Yamaha Dvx 700 Owners Manual

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Basic OperationBasic DTX700 Operations
Whenever you change a DTX700  setting, the [STORE] button 
will light up to remind you to store your new setting in the 
instrument’s internal memory. To do so, proceed as follows.
1Make sure that the [STORE] button is lit.
2Press the [STORE] button.
You will be asked to confir m that you wish to proceed.
NOTE
 u can press the [EXIT] bu tton to return to the previo us 
page w ithout storing.
3Press the dial to store your settings.
The...

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Basic DTX700 Operations
NOTICE
 If using a self-powered type USB memory device,  turning it on and off repeatedly could cause your 
DTX700 to freeze and stop operating. The same 
applies to the frequent plugging in and unplugging of 
USB cables. Such action should, therefore, be 
avoided.
 Data stored on the DTX700 or within the USB mem- ory device may be corrupted if they are disconnected 
or turned off at the wrong time. Be sure, therefore, to 
avoid unplugging...

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Basic Operation
Playing Drum Pads
If using a three zone pad such  as the XP100SD shown below, 
you will be able to produce thre e distinct sounds (i.e., head, 
open rim, closed rim) depend ing on where you hit it, much the 
same as if you were playing an acoustic snare.
 Head shot
Hitting the main surface of th e pad produces a head shot 
sound.
 Open rim shot
Hitting the open-rim zone produ ces an open rim-shot sound.
Closed rim shot (Cross sticking)
Hitting the closed-ri m...

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Playing Drum Pads
If using a three zone pad such as the PCY135 shown below, you 
will be able to play it in the same way as an acoustic ride cym-
bal.
 Bow shot
Hitting the main surface of the pad (i.e., the bow section 
located between the cup and  edge) produces a bow shot 
sound.
 Edge shot
Hitting the outside edge of th e pad produces an edge shot 
sound.
 Bell shot
Hitting the cup produces a bell shot sound.
Choking
Grabbing the edge of a cymbal pad...

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Basic Operation
Performing on Many Different Kits
In terms of the DTX700, the word “kit” is used to refer to a col-
lection of related sounds, such  as acoustic drums or percussion 
instruments. By selecting differ ent kits, you can conveniently 
change the entire sound of this drum trigger module.
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose a new kit.
3Play the connected pads.
NOTE
 When you select a ne w kit in Step 2 above, the [STORE] 
bu tton w ill light  up. You can...

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Performing on Many Different Kits
With electronic drums, sensitivity  is often set for each individ-
ual pad. However, doing so be fore each performance can be 
extremely time cons uming. As a solution, your DTX700 con-
tains a number of trigger setups th at define the sensitivities of 
all pads in a kit.
These trigger setups have been ca refully designed to suit a range 
of different playing situations and pad sets, and they can be 
selected as follows.
1Press...

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Basic OperationPerforming on Many  Different Kits
Your DTX700 makes it  very easy to adjust the tone of drum 
kits.
 Selecting EQ presets
The EQ presets on your DTX700 can be used to optimize the 
tone of the drum kits in order  to suit your own personal pref-
erences. Simply choose different equalizer presets as 
described below to see how they change your drum sounds.
NOTE
 For a f ull list of DTX700 EQ presets, see the  Data List 
doc ument.
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Press...

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Performing on Many Different Kits
Each kit on the DTX700 is set up with reverb or another sound 
effect applied by default. You can,  however, easily turn off this 
effect as described below.
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the 
[F2] button.
The button’s   icon will become reversed 
, indicating that the effect is now off.
NOTE
 u can toggle the effect on and off  using the method 
descri bed in Step 2 a bove.
By initializing a kit...

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Basic OperationPerforming on Many  Different Kits
5Press the [STORE] button.
If you do not wish to store your settings, press the [EXIT] 
button to return to the previous page.
6Press the dial to store your new settings.
Normally, your DTX700’s displa y shows the name of the kit 
and an artist’s impression of  what it might look like. As 
described below, however, you can change the display mode to 
show just the kit name.
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Hold down the [SHIFT] button...

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Building Your Own Kit
With the DTX700, you can assign a different sound to each of 
the connected pads. And once you have assembled all of the 
sounds you wish to use, you can store them together. The fol-
lowing describes how to  perform these operations.
[Definition] Instrument
In the context of the DTX700, the term “instr u-
ment” is  used to refer to each of the variou s per-
c u ssion instr uments that make  up a kit. Typical 
examples w ould be snare dr ums,...