Yamaha Dvx 700 Owners Manual
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DTX700 Owner’s Manual27
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...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-26.png "Page 27
DTX700 Owner’s Manual27
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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Basic Operation
28DTX700 Owner’s Manual
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...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-27.png "Page 28
Basic Operation
28DTX700 Owner’s Manual
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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DTX700 Owner’s Manual29
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...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-28.png "Page 29
DTX700 Owner’s Manual29
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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Basic Operation
30DTX700 Owner’s Manual
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,...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-29.png "Page 30
Basic Operation
30DTX700 Owner’s Manual
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,...")
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DTX700 Owner’s Manual31
Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose the kit you wish to
edit.
3Press the [INST] button.
4Hit the pad whose sound you wish to adjust.
5Press the [F1] or [F2] button.
The functions displayed at th is time depend on the type of
instrument selected.
Each of these functions is described in the following table.
Functions
Tuning: This function allows the drum to be tuned.
This function allows the size (or diameter) to
be changed...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-30.png "Page 31
DTX700 Owner’s Manual31
Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose the kit you wish to
edit.
3Press the [INST] button.
4Hit the pad whose sound you wish to adjust.
5Press the [F1] or [F2] button.
The functions displayed at th is time depend on the type of
instrument selected.
Each of these functions is described in the following table.
Functions
Tuning: This function allows the drum to be tuned.
This function allows the size (or diameter) to
be changed...")
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Basic Operation
32DTX700 Owner’s Manual
Building Your Own Kit
7When you have finished adjusting the sound,
press the [STORE] button.
If you do not wish to store your new setting, press the
[EXIT] button. The display will return to the previous page.
8Press the dial to store your new setting.
NOTE
Even if you have adj usted a kit’s sounds and stored yo ur
ne w settings, you can perform kit initialization (page 28)
at any time to restore the original ones.
As described below, you can ea sily...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-31.png "Page 32
Basic Operation
32DTX700 Owner’s Manual
Building Your Own Kit
7When you have finished adjusting the sound,
press the [STORE] button.
If you do not wish to store your new setting, press the
[EXIT] button. The display will return to the previous page.
8Press the dial to store your new setting.
NOTE
Even if you have adj usted a kit’s sounds and stored yo ur
ne w settings, you can perform kit initialization (page 28)
at any time to restore the original ones.
As described below, you can ea sily...")
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DTX700 Owner’s Manual33
Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit
6Hit the pad that you wish to assign an audio
file to.
NOTE
If the pad in question is a t wo- or three-zone type, the
au dio file w ill be assigned to all of its zones.
7Press the [F3] button.
8Turn the dial to select the audio file you wish
to import.
9Press the [F3] button.
To cancel the importing of an audio file, press the [EXIT]
button. The display will return to the previous page.
10Press the dial to start the importing pro-
cess....](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-32.png "Page 33
DTX700 Owner’s Manual33
Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit
6Hit the pad that you wish to assign an audio
file to.
NOTE
If the pad in question is a t wo- or three-zone type, the
au dio file w ill be assigned to all of its zones.
7Press the [F3] button.
8Turn the dial to select the audio file you wish
to import.
9Press the [F3] button.
To cancel the importing of an audio file, press the [EXIT]
button. The display will return to the previous page.
10Press the dial to start the importing pro-
cess....")
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Basic Operation
34DTX700 Owner’s Manual
Building Your Own Kit
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose a kit that you have
built.
3Press the [MENU] button.
4Turn the dial to move the cursor to “Kit” .
5Press the dial.
6Turn the dial to move the cursor to “Com-
mon”.
7Press the dial.
8Turn the dial to move the cursor to the
“Name” row of the displayed list.
9Press the dial.
10Enter a new name for the selected kit.
A name of up to 12 characters in length can be assigned to
drum kits. Move the...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-33.png "Page 34
Basic Operation
34DTX700 Owner’s Manual
Building Your Own Kit
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose a kit that you have
built.
3Press the [MENU] button.
4Turn the dial to move the cursor to “Kit” .
5Press the dial.
6Turn the dial to move the cursor to “Com-
mon”.
7Press the dial.
8Turn the dial to move the cursor to the
“Name” row of the displayed list.
9Press the dial.
10Enter a new name for the selected kit.
A name of up to 12 characters in length can be assigned to
drum kits. Move the...")
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DTX700 Owner’s Manual35
Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit
With the DTX700, you can easily adjust the snare wire for the
snare pad (i.e., the pad plugged into the [ qSNARE] trigger
input jack). In the case of pads featuring a pad controller, simply
turn the controller to adjust the snare wire setting.
Meanwhile, the following procedur e can be used to adjust the
setting for pads not featuring a pad controller.
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose a kit.
3Press the [INST] button.
4...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-34.png "Page 35
DTX700 Owner’s Manual35
Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit
With the DTX700, you can easily adjust the snare wire for the
snare pad (i.e., the pad plugged into the [ qSNARE] trigger
input jack). In the case of pads featuring a pad controller, simply
turn the controller to adjust the snare wire setting.
Meanwhile, the following procedur e can be used to adjust the
setting for pads not featuring a pad controller.
1Press the [KIT] button.
2Turn the dial to choose a kit.
3Press the [INST] button.
4...")
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Basic Operation
36DTX700 Owner’s Manual
Playing with Songs for Practice
1Press the [SONG] button.
2Turn the dial to select the song you wish to
play.
3Press the [F3] button to start playing the
song.
You can stop playback by pressing the [F3] button once
again.
1Press the [SONG] button.
2Press the [F1] button.
3Turn the dial to adjust the song’s playback
volume .
4Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Song
page, and then press the [F3] button to start
the song.
If the volume is not yet correct,...](http://img.usermanuals.tech/thumb/83/53500/w64_yamaha_dvx-700-owner-s-manual-35.png "Page 36
Basic Operation
36DTX700 Owner’s Manual
Playing with Songs for Practice
1Press the [SONG] button.
2Turn the dial to select the song you wish to
play.
3Press the [F3] button to start playing the
song.
You can stop playback by pressing the [F3] button once
again.
1Press the [SONG] button.
2Press the [F1] button.
3Turn the dial to adjust the song’s playback
volume .
4Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Song
page, and then press the [F3] button to start
the song.
If the volume is not yet correct,...")
DTX700 Owner’s Manual31 Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit 1Press the [KIT] button. 2Turn the dial to choose the kit you wish to edit. 3Press the [INST] button. 4Hit the pad whose sound you wish to adjust. 5Press the [F1] or [F2] button. The functions displayed at th is time depend on the type of instrument selected. Each of these functions is described in the following table. Functions Tuning: This function allows the drum to be tuned. This function allows the size (or diameter) to be changed for cymbals. Muffling: This function adjusts the degree to which a drum’s sound is muffled. This function allows the amount of sustain to be adjusted. This function adjusts the height of the hi-hat clutch – or in other words, the height of the top hi-hat. Decay: This function allows the amount of decay to be adjusted. 6Turn the dial to adjust the sound. Adjusting an Instrument’s Sound Instrument category[F1][F2] Kick (kick dr ums) TUNING MUFFLING Sn1 (snares 1) Sn2 (snares 2) Tom1 (toms 1) Tom2 (toms 2) Cym (cym bals) SIZE SUSTAIN HH (hi-hats) SIZE CLUTCH Latn (Latin perc ussion) TUNING DECAY Asia (Asian perc ussion) AfAr (African perc ussion) Orch (orchestral perc ussion) ElPc (electronic perc ussion) EFX (effect so unds) Mldy (melodic voices) Wave (a udio files) dtx700_en_om.book Page 31 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
Basic Operation 32DTX700 Owner’s Manual Building Your Own Kit 7When you have finished adjusting the sound, press the [STORE] button. If you do not wish to store your new setting, press the [EXIT] button. The display will return to the previous page. 8Press the dial to store your new setting. NOTE Even if you have adj usted a kit’s sounds and stored yo ur ne w settings, you can perform kit initialization (page 28) at any time to restore the original ones. As described below, you can ea sily configure your DTX700 to produce a kick drum sound when you operate the hi-hat control- ler (RHH135 or HH65) plugged into the [HI-HAT CONTROL] trigger input jack. This convenient function provides support for double bass drumming techniques. 1Press the [KIT] button and turn the dial to choose a kit. 2Press the [INST] button and then press down once on the pedal connected to the [ oKICK/ !0 ] trigger input jack. The message “Kick” will be show n in the top right corner of the display. 3Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [F2] (DBL BASS) button. NOTE While this function is enab led, you will be unab le to use the hi-hat controller pl ugged into the [HI-HAT CON- TROL] trigger inp ut jack to simulate opening and closing of the hi-hat. 1Using a computer, place the audio files you wish to import on a USB memory device. NOTE ure to place the a udio files in the USB memory device’s root directory (that is, not within any folder). ur DTX700 can import WAV and AIFF a udio files. bit audio files can be used with you r DTX700. If the audio files yo u wish to use have been recorded w ith a different bit depth, please convert them to 16- bit in advance using, for example, the bundled DAW soft ware. For details regarding the conversion method, please refer to the instr uction manual that came with your soft- w are. ur DTX700 can import a udio files of up to approxi- mately 23 seconds in length (in the case of 44.1-kHz, 16- bit audio). when the above conditions have been satisfied, certain other factors may make a udio files incompatible w ith the DTX700. 2Unplug the USB memory device from your computer and plug it into the [USB TO DEVICE] port on the DTX700. 3Press the [KIT] button. 4Turn the dial to choose the kit you wish to edit. 5Press the [INST] button. Playing with a Double Bass Drum Importing & Assigning Audio Files USB memory device dtx700_en_om.book Page 32 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
DTX700 Owner’s Manual33 Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit 6Hit the pad that you wish to assign an audio file to. NOTE If the pad in question is a t wo- or three-zone type, the au dio file w ill be assigned to all of its zones. 7Press the [F3] button. 8Turn the dial to select the audio file you wish to import. 9Press the [F3] button. To cancel the importing of an audio file, press the [EXIT] button. The display will return to the previous page. 10Press the dial to start the importing pro- cess. NOTE Whenever yo u import an audio file, your DTX700 w ill automatically store it. dtx700_en_om.book Page 33 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
Basic Operation 34DTX700 Owner’s Manual Building Your Own Kit 1Press the [KIT] button. 2Turn the dial to choose a kit that you have built. 3Press the [MENU] button. 4Turn the dial to move the cursor to “Kit” . 5Press the dial. 6Turn the dial to move the cursor to “Com- mon”. 7Press the dial. 8Turn the dial to move the cursor to the “Name” row of the displayed list. 9Press the dial. 10Enter a new name for the selected kit. A name of up to 12 characters in length can be assigned to drum kits. Move the underline cursor to the character you wish to change using the [F1] and [F3] buttons, and then use either the dial or the [+/INC] and [-/DEC] buttons to change the character. 11When you have finished entering the name, press the [STORE] button. If you do not wish to store your new kit name, press the [EXIT] button. The di splay will return to the previous page. 12Press the dial to store your new kit name. Naming an Original Kit dtx700_en_om.book Page 34 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
DTX700 Owner’s Manual35 Basic OperationBuilding Your Own Kit With the DTX700, you can easily adjust the snare wire for the snare pad (i.e., the pad plugged into the [ qSNARE] trigger input jack). In the case of pads featuring a pad controller, simply turn the controller to adjust the snare wire setting. Meanwhile, the following procedur e can be used to adjust the setting for pads not featuring a pad controller. 1Press the [KIT] button. 2Turn the dial to choose a kit. 3Press the [INST] button. 4 Hit the snare pad (i.e., the pad plugged into the [qSNARE] trigger input jack). 5Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [F2] button. 6Turn the dial to adjust the snare wire. Higher values correspond to tighter snare wires and vice- versa. An “off” setting implies that the snare wire has been fully removed from the snare. 7Press the [STORE] button. 8Press the dial to store your new setting. NOTE The Snares function is displayed only for the pad con- nected via the [qSNARE] trigger inp ut jack. Adjusting the Snare Wire Pad controller dtx700_en_om.book Page 35 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
Basic Operation 36DTX700 Owner’s Manual Playing with Songs for Practice 1Press the [SONG] button. 2Turn the dial to select the song you wish to play. 3Press the [F3] button to start playing the song. You can stop playback by pressing the [F3] button once again. 1Press the [SONG] button. 2Press the [F1] button. 3Turn the dial to adjust the song’s playback volume . 4Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Song page, and then press the [F3] button to start the song. If the volume is not yet correct, repeat the above process. Playing a SongAdjusting the Song Volume dtx700_en_om.book Page 36 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
DTX700 Owner’s Manual37 Basic OperationPlaying with Songs for Practice Using the procedure described below, you can conveniently adjust the volume of a song’s dr um part while leaving the other parts unchanged. This function is very useful when you wish to play along with a song, keeping its drum part only slightly audi- ble. 1Press the [SONG] button. 2Press the [F1] button. 3Press the dial to switch to the outline cursor. 4Turn the dial to move the cursor to the DRUM fader, and then press the dial. 5Turn the dial to adjust the volume. 6Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Song page, and then press the [F3] button to start the song. If the volume is not yet correct, repeat the above process. Adjusting the Volume of a Song’s Drums dtx700_en_om.book Page 37 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
Basic Operation 38DTX700 Owner’s Manual Playing with Songs for Practice Using the procedure described below, you can conveniently mute (i.e., sile nce) a song’s drum part while leaving the other parts unchanged. This function is very useful when you wish to drum along with a song. 1Press the [SONG] button. 2Press the [F2] button. The icon will be displayed on-screen as inverted text , indicating that the drums are now muted. You can unmute the drums and restore the icon to its original condition by pressing the [F2] button once again. Using the procedure described be low, you can conveniently solo a song’s bass part (i.e ., silence all other parts). This function is very useful when you wish to practice with just the bass play- ing. 1Press the [SONG] button. 2Press the [F1] button. 3Press the [F2] button. All accompaniment parts other than the bass will be muted (i.e., silenced). 4Press the [F3] button. The drum part will also be muted. Muting the Drum PartSoloing the Bass Part dtx700_en_om.book Page 38 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
DTX700 Owner’s Manual39 Basic OperationPlaying with Songs for Practice 5Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Song page, and then press the [F3] button to start the song. You should now hear only the song’s bass part. When you select a new song, your DTX700 normally chooses the best kit for that song automa tically. You can, however, use the Kit Lock function to prevent this if you wish to keep the cur- rent kit when practici ng with different songs. 1Press the [KIT] button. 2Select the kit you wish to play. 3Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [F1] button. The lock icon will be disp layed beside the kit number. 4Press the [SONG] button. Locking a Kit dtx700_en_om.book Page 39 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM
Basic Operation 40DTX700 Owner’s Manual Playing with Songs for Practice 5Turn the dial to select a new song. NOTE unlock the kit, repeat Steps 1 thro ugh 3 above. After doing so, the lock icon will disappear from beside the kit n umber. dtx700_en_om.book Page 40 Friday, December 17, 2010 4:34 PM