Yamaha DTX700 Owner's Manual

DRUM TRIGGER MODULEDTX700Reference ManualThe DTX700 Reference Manual created via the PDF format is equipped with special features that are exclusive t

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual10 Effect ParametersEach of the above-mentioned effects includes a range of param-eters allowing

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual11EQ3QThis parameter is used to set the resonance of the EQ3 band.EQ4FreqThis parameter is used t

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual12LFOSpeed[TempoFlanger, G Chorus, 2 Modulator, SPX Cho-rus, Symphonic, and Tremolo]This paramete

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual13*3: The Top parameter’s setting is valid only when equal to or greater than that of the Bottom

DTX700 Reference Manual 14Cursor Operations on Menu Area PagesThe way in which the cursor is displayed and oper-ated on Menu area pages differs from

DTX700 Reference Manual 15KIT: The current kit number is reduced by 1.: The current kit number is increased by 1.: The current kit number is locked.N

KITDTX700 Reference Manual16IconAn artist’s impression of what the current kit might look like can be displayed on the right of the Kit page (accesse

KITDTX700 Reference Manual17[Page displayed when a voice has been selected for the current pad]q Current padThis indicates the pad for which voice se

KITDTX700 Reference Manual18[Page displayed when a MIDI note number has been selected directly using the [F1] button (PAD)]NOTE• The VoiceCategory pa

KITDTX700 Reference Manual19Filter Cutoff Frequency (Filter)Use this parameter to set a cutoff frequency for the low-pass fil-ter. Frequencies above

DTX700 Reference Manual 2Internal Design of the DTX700In this reference section, you will find a description of what takes place within the DTX700 be

KITDTX700 Reference Manual20Alternate Group (AltGroup)Use this parameter to assign voices to alternate groups (i.e., monophonic sets of pads, only on

KITDTX700 Reference Manual21Playing Mode (Mode)Use this parameter to set Stack, Alternate, or Hold as the playing mode for the current pad.Settings:

KITDTX700 Reference Manual22GateTimeUse this parameter to set a gate time for MIDI notes sent for the current layer. A MIDI Note On message is sent w

KITDTX700 Reference Manual23Trigger Velocity (TrgVel)Use this parameter to control the velocity value of MIDI notes sent when the current pad is stru

KITDTX700 Reference Manual24From the Other page, you can set various MIDI mes-sages to be sent whenever the kit is changed.q MIDI Channel (Ch)Use thi

KITDTX700 Reference Manual25Using the following parameters, you can adjust the send level to be set for each of the effect units when the current kit

KITDTX700 Reference Manual26KIT/EFFECT List of FunctionsVariation Return (VarReturn)Use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from th

KITDTX700 Reference Manual27Reverb Send Level (RevSend)Use this parameter to set the reverb-send level for the current kit.Settings: 0 to 127Reverb R

KITDTX700 Reference Manual28KIT/EQ List of Functions Setting the Kit EqualizerThe parameters from the Menu area’s Kit/EQ page can be used to adjust

KITDTX700 Reference Manual29Low Resonance (LowQ), Low Mid Resonance (Low-MidQ), High Mid Resonance (HighMidQ), and High Resonance (HighQ)Use these pa

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual3 Example of how a pad controller can be used to increase the number of trigger input sourcesCon

KITDTX700 Reference Manual30Settings: off, snares, tuning, tempo, filter, snaresOn/OffNOTE• The initial default setting of the PadCtrlType (Pad Contr

KITDTX700 Reference Manual31ResonanceLevelUse this parameter to specify whether the toms should resonate with kick sounds. The higher the setting, th

KITDTX700 Reference Manual32From the Exchange Pad page, you can swap the set-tings of a pair of pads. Use Pad1 and Pad2 to select the pads, and then

DTX700 Reference Manual 33SONG: The current song number is reduced by 1.: The current song number is increased by 1.NOTE• If you hold down the [SHIFT

SONGDTX700 Reference Manual343. When you have entered the required name, press the dial or the [EXIT] button to return to the previous page.4. Press

SONGDTX700 Reference Manual35q MIDI Channel (Ch)Use this parameter to select the current MIDI channel number.Settings: 1 to 16Variation Send Level (V

SONGDTX700 Reference Manual36You can use the Copy Song (Copy) page to copy another song into the current User song, replacing it completely.BankUse t

DTX700 Reference Manual 37UTILITY List of FunctionsNOTE• See page 14 for details regarding cursor operations on Menu area pages.UTILITY/GENERALMaste

UTILITYDTX700 Reference Manual38Auxiliary Output Selection (AuxOutSel)Use this parameter to indicate where audio input via the [AUX IN] jack will be

UTILITYDTX700 Reference Manual39LowGain, MidGain, and HighGainUse these parameters to boost or cut the center-frequency levels of the low, mid, and h

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual4 Instrument assignments for trigger input jacksAssigning voices individually to each trigger in

UTILITYDTX700 Reference Manual40UTILITY/PADThe parameters from the Menu area’s Utility/Pad page can be used to assign functions to pads and foot-swit

UTILITYDTX700 Reference Manual41UTILITY/EFFECT SWWhen the parameters from the Utility/Effect Switch page are set to “enable”, the corresponding effec

UTILITYDTX700 Reference Manual42Sequencer Control (SeqCtrl)Use this parameter to specify whether or not System Realtime messages (i.e., FA Start, FB

UTILITYDTX700 Reference Manual43Device Number (DeviceNo.)Use this parameter to set a MIDI device number for the DTX700. In order to successfully exch

DTX700 Reference Manual 44TRIGGERThis section provides a description of the Menu area’s Trigger pages. The characteristics of the trig-ger signals ou

TRIGGERDTX700 Reference Manual45TRIGGER/PAD: A popup window appears so that a pad can be selected for editing. The current pad is indicated at the to

TRIGGERDTX700 Reference Manual46PadTypeUse this parameter to specify a type for the current pad.Settings: KP125W/125, KP65, XP120/100 Snare, XP120/10

TRIGGERDTX700 Reference Manual47Minimum Level (MinLevel)Maximum Level (MaxLevel)Use these parameters to set the range of input signals (in percent-ag

TRIGGERDTX700 Reference Manual48Closed Cup Offset (CloseCupOffset)This parameter sets the detection time for the pad’s closed rim (or cup, in the cas

TRIGGERDTX700 Reference Manual49w RejectLevelUse this parameter to specify a level for preventing crosstalk from the pad(s) indicated by e. If the in

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual5 SongsThe DTX700 allows you to play complete songs simply by striking one pad. In the same way

TRIGGERDTX700 Reference Manual50TRIGGER/JOBFrom the Copy Pad page, you can copy data from the current trigger setup on an individual pad basis. Use P

DTX700 Reference Manual 51CLICK List of FunctionsNOTE• See page 14 for details regarding cursor operations on Menu area pages.CLICKClick Voice (Voic

CLICKDTX700 Reference Manual52MIDI Accent Number (MIDI NoteAcc)Use this parameter to assign a MIDI note number to click-track accent sounds.Settings:

DTX700 Reference Manual 53WAVE: The current wave number is reduced by 1.: The current wave number is increased by 1.: The current wave is played whil

WAVEDTX700 Reference Manual54 Wave TrimmingStartThis is the position at which playback will start. In other words, no data in front of this point (i

WAVEDTX700 Reference Manual55WAVE/JOBFrom the Job page, you can create waves by import-ing WAV or AIFF files from a USB memory device into the DTX700

WAVEDTX700 Reference Manual56From the Delete All page, you can delete all waves from the DTX700’s internal wave memory.From the Optimize Memory page,

DTX700 Reference Manual 57FILEA number of terms will be used in the following descriptions of file management functions and opera-tions from the Menu

FILEDTX700 Reference Manual583. Select the file type.Move the cursor to the Type row, press the dial, and select the type of file you wish to save.Se

FILEDTX700 Reference Manual59Carry out the following steps to load a file saved on a USB memory device into the DTX700. Procedure1. Plug the USB mem

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual6 Voices & LayersThe DTX700 provides four layers (A to D) for each trigger input source. For

FILEDTX700 Reference Manual60When loading a trigger:Settings: 01 to 207. When you have finished making your selections, press the [F3] button.You wil

FILEDTX700 Reference Manual615. Set a new name for the file.Move the cursor to the Name row and press the dial to call up the file naming page. Ente

FILEDTX700 Reference Manual624. Turn the dial to move the cursor to the File row, and then press the dial.5. Select the file to be deleted by turning

FILEDTX700 Reference Manual63To confirm the memory-usage status of the cur-rently-connected USB memory device, navigate to the Menu area’s File/MemIn

DTX700 Reference Manual 64Troubleshooting Check connections as follows.• Ensure that the DTX700 is properly connected to headphones or an external a

TroubleshootingDTX700 Reference Manual65 If an external instrument connected via MIDI does not produce sound as expected, try the following.• Ensure

TroubleshootingDTX700 Reference Manual66 If sounds output from the DTX700 appear to be distorted, try the following.• Ensure that effects have been

TroubleshootingDTX700 Reference Manual67 If song playback does not stop as expected when you press the [>/] button, proceed as follows.• Hold do

TroubleshootingDTX700 Reference Manual68 If crosstalk is occurring (i.e., sound is produced by a pad other than the one that was struck), try the fo

TroubleshootingDTX700 Reference Manual69 If data cannot be saved on a USB memory device, try the following.• Ensure that the USB memory device in qu

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual7 Effect Signal Flow*1: Click-track voices cannot be sent to effects.*2: Using the VarSend(Dry)

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual8 Flanger & PhaserA flanger creates a swirling, metallic sound, similar to that of a jet pla

Internal Design of the DTX700DTX700 Reference Manual9 ChorusChorus reproduces the sound of multiple instruments play-ing in unison for a thicker, de