Yamaha Dvx 700 Owners Manual

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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)
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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
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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. 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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