Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

As an alternative to dedicating the pad to a one-time use sound, you
could use the velocity cross-fade to set a very high cross-over point
with the "special" sound playable when you smack the cr@p out of the
cymbal during the song. :) This leaves you with a "regular" set and all
your pads until the moment when u need the "special" sound. This might
also be somthing you could try with one of the zones on your snare. If
you don't use the rim-shot very often you could assign it to the
"special" sound. The reason I'm suggesting this is that I find the stock
number of pads to be a bit limiting when you're trying to play regular
patterns and fills and it might be a bit contstraining to you to "lose" a
pad to a sinlge sound that might only get played once or twice a during
the song....

Vern

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liberatusvirus said:
> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "narrowgatedrummer"
> <buoymaster@c...> wrote:
>> Allright, enough jamming on this thing...LOL
>> Can you take say the "crash" and put a "synth" on it?
>> Is this done in the voice edit mode?.
>> I really dont understand what the manual is saying about that.
>> I want to leave everything just the way it is except for either the
>> crash or the ride. I want to make that a "special effect" for a
> song
>> that we are doing. Preferably a synth sound or something.
>
> Billy,
>
> I'm assuming that you found a default kit that you like but that
> you'd like to change one of the cymbals to something else. If it's an
> effect your're looking for, use the voice menu for that input (ride
> is 6; crash is 7). On the first page, you'll notice that the default
> voice is given a code like C 041, which would be the listing for
> Cymbal sound number 41 in the back of the manual. Make sure that the
> cursor is on the "C". Then scroll through the letters until you get
> to the effect letter, which is the last one, I think. Is it "E"?
> Move the cursor now to the number beside the "E" and scroll through
> the numbers from 1 to whatever until you get an effect that you like.
> Check the manual for what it's called; unfortunately, the name
> doesn't always give away what the voice is. Occe you've settled on a
> voice letter/number, you can scroll through subsequent pages in the
> voice menu to set other parameters. Finally, you'll have to consult
> the trigger menu to set the gain, min velocity, and rejection
> parameters appropriately. You won't finalize these values
> immediately; it'll take some tweaking over time. When you're done,
> for the time being, press the "save" button on the module and follow
> the directions. You'll have created your first user kit (49). You can
> give it a name if you want.
>
> I hope this is helpful. I haven't done this myself for some time, and
> I don't have a manual nearby. Plus I'm replying on my way out the
> door. If I've botched something, maybe some kind soul will rectify
> it. Look at least at the manual to see how the buttons on the front
> of the module affect the screen in the menus. Then you should be able
> to carry out the instructions that I gave. I don't have time to run
> through the manual controls now.
>
> Ed
>
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