plays 
everything as a piano chord, instead of the synth triggers i 
selected. kind of weird. after messing around with it for about 5 
minutes i can get things working again, but then it goes back to this 
piano setting after i turn it off.

any suggestions?

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "emf" <liberatusvirus@y...> wrote:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "selfcase" <selfcase@y...> wrote:
> > oh one other thing - really i don't have a song programmed, it's 
> > really just a simple fifth (C-G) recorded using those built in 
> synth 
> > sounds.. i'm running the brain out through a guitar amp with a 
lot 
> of 
> > distortion, we're using it to backup what another guy is playing. 
> but 
> > it's one of those synth sounds that doesn't really die out and 
just 
> > keeps on going, so the only time it stops is when the 'song' 
itself 
> > stops.. is there anyway i can get it so when i press down on my 
hi-
> > hat pedal the song starts, and when i press down on it again it 
> stops?
> > 
> > that would also be really awesome. thanks.
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I don't know whether this is what you're after, but the Voice Edit 
> Mode contains a page called "Function" (2-6?), which enables an 
input 
> to "control playback of a pad song." The next section (2-7?), 
> entitled "Pad Song" sets song selection and playback mode for that 
> input. I imagine that what you'd want to do is have foot close on 
the 

> hi hat controller start and stop the dyad. I've never used this 
> function, so I can't be more specific.
> 
> Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "selfcase" <selfcase@y...> wrote:
> thank you!
> 
> i gave it a shot and it's working for me. however, i've come across 
a 
> new problem. even though i save the kit, with the hi-hat triggered 
to 
> turn the 'song' on, after i turn off the brain and turn it back on, 
> it plays the song in a different kit altogether. and i don't even 
> think it's a kit that i have programmed right now. it just plays 
> everything as a piano chord, instead of the synth triggers i 
> selected. kind of weird. after messing around with it for about 5 
> minutes i can get things working again, but then it goes back to 
this 
> piano setting after i turn it off.
> 
> any suggestions?

Dave,

Two common problems seem to be cropping up: The kit w/song is 
defaulting to the GM kit and the selected voices are reverting to 
piano notes. Here's a combination of suggestions from the Tips and 
Tricks section of DTXpressions that might help:

To replace the piano notes, 
Press the Song button. 
Page over until you see SONG CH 1=off 
Change CH 1 to CH 7 
Change off to on 
Make sure V=meldy is selected instead of v=drum
Change PCNo to the sound you want. (1 for piano 33 for bass etc.They 
are listed in your manual) 

To assign the right kit to a song,
Select User song from the Play mode. 
Press [SONG] button. 
Press [PAGE DOWN] button to select Channel and PCNo screen. Select 
Channel 10 and turn channel ON. 
Top line of display should read "SONG Ch10=on". 
Using [SEL] buttons, move cursor to "PCNo" field and enter desired 
kit number for current song. 
Press [PLAY] button to return to Play mode. 

Hope these steps help.

Ed