YAMAHA DTX500 User Guide

Owner’s Manual

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

92-BP (bottom)

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modiﬁcations not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories

and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply

with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B)

If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line ﬁlter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to co-axial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA DTX500. The DTX500 is a compact drum trigger module that includes a wealth of rich, high-quality drum voices and is compatible with snare pads equipped with a pad controller. It also has a comprehensive variety of features that help you build your drumming and rhythm section skills, a built-in sequencer for recording your own songs and performances, an effective Groove Check function that helps you tighten your timing, and a versatile, multi-function metronome for enhancing your practice sessions. Moreover, it provides a large selection of preset songs that you can play along with and improve your ability in a variety of musical styles. To get the most out of your DTX500, please read this manual carefully. After reading through the manual, make sure to store it in a safe place so that you can refer back to it again as needed.

Accessories

Yamaha AC power adaptor (PA-130)* Module stand Module stand fastening screws x 2 Owner’s Manual (this book)

*May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.

About the Descriptions and Conventions in this Manual

• [DRUM KIT], [CLICK], etc.

Panel buttons and controls are indicated with [ ] (brackets).

• [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT], etc.

This means to simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [DRUM KIT] button.

•[

]/[

], etc.

This means that you can use either the [

• “Completed!”, etc.

Words in quotation marks indicate a message shown on the LCD display.

The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

] button or [

] button in the operation.

About the pads

This Owner’s Manual described the model names of the drum pads which can be connected to the DTX500. Note that these were the latest models at the time this Owner’s Manual was produced. For details about more recently released models, refer to the following website.

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/drums/ed/

DTX500 Owner’s Manual

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (page 3) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings. If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

Do not open

• This instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components in any way. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

If you notice any abnormality

• When one of the following problems occur, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the electric plug from the outlet. Then have the device inspected by Yamaha service personnel.

• The power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged.

• It emits unusual smells or smoke.

• Some object has been dropped into the instrument.

• There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

Location

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power switch is turned off, electricity is still ﬂowing to the product at the minimum level. When you are not using the product for a long time, make sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet.

• Use only the rack speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum.

• Be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Handling caution

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

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Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using

the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet.

Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment

This symbol on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products, please take them to applicable collection points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC.

By disposing of these products correctly, you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling.

For more information about collection and recycling of old products, please contact your local municipality, your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items.

[For business users in the European Union]

If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further information.

[Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union]

This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard these items, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

OBSERVERA!

Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av.

ADVARSEL:

stikkontakt, som er t endt — også selvom der or slukket på apparatets afbryder.

VAROITUS:

Netspændingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt, sålæenge netledningen siddr i en

Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin ei irroita koko laitetta verkosta.

(standby)

NOTICE

To avoid the possibility of damage to the product, data or other property, follow the notices below.

Handling and Maintenance

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

Saving data

• Never attempt to turn off the power while data is being written to Flash ROM (while a “now storing...” message is shown). Turning the power off in this state results in loss of all user data and may cause the system to freeze (due to corruption of data in the Flash ROM). This means that this instrument may not be able to start up properly, even when turning the power on next time.

Information

About copyrights

• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

About this manual

• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

• The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Main Features

The DTX500 is equipped with a high-quality 32-polyphony tone generator that produces realistic voices, includes a high-performance, multi-function metronome, a built-in sequencer and a variety of songs—all combined into a compact, portable package. The DTX500 is an exceptionally versatile instrument that can be used in a variety of situations such as live performance, personal practice, and much more.

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Drum Triggers

• The DTX500 drum trigger module is compatible with the new pads (XP series.)

• Built into the unit are twelve trigger input jacks and a hi-hat controller jack. The instrument also features jacks that are compatible with two-zone or three-zone pads (pads that transmit different signals depending on the area that is hit). Moreover, the snare drum jack is compatible with pad-controller-equipped pads. This lets you adjust the ‘virtual’ snares and the tuning—just as you would with an acoustic snare drum. All in all, the DTX500 has the operability, functionality and performance that is virtually equivalent to an acoustic drum kit.

•You can connect the DTX500 to an acoustic drum kit by using drum triggers such as Yamaha DT20. The setup data such as the trigger input types and sensitivity can be customized to suit your playing preferences, style and particular setup.

• Also included in the unit are 50 preset drum kits which naturally contain acoustic drum kits, and cover a wide range of music genres, such as rock, funk, jazz, reggae, Latin, etc. Moreover, User kit memory is available for storing 20 sets. With this, you can set up your own original drum kits using the various drum voices.

* The word “trigger” refers to the means by which hitting a pad sends a signal to the DTX500 as to what sound to play on the built-in

tone generator and how loud the sound should be played.

Tone Generator

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• The DTX500 is equipped with a high-quality, 16-bit AWM2 (PCM) tone generator with 32-voice polyphony that produces dynamic voices or exceptional realism. The voices—totalling 427—cover a wide range sounds, such as authentic acoustic drums, unique electronic percussion, sound effects, and much more. The instrument also features a built-in high-quality digital reverb for enhancing the sound.

High-performance Metronome

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• The DTX500 provides with a comprehensive, multi-function metronome, allowing various click settings for each note value. Each note value can be assigned its own separate click sound and pitch. You can also set a timer that will determine when the click stops and set breaks which how many measures the click will play and then be muted.

• The DTX500 also features a “Tap” function that lets you set the tempo for the song or click by tapping in tempo on a pad to any tempo you like. This lets you set whatever tempo you desire for playing or practicing.

Sequencer

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• The built-in sequencer contains a wide variety of 63 preset songs. Two functions that make the DTX500 great for practice are the Drum Mute Function, which mutes a speciﬁc drum part, and the Bass Solo function, which lets you play along with just the song’s bass part. The DTX500 also allows you to record your performance in real time—and allows you to play along with your recorded performance data.

• In addition to one main song that is controlled from the panel, three pad songs can be individually controlled and simultaneously played by trigger input from the pads.

Groove Check

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• The Groove Check function monitors your playing and provides instant feedback on your rhythmic skills, providing a powerful way to quickly improve your technique. It includes a Rhythm Gate function that produces sounds only if your timing is accurate, and also has a Challenge mode that evaluates your playing, giving you a letter grade—and makes mastering the drums easier and more fun than ever before.

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Interface

•A MIDI OUT jack on the rear panel lets you connect other devices and play sounds from an external tone generator or synchronize the metronome with an external sequencer. Also provided are an AUX IN jack, which lets you plug in and play along with an external audio device, such as a CD player or MD player, and a headphones jack for convenient practice without disturbing others.

DTX500 Owner’s Manual

Introduction ............................................................3

Accessories...............................................................3

About the Descriptions and Conventions

in this Manual ............................................................3

Main Features ...........................................................6

Controls and Functions.........................................8

Top Panel..................................................................8

Rear Panel ................................................................9

Connections ....................................................10

1 Connecting the Pads ..........................................10

Setting up with Acoustic Drums.......................10

2 Setting Up the Power Supply.............................. 10

3 Connecting to Speakers or Headphones............ 10

4 Turning the Power On.........................................11

5 Selecting the Trigger Setup ................................12

Time to Play.....................................................13

Using the Groove Check Function ............... 22

Groove Check Mode............................................... 22

Record Your Performance............................. 24

Recording System .................................................. 24

Create Your Own Original Drum Kit ............. 26

Factory Set ............................................................. 33

Trigger Setup Edit.......................................... 34

Trigger Setup procedure......................................... 34

Explanations of Each Display Page........................ 35

Error Messages ................................................... 38

Troubleshooting.................................................. 38

Index..................................................................... 40

Adjusting the Hi-hat.................................................14

Pad Controller Settings ...........................................15

Playing Along With the Click .........................16

Click Out Select.......................................................18

Tap Tempo Function ...............................................19

LED Display Setting ................................................19

Playing Along With a Song ............................20

Pad Function Settings .............................................21

Appendix.............................................................. 41

LCD Displays .......................................................... 41

MIDI Implementation Chart..................................... 44

Drum Voice List ...................................................... 45

Preset Drum Kit List................................................ 46

Preset Song List .................................................... 46

Specifications.......................................................... 47

MIDI Data Format ...................................................47

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Controls and Functions

Top Panel

8.8.8.

~~~~~YAMAHA ~~~~ ~~~ DTX drums~~

Drum Kit button (DRUM KIT)

(p. 12)

(p. 13)

•For entering the Drum Kit Select display

• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Trigger Setup Select page

• This button can also be used to temporarily mute all sounds of all voices.

Click button (CLICK)

•For entering the Click (Metronome) Setting page. (p. 16)

• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [CLICK] button to enter the Groove Check Setting display

Song button (SONG

•For entering the Song Select page

• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG enable recording standby mode for the DTX500.

• Press this button to start/stop song playback or recording.

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(p. 22)

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(p. 20)

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] button to

Shift button (SHIFT)

Holding this button and pressing another speciﬁc button switches to the function printed above each button on the top panel.

Select buttons (

•For selecting an item you want to edit (the selected item ﬂashes). If there are multiple pages either before or after the page currently displayed, the buttons are used to view the next or previous page. Hold the button to continuously move the ﬂashing cursor.

• Press these two buttons together to scroll continuously back and forth through the pages. Holding the [ pressing the [ holding the [ to the next.

• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [ select the trigger input you want to edit.

] button moves to the previous page while

] button ﬁrst and pressing the [

)

] button ﬁrst and

] button moves

]/[

] buttons to

Click ON/OFF button ( ON/OFF)

p. 16

•For starting/stopping the click sound (metronome). (

• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ON/OFF] button to enter the Tap Tempo Setting page. (p. 19)

)

u Save/Enter button (SAVE/ENTER)

•For saving data or executing an operation (Enter).

• Hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to enter the Utility page, which is used to make overall settings for operating the DTX500.

i Click lamp

The red lamp lights on the ﬁrst beat of every measure when the click or a song is playing. The other beats are indicated with a green light.

o LED display

For indicating the tempo, the number selected in the current page, or the click timer depending on the setting made. (p. 19)

!0 LCD display

For displaying important information and data used in operating the DTX500.

!1 Jog dial

Rotate the jog dial to change the value selected with the cursor (the ﬂashed item to be edited) in the display. Rotate the dial to the right (clockwise) to increase the value, and to the left to decrease. The jog dial can also be used to change the layer (A/B) and for Drum mute.

Hold the [SHIFT] button and rotate the knob to change the current tempo.

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Rear Panel

Controls and Functions

!2 !3 !6 !7 !8!5

!4 !9 @0 @1

!2 MIDI OUT jack

For sending data from the DTX500 to an external MIDI device. With this jack, you can use the DTX500 as a control device to trigger voices from an external tone generator, or synchronize song playback or the click of the DTX500 with the playback of an external sequencer. (p. 11)

!3 Trigger Input jacks (1SNARE thru 8KICK/9)

For connecting pads or drum triggers (Yamaha DT20, etc.) to receive trigger signals.

Connect external pads such as a snare, tom, etc., according to the indication below each input. (p. 10)

1SNARE ..................... Compatible with three-zone pads and the pad

controller.

2TOM1/ 0, 3TOM2/ !, 4TOM3/ @, 8KICK/ 9

.............................. Mono x 2 inputs

A Y-shaped cable (stereo plug—mono jack x 2; refer to the illustration below) can be used to trigger inputs 9, 0, !, and @ (monaural pad). Also, if the KP125W/125/65 kick pad is connected to this jack with a stereo cable, the external pad input jack on the KP125W/125/65 can be used as the input for input jacks 9, 0,

!, or @.

5RIDE, 6CRASH .....Compatible with three-zone pads.

7HI HAT .....................Compatible with stereo pads (with switches)

● Y-shaped cable

Stereo phone plug

Mono phone jack

!4 Hi-hat controller jack (HI HAT CONTROL)

For connecting a hi-hat controller.

* Use a cable with a stereo plug (shown below) when connect-

ing a hi-hat controller.

Double insulator

!5 Output jacks (OUTPUT L/MONO, R)

For connecting the DTX500 to an external ampliﬁer, mixer, etc.

For mono playback use the L/MONO jack. For stereo playback connect both L and R jacks. (p. 10)

!6 Headphones jack (PHONES)

Connect a set of stereo headphones to this jack to monitor the DTX500. (p. 10)

!7 AUX IN jack

Connect the output of an external audio device, etc., to this jack (stereo mini jack). (p. 11)

This is convenient for playing along with music from a CD player, etc.

* Use the volume control on the external device to adjust the

volume balance.

!8 Master Volume (VOLUME)

Adjusts the DTX500’s overall volume (output level of the signal sent via the OUTPUT jacks and PHONES jack). Rotate the knob clockwise to increase the volume, or counter-clockwise to decrease it.

!9 DC IN terminal (12V)

Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to this terminal. To prevent the adaptor from becoming unplugged, secure the cable to the cable clip.

@0 Cable clip

Prevents the power cord from accidentally becoming unplugged. (p. 10)

@1 Standby/On Switch

The power is turned on when the button is set to this position: (>). The power is off when set this way: (?).

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1 Connections

CAUTION

WARNING

CAUTION

Headphones

Monitor system for the DTX series MS100DR, MS50DR, etc.

OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks

PHONES jack

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to set up the DTX500. Read these instructions carefully and in the following order to ensure that the instrument sounds and operates properly: 1 Connecting the Pads → 2 Setting Up the Power Supply (p. 10) → 3 Connecting to Speakers or Head- phones (p. 10) → 4 Turning the Power On (p. 11) → 5 Selecting the Trigger Setup (p. 12)

You’ll need to change the Trigger Settings of the DTX500 according to the type of drum set you are using. If the setting is not appropriate, problems may occur—such as improper sound, or inappropriate volume balance among the pads. Refer to the “Selecting the Trigger Setup” section on page 12 on how to select the appropriate setup.

1 Connecting the Pads

!! IMPORTANT !!

Referring to the illustration below, connect the output cable from each pad to each Trigger Input jack located on the rear panel of the DTX500. For details, see the Assembly Manual that comes with the drum set you are using.

CAUTION

•To prevent electric shock and damage to the devices, make sure the power is switched OFF on the DTX500 and all related devices before making any connections to the DTX500’s input and output jacks.

Setting up with Acoustic Drums

The DTX500 can be played from an acoustic drum kit if the kit is ﬁtted with an optional set of drum triggers (such as Yamaha DT20 Drum Triggers) and the triggers are properly connected to the input jacks of the DTX500.

2 Setting Up the Power Supply

A special power source adaptor supplies power to the DTX500.

2-1. Make sure that the Standby/On Switch of the DTX500 is

set to the standby (?) position.

• Make sure that the power adaptor’s cord is not bent at an extreme angle when wrapping the cord around the clip. Doing this can damage or sever the cord and create a ﬁre hazard.

2-3. Connect the other end of the power cord to an AC outlet.

• Please use the speciﬁed AC power adaptor. The use of any other adaptors may cause irregular operation or damage to the device.

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the DTX500. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the DTX500.

• Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the DTX500, or during electrical storms.

3 Connecting to Speakers or

Headphones

Since the DTX500 has no built-in speakers, you’ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly monitor it.

2-2. Connect the DC plug of the included AC power adaptor to

the DC IN terminal on the rear panel.

To prevent the cord from being unplugged accidentally,

wrap the cord around the cable clip and secure it.

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CAUTION

Audio equipment

(ﬁrst mixer, then ampliﬁer)

DTX500 (MIDI Master)

MIDI slave

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1 Connections

NOTICE

• Whenever making connections, make sure that the plug on the cable being used corresponds to the type of jack on the device.

OUTPUT L/MONO, R jacks (standard mono phone)

These jacks allow you to connect the DTX500 to an external ampliﬁer + speakers and produce full, ampliﬁed sound, or connect the DTX500 to audio recording equipment for recording your own performance.

* Use the DTX500’s OUTPUT L/MONO jack when connect-

ing to a device with a mono input.

●

PHONES jack (standard stereo phone jack)

Use the VOLUME knob on the rear panel to adjust the headphone volume.

CAUTION

• Do not use the DTX500 at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be damaged.

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AUX IN jack (stereo mini phone jack)

The audio output from a MP3 player or CD player connected to the AUX IN jack can be mixed with the sound of the DTX500 and transmitted via the OUTPUT jacks or PHONES jack. This jack can be used when you want to play along with your favorite songs.

* Use the volume control on the external device (MP3 player,

etc.) to adjust the volume balance.

4Turning the Power On

4-1. Make sure the volume settings of the DTX500 and external

devices are turned down to the minimum.

4-2.

Turn the power on (>) by pressing the Standby/On

Switch on the rear panel of the DTX500, then turn on the

power of the ampliﬁers.

4-3.

To turn off the power, press the Standby/On Switch

again.

• Even when the instrument is turned off, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the DTX500 for a long time, make sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

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Connecting a Mixer or MIDI Devices

Make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way to the minimum. Then turn on the every device in your setup in the order of MIDI masters (controllers), MIDI slaves (receivers), then audio equipment (mixers, ampliﬁers, speakers, etc.).

When powering down the setup, ﬁrst turn down the volume for each audio devices, then switch off each device in the reverse order (ﬁrst audio equipment, then MIDI).

8.8.8.

~~~~~YAMAHA ~~~~ ~~~ DTX drums~~

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MIDI OUT jack

The MIDI functions on the DTX500 lets you play voices on an external tone generator with the pads of the DTX500, or synchronize the DTX500’s song or click playback with the playback of an external sequencer.

About MIDI

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a worldwide standard that enables you to connect instruments and computers—of different manufacturers and different types—and transmit performance and other data among them.

* Also, use a MIDI cable that is not more than 15 meters in

length. Using a longer cable may result in irregular operation and other problems.

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5 Selecting the Trigger Setup

This setting lets you select the Trigger Setup that most closely matches the trigger output levels and functions of your pads.

Use the operation described below to select the Trigger Setup you want to use.

● Procedure

5-1. Press the [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT] buttons to view Page 1 in

the Trigger Setup Select display (TRG1).

TRG1~~~еееееееее 1~:XP~Med~~~~~~‚

5-2. Rotate the jog dial to select the Trigger Setup that matches

the drum kit you are using.

TRG1~~~еееееееее 5~:STD~Med~~~~~‚

Tr igger Setup

NOTE

• If you want to replace some of the pads from your drum set, or if you need to solve any crosstalk problems, the operation “Trigger Setup Edit” on page 34 describes how to make a detailed setting for each pad after the above setting is done. If you have created a setup for these reasons, that setup can be saved to one of the Trigger Setup locations (8-11).

● About Connecting Pads

• The DTX500’s input jack parameters are preset with settings suitable for pads when an appropriate Trigger Setup is selected. If you intend to connect any other type of pad or a drum trigger (Yamaha DT20, etc.) to the input jack, that jack’s parameters (sensitivity, etc.) should be changed to settings that suit the particular pad. Pad sensitivity is set in the Trigger Setup Select display’s Page 3 [TRG3 Gain] setting (p. 36).

•Pad-controller-equipped pads like the XP100SD, TP100, etc., can be connected to Trigger Input jack 1SNARE.

• Three-zone pads like the TP65S, PCY155/150S, PCY135/ 130SC, etc., can be connected to Trigger Input jacks 5RIDE and 6CRASH.

• 7HI HAT is a stereo input type jack. Pads equipped with trigger switches like the TP65S, PCY65S, PCY130S, etc. can be connected to this jack.

• The 2TOM1/ 0, 3TOM2/ !, 4TOM3/ @ jacks corre- spond to a two-trigger input that uses a stereo jack for L and R. A Y-shaped cable (stereo plug—mono jack x 2) can be used to input two trigger signals.

• The 8KICK/ 9 jack accepts a two-trigger input using a stereo cable and jack for L and R signals. A Y-shaped cable (stereo plug—mono jack x 2) can be used to input two trigger signals. Also, if the KP125W/125/65 kick pad is connected to the DTX500’s input jack 9 with a stereo cable, the external pad input jack on the KP125W/125/65 can be used as the input for Input jack 9.

• In addition to the 8KICK/ 9 jack, the 2TOM1/ 0, 3TOM2/

, and 4 TOM3/ @ jacks can be used to con-

nect a second bass drum pedal to create a double-bass drum set.

● Trigger Setup List

No. Name Features

1 XP Med

Drum Set with new pads

2 XP Dyna

3 SP Med

4 SP Dyna

5 STD Med

6 STD Dyna

7 DT10/20 — Use for DT10/20 drum trigger systems applied to acoustic drums.

UserTrig —

* In the default setting, “1: XP Med” is selected.

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for DTXPRESS IV Special Drum Set

for DTXPRESS IV

Standard Drum Set

Normal Setting

Wide dynamic range. This setting is designed for maximum expressive control, allowing performance subtleties over a wide dynamic range. Excessive vibration however, may result in crosstalk (sound being produced by other pads).

Normal Setting

Allows creation of custom trigger setups. (→Settings are made using Trigger Setup Edit on page 34.)

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KIT2~~~ƒsnare~~˙ ”S01:OakCustom~‚

KIT3~~~ƒsnare~~ ”~~Volume=120~~‚

KIT3~~~™tom1~~~˙ ”~~Volume=120~~‚

Volume (0–127)

Pad (Input jack)

Layer (˙/¶)

Now that your DTX500 is properly connected, it’s time to make some music!

Play the DTX500

While hitting the pads, turn the VOLUME knob on the rear panel to raise the overall volume to a comfortable level.

The trigger input level will be displayed in the bar graph in the upper right corner of the display. The bar graph indicates the input levels of the following input jacks.

KIT1~~~∑еееееш¥е

Bar graph

1~:Oak~Custom~~‚

Bar graph (from left) Corresponding input jacks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Select a Drum Kit

A ‘Drum Kit’ is a collection of drum sounds (or voices) that play when you hit the pads. Try selecting some of the Drum Kits (1–50) and enjoy the variety of sounds and drum setups available.

* Preset Drum Kit List (p. 46)

Rotate the jog dial to select a Drum Kit.

1 SNARE 2 TOM1/ 0 3 TOM2/ ! 4 TOM3/ @ 5 RIDE 6 CRASH 7 HI HAT 8 KICK 8 PAD 9

KIT1~~~еееееееее 1~:Oak~Custom~~‚

Drum kit Number Drum kit Name

Change the Volume for Each Pad

Change the volume for each pad and adjust the overall balance of the Drum Kit.

Press the [ page.

The following display appears and the ﬂashing cursor is at “

˙” in the LCD.

Press the [ “S” position, the ﬁrst character of “S01:OakCustom”.

Press the [

Use the [ item (the cursor ﬂashes). When the page only contains a single item, pressing the [ previous page.

* The “‚” mark on the lower right side of the display indicates

that a succeeding page is available. Likewise, the “”” mark on the lower left side of the display indicates that a previous page is available.

In the KIT 3 page, hit the pad for which you want to change the volume. The selected pad (input jack) is shown in the upper half of the display. Rotate the jog dial to adjust the volume (the value is ﬂashing) of the pad.

* Some drum voices have two voices in a layer (in other words,

two voices sound at the same time when a pad is hit). In case of two-layer voices, select the side of the display (press the [ mark ﬂashes, and use the jog dial to select) then adjust each volume.

>] button once in the previous Drum Kit Select

>] button again to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

>] button twice to view the KIT 3 page.

<]/[>] buttons in this manner to select the desired

<]/[>] buttons will select the next or

or ¶ mark in the upper right

<]/[>] buttons so that the

Try out the different drum kits and select one drum kit you like.

* Some Drum Kits have pad songs and drum loops that start

playback when the corresponding pad is hit.

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UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5‚

UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=-12~T=~~5‚

UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=-12~T=~20‚

NOTICE

• An asterisk “*” will appear next to “KIT3” in the display

once the volume is changed, indicating that the kit has been edited. This asterisk will disappear after the Store operation (p. 32) is carried out. If a different drum kit is selected, etc., before carrying out the Store operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to keep changes made to the data, make sure you carry out the Store operation.

KIT3*~~™tom1~~~˙ ”~~Volume=110~~‚

Change the Output Sound Quality

Use the Master Equalizer found on Utility Page 5 to change the output sound quality. Overall settings for the DTX500 are set in the Utility pages.

First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to view the Utility pages.

Utility (Page 1)

UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5‚

Adjusting the Hi-hat

Hi-hat adjustment is used to determine the point at which the hi-hat closes when the hi-hat pedal (foot controller) is pressed. You can also set the threshold at which foot ‘splashes’ are produced.

* This setting is only valid when a foot controller is con-

nected to the HI HAT CONTROL jack. The setting has no effect on a foot controller connected to any other jack.

Operation

1. Press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to view

Utility Page 1. Use this display to adjust the hi-hat.

2. To set the point at which the hi-hat closes, move the

ﬂashing cursor to the “HHofs=” value then use the jog dial to adjust the value. The range of adjustment is -32 to 0 to +32. Smaller values produce a shallower closing point.

Press the [

>] button ﬁve times to view Utility Page 5.

UTIL5~MasterEQ ”Lo=+~2~Hi=+~2~‚

Now use the Master Equalizer (two-band shelving type) setting to change the sound quality. “Lo=” is for the low-range gain setting (+0dB to +12dB) and “Hi=” for the high-range gain setting (+0dB to +12dB). Press the [ item you want to set, then rotate the jog dial to set its value.

<]/[>] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

UTIL5~MasterEQ ”Lo=+~8~Hi=+~0~‚

You can also adjust or set the individual pad voices, tuning, reverb type/level, and other settings that ﬁne tune the DTX500 (p. 26).

To set the ease at which foot splashes are produced, move the ﬂashing cursor to the “T=” value then use the jog dial to adjust the value.

Settings include “off” and a range of 1 to 127. Larger values make foot splashes that are long and easier to produce. When this is set to “off,” foot splashes are not produced.

*Too high a value will make foot splashes too easy to pro-

duce, resulting in the continuous production of foot splashes when the pedal is held down continuously.

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TRG1~~~еееееееее 1~:XP Med~~~~~~‚

TRG2*~ƒsnare~~0% ”Type=SN-1~~~~~‚

• An asterisk “*” will appear next to “TRG2” in the dis-

play if the data has been changed. This asterisk will disappear after the Store operation (p. 34) is carried out. If a different drum kit is selected or the power is turned off before carrying out the Store operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to use the selected pad again, make sure to carry out the Store operation.

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Pad Controller Settings

When a pad-controller-equipped pad (XP100SD, etc.) is connected, you can adjust the snares setting and tightness, tuning, or tempo by rotating the pad controller knob of the pad.

Operation

In the default setting, you can adjust the snares setting and tightness using the pad controller of the XP100SD (the snare drum pad). To use functions other than the snares adjustment, change the setting as follows.

Press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Drum Kit Select display.

KIT1~~~_________ 1~:Oak~Custom~~‚

Next, continue pressing the [>] button until Page 22 of the Drum Kit Select pages is called up.

Rotate the jog dial to change the value for “

PadCtl=

tions.

off snares

tuning

tempo ...... Adjusting the tempo

”. You can select from the following func-

.......... No function is assigned.

.... Adjusting the snares setting and tight-

ness (also affects the open rim sound)

.... Tuning adjustment (also affects the open

rim sound)

Operation with pad controller)

Here’s how you can use the pad with pad controller (XP100SD) as a snare drum.

Connect the XP100SD with trigger input 1SNARE on the DTX500.

Press the [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT] buttons to view the Tr igger Setup display.

Next, press the [>] button once to view the following display (pad type). Hit the snare pad to view “ of the display, then rotate the jog dial to set “

(Replacing the pad with one equipped

* The other trigger input jacks other than the 1 SNARE are

not compatible with pad-controller-equipped pads. The pad controller will not work if this type of pad is connected to a trigger input jack other than 1 SNARE.

Type=SN-1

ƒsnare

.”

” in the upper half

KIT22* ”PadCtl=tuning~‚

NOTICE

• An asterisk “*” will appear next to “KIT22” in the

display if the data has been changed. This asterisk will disappear after the Store operation (p. 32) is carried out. If a different drum kit is selected or the power is turned off before carrying out the Store operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to keep changes made to the data, make sure to carry out the Store operation.

NOTICE

Now you are ready to use the pad-controllerequipped pad. See the section “Operation” in the left column to change the function you want to use for the pad controller.

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Tempo

Click Setting display (page 1)

Click Timer

Click Master Volume

Click Set Number: Click Set Name

Beat

CLK1~~~~∫~B=4~÷ç 1~:User~~~⁄=123‚

CLK1*~~~∫~B=4~÷ç 1~:User~~~⁄=130‚

Play the DTX500 along with the click (metronome). The DTX500 is equipped with a high-performance metronome that gives you a comprehensive variety of settings and allows you to create complex rhythms.

Start the Click (Metronome)

Press the [ ON/OFF] button to start the click sound. The left lamp lights in red on the ﬁrst beat of every measure when the click is playing. Other beats are indicated with the right lamp in green. The click tempo ( LED display. Press the [ ON/OFF] button again to stop.

* If tempo is not shown, change the LED display setting (p.

19) to “Disp=tempo.”

q=) is also indicated on the

1st beat (red) Other beats (green)

123

Set the settings for Click Set, Tempo, Beat,

etc.

By ﬁne tuning the different note value clicks that are shown in the illustration below, the DTX500 can be used to create a variety of click patterns. The patterns you set are called Click Sets, and you can save up to 30 original patterns in the DTX500’s memory.

Example: Beat timings used when Beat=4

Use this display to select the desired Click Set, and then set the beat, tempo, timer, and the click sound’s overall volume. Press the [ item you want to set, then rotate the jog dial to set its value.

• Click Set Number [Range] 1 to 30

• Beat [Range] 1 to 9

•Tempo [Range] 30 to 300

• Click Timer [Range] 0 to 600 seconds (in 30-second

• Click Master Volume [Range] 0 to 16

<]/[>] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

Selects the Click Set to be used.

Determines the click’s time signature.

Determines the click’s tempo (

* The tempo can also be set using the Tap Tempo Func-

tion. This function lets you set the song or click’s tempo by tapping in tempo on a pad. With this, you can set the tempo to one that feels best to you. Refer to page 19 for more information.

steps)

This function is used to automatically stop the click at the time set in this setting.

* The value (the remaining number of seconds) of the Click

Timer can be shown in the LED display. Refer to page 19 for more information.

Determines the click’s overall volume.

* When the ﬂashing cursor is not positioned here, the

speaker icon will be displayed.

q=).

Press the [CLICK] button to view Click Setting Page 1.

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CLK1~~~~∫~B=4~÷ç 1~:User~~~⁄=123‚

NOTICE

• An asterisk “*” will appear next to “CLK1” in the display

if settings for beat and tempo are changed. This asterisk will disappear after the Store operation (p. 18) is carried out. If a different Click Set is selected, etc., before carrying out the Store Operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to keep changes made to the data, make sure to carry out the Store Operation.

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Voice Category/Voice Number: Voice Name

CLK5*Sound=¤ ”E20:Click1~~~~‚

Click Value Type

Tuning

CLK6*Sound=¤ ”~~Tune=+~0.0

Create Your Own Original Click Set

Press the [>] button to view Click Setting Page 2.

CLK2*~A˘=9~⁄=9 ”~‹=6~ßß=4~Œ=2~‚

Use this display to set the individual volume levels (0 to 9) for each of the ﬁve click beats. Set the volume level to “0” if you don’t want the beat to sound. Use this page to create your own original click set.

*For details about the ﬁve click beats, see the illustration

example “Beat timings used when Beat=4” in step 2 on page

16.

Set the Click Measure Break

Press the [>] button to view Click Setting Page 3.

CLK3*MeasBreak ”Meas=1~Brk=3~~‚

The Click Measure Break puts a muted “break” for the number of measures decided with the “Brk” setting (off, 1 to 9) after the click has played for the number of measures determined by the “Meas” setting (1 to 9). When values are set as above, the click is played for a measure then muted for 3 measures.

* Decide the number of measures to be muted at “Brk=” then

the number of measures to be played at “Meas=.”

* If the setting “Brk=off” is used, the click will not be muted.

Set the User Click Sounds

Press the [>] button to view Click Setting Page 5.

You can assign a different drum voice to each of the ﬁve click voices.

* This setting is only available if “UserClick” is selected in

the CLK4 page.

First, select the click value type (A˘, ⁄, ‹, ßß, Œ) in the upper half of the display, then move the ﬂashing cursor to the lower half of the display and select the voice you want to assign to the click.)

First, select the voice category.

● Voice Category

K : Kick S : Snare T : Tom C : Cymbal H : Hi-hat P : Percussion E : Effect

Next, select the voice number and voice name. If the voice number is set to “ for the voice name and no sound will be produced.

,” the indication “

NoAssign

” is shown

Set the Click Sound Set

Press the [>] button to view page 4 in the Click Setting display.

CLK4*Sound ”~1:Metronome~~‚

The Click Sound Set is used to assign the ﬁve different click sounds that are produced by the metronome. The sounds are changed as a group.

[Range] Metronome, Wood Block, Percussion,

Agogo, Stick, Pulse, UserClick

With the “UserClick” setting you can use the CLK5 and CLK6 pages to ﬁne-tune the click sound settings.

Tuning the User Click Sounds

Press the [>] button to view Click Setting Page 6.

You can individually tune each of the ﬁve click sounds.

* This setting is only available if “UserClick” is selected in

the CLK4 page.

First, select the click value type in the upper half of the display, and then move the ﬂashing cursor to the lower half of the display and set the tuning value in semitones (-24.0 to 0 to + 24.0).

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•You can use the Factory Set operation to reset the click sets 1 through 30 to their original factory condition. However, please proceed with caution because carrying out this operation will rewrite the DTX500’s entire contents (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8–11, User Drum Kits 51–70, User Songs 64–83, Utility settings) with the data that was set in the unit’s memory when it was shipped from the factory (p. 33).

UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5‚

UTIL2~Click ”OutSel=mix~~~~‚

Save an Original Click Set

After creating your own original Click Set, save it in the DTX500’s memory using the Store Operation described below.

NOTICE

•Any changes made to the data will be lost if another Click Set is selected before carrying out the store operation. If you want to keep settings or changes, make sure to carry out the Store Operation.

8-1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. The following dis-

play will appear.

Store Destination

NOTE

Click Out Select

CLK~save~to~1 :[User~~]

Click Set Name

8-2. Rotate the jog dial to select the destination memory

number (1 to 30) to which you want to store the Click

Set.

8-3. If you want to change the Click Set name, press the

[

<]/[>] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

character you want to edit, then rotate the jog dial to

select the desired character. A Click Set name can con-

tain a maximum of six characters, and these can be

selected from the following list.

space

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_` abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}≥≤

8-4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again. A prompt

appears asking you to conﬁrm the Store operation.

CLK~save~to~1

~Are~you~sure~?

8-5. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to actually execute

the Store operation.

*To cancel the Store operation, press any button

except for the [SAVE/ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons. (When “Are you sure?” appears in the display, the jog dial will also cancel the operation.)

The following display appears after the Store opera-

tion is complete.

The DTX500 lets you select from which output jack the signal of the click (metronome) is sent. Click output and performance output can be routed to separate outputs.

Operation

1. First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to call up the Utility display.

2. Next, press the [>] button twice to call up the follow- ing display.

3. Rotate the jog dial to select the output from the outputs listed below.

mix

clickL The click signal is output from the OUTPUT L

clickR The click signal is output from the OUTPUT R

* The PHONES jack outputs the same signal as the OUT-

PUT jacks. The settings in this section would then also be applied to the PHONES jack’s stereo L and R.

This is the standard output setting. The click signal is output from both the OUTPUT L and R jacks.

jack only. All drum performance and song playback are output in mono via the OUTPUT R jack.

jack only. All drum performance and song playback are output in mono via the OUTPUT L jack.

~~~Completed!

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UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5‚

UTIL4~LED ”~Disp=tempo~~~‚

Even though a parameter value other than “tempo” is shown in the LED display, when tempo is changed by one of the operations below, the new tempo brieﬂy appears in the LED after the change is made.

• When the tempo is changed by holding the [SHIFT] button and rotating the jog dial.

• When operating a pad controller (p. 15) whose function is set to “tempo.”

• When hitting a speciﬁc pad whose pad function (p. 21) is set to “inc tempo” or “dec tempo.”

Tap Tempo Function

With the Tap Tempo Function, you can set the song or click’s tempo by manually tapping in the tempo on a pad. This lets you set the tempo to one that is most comfortable for you.

The [

]/[>>>>] buttons can also be used to set the tempo

instead of tapping on a pad.

Operation

1. Press the [SHIFT] + [ ON/OFF] button. The Tap Tempo Setting display shown below will appear.

* The Tap Tempo function can even be used during song

playback or while the click is sounding.

TAP~TEMPO ¤=123~≠ªªªª

2. Tap on the pad at the tempo in which you want to play the song. (Or use the [<]/[>] buttons.) Tap on the pad steadily and repeatedly—as many times as there are circles (≠ªªªª) in the display. Every time you tap a circle disappears, and the resulting tempo value is set and shown in the LED display.

*Any pad will do.

* The jog dial can also be used to change the tempo value.

LED Display Setting

Generally, the tempo is shown in the LED display. You can change the value to be displayed to one of the following three types.

tempo ..... Shows the current tempo.

mode........ • When pressing the [DRUM KIT] button:

Drum kit Number

• When pressing the [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT] buttons: Trigger Setup Number

• When pressing the [SONG] button: Song Number

• When pressing the [CLICK] button: Click Set Number

• When pressing the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ ENTER] buttons: Shows nothing.

• Others: Shows the current tempo.

timer ......Shows the current click timer (p. 16).

Operation

1. First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to call up the Utility pages.

2. Next, press the [>] button four times to call up the fol- lowing page.

3. Press the [ ON/OFF] button to hear your newly set tempo.

4. Press the [DRUM KIT], [CLICK], or [SONG >/■] but- ton to exit from the Tap Tempo page. In the Click Setting page and Song Select page, the tempo is set to the newly selected tempo. If the song or click is playing, the tempo will immediately change to the new tempo.

3. Rotate the jog dial to select the type you want to display.

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Tempo Song Volume

SONG1~~~⁄=130~11 1~:Demo~1~~~~∞¢‚

SONG1~~~⁄=130~÷› 1~:Demo~1~~~~∞¢‚

Rotate the jog dial

clockwise.

˚¡

Mute

(The drum part

doesn’t play.)

Rotate the jog dial counterclockwise.

∞¢

Cancel the mute

function.

(The drum part plays.)

UTIL6~MasterTune ”~~Tune=+18.0~~‚

The DTX500 contains a wide variety of 63 preset songs. Try selecting among these and play along with them—they are effective tools that help you learn how to drum and master drumming techniques. The DTX500 conveniently lets you mute the drum part of a song and have only the bass part sound during playback, so you can play the drum part yourself.

Select a Song

Select one of the DTX500’s songs and listen. The DTX500 contains 63 preset songs that, in addition to drums, include accompaniment with keyboard, brass, and other voices.

* Preset Song List (p. 46)

Press the [SONG >/■] button to view the Song Select display.

SONG1~~~⁄=123~÷ç 1~:Demo~1~~~~∞¢‚

Make sure the song number is ﬂashing, then use the jog dial to select a song number (1 to 63) you want to listen to.

* When a different song is selected, the drum kit changes to

one that matches the song.

SONG1~~~⁄=123~÷ç 1~:Demo~1~~~~∞¢‚

Song Number

Listen to the Song

Press the [SONG >/■] button and after the count, the song will start playback from the beginning.

After the song has played to the end, it will automatically start playing from the beginning again.

Press the [SONG

>/■] button to stop playback.

Song Name

* The tempo can also be set using the Tap Tempo function.

This lets you set the song or click’s tempo by tapping in tempo on a pad. With this, you can conveniently set the tempo to one that feels best to you. Refer to page 19 for more information.

Mute the Drum Part

Try playing along with the song.

Press the [ ﬂashes in the lower right side of the display.

Next, rotate the jog dial clockwise to change the mark to “

˚¡” in the lower right side of the display, to mute the drum

part of the song during playback.

>] button several times so that the “∞¢” mark

* If you’ve changed the song’s tempo or its voices and want to

return to the original, re-select the song.

* If a different song is selected during song playback, the new

song will start playback from the beginning.

Adjust the Song’s Volume and Tempo

Use the [<]/[>] buttons to select the tempo value (the value ﬂashes), and then use the jog dial to set the song’s playback tempo (q = 30–300).

Next, press the [ right. The speaker icon will change to a numeric value and ﬂash. This determines the volume (range: 0–16) for parts other than the drum. Rotate the jog dial and adjust the balance between the song accompaniment and your performance.

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>] button to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

Now play the drum part yourself. To cancel the Drum Mute function and hear the original

drums, rotate the jog dial counterclockwise to change the “

˚¡” mark to “∞¢” again.

* The Drum Mute setting can also be changed during song

playback.

Adjust the Tuning

The song’s tuning can be adjusted in increments of 10 cents.

The Tuning setting is found in the Utility pages.

First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to call up the Utility pages. Next, press the [ the Master Tuning page shown below, then use the jog dial to adjust the tuning in semitones (-24.0 to 0 to +24.0).

>] button 7 times to view

Play Along with Bass Solo

UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5‚

UTIL7~~ƒsnare ”Func=off~~~~~~‚

UTIL7~~™tom1 ”Func=clkOn/Off‚

Pad (trigger input source) to which a pad function is assigned

Function assigned to the pad

The useful Bass Solo function lets you isolate just the bass part during playback and play along with it. Since this function mutes the other accompaniment parts, it lets you concentrate on mastering the important technique of ‘locking in’ with the bass and forming a tight rhythm section.

First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to call up the Utility pages.

Next, press the [ ing page. Rotate the jog dial and select “BassSolo=on.”

>] button three times to call up the follow-

UTIL3~Song ”~BassSolo=off~‚

With this set, press the [SONG back—only the bass part will be heard.

*You may ﬁnd that with the drum part muted or the bass solo,

it may be a little difﬁcult to keep time. In this case, use the click along with the song. Using the click sound as a reference will make it easier to play along with the song. Press the [ ON/OFF] button to have the click play in tempo along with song playback. Press the [ ON/OFF] button again to stop.

* Changing the song will normally change the drum kit to the

kit that is pre-assigned to the song. If you want to use a different drum kit when playing along with the song, press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Drum Kit Select display, and then select another drum kit number. If a different song is selected while Drum Mute is active, the drum kit will not change when a different song is selected.

>/■] button to start play-

4 Playing Along With a Song

Pad Function Settings

The DTX500 conveniently lets you execute important operations by hitting a speciﬁc pad—without having to press buttons on the panel. You can assign the following functions to the pads.

off ................... Normal operation.

inc~kitNo..... Increases the drum kit number by 1

(increment).

dec~kitNo..... Decreases the drum kit number by 1

(decrement).

inc~clkNo..... Increases the click set number by 1

(increment).

dec~clkNo..... Decreases the click set number by 1

(decrement).

inc~tempo..... Increases the value of the tempo by 1

(increment).

dec~tempo..... Decreases the value of the tempo by 1

(decrement).

clkOn/Off..... Switches the click sound on/off.

Operation

1. First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to call up the Utility pages.

2. Press the [>] button several times to call up the UTIL7 page.

3. To select the pad (Trigger Input Source) to which you want to assign a function, simply hit the target pad, or press the [SHIFT] + [<]/[>] buttons.

4. Rotate the jog dial to select the desired function.

In the above setting, the click sound can be switched ON/OFF by hitting the tom1 pad which is connected to the 2TOM1/ 0 jack.

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• The level (evaluation) when the challenge mode begins is set to D.

Status display for evaluation

Ã, ≥, À

Remaining number of hits

The percentage in which

sound is produced

GRV1~--æ√æ’æææ-80Hits/~16%(DÀ)‚

Rhythm gate range

Current level (evaluation) A (best) to F (worst)

Your hit

Perfect timing

Another highly useful feature of the DTX500 is the Groove Check function. As you play along with a song or the click, Groove Check compares your timing with the song or click playback and lets you know how accurate your playing is. The related Rhythm Gate function—in which the sound is cancelled if your timing is off—also offers you a great way to improve your technique.

Groove Check Mode

The Groove Check function has the following two modes.

● Numeric Display Mode

In this mode, the accuracy of your drum hits is shown in numeric display.

The aspects shown in the numeric display are the average inaccuracy in the timing of each hit and the deviation in timing inaccuracy of all hits. To use this mode, select one of the modes other than “Challenge” from the Rhythm Gate settings in the GRV2 page.

* Hit timing display

If your timing is slow or you’re dragging the beat, the mark will move to the right side of the display. If your timing is fast or you’re pushing the beat, the mark will move to the left.

*Rhythm Gate range

With the Rhythm Gate function, sound is produced only if the hit is within the speciﬁed range, and sound is not produced if the hit is outside this range. The range of Rhythm Gate can be selected from three levels according to the degree of difﬁculty and if this is set to off, sound is always produced, no matter what your timing is. The selected range is shown in the lower side of the upper half of the display.

*Tempo

The jog dial can be used to adjust the tempo for the song or click from 30 to 300.

* Inaccurate timing display

The average inaccuracies in timing as compared to the note value set in page GRV4 are shown in numeric display. Range: 0 (perfectly accurate), 1–9 (in units of 1/24 of a 16th note)

The deviation in timing inaccuracy is 0.0 to 9.9. Of course, the smaller this value is, more “in the pocket” your playing is.

Your hit

Perfect timing

of Rhythm Gate according to the result. The tolerance automatically narrows if your hits are accurate and widens if your hits are inaccurate.

This mode can be used by selecting “Challenge” from the Rhythm Gate settings in the GRV2 page.

* Hit timing display

Just as with the Numeric Display mode, your timing is displayed with an icon.

*Rhythm gate range

The set range of the Rhythm Gate is shown in the lower side of the upper half of the display.

After a pad (pads) is hit a speciﬁc number of times, the DTX500 evaluates the accuracy of the hits and sets the range of Rhythm Gate automatically.

● Hit accuracy evaluation

In the lower half of the display, the number of remaining hits and the current evaluation result (%) are shown.

The current level (evaluation) and the status change during playback. If your playing accuracy result (%) was 90% or more, the level is raised one step, and if accuracy is 60% or less, the level is lowered one step.

• Current level (evaluation): A (best) to F (worst)

• The icon and the meaning of evaluation : Increases the strictness (as you continue playing in

the same way)

: Maintains the same strictness (as you continue play-

≥

ing in the same way)

: Decreases the strictness (as you continue playing in

the same way)

NOTE

*Tempo

Tempo is not shown in the Challenge mode display. To change the tempo, hold the [SHIFT] button and rotate the jog dial. You can adjust the tempo for the song or click from 30 to 300 (the tempo is shown in the LED display).

GRV1~--æ√æ’æææ-⁄=130~Gr=-2œ0.0‚

Tempo

● Challenge Mode

The DTX500 automatically evaluates the accuracy of 100 times hits over six grade levels from A to F and sets the range

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Average inaccuracy

in timing (-9 to +9)

Rhythm gate range

Deviation in timing inaccuracy (0.0 to 9.9)

Now let’s use the Groove Check function.

5 Using the Groove Check Function

GRV4 ”~~Note=⁄(4)

Timing (Note value)

Select a Song or a Click Set

First, select the song or click set that you want to play along with.

Set the Rhythm Gate (select a mode)

Press the [SHIFT] + [CLICK] buttons to call up page 1 (GRV1) in the Groove Check Setting pages.

GRV1~--æææ’æææ-⁄=123~Gr=~0œ0.0‚

Next, press the [>] button once to call up the GRV2 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Rhythm Gate.

GRV2~RhythmGate ”Mode=easy

Rhythm Gate setting

● Rhythm Gate settings

off .................Sound is always produced

easy...............Wide tolerance for sound production

(easy)

normal .......... Mid-level tolerance for sound production

(average)

pro .................Narrow tolerance for sound production

(difﬁcult)

challenge...Tolerance changes by automatic evalua-

tion (Challenge mode)

Set the Timing (note value)

Press the [>] button to view page GRV4, then rotate the jog dial to select the note value of the timing you want to check.

[Range] Accent A˘, quarter note ⁄(4),

eighth note Ö(8), sixteenth note Ü(16), eighth note triplet Ö3

Start the Groove Check

After setup is complete, start playback of the song ([SONG

>/■]) or the click sound ([ ON/OFF]) and go back to the

Groove Check’s main menu (the GRV1 page).

Groove Check begins as soon as you hit the pad speciﬁed in the GRV3 page.

Play as accurately as possible

Listen to the song or click and concentrate on playing the pads accurately. The jog dial can be used to adjust the tempo for the song or click.

If the Numeric Display mode is selected, stop the song or click and check the results. Change the Rhythm Gate setting, pad type, or note value as you like and enjoy practicing.

* The Groove Check’s results are reset the next time song or

click starts playing.

Note value set in GRV4 page

AAABBB B

A: Range within which sound is produced. (The gate narrows

as the setting changes from “easy” to “normal” to “pro.”)

B: Range within which sound will not be produced even though

the pad is struck.

Select the Pad

Press the [>] button to call up the GRV3 page, then rotate the jog dial to select the pad (Trigger Input Source) that you want to check. The “ALL” setting selects all pads.

[Range] ƒsnare, ™tom1, ... ƒ™pad12, all

GRV3 ”~Input=ƒsnare~‚

Pad (Trigger Input Source)

If the Challenge mode is selected, when the remaining hits become zero, the ﬁnal evaluation is displayed in six levels from A to F. With this evaluation, the range over which the sound is produced is set automatically. The higher the evaluation (A is the highest and F the lowest), the narrower the tolerance becomes.

* The Groove Check’s results are reset the next time song or

click starts playing. The current level (evaluation) and the range over which sound is produced are also reset.

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● How Quantize Works (an example)

Recorded notes were not played in time.

The Quantize Function aligns the timing.

Perfect timing

REC~~Meas=~10

~Now~Recording.

Current measure number during recording

In this section, you’ll learn how to record your performance to the DTX500’s built-in sequencer. In the song data you record, you can switch Drum Kits, change the tempo and playback in the same way as with Preset Songs.

Recording System

• Recording can be done with any of the User Songs (64–83). However, you cannot record to Preset Songs (1–63).

•A recorded song doesn’t contain recordings of the audio ‘sounds’ of the drums, but rather the performance ‘information’ or data of precisely when and how each pad was hit. This information is called sequence data. Unlike audio data, sequence data can be freely used to change the tempo, select the voice or drum kit during playback.

Now, let’s start recording…

Select the Song you want to record

Press the [SONG] button to display the Song Select display, select a User Song number (64–83).

If you want to play along with a Preset Song and record it, select the desired song (1–63). In this case, the lowest numbered empty User Song will automatically be selected for recording.

NOTICE

• If a User Song containing data is selected, any recorded data previously existing is overwritten and lost.

•Tempo [Range] 30 to 300

Sets the click’s tempo (

• Beat [Range] 1 to 9

Sets the click’s beat when recording.

• Quantize [Range] note triplet), let),

The Quantize function can be applied during recording and is used to align the timing of your performance with that of the nearest speciﬁed beat. The accuracy of quantization is assigned with a note value.

*A setting of “no” results in no quantization.

Ü (sixteenth note), Ü3 (sixteenth note trip-

q=) when recording.

⁄, ⁄3, Ö (eighth note), Ö3 (eighth

Set the Recording Conditions

Simultaneously hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG

>/■] button to call up the following Recording Con-

ditions setting page.

* If a Preset Song is selected for recording and all User Songs

already contain data, the error message “Memory full” is shown. Use the Song Clear function (p. 25) to prepare an empty User Song, then set the recording conditions.

In this display set the click tempo, beat, and quantize.

Press the [ item you want to set, then rotate the jog dial to set its value.

<]/[>] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

REC~~~~~~~~⁄=130 Beat=4~Quant=⁄3

Beat

Tempo

Quantize

Start Recording

Press the [SONG >/■] button and after the count, recording will start. Record while listening to the click sound.

NOTICE

•Never attempt to turn off the power during recording. All User Song data may be lost.

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SONG~save~name

~Are~you~sure~?

SONG2~Clear ”Are~You~Sure~?

• If the Factory Set operation is executed, all User Songs (64–

83) will be lost. Please proceed with caution, since executing this operation will also rewrite the entire memory contents of the DTX500 (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8–11, User Drum Kits 51–70, Utility data) with the data that was set in the unit’s memory when it was shipped from the factory (p.

33).

Finish recording

Press the [SONG >/■] button to ﬁnish recording. A “now~storing~...” message is shown for a short time.

~now~storing~...

NOTICE

•Never attempt to turn off the power while the “now

storing ...

may be lost.

When saving is complete, a “completed!” message is shown and the Song Select page will reappear.

Even if the power is switched off, the completed song will be stored.

Listen to the Song

Following recording, the User Song number you recorded ﬂashes in the Song Select page.

Press the [SONG just recorded will start from its beginning.

*You can change the Drum Kit used for the recorded song. To

change Drum Kits, press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Drum Kit Select display (KIT1 page) and rotate the jog dial to select a different kit.

” message is shown; all User Song data

>/■] button, and playback of the song you

6-3. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again. A prompt

appears asking you to conﬁrm the Store operation.

6-4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once more to actu-

ally execute the Store operation.

*To cancel the Store operation, press any button

except for the [SAVE/ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons. (When “Are you sure?” appears in the display, the jog dial will also cancel the operation.)

When saving is complete, a “completed!” message appears and the Song Select page will reappear. The song name is conﬁrmed.

Clearing a User Song

If you want to clear any unneeded User Songs, follow the operation below.

* Preset Songs cannot be deleted.

7-1. In the Song Select page, move the ﬂashing cursor to

the song number, and use the jog dial to select the User Song you want to delete.

7-2. Press the [

>] button twice to view the SONG2 page.

Give the User Song a name

The song name of the recorded User Song is shown as the song name of the Preset Song or “Untitled.” Enter your own original name for the recorded User Song.

* The song names of the Preset Songs cannot be edited.

6-1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button in the Song Select

page. The Song Name setting page is shown.

SONG~save~name :[Untitled]

6-2. Press the [

to the character you want to edit, then rotate the jog

dial to select a character. A User Song name can con-

tain a maximum of eight characters, and these can be

selected from the following list.

<]/[>] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor

space

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_` abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}≥≤

7-3. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. A “now~clear-

ing~...” message is shown for a short time.

NOTICE

•Never attempt to turn off the power while the message “now clearing...” is shown; all User Song data may be lost.

7-4. When clearing data is complete, a “completed!”

message is shown and the SONG1 page will reappear.

NOTE

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The DTX500 lets you create your own original Drum Kit by assigning your favorite Drum Voice to each pad and setting its tuning, pan, decay, reverb, etc.

*Drum Voice: Mainly individual percussion/drum sounds that are assigned to each of the pads.

*Drum Kit: A collection of Drum Voices assigned to pads.

Select a Drum Kit

Press the [DRUM KIT] button to view the Drum Kit Select display (KIT1).

KIT1~~~еееееееее 1~:Oak~Custom~~‚

Rotate the jog dial to select the Drum Kit you want to use as a starting point for your original Drum Kit. A good idea is to select a Drum Kit that is close in sound to the type of kit you intend to create.

* Preset Drum Kits (1–50) and user Drum Kits (51–70) can be

used for editing as well.

Assign Drum Voices

In this example, we’ll create a bass drum (kick) sound.

2-1. Press the [

page (KIT2).

2-2. To select the pad (trigger input source) you want to

edit, simply hit the pad you want to edit or use the

[SHIFT] + [

Step on the kick pedal or press the [SHIFT] + [<]/ [

>] buttons and select “äkick.” Now the pad that is

connected to the 8KICK Trigger Input Jack is selected. In other words, the kick pedal’s pad input is selected.

>] button to view the Drum Voice Select

KIT2~~~ƒsnare~~˙ ”S01:OakCustom~‚

<]/[>] buttons.

Pad to be edited

KIT2~~~äkick~~~˙ ”K01:OakCustom~‚

● About the Trigger Input Sources

The Input Source indicates the trigger data that is transmitted by the pads

or drum triggers (Yamaha DT20, etc.) that are connected to trigger input jacks 1SNARE to 8KICK/ 9 of the DTX500.

When mono pads TP65, KP125W/125/65, PCY65/130, DT10/20, etc. are

used, one Input Source is assigned to one input jack. When stereo pads

RHH135/130, PCY65S, etc. are used, two Input Sources (pad input and

rim switch input or 2 kinds of pad inputs, etc.) are assigned to one input

jack.

When three-zone pads XP100T/100SD/120T/120SD, TP65S, TP120SD/

100, PCY155/150S/135/130SC, etc., are used, three Input Sources (pad

input and two rim switch inputs, etc.) will be assigned to one input jack.

Each Input Source is deﬁned as follows.

ƒsnare Pad input for 1SNARE jack. ƒsnrOp Open rim switch input for 1SNARE jack. ƒsnrCl Closed rim switch input for 1SNARE jack. ƒsnrOff Pad input for 1SNARE jack with the snares off. ƒsnrOfOp Open rim switch input for 1SNARE jack with the

snares off.

ƒsnrOfCl Closed rim switch input for 1SNARE jack with the

snares off.

™tom1 Pad input for 2TOM1 jack. £tom2 Pad input for 3TOM2 jack. Ωtom3 Pad input for 4TOM3 jack.

•ride Pad input for 5RIDE jack.

•rideE Edge rim switch input for 5RIDE jack.

•rideC Cup switch input for 5RIDE jack. öcrash Pad input for 6CRASH jack. öcrashE Edge rim switch input for 6CRASH jack. öcrashC Cup switch input for 6CRASH jack. ühhOp Pad input for 7HI HAT jack when the hi-hat controller

is open.

ühhOpE Edge rim switch input for 7HI HAT jack when the hi-

hat controller is open.

ühhCl Pad input for 7HI HAT jack when the hi-hat controller

is closed.

ühhClE Edge rim switch input for 7HI HAT jack when the hi-

hat controller is closed.

ühhFtCl Input when the hi-hat controller is pressed (foot close). ühhSplsh Foot splash input of the hi-hat controller. äkick Pad input for 8KICK jack. “pad9 Pad input for 8PAD 9 jack. ƒπpad10 Pad input for 2PAD 0 jack. ƒƒpad11 Pad input for 3PAD ! jack. ƒ™pad12 Pad input for 4PAD @ jack.

* Mono pads do not have a rim switch function.

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KIT3*~~äkick~~~˙ ”~~Volume=120~~‚

KIT4*~~äkick~~~˙ ”~~Tune=-~3.0~~‚

KIT5*~~äkick~~~˙ ”~~~~Pan=L~5~~~‚

2-3. The letter “˙” displayed next to “äkick” indicates

layer number 1, and “¶” indicates layer number 2. Two voices can be output (in a layer) through one input source. Select the voice to be edited here.

KIT2~~~äkick~~~˙

Layer number

”K01:OakCustom~‚

2-4. Next, decide the Drum Voice category. Drum Voice

categories are the same as those used in the user click sound setting (p. 17).

● Voice Category

K: Kick S: Snare T: Tom C: Cymbal H: Hi-hat P: Percussion E: Effect

Here, select “K: Kick”. Press the [ move the ﬂashing cursor to the Voice Category and rotate the jog dial to select “K”.

NOTICE

• An asterisk “*” will appear next to “KIT” in the display if

data is changed. This asterisk will disappear after the Store operation (p. 32) is carried out. If a different Drum Kit is selected, etc., before carrying out the Store operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to keep changes made to the data, make sure to carry out the Store operation.

<]/[>] buttons to

Now you’ve selected the Drum Voice that will be used as the base for your original Drum Voice. Next, let’s edit this Drum Voice and create your original bass Drum Voice.

Select and set the display that you want to be edited from page 3 to page 25 in the KIT screen.

Store the data when you change the settings!

Make sure to store the data after any settings have been changed. For information about how to save, see steps 26.

If a different drum kit is selected, etc., before carrying out the Store Operation, the current settings will return to their original condition. If you want to keep changes made to the data, make sure to carry out the Store Operation.

Change the Volume

This determines the volume of the Drum Voice that is output when the pad is hit. Use this to adjust the volume balance among the other pads.

Use the [ jog dial to set the volume (0–127).

>] button to call up the KIT3 page, then rotate the

2-5. Next, let’s select a Drum Voice.

Press the [ ﬂashes, then rotate the jog dial and assign a Drum Voice. The voice number and voice name will be displayed.

Here, select “

* If the voice number is set to “00,” “ NoAssign” is dis-

played as the voice name and no sound will be produced.

<]/[>] buttons so that the voice number

K02:MapleCustm

.”

KIT2*~~äkick~~~˙ ”K02:MapleCustm‚

NOTE

• When Drum Voices are set for both layers 1 and 2, layer icon or ¶ is shown in the upper right hand corner of the KIT3 to

KIT10 displays. Move the ﬂashing cursor to this icon (if necessary) and rotate the jog dial to change the layer to be edited.

• When a Drum Voice is assigned to either of the layers 1 and 2

(the other is set to “NoAssign”), the layer icon is not shown in the KIT3 to KIT10 displays. The layer which has a Drum Voice is the target layer for editing.

• When Drum Voices are not assigned for either layer 1 or 2

(“NoAssign”), “---” will be shown in the KIT3 to KIT18 displays and the settings cannot be made.

Change the Tuning (Pitch)

This determines the tuning (pitch) of the Drum Voice.

Use the [ jog dial to set the tuning in semitones (-24.0 to 0 to +24.0).

Change the Pan

This determines the Drum Voice’s pan setting (the voice’s position within the stereo ﬁeld).

Use the [ jog dial to set the voice’s pan position. The range is from “L64” (hard left) to “C” (center) to “R63” (hard right). As you rotate the dial, notice the voice change its position within the stereo ﬁeld according to the setting.

>] button to call up the KIT4 page, then rotate the

>] button to call up the page KIT5, then rotate the

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KIT9*~~äkick~~~˙ ”~~MIDI~Ch=10~~‚

KIT10*~äkick~~~˙ ”GateTime=0.3s~‚

KIT11*~äkick ”KeyOff=disable‚

KIT12*~äkick ”~HoldMode=off~‚

Change the Decay

This determines the Drum Voice’s decay time (the time it takes the sound to fade out after being produced).

Use the [ jog dial to set the decay (-64–0–+63). Positive values produce a crisper sound.

>] button to call up the KIT6 page, then rotate the

KIT6*~~äkick~~~˙ ”~~Decay=+~8~~~‚

Change the Voice Character (Filter Set-

ting)

This determines the ﬁlter’s cutoff frequency to change the Drum Voice’s character (brightness).

Use the [ jog dial to set the cutoff frequency (-64–0–+63). Positive values produce a brighter sound.

>] button to call up the KIT7 page, then rotate the

KIT7*~~äkick~~~˙ ”CutOffFreq=+~4‚

Set the MIDI Note Number

This determines the MIDI Note Number that is transmitted when a signal is received from the input source. This affects which particular percussion or drum sound of a voice will play on a connected MIDI device.

Use the [ jog dial to set the MIDI Note Number (0–127). Displays the note number and note name (C-2–G8).

>] button to call up the KIT8 page, then rotate the

Set the MIDI Channel

This determines the MIDI Transmit Channel for the MIDI note on data that is transmitted when a signal is received from the input source. This affects which particular channel will be used when playing a voice on a connected MIDI device.

Use the [ jog dial to set the MIDI Transmit Channel (1–16).

Set the Gate Time of the MIDI Output

This determines the Gate Time (the length of time from Key On to Key Off) for the MIDI note on data.

Use the [ jog dial to set the Gate Time (0.0s–9.9s).

Set the MIDI Key On/Off

This determines whether to recognize MIDI Key Off events or not.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT11 page, then rotate the jog dial to set Key On/Key Off.

>] button to call up the KIT9 page, then rotate the

>] button to call up the KIT10 page, then rotate the

not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

KIT8*~~äkick~~~˙ ”Note=~~32/G#0~‚

* When the selected MIDI Note Number has already been

assigned to another input source, an asterisk “*” will be displayed next to “Note=.”

* If the same MIDI Note Number is set to more than one pad

within the same Drum Kit, the lowest numbered Input Source will take priority. In the case of the duplicate input sources, the same voice will be output. If the setting is not available because of an already assigned MIDI note number, “

use)

” is shown in the lower half of the display.

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(Note# in use)” or “(# in

enable

disable ......... Does not recognize Key Off events.

* When this is set to “disable,” some voices may sound continu-

Set the Hold Mode

Every time the pad is hit, Key On and Key Off messages are alternately sent. This means that one hit of the pad turns the sound on and the next turns it off.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT12 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Hold Mode.

............Recognizes Key Off events.

ously. Press the [DRUM KIT] button to stop the sound.

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KIT14*~äkick ”~AltGrp=off~~~‚

KIT15*~äkick ”KeyAssign=semi‚

on................... Each time the pad is hit, either a MIDI Key

On or MIDI Key Off event will be transmitted alternately.

off................. Normal operation. When a pad is hit, only a

MIDI Key On event will be transmitted. After the decay time elapses, a Key Off event will be transmitted automatically.

* When this is set to “on,” you should also set the Key Assign

Mode to “high” in the KIT15 page.

Set the Cross Fade

This determines the Velocity Cross Fade between the layer voices

˙ and ¶.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT13 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Cross Fade type.

KIT13*~äkick ”~~VelXFade=0~~‚

● Cross Fade Type

0 ......... Cross Fade function is not in effect.

˙¶

Set the Alternate Group

This function allows you to assign different voices to the same alternate group, so that the playing of one sound in the group will automatically cancel others in the same group. A practical example of this is with the open and closed hi-hat voices. When you play an actual hi-hat—ﬁrst open, then closed—the closed hi-hat naturally mutes the ringing open sound. Likewise, when the open and closed hi-hat voices are assigned to the same alternate group, the playing of one mutes the other.

* This setting has no affect on two-layer input sources. The ˙/¶

indication is not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT14 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Alternate Group.

off .................No cancellation

HH~pad ..........For the voice (ühhOp, ühhOpE, etc.) that is

played when the hi-hat pad is hit.

HH~pdl ..........For the voice (ühhFtCl, ühhSplsh,

ühhCl, ühhClE, etc.) that is played when

the hi-hat pedal is pressed.

1–9..................Alternate group number. Assigns the same

group number for voices that you do not want to be output simultaneously.

Set the Key Assign Mode

This deﬁnes the sound output rules when multiple voices that are assigned to the same MIDI note number are simultaneously output.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT15 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the key assign mode.

Vertical axis: Balance between layers

Horizontal axis: Velocity

Layer

Layer ¶

˙ and ¶

poly ...............Voices are output simultaneously.

semi ...............Up to three voices for this note number can

be produced at one time. When a fourth voice is triggered, one of the ﬁrst two voices will be muted (cancelled).

mono ...............One voice can be delivered at one time, and

the previous voice will be muted (cancelled).

high ...............One voice can be delivered at one time, and

the previous voice will be muted (cancelled). However, even if the maximum number of 32 notes is exceeded, the note number selected here will not be muted.

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KIT17*~ƒsnrOp ”~RimToPad=off~‚

KIT18*~äkick ”~RevSend=~30~~‚

KIT19* ”~RevSendDr=~40‚

Set the Pad Song

When the pad is hit, the assigned pad song will start playback. In addition to one main song that is selected in the Song Select display, a maximum of three Pad Songs can be individually set for a Drum Kit.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT16 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Song Number to be assigned, the Repeat function, and the Playback mode.

KIT16*~äkick ”Song=~45áéplay‚

Song Number

● Song Number

off, 45–63... Assigns the Song Number that is assigned to

the pad

● Repeat Playback

áé................... Repeats playback of the song (when the song

reaches the end it will start again from the beginning, continuously).

-≥................... Normal playback.

● Playback Mode

play .............. When the pad is hit, playback of the assigned

pad song will start/stop.

chse .............. When the pad is hit, one measure of the

assigned pad song will start playback then pause.

ctof .............. When the pad is hit, playback of the assigned

pad song will start/stop. However, if the pad song is set to “ctof,” the pad song will stop when another pad song with the “ctof” setting is started. This function allows only one “ctof” pad song to be played at a time.

* Up to three pad songs can be set for each Drum Kit. To

assign a pad song for other pads, hit the target pad, or press the [SHIFT] + [<]/[>] buttons, so that the target pad name (trigger input source) is shown in the upper half of the display. However, when three pad songs are set, “Song=off” is shown and the settings cannot be made.

* The tempo of the pad song is the same as that of the main

song that is found in the Song Select display or the Click Setting display.

* If a function is already assigned in the UTIL7 page to the

input source that the pad song is assigned, “Song=(in

use!)

” is shown and the setting in the UTIL7 takes priority.

(p. 21)

* When multiple pad songs are assigned and played back in

combination, the voices within the songs may change unexpectedly or sound different than intended.

Playback mode

Repeat

Set the Rim to Pad

This function is effective only when the input source is from a rim switch. When the rim is hit, pad events triggered from the same pad (trigger input jack) can be simultaneously transmitted with rim switch events. With this setting, a snare pad’s sound can be triggered at the same time as the snare’s rim shot.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

* When an input other than the rim switch is selected for the

input source, “RimToPad=---” will be displayed and the settings cannot be made. The following display appears when “ƒsnrOp” is selected for the input source.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT17 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Rim to Pad.

off

.....................Only transmits rim switch event.

on........................ Transmits both rim switch event and pad event.

Change the Reverb Level (1)

This determines the Reverb Send Level for the voices (layers 1, 2) triggered by the input source. This effectively allows you to adjust the reverb depth.

* This setting affects both layers ˙ and ¶. The ˙/¶ indication is

not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

* The actual Reverb Send Level is determined by adding the

Send Level set here to the Drum Reverb Send Level set in the KIT19 page.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT18 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Reverb Send Level (0–127).

Change the Reverb Level (2)

This determines the Overall Reverb Send Level of the Drum Voice.

* This setting affects the entire Drum Voice. The ˙/¶ indication

is not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT19 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Drum Reverb Send Level (0–127).

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KIT22* ”PadCtl=snares~‚

KIT23* ”~~Snares=24~~~‚

Change the Reverb Type

This determines the Type of Reverb effect for each Drum Kit. The same Reverb Type is applied to the entire Drum Kit.

* This setting affects the entire Drum Voice. The ˙/¶ indication

is not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT20 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Reverb Type.

KIT20* ”RevType=hall1~‚

none .............. No reverb (same as thru).

hall1–5 ....... Simulates the reverb in a hall.

room1–5 ....... Simulates the reverb in a room.

stage1–5..... Simulates the ambience of a stage.

plate............ Simulates a steel plate reverb.

white............ A special short reverb effect.

tunnel ......... Simulates the reverb of a tunnel.

bsemnt ......... Simulates the reverb of a basement.

* The hall, room, or stage types with larger values produce a

more pronounced reverb effect.

Set the Pad Controller

This is effective only when a pad equipped with pad controller is connected to the 1SNARE jack, and also when “SN- 1”, “SN-2”, “TM-1” or “TM-2” is assigned in the TRG2 page (pad type) of the Trigger Setup pages.

The following settings can be made by rotating the pad controller knob.

off .................No function is assigned.

snares ..........Adjusting the snares (also effective for the

open rim sound)

tuning ..........Adjusting the tuning (also effective for the

open rim sound)

tempo.............Adjusting the tempo

* The ˙/¶ indication is not shown in the upper right corner of

the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the page KIT22, then rotate the jog dial to set the Pad Controller function.

Change the Reverb Level (3)

This determines the Signal Return Level from the reverb effect for every Drum Kit. The same reverb type is applied to the entire Drum Kit.

By setting the level, you can adjust the reverb effect for the overall DTX500 system.

* This setting affects the entire Drum Voice. The ˙/¶ indication

is not shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT21 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Reverb Master Return level (0–127).

KIT21* ”RevMastRet=~64‚

Set the Snares

This adjusts the snares effect (the characteristic sound of the coiled wires on the bottom of an actual snare drum) of the pad connected to the 1SNARE jack.

This also applies to pads not having a pad controller.

* The ˙/¶ indication is not shown in the upper right corner of

the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT23 page, then rotate the jog dial to set the Snares adjustment level.

off .................Snares off (reproduces the sound with the

snares lifted off the drum)

1–24 ...............Snares are applied to the sound; the higher

the value, the tighter the snares sound. (A value of “1” is the “loosest” snares setting.)

* When you change this setting, the decay setting (KIT6) for

the input sources “ƒsnare” and “ƒsnrOp” also changes.

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KIT25*CC~Ch1=on ”Vol=127~Pan=~64

Control Change Tr ansmit On/Off

MIDI Channel

Volume

Pan

Edited Drum Kit name

KIT~save~to~51 :[Oak~Custom~~]

Store destination

Set the Program Change and Bank Select

When a Drum Kit is selected, this function sets the MIDI Program Change Number and the Bank Select MSB and LSB that will be transmitted. This can be set for each MIDI channel.

By transmitting a program change message, you can have the voice of an external MIDI device automatically change when switching the Drum Kit on the DTX500.

* The ˙/¶ indication is not shown in the upper right corner of

the display.

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT24 page, then rotate the jog dial to make the following settings.

MIDI Channel

Program Change Tr ansmit On/Off

KIT24*PC~Ch1=on ”PC003~M000L003‚

Program Change Number

* When the Program Change Transmit On/Off is set to “off,”

values for PC, M and L will be “---” and the settings cannot be made.

● MIDI Channel

1–16............... Target MIDI channel for the Program Change

● Program Change Transmit On/Off

on................... Transmits.

off................. Does not transmit.

● Program Change Number

001–128 ....... Transmitted program change number.

● Bank Select MSB, LSB

000–127 ....... Bank select MSB number, LSB number

*For more information on Bank Select MSB and LSB, refer to

the Voice List and MIDI Data Format documents, etc. of the particular external MIDI device you are using.

Bank Select LSB

Bank Select MSB

Use the [>] button to call up the KIT25 page, then rotate the jog dial to make the following settings.

* When the Control Change Transmit On/Off is set to “off,”

values for Vol and Pan will show “---” and the settings cannot be made.

● MIDI Channel

1–16 ...............Target MIDI channel for Control Change

messages

● Control Change Transmit On/Off

on....................Transmits.

off .................Does not transmit.

● Volume

0–127 .............Sets the Volume Control Change data value

that will be transmitted.

● Pan

0–127 .............Sets the Pan Control Change data value that

will be transmitted.

Save the Original Voice

To save the Drum Voice you created, use the Store operation described below and save it to the DTX500’s memory. Original kits can be saved as a Drum Kit to the User Drum Kit (51–70) memory locations.

NOTICE

• If you select a different Drum Kit before performing the Store operation, all changes you have made to the data will be lost. If you want to keep settings or changes, make sure to perform the Store operation.

26-1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. The following dis-

play will appear.

Set MIDI Volume and Pan—Control

Change

This function sets the MIDI Control Change Volume and Pan values that will be transmitted when a Drum Kit is selected. This can be set independently for each MIDI channel.

This lets you automatically change the voice Volume and Pan on an external MIDI device when you switch the Drum Kit of the DTX500.

* The ˙/¶ indication is not shown in the upper right corner of

the display.

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26-2. Rotate the jog dial to select the destination user Drum

Kit number (51–70) that you want to store.

* Data cannot be stored to the Preset Drum Kits (1–50).

*You can save data to a User Drum Kit number that

already contains data. However, be careful when doing this, since the previous data will be overwritten with the new data.

26-3. If you want to change the Drum Kit name, press the

UTIL1~Hi-hat HHofs=~~0~T=~~5‚

UTIL8 ”~Factory~Set

All~data~will~be lost.AreYouSure?

~All~Memory ~Initializing...

[

<]/[>] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor to the

character you want to edit, then rotate the jog dial to select a character. A Drum Kit name can contain a maximum of 12 characters, and these can be selected from the following list.

space

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_` abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}≥≤

26-4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again. A prompt

appears asking you to conﬁrm the Store operation.

KIT~save~to~51

~Are~you~sure~?

26-5. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once more to actu-

ally execute the Store operation.

*To cancel the Store operation, press any button except

for the [SAVE/ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons. (When “Are you sure?” appears in the display, the jog dial will also cancel the operation.)

When the Store operation is complete, the following display appears.

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Factory Set

This operation returns all of the DTX500’s internal settings back to their original factory defaults.

Please proceed with caution, since executing this operation will also rewrite the entire memory contents of the DTX500 (all Click Sets, User Trigger Setups 8–11, User Drum Kits 51–70, User Songs 64–83, Utility data) with the data that was set in the unit’s memory when it was shipped from the factory.

Operation

1. First, press the [SHIFT] + [SAVE/ENTER] buttons to

call up the Utility pages.

2. Press the [>] button several times to call up the

UTIL8 page.

~~~Completed!

With this operation, you have now created a Drum Kit that has an original bass Drum Voice. Use the same procedure to create Drum Voices for the other pads (input sources) and create a complete custom Drum Kit of your own.

3. From the page shown above, press the [SAVE/

ENTER] button to call up the prompt shown below, asking for conﬁrmation of the Factory Set operation.

*To cancel the Factory Set operation, press any button

except for the [SAVE/ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons (the jog dial can also be used to cancel the operation).

4. Once again, press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to pro-

ceed with the operation.

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TRG2* ƒsnare~~0% ”Type=DT~Snare~‚

Tr igger Setup name

TRG~save~to~8 :[XP~Med~~]

Store destination

space

!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_` abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}≥≤

Trigger Setup Edit

Trigger Setup Edit contains various settings related to trigger input signals received from pads or drum triggers (Yamaha DT20, etc.) that are connected to the trigger input jacks. These settings let you optimize the DTX500 for best operation and response to these signals. If you are using drum triggers attached to acoustic drums, or pads other than those that came with the DTX500 set, you’ll need to adjust the sensitivity. This section also has settings that help prevent crosstalk* and double triggering*.

* Crosstalk: The interference between trigger signals of physically adjacent pads, producing unexpected notes.

* Double triggering: The condition where a single pad hit causes multiple (usually two) triggers.

Rotate the jog dial to change the setting.

Trigger Setup procedure

If you want to replace some of the pads from your drum set, or if you need to solve problems with double triggering or crosstalk, the Trigger Setup provides more detailed settings—such as changing the preset’s trigger setup—for individual pads.

If you’ve created a custom setup for these reasons or others, that setup can be saved to one of the Trigger Setup locations (8–11).

* An asterisk “

is changed. This asterisk will disappear after the Store operation is carried out.

* The Trigger Input Level produced when a pad is hit is shown

on the upper right side of the display. When setting the gain, use this level as a guide to measure how hard a pad is being hit.

” will appear next to “

TRG

” in the display if data

Press the [SHIFT] + [DRUM KIT] buttons to call up the Trig-

ger Setup Select page (TRG1). The currently selected Trigger Setup is indicated in the display.

* If you want to edit a different trigger setup, use the jog dial

and select the setup here.

Tr igger Setup Select display (page 1)

TRG1~~~еееееееее 1~:XP~Med~~~~~~‚

Tr igger Setup Number: Setup Name

Use pages TRG2 through TRG8 to edit the Trigger Setup.

Press the [ ﬂashing cursor to the parameter you want to set.

* Refer to pages 35 to 37 for more information on individual

parameters.

To select the Trigger Input (input jack) you want to edit, simply hit the pad you want to edit or use the [SHIFT] + [ [

] buttons.

]/[

] buttons to change pages and move the

Tr igger Input to be edited

TRG2~ ƒsnare~~0% ”Type=SN-1~~~~~‚

Previous page icon

Next page icon

To save changes you’ve made to the data, use the procedure

described below to store them to a User Trigger Setup (8–11).

NOTICE

• If a different trigger setup is selected before executing the Store operation, all changes you have made to the data will be lost. If you want to keep settings or changes, make sure to carry out the Store operation.

4-1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. The following dis-

play will appear.

4-2.

Rotate the jog dial to select the destination trigger setup number (8–11).

4-3.

If you want to change the Trigger Setup name, press the [

]/[

] buttons to move the ﬂashing cursor to the character you want to edit, then rotate the jog dial to select a character. A Trigger Setup name can contain a maximum of eight characters, and these can be selected from the following list.

Flashing cursor (parameter)

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TRG1~~~еееееееее 1~:XP~Med~~~~~~‚

TRG2~ ƒsnare~~0% ”Type=SN-1~~~~~‚

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4-4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again. A prompt

appears asking you to conﬁrm the Store operation.

TRG~save~to~8

~Are~you~sure~?

4-5. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once more to actu-

ally execute the Store operation.

*To cancel the Store operation, press any button

except for the [SAVE/ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons. (When “Are you sure?” appears in the display, the jog dial will also cancel the operation.)

The following display appears after the Store operation is complete.

~~~Completed!

NOTICE

•Never attempt to turn off the power while the message

now storing...

“ may be lost.

” is shown. All Trigger Setup data

Explanations of Each Display Page

The following explanations cover the available parameters in the pages TRG1 through TRG8. To save the edited data, refer to step 4 on page 34.

TRG1 Trigger Setup Select

[Range]

Selects the Trigger Setup Type (p. 12)

TRG2 Type (Pad Type)

Sets the type of pad that is connected to the input jack assigned in the upper half of the display ([1SNARE] in the example shown above).

*Values set in [TRG3 Gain, MVl (Mininimum Velocity)] (p. 36)

and [TRG5 RejTime (Self Rejection Time)] (p. 36) will automatically changed to the proper values for the pad type you set here.

NOTE

1–11

• If you want to replace some of the pads from your drum set, refer to the operation on page 34 (Trigger Setup Edit) after the above setting is done, to make sure that the settings (such as sensitivity) are appropriate for each pad.

Pad types are deﬁned as follows.

KICK SN-1

SN-2 SN-3 TM-1

TM-2 TM-3 CY-1 CY-2 CY-3 CY-4 CY-5 CY-6 HH-1 HH-2 DT Snare DT series drum trigger (for a snare drum) DT HiTom DT series drum trigger (for a small toms)

KP125W/125/80S/80/65/60

XP100T/100SD/120T/120SD

(mainly used as a snare pad)

TP100/120SD (mainly used as a snare pad)

TP65S/65 (mainly used as a snare pad)

XP100T/100SD/120T/120SD

(mainly used as a tom pad)

TP100/120SD(mainly used as a tom pad)

TP65S/65(mainly used as a tom pad)

PCY155/150S/135 *1

PCY130SC

PCY130S/130

PCY65S

RHH135

RHH130

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TRG4~ ƒsnare~~0% ”VelCurve=norm~‚

norm loud2 loud1 hard1 hard2

Velocity →

Strength of hit →

TRG5 ~ƒsnare~~0% ”~~RejTime=1~~~‚

TRG6 ~ƒsnare~~0% ”~RejLvlAll=2~~‚

DT LoTom DT series drum trigger (for a large toms) DT Kick DT series drum trigger (for a bass drum) misc~1–6 Other manufacturer’s pads 1 to 6

*1 These pad types are different in the sensitivity settings among

the three sections (the Bow section, Edge section, and Cup section in 3-zone cymbal pad.) You can change these as desired. “CY-1” is the setting that the sensitivities of the three sections are same. “CY-2” is the setting that the sensitivity of the Edge section is set fairly lower than the other section. “CY-3” is the setting that the sensitivity of the Cup section is set fairly lower than the other section.

TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)

TRG3~ ƒsnare~~0% ”Gain=65MVl=~12‚

Gain [Range] 0–99

Adjusts the input gain (sensitivity) for the input jack assigned in the upper half of the page.

Setting a larger value lets a smaller input level from the pad create sound.

* This value will be automatically set after the appropriate pad

type is set in [TRG2 Type (Pad Type)]. Some ﬁne-tuning of the value will be necessary.

* Some pads are equipped with a sensitivity adjustment knob.

For details, refer to the owner’s manual that came with the particular pad.

MVI [Range] 1–127

Sets the MIDI Velocity (volume) that is transmitted when the pad is hit the softest. Large values will produce a high volume level even if the pad is hit softly. However, this will result in a narrow volume range making it difﬁcult to adequately produce wider dynamic levels.

The Trigger Input Level will be displayed in percentage in the upper right hand corner of the display. The maximum velocity (input level 99 percent) will be 127. The lower the level is when the pad is hit the weakest, the wider the potential dynamic range will be.

* This value is automatically set after the appropriate pad type

is set in [TRG2 Type (Pad Type)]. Some ﬁne-tuning of the value will be necessary.

TRG4 VelCurve (Velocity Curve)

Sets the Input Velocity Curve for the input jack assigned in the upper half of the page.

TRG5 RejTime (Self Rejection Time)

[Range] 0–9

Prevents double triggering from occurring in the input jack assigned in the upper half of the page. After an event is detected, further events will be automatically muted for a certain length of time. The larger the value, the longer time events will be muted.

TRG6 RejLvlAll (Rejection Level)

[Range] 0–9

Prevents crosstalk from occurring in the input jack assigned in the upper half of the page. Events triggered by other pads (input jacks) that are of a lower input value than what is set here will not be triggered for a certain length of time. Larger values require a greater input level in order to produce a trigger event.

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Input~Copy~to~2

~Are~you~sure~?

~~~Completed!

TRG7 RejLvl (Speciﬁed Rejection Level)

TRG7~ ƒsnare~~0% ”RejLv1=3Frm=56‚

RejLvl [Range] 0–9

Frm [Range] 1–6, 56 (5 and 6), 7–12, 17 (1 and 7),

tm, cy, tc

This setting is used to prevent crosstalk between the input jack assigned in the upper half of the page and the input jack assigned in the “Frm=” setting.

After an triggering event occurs from the pad that is assigned in the “Frm=” setting, the pad assigned in the upper half of the display will not sound for a certain length of time unless the input level is greater than the value set here. Larger values will require a greater input level in order to produce a trigger event.

A “Frm=“56” setting assigns trigger input jacks 5 and 6. A “Frm=“17” setting assigns trigger input jacks 1 and 7. A “Frm=“tm” setting assigns trigger input jacks 2, 3, and 4. A “Frm=“cy” setting assigns trigger input jacks 5, 6, 7, and 9. A “Frm=“tc” setting assigns trigger input jacks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9.

2. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button. A prompt appears asking conﬁrmation of the Copy operation.

3. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to actually execute the Copy operation.

*To cancel the Copy operation, press any button except for the

[SAVE/ENTER] and [SHIFT] buttons (the jog dial can also be used to cancel the operation).

The following display appears after the Copy operation is complete.

TRG8 CopyToInput (Trigger Setup Copy)

TRG8 ~ƒsnare ”CopyToInput=~2‚

This function allows you to copy all data settings in pages [TRG2 Type (Pad Type)] through [TRG7 RejLvl (Speciﬁed Rejection Level)] to another input jack.

NOTICE

• When the Trigger Setup Copy operation is carried out, the Trigger Setup data will be replaced with the settings of the copy source.

Operation

1. Hit a pad to select the copy source (input jack) from which the data will be copied. Rotate the jog dial and assign the copy destination (input jack).

Copy source (input jack)

TRG8~ ƒsnare ”CopyToInput=~2‚

Copy destination (input jack)

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Error Messages

The DTX500 displays error messages when incorrect settings have been made or invalid operations have been detected, or when any abnormal operation or malfunction occurs. If an error message appears, check the list below and make the appropriate corrections.

This message appears just after the power is switched on and the device cannot correctly

ERROR Data~Initialized

ERROR Memory~full

ERROR Can'tWriteMemory

read the data due to the Factory Reset operation being active.

The backup ROM data may have been damaged. Contact the nearest Yamaha Service Center or the dealer where you purchased the device.

You have exceeded the memory capacity of the user song.

Delete unused songs to make more memory available and try recording again.

Writing data to the backup ROM has failed.

Troubleshooting

The DTX500 does not produce sound, or does not recognize trigger inputs.

● Are the pads or drum triggers (Yamaha DT20, etc.) properly connected to the DTX500’s trigger input jacks? (p. 10)

● Is the DTX500 properly connected to headphones or an external audio device such as an ampliﬁer, speaker, etc.? (p. 10)

● Check the position of the Standby/On switches and volume levels of any connected external audio devices, such as an ampliﬁer, speaker, etc.

● The volume knob on the rear panel may be turned down (p.

13).

● Is the gain set too low? (p. 36 [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● The volume setting on the Drum Kit Select display’s “KIT3 Volume” page (p. 27) may be set to “0.”

● Is there a problem with the cable you are using?

● The drum voices for both layers

“00:NoAssign.” (p. 27 Step2: [KIT2])

˙ and ¶ may be set to

The external tone generator does not produce sound.

● Is the MIDI cable (connector) properly connected? (p. 11)

● Is the correct MIDI connector being used? (p. 11)

● Are the MIDI note number values appropriate?

(p. 28 Steps 8 to 10: [KIT8], [KIT9], [KIT10])

● The drum voices for both layers ˙ and ¶ may be set to “00:NoAssign.” (p. 27 Step2: [KIT2])

A voice other than the set voice is produced.

● Is the transmitting MIDI channel set to a channel that is not used for the drum voice (ch=10)? (p. 28, Step 9: [KIT9])

● Are two-layer voices set in the voice setting on the Drum Kit Select display? (p. 27 Step 2: [KIT2])

Produces sound but the sensitivity is too low (volume is low).

● Is the gain set too low? (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● Pads with a level adjustment knob should be adjusted (increased).

● Is the minimum velocity set too low? (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● Are you using a proper velocity curve? (p. 36: [TRG4 VelCurve (Velocity Curve)])

● Is the volume of the voice you want to use too low? (p. 27 Step 3: [KIT3])

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Troubleshooting

The trigger sound is not stable. (For acoustic drums)

● Check the entry “Produces sound but the sensitivity is too low (volume is low)” above.

● Tr y selecting a larger pad type setting (DT snare → DT HiTom → DT LoTom → DT Kick). (p. 35: [TRG2 Type (Pad Type)])

● Is the Drum Trigger (Yamaha DT20, etc.) improperly attached with duct tape? (Is there any old adhesive remaining on the head?)

● Is the cable securely connected to the drum trigger (Yamaha DT20, etc.) jack?

Double triggering is produced.

● Pads with a level adjustment knob should be adjusted (lowered).

● Is the gain set too high? (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● Use the self-rejection setting. (p. 36: [TRG5 RejTime (Self Rejection Time)])

● (KP65) Is the pad type for the input jack to which the KP65 is connected set to Kick Pad? (p. 35: [TRG2 Pad Type])

● Are you using drum triggers (trigger sensors) made by other manufacturers? Too large a signal can result in double triggering.

● Is the head causing irregular vibrations? It may be necessary to mute the head.

● When using acoustic drums, make sure the Drum Trigger is attached near the rim (above the bearing) and not near the center of the head.

● When using acoustic drums, make sure that nothing is touching the Drum Trigger.

Crosstalk (trigger interference from different inputs) is produced.

● Is the gain set too high? (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● Tr y increasing the rejection parameter. However, avoid setting this value too high since that may cause the sound to not be produced when another pad (trigger input) is hit at the same time. (p. 36: [TRG6 RejLvlAll (Rejection Level)])

● If crosstalk is produced with a speciﬁc trigger input, try using speciﬁc rejection. (p. 37: [TRG7 RejLvl (Speciﬁed Rejection Level)])

● When using acoustic drums, place the Drum Trigger away from any nearby drum.

Sounds are cut when you play continuously.

● The maximum polyphony of 32 voices might be exceeded. In the Drum Kit Select dispaly’s “KIT15 Key Assign Mode” page (p. 29), set the “KeyAssign” value to “semi” or “mono.”

When two pads (drums) are played only one sound is heard.

● Raise the gain setting of the pad (trigger input) that is not producing sound. (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● Lower the rejection setting of the pad (trigger input) that is not producing sound. (p. 36: [TRG6 RejLvlAll (Rejection Level)])

● Lower the speciﬁed rejection setting of the pad (trigger input) that is not producing sound (p. 37: [TRG7 RejLvl (Speciﬁed Rejection Level)])

● Are both pads (trigger inputs) set to the same alternate group? (p. 29 Step 14: [KIT14])

The sound is always loud.

● Is the minimum velocities minimum value set too high? (p. 36: [TRG3 Gain, MVI (Minimum Velocity)])

● Are you using an appropriate velocity curve? (p. 36: [TRG4 VelCurve (Velocity Curve)])

● Are you using a pad made by another manufacturer? Depending upon the manufacturer, output levels might be too large.

The DTX500 does not receive any switch or trigger signals.

● If you can access the Utility display, perform the Factory Set operation. The DTX500 will reset to its factory settings. (p. 33: [UTIL8 Factory Set])

● Turn the power off then on while holding the [ tons together. The DTX500 will reset to its factory settings.

<] and [>] but-

The sound does not stop.

● Some voices have very long release times when the “key off” parameter is set to “disable.” (p. 28 Step 11: [KIT11]) Press the [DRUM KIT] button to temporarily stop the sound.

The pad controller function does not work

● Have you connected a pad equipped with a pad controller, such as the TP100 or TP120SD?

● Are the pad controller settings properly set? (p. 15)

The Closed Hi-Hat voice is not produced.

● Is the proper pad type selected? If the RHH135/130 is used as a hi-hat controller, the pad type must be set to “RHH.” ( [TRG2 Pad Type])

p. 35

The edge or cup sections of the cymbal pad do not produce sound when struck. The choke functions do not work.

● Is the proper pad type selected? Select the appropriate pad type for the kind of cymbal pad you are using. ( Pad Type])

● The sound produced by the edge and cup section will not be produced when a pad equipped with a rim switch (PCY135/ 155 etc.) is connected to the Input jack 9– @.

p. 35

: [TRG2

Foot Splashes are not produced.

● Is the foot controller connected to the HI HAT CONTROL jack?

● Adjust the detection time of foot splashes. (p. 14: Adjusting the

Hi-hat)

I need to restore the original factory settings of the instrument.

● Use the Factory Set function (p. 33) to reset the DTX500 internal settings to the initial factory settings.

DTX500 Owner’s Manual

Index

Symbols

” .................................... 13

‚ .................................... 13

[

<], [>] ............................8

[ ON/OFF] ..............8

.................14

.............................. 13

∞¢

˚¡

, 15, 16, 27

......................... 20

Accessories ..................... 3

Acoustic drums .......10

Alternate group ............. 29

AUX IN ......................9

, 11

Bank select ................... 32

Bass solo ...................... 21

Beat ............................... 16

Cable clip ..................9

Challenge mode ............22

Clear ............................. 25

[CLICK] ........................... 8

Click .............................. 16

Click lamp ....................... 8

Click master volume ...... 16

Click measure break ..... 17

Click out select ..............18

Click set ..................16

Click set name .............. 18

Click sound set .............. 17

Click timer ...............16

Closing point ................. 14

Connections .................. 10

Control change .............. 32

Copy .............................. 37

CopyToInput ................. 37

Cross fade ..................... 29

Crosstalk .......... 34

, 36, 39

DC IN 12V .................9

Decay ............................28

Double triggering

...................... 34

Double-bass drum set ...12

[DRUM KIT] ..................... 8

Drum kit ...................13

Drum kit list ...................46

Drum kit name ............... 33

Drum voice ....................26

, 36,

Drum voice list ...............45

DT20 .................12

Error messages .............38

Factory set .....................33

Filter ..............................28

Foot controller ...............14

Foot splashes ......... 14

Gain ...............................36

Gate time .......................28

Groove check ................22

Headphones ............. 9

HI HAT CONTROL ..........9

Hi-hat controller ...............9

Hi-hat pedal ...................14

Hold mode .....................28

Input level ......................13

Jog dial ............................8

Key assign mode ...........29

Kick pad .........................12

Layer ................13

LCD display .............. 8

LED display .............. 8

Master equalizer ............14

Metronome ....................16

MIDI ...............................11

MIDI channel .................28

MIDI data format ............47

MIDI implementation chart

...................................44

MIDI key on/off ..............28

MIDI note number ..........28

MIDI OUT ................. 9

Minimum velocity ...........36

Mute ....................... 17

MVI ................................36

Numeric display mode ...22

, 34, 39

, 39

, 27,

, , 19

OUTPUT ...................9

Pad ............................... 26

Pad controller

.................9

Pad function .................. 21

Pad song .................13

Pad type ........................ 35

Pad with switch .........9

Pan .........................27

PHONES ...................9

Playback mode ............. 30

Power supply ..... 9

Program change ........... 32

Quantize ....................... 24

Rear panel ...................... 9

Record .......................... 24

Rejection level .............. 36

RejLvl ............................ 37

RejLvlAll ........................ 36

RejTime ........................ 36

Repeat playback ........... 30

Reverb ....................30

Reverb type .................. 31

Rhythm gate ...........22

Rim shot ........................ 30

Rim to pad .................... 30

Save ................. 18

[SAVE/ENTER] ............... 8

Self rejection time ......... 36

Sensitivity ......... 12

[SHIFT] ........................... 8

Snares ....................15

[SONG > / ■ ] .............8

Song ............................. 20

Song list ........................ 46

Song name ................... 25

Sound quality ................ 14

Speaker ........................ 10

Specifications ................ 47

Specified rejection level

.................................. 37

Standby/On switch .......... 9

Stereo pad ...................... 9

Stereo plug ..................... 9

, 12, 15,

, 10,

, 32,

, 36,

, 11

, , ,

, ,

Store operation

......................18

Tap tempo .....................19

Tempo ........15

Three-zone pad ........ 9

Top panel ........................8

Trigger input jacks ...........9

Trigger input source ......26

Trigger setup .... 12

Trigger setup copy ........37

Trigger setup name .......34

Tuning

Click ...........................17

Drum voice .................27

Pad controller .............15

Song ..........................20

Type ..............................35

User click sound ............17

User drum kit .................32

User song ......................25

User trigger setup ..........34

Utility .............................14

VelCurve .......................36

Velocity curve ................36

Voice category . 17

Voice character .............28

VOLUME .................. 9

Volume

Click ...........................16

31 20

Control change ..........32

Drum voice .................27

Headphone ................11

Overall .................. 9

Pad ............................13

Song ..........................20

Y-shaped cable ........ 9

, 32, 34

, 16, 19,

, 34,

, 27,

20 12

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KIT save to 51 :[Oak Custom ]

KIT save to 51

Are you sure ?

(Page 32)

(Page 33)

LCD Displays

* The above “LCD Displays” charts show you the pages available in each display.

Keep in mind that the actual displays on the instrument may be different from those shown here.

KIT1 еееееееее 1 :Oak Custom ‚

KIT2 ƒsnare ˙ ”S01:OakCustom ‚

KIT3 ƒsnare ” Volume=127 ‚

KIT4 ƒsnare ” Tune=+ 0.0 ‚

KIT5 ƒsnare ” Pan= C ‚

KIT6 ƒsnare ” Decay= 0 ‚

KIT7 ƒsnare ”CutOffFreq= 0‚

KIT8 ƒsnare ”Note= 32/G#0 ‚

KIT9 ƒsnare ” MIDI Ch=10 ‚

KIT10 ƒsnare ”GateTime=0.3s ‚

KIT11 ƒsnare ”KeyOff=disable‚

KIT12 ƒsnare ” HoldMode=off ‚

(Page 13)

(Page 26)

(Page 13, 27)

(Page 27)

(Page 28)

Drum Kit Settings

KIT13 ƒsnare ” VelXFade=0 ‚

KIT14 ƒsnare ” AltGrp=off ‚

KIT15 ƒsnare ”KeyAssign=poly‚

KIT16 ƒsnare ”Song= 45áéplay‚

KIT17 ƒsnare ” RimToPad=--- ‚

KIT18 ƒsnare ” RevSend= 75 ‚

KIT19 ” RevSendDr= 40‚

KIT20 ”RevType=hall2 ‚

KIT21 ”RevMastRet= 64‚

KIT22 ”PadCtl=snares ‚

KIT23 ” Snares=32 ‚

KIT24 PC Ch1=on ”PC001 M000L001‚

KIT25 CC Ch1=on ”vol=127 Pan= 64

(Page 29)

(Page 30)

(Page 31)

(Page 15, 31)

(Page 31)

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CLK1 ∫ B=4 ÷› 1 :User ⁄=130‚

CLK2 A˘=9 ¤=9 ” ‹=6 ßß=4 Œ=2 ‚

CLK3 MeasBreak ”Meas=1 Brk=3 ‚

CLK4 Sound ” 1:Metronome ‚

CLK5 Sound=¤ ”E20:Click1 ‚

CLK6 Sound=¤ ” Tune=+ 0.0

(Page 16)

(Page 17)

CLK save to 1 :[User ]

CLK save to 1

Are you sure ?

(Page 18)

Song Selection

SONG1 ⁄=123 ÷› 1 :Demo 1 ∞¢‚

SONG2 Clear ”Are You Sure ?

SONG save name :[Untitled]

SONG save name

Are you sure ?

Song Recording

(Page 20)

*Displayed when

a user song is selected.

(Page 25)

Click Settings

REC ⁄=120 Beat=4 Quant=⁄

REC Meas= 10

Now Recording.

Groove Check Function

GRV1 --æ√æ’æææ-⁄=130 Gr=-2œ0.0‚

Challenge Mode

GRV1 --æ√æ’æææ-80Hits/ 16%(DÀ)‚

GRV2 RhythmGate ”Mode=challenge‚

GRV3 ” Input=ƒsnare ‚

GRV4 ” Note=⁄(4)

(Page 24)

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TRG1 еееееееее 1 :XP Med ‚

TRG2 ƒsnare 0% ”Type=SN-1 ‚

TRG3 ƒsnare 0% ”Gain=65MVl= 12‚

TRG4 ƒsnare 0% ”VelCurve=norm ‚

TRG5 ƒsnare 0% ” RejTime=1 ‚

TRG6 ƒsnare 0% ” RejLvlAll=2 ‚

TRG7 ƒsnare 0% ”RejLvl=3Frm=56‚

TRG8 ƒsnare ”CopyToInput= 1

(Page 12, 34)

(Page 15, 35)

(Page 36)

(Page 37)

TRG save to 8 :[XP Med ]

TRG save to 8

Are you sure ?

(Page 34)

(Page 35)

Utility Settings

UTIL1 Hi-hat HHofs=-13 T=112‚

UTIL2 Click ”OutSel=clickR ‚

UTIL3 Song ” BassSolo=off ‚

UTIL4 LED ” Disp=tempo ‚

UTIL5 MasterEQ ”Lo=+ 4 Hi=+ 0 ‚

Trigger Setup Edit

(Page 14)

(Page 18)

(Page 21)

(Page 19)

(Page 14)

UTIL6 MasterTune ” Tune=+15.7 ‚

UTIL7 ƒsnare ”Func=off ‚

UTIL8 ” Factory Set

Tap Tempo Function

TAP TEMPO ¤=123 ≠ªªªª

(Page 20)

(Page 21)

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MIDI Implementation Chart

YAMAHA [ DRUM TRIGGER MODULE ] Date :7-Dec-2009

Model DTX500 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0

Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Function ...

Basic Default 1 - 16 x memorized Channel Changed 1 - 16 x

Default x x Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x

Note 0 - 127 x Number : True voice ************** x

Velocity Note ON o 9nH,v=1-127 x Note OFF x 9nH,v=0 x

After Key's x x Touch Ch's x x

Pitch Bender x x

0,32 o x Bank Select 4,7,10 o x 1,2,5,6,8,11,12,13 x x 16-19 x x Control 33-63 x x 64-84 x x Change 91-95 x x 96-101 x x

Prog o 0 - 127 x Change : True # ************** x

System Exclusive o x

: Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x

System :Clock o x Real Time :Commands o x

: Aux : : Mes- : sages: :

All Sound Off Reset All Cntrls Local ON/OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset

xx ox xx xx ox xx

Notes:

Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO o : Yes Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO x : No

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Drum Voice List

Appendix

Voice Category

K : Kick S : Snare T : Tom C : Cymbal H : Hi-hat P : Percussion E : Effect

KKKK::::KKKKiiiicccckk

1 OakCustom 2 MapleCustm 3 MapleVintg 4 Beech 5 BirchDry 6 BirchJazz 7DryDeep 8DryTight 1

9DryTight 2 10 SoTight 11 2Head 12 BigSofty 13 RockAmb 1 14 RockAmb 2 15 BD Room 1 16 BD Room 2 17 GateKick1 18 GateKick2 19 T8 Kick 20 T9 Kick 21 CR Kick 22 T9 HrdAtk 23 T9 Long 24 Sm Kick 25 T8 Down 26 T9 Dist 27 TechKick1 28 TechKick2 29 TechKick3 30 BreakKick1 31 BreakKick2 32 BreakKick3 33 BreakKick4 34 BreakKick5 35 BreakKick6 36 VoxKick 37 KickBass 38 ResoKick1 39 ResoKick2 40 DidgerKick 41 ReversBD

SSSS::::SSSSnnnnaaaarrrree

1 OakCustom

2 OakCusOpRm

3 OakCusClRm

4 OakCusOff

5 OakCusOffO

6 OakCusOffC

7 MapleCustm

8 MapCusOpRm

9 MapCusClRm 10 MplCusOff 11 MplCusOffO 12 MplCusOffC 13 Beech 14 BeechOpRim 15 BeechClRim 16 BeechOff 17 BeechOffOR 18 BeechOffCR 19 Metal 20 MetalOpRim

21 MetalClRim 22 MetalOff 23 MetalOffOp 24 MetalOffCl 25 MapleVtg 26 MapleVtgR 27 Loosy 28 LoosyRim 29 LiteWood 30 LiteWoodRm 31 RockAmb 1 32 RockAmb 2 33 RockAmb R 34 BirchDeep 35 BirchDeepR 36 Studio 37 StudioRim 38 MapleLite 39 MapleLiteR 40 DryMute 41 Brush 42 BrushRim 43 BrushOff 44 BrshOffRim 45 SnareRoll* 46 GateSnare1 47 GateSnare2 48 GateSnare3 49 GateSnare4 50 GateSnare5 51 T8 Snare1 52 T8 Snare2 53 T8 Rim 54 T9 Rim 55 Tek Snare 56 LoBitSnare 57 Sm Snare1 58 Sm Snare2 59 SynSnare 60 BreakSnr 1 61 BreakSnr 2 62 BreakSnr 3 63 BreakSnr 4 64 DB Snare1 65 DB Snare2 66 DB Snare3 67 DB Snare4 68 DB Snare5 69 DB Snare6 70 Snappy 71 R&BSnare1 72 R&BSnare2 73 R&BSnare3 74 VoxSnare1 75 VoxSnare2 76 GunSnare 77 ResoSnare1 78 ResoSnare2

TTTT::::TTTToooomm

1 OakCustomH 2 OakCustomM 3 OakCustomL 4 MapleCus H 5 MapleCus M 6 MapleCus L 7 BeechCus H 8 BeechCus M

9 BeechCus L 10 Studio H 11 Studio M 12 Studio L 13 RockAmb H 14 RockAmb M 15 RockAmb L

16 MapleAmb H 17 MapleAmb M 18 MapleAmb L 19 JazzTom H 20 JazzTom M 21 JazzTom L 22 BrushTom H 23 BrushTom M 24 BrushTom L 25 T8 Tom1 H 26 T8 Tom1 M 27 T8 Tom1 L 28 T8 Tom2 H 29 T8 Tom2 M 30 T8 Tom2 L 31 T9 Tom1 H 32 T9 Tom1 M 33 T9 Tom1 L 34 T9 Tom2 H 35 T9 Tom2 M 36 T9 Tom2 L 37 Sm Tom1 H 38 Sm Tom1 M 39 Sm Tom1 L 40 Sm Tom2 H 41 Sm Tom2 M 42 Sm Tom2 L 43 PulseTom H 44 PulseTom M 45 PulseTom L 46 VoxTom 47 E.BendTom 48 E.Talking 49 DidgeriTom 50 ReverseTom

CCCC::::CCCCyyyymmmmbbbbaaaall

1Bright18 2Bright18Eg 3Bright18Cp 4Warm16 5Warm16Edge 6Warm16Cup 7 Dark18 8 Dark18Edge

9 Dark18Cup 10 CrCustom17 11 CrLight17 12 CrFast16 13 CrFast14 14 Bright20 15 Bright20Eg 16 Bright20Cp 17 Warm20 18 Warm20Edge 19 Warm20Cup 20 Dark20 21 Dark20Edge 22 Dark20Cup 23 RideCool 24 RideCoolCp 25 RideDry 26 RideDryCup 27 SizzleRide 28 SizzRideEg 29 SizzRideCp 30 ChinaHi 31 ChinaLoCtr 32 ChinaLoEg 33 Splash 1 34 Splash 2 35 Trash 1 36 Trash 2 37 T8 Crash 38 T9 Crash

39 T8 Ride 40 T9 Ride 41 ElecCymbal 42 NoiseCym1 43 NoiseCym2 44 VoxCymbal1 45 VoxCymbal2 46 ReverseCym

HHHH::::HHHHiiii----HHHHaaaatt

10 Dark13 ClE 11 Dark13 Ft 12 Dark13 Sp 13 Bright14Op 14 Bright14OE 15 Bright14Cl 16 Bright14CE 17 Bright14Ft 18 Bright14Sp 19 Warm13Opn 20 Warm13OpE 21 Warm13Cls 22 Warm13ClE 23 Warm13Ft 24 Warm13Sp 25 Tight12Opn 26 Tight12OpE 27 Tight12Cls 28 Tight12ClE 29 Tight12Ft 30 Tight12Sp 31 T8 HH Opn 32 T8 HH Cls 33 T9 HH Opn 34 T9 HH Cls 35 CR HH Opn 36 CR HH Cls 37 Break HHOp 38 Break HHCl 39 Brack HHFt 40 NoiseHHOpn 41 NoiseHHCls

PPPP::::PPPPeeeerrrrccccuuuussssssssiiiioooonn

10 TimbalLo 11 PailaHi 12 PailaLo 13 SurdoOpn 14 SurdoMt 15 SurdoHO 16 SurdoSw 17 PandieroOp 18 PandieroMt 19 PandieroSl 20 Tambarin1 21 Tambarin2 22 Tambarin3

1 Dark14 Opn 2 Dark14 OpE 3 Dark14 Cls 4 Dark14 ClE 5 Dark14 Ft 6 Dark14 Sp 7 Dark13 Opn 8 Dark13 OpE 9 Dark13 Cls

1 CongaHiOpn 2 CongaHiSlp 3 CongaHiOSw 4 CongaHiTip 5 CongaHiHel 6 CongaLoOpn 7 BongoHi 8 BongoLo 9 TimbalHi

23 Cowbell 1 24 Cowbell 2 25 Cowbell 3 26 Cowbell3Mt 27 Cowbell 4 28 Cowbell4Mt 29 Claves 30 Maracas 31 Vibraslap 32 Castanet 33 TriangleOp 34 TriangleCl 35 TriangleHO 36 TriangleSw 37 GuiroShort 38 GuiroLong 39 Agogo Hi 40 Agogo Lo 41 WoodBlockH 42 WoodBlockL 43 Shaker1 44 Shaker2 45 Caxixi1 46 Caxixi2 47 DjembeOpen 48 DjembeSlap 49 DjembeMute 50 CajonLo 51 CajonHi 52 CajonSlp 53 TalkDrOp 54 TalkDrMt 55 TalkDrSlp 56 TalkDrBend 57 PotDrOpn 58 PotDrCls 59 PotDrMute 60 PotDrBody 61 TablaOpen1 62 TablaOpen2 63 TablaMute 64 TablaSlp 65 BayaOpn 66 BayaMute 67 BayaBend 68 CuicaHi 69 CuicaLo 70 WhistleH 71 WhistleL 72 SleighBell 73 BellTree 74 WindChime 75 TimpaniF#2 76 Timpani B1 77 Timpani E1 78 ConctBDop 79 ConctBDmt 80 HandCymOp 81 HandCymMt 82 Gong 83 ChinaGong 84 Odaiko 85 OdaikoRim 86 Yagura 87 YaguraRim 88 Shimedaiko 89 ShimeRim 90 Atarigane 91 AtariganeM 92 AnaConga 93 AnaCowbell 94 AnaMaracas 95 AnaShaker1 96 AnaShaker2

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EEEE::::EEEEffffffffeeeecccctt

10 Metal3 11 AmbShot 12 Tunnel 13 HiQ 14 Noise 1

1 StickHit1 2 StickHit2 3 FingerSnap 4 E.Clap1 5 E.Clap2 6 E.Clap3 7 NoiseHit 8 Metal1 9 Metal2

Preset Drum Kit List

Kit No. Kit Name

1 Oak Custom 2 Maple Custom 3 Beech Custom 4 Rock Kit 5 Gate Kit 6 HipHop Kit 7 Synth Drums 8 Street Beat

9Brazil Kit 10 Sm Kit 11 Studio Kit 12 Dry Beat 13 SessionMastr

15 Noise 2 16 Pulse 17 Zap 18 MetrBell 1 19 MetrBell 2 20 Click1 21 Click2 22 Vo Go! 23 Vo Hoo! 24 Vo Yoo! 25 Vo Ha! 26 Vo Uh! 27 Vo aYeah! 28 Scratch1 29 Scratch2 30 Scratch3

Kit No. Kit Name

14 T8 Kit 15 T9 Kit 16 D’n’B Kit 17 Nu Electro 18 Perc. Kit 19 Social Cuban 20 SFX Kit 21 Funky Men 22 Power Kit 23 Reso Kit 24 Phase Drum 25 Jazz Kit 26 Brush Kit

31 Scratch4 32 Scratch5 33 Scratch6 34 Scratch7 35 OrchHit1 36 OrchHit2 37 R&BHit1 38 R&BHit2 39 BrassHit 40 ScratchHit 41 Industry 42 CompuVoice 43 Radio 44 Thunder 45 Tire 46 Crash

Kit No. Kit Name

47 Glass 48 GunShot1 49 GunShot2 50 Bomb 51 ResoNzClap 52 Strike 53 AmbientCym 54 SFXCymbal1 55 SFXCymbal2 56 SFXCymbal3 57 NzAmbient 58 LoDroneAmb 59 NzEcho 60 Vel-Decay1 61 Vel-Decay2 62 DlyScratch

27 Matsuri 28 AsianGypsy 29 Elec.Classic 30 Hey DJ! 31 VOX Kit 32 Vintage Kit 33 Room Kit 34 Afro Kit 35 Latin Club 36 Drum Corps 37 Orchestra 38 Dubstep 39 R&B Cool

63 Boyon 64 P! 65 E.Bass 66 SlapBass 67 Turntable* 68 Train* 69 Helicoptr* 70 Applause* 71 Police* 72 Ring* 73 FX Pad* 74 Didgerido* 75 VinylMan*

* Loop

Kit No. Kit Name

40 WikkidPocket 41 Reggae Kit 42 BrokenFunk 43 GoGo1988 44 Re-0 45 Elec 5/4 46 Backbone 47 Groovin’ 48 8/8 Craze 49 Bs.@Base 50 GM Standard

Preset Song List

No. Genre Name

1 Demo Demo 1

2 Demo 2

3 Demo 3

4 Rock Rock 1

5 Rock 2

6 Rock 3

7 Rock 4

8 Rock 5

9 Rock 6 10 Shufﬂe Shufﬂe 1 11 Shufﬂe 2 12 Shufﬂe 3 13 Funk Funk 1 14 Funk 2 15 Funk 3 16 Blues Blues 1 17 Blues 2 18 Hip Hop HipHop 1 19 HipHop 2 20 R&B R&B 1 21 R&B 2

No. Genre Name

22 Dance Dance 1 23 Dance 2 24 Pops Pops 1 25 Pops 2 26 Pop Rock PopRock1 27 PopRock2 28 Jazz Jazz 1 29 Jazz 2 30 Bossa Nova Bossa 1 31 Bossa 2 32 Fusion Fusion 1 33 Fusion 2 34 Samba Samba 1 35 Samba 2 36 Samba 3 37 Latin Latin 1 38 Latin 2 39 Reggae Reggae 40 Soul Soul 41 Ballad Ballad 1 42 Ballad 2

No. Genre Name

43 Second Line 2ndLine 44 Ska Ska 45 Pad Song 8Craze A 46 8Craze B 47 BassGrv 48 HornGrv 49 BassRiff 50 PadBass 51 GoGo Tp 52 GoGo Br 53 GoGo Lp 54 Re-O 55 BFunk A 56 BFunk B 57 BFunk C 58 Elec5/4A 59 Elec5/4B 60 Elec5/4C 61 Backb Ld 62 Backb St 63 Backb Pf

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Appendix

Speciﬁcations

Tone Generator block

Trigger

Sequencer

Metronome

Others

* Speciﬁcations and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or mod-

ify products or speciﬁcations at any time without prior notice. Since speciﬁcations, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.

Tone Generator AWM2 Maximum Polyphony 32 Voices 427 Drum, Percussion Voices, 22 Keyboard Voices Drum Kits Preset: 50, User: 20 Effects Reverb x 19 types, Master EQ Tr igger Setups Preset: 7, User: 4 Pad Controller Snares adjustment, Tuning, Tempo Pad Functions Drum Kit INC/DEC, Click Set INC/DEC, Tempo INC/DEC, Click ON/OFF Pad Songs Start/Stop, Chase, Cut Off, 3 songs (max.) can be played simultaneously. Note Capacity Approx. 16,000 notes Note Resolution 96 parts per quarter note Recording Type Real Time Replace Tr ac k 1 Songs 3 Demo Songs, 41 Practice Songs, 19 Pad Songs, 20 User Songs Tempo 30–300 beats/minute, Tap Tempo function Beat 1–9 Timing Accent, Quarter note, Eighth note, Sixteenth note, Triplet Click Sound Sets Preset: 6, User: 1 Click Sets 30 Click Timer 0–600 seconds (in 30-second steps) Tr aining Functions Measure Break, Groove Check, Rhythm Gate Controls

Displays 16 characters x 2 lines backlit LCD, 7-segment LED (3-digit), Tempo LED x 2 Connectors Trigger inputs 1, 5, 6, 7 (stereo phone jack L: trigger input, R: rim switch)

Power Consumption 8.0W (DTX500), 13.0W (DTX500 and AC power adapter) Dimensions (W x D x H) 252 x 147 x 52 mm (9-15/16" x 5-13/16" x 2-1/16") Weight 898 g (2 lbs.)

Buttons: DRUMKIT, CLICK, SONG Controllers: Volume, Jog Dial

Tr igger inputs 2, 3, 4, 8 (stereo phone jack L: trigger input, R: trigger input) HI HAT CONTROL (stereo phone jack) OUTPUT L/MONO, R (mono phone jack) PHONES (stereo phone jack), AUX IN (stereo mini jack) MIDI OUT, DC IN

, SHIFT,

■

, ON/OFF, SAVE/ENTER

MIDI Data Format

1. Channel Messages

The channel messages described below are sent from the drum triggers only. Other messages are sent from both the drum triggers and the sequencer.

1.1 Key On, Key Off

Note range: 0 (C-2)–127 (G8) Velocity range: 0–127

1.2 Control Change

1.2.1 Bank select MSB, LSB–0, 32 data = 0–127

1.2.2 Foot controller–4 (Ch. 10 only)

1.2.3 Main volume–7

1.2.4 Pan–10 (left 0, right 127)

1.3 Program Change

2. System Exclusive Messages

2.1 Parameter Change

2.1.1 GM system ON

$F0 $7E $7F $09 $01 $F7 (hexadecimal) Sets all messages (except MIDI master tuning) to their initial values.

3. System Realtime Message

3.1 Timing clock

Sends data.

3.2 Start, Stop

Sends data.

3.3 Active sensing

Sends the messages within an interval of approximately 300 msec.

DTX500 Owner’s Manual

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olsce

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Yamaha Music Europe GmbH

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AFRICA

Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2312

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HONG KONG

Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd.

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Yamaha Music India Pvt. Ltd.

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Tel: 0124-466-5551

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PT. Yamaha Music Indonesia (Distributor) PT. Nusantik

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KOREA

Yamaha Music Korea Ltd.

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MALAYSIA

Yamaha Music Malaysia, Sdn., Bhd.

Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 3-78030900

PHILIPPINES

Yupangco Music Corporation

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SINGAPORE

Yamaha Music Asia Pte., Ltd.

#03-11 A-Z Building 140 Paya Lebor Road, Singapore 409015 Tel: 747-4374

TAIWAN

Yamaha KHS Music Co., Ltd.

3F, #6, Sec.2, Nan Jing E. Rd. Taipei. Taiwan 104, R.O.C. Tel: 02-2511-8688

THAILAND

Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd.

4, 6, 15 and 16

891/1 Rama 1 Road, Wan gmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel: 02-215-2626

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Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2317

ﬂoor, Siam Motors Building,

OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA

Yamaha Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

Level 1, 99 Queensbridge Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia Tel: 3-9693-5111

NEW ZEALAND

Music Wor ks LTD

P. O.BOX 6246 Wellesley, A uckland 4680, New Zealand Tel: 9-634-0099

COUNTRIES AND TRUST TERRITORIES IN PACIFIC OCEAN

Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2312

Yamaha Electronic Drums web site:

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YAMAHA DTX500 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Accessories

About the Descriptions and Conventions in this Manual

PRECAUTIONS

Main Features

Contents

Controls and Functions

Top Panel

Rear Panel

1 Connections

1 Connecting the Pads

Setting up with Acoustic Drums

2 Setting Up the Power Supply

4Turning the Power On

5 Selecting the Trigger Setup

2 Time to Play

Adjusting the Hi-hat

Pad Controller Settings

3 Playing Along With the Click

Click Out Select

Tap Tempo Function

LED Display Setting

4 Playing Along With a Song

Pad Function Settings

5 Using the Groove Check Function

Groove Check Mode

6 Record Your Performance

Recording System

7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit

Factory Set

Trigger Setup Edit

Trigger Setup procedure

Explanations of Each Display Page

Error Messages

Troubleshooting

Index

Appendix

LCD Displays

MIDI Implementation Chart

Drum Voice List

Preset Drum Kit List

Preset Song List

MIDI Data Format