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7 Create Your Own Original Drum Kit

DTXPRESS

Owner’s Manual

Set the Pad Song

When the pad is hit, the assigned pad song will start play-
back. In addition to one main song that is selected in the Song
Select display, a maximum of three Pad Songs can be individ-
ually 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.

●

Song Number

off

–

... 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 Set-
ting 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. 23)

* When multiple pad songs are assigned and played back in

combination, the voices within the songs may change unex-
pectedly or sound different than intended.

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 trans-
mitted 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.

........................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.