Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi, guys. I'm new to this group and wonder if anyone can explain how 
I can set a song going by hitting a pad?  I know it can be done, but 
can't find explicit instructions on how to program a pad that way in 
the owner's manual basic guide or reference guide. It's a hassle to 
have to push a button manually while you're playing.

Hey Nick!  If you have a dtxpressII, then the instructions can be 
found on pages 32 and 44.  However, if you don't, its pretty easy to 
explain.  I assume its the same procedure with the dtxpressI.  First 
of all, there are two types of songs, the main song, which you play 
by pressing the play/stop button, and the pad songs, which can be 
played by hitting the pads.  However, it is possible to assign a 
main song to a pad.  The menu you are going to be looking for is 
located in the drum voice edit mode.  It is the function menu and 
you will know which one it is because it will say /KIT 
IN=tom//func=normal/  Here is where you can select what pad you want 
to change and what function you want it to control.  For example, 
after tell the module you want to be in the tom pad, you can move 
your cursor to /func=normal/ and select "pad song" or "play/stop"  
I'm assuming you want to select "play/stop" because that controls 
the modules main songs.  (main songs are the songs programmed into 
the module and require you to press the play/stop button.)  Ok thats 
how you select what pad you want to be "play/stop" and I guess you 
just go into the music menu and use the pad as the play and stop 
button.  (The menu after this function menu has more options 
for "pad songs, not "main songs.")  Hope that helps!!  


--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Carroll <njcarroll56@y...>" 
<njcarroll56@y...> wrote:
> Hi, guys. I'm new to this group and wonder if anyone can explain 
how 
> I can set a song going by hitting a pad?  I know it can be done, 
but 
> can't find explicit instructions on how to program a pad that way 
in 
> the owner's manual basic guide or reference guide. It's a hassle 
to 
> have to push a button manually while you're playing.