Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi,
I am new to this group and new to the world of drums.
I got a DTXpress II last month.

A friend of mine has a Roland system in which the metronome can be 
configured to actually say 'one two...' OR 'one and two and...'.

I checked different metronome settings in DTXpress II brain but could 
not find a similar setting.

Am I missing something?

Thanks,
Anand

Hi Anand,

I'm pretty sure that the dtxII doesn't talk, but it will click if 
you want it to help you keep good time. Roland users must have paid 
good money for modules that can also teach them how to count. What 
will they think of next at Roland, drum machines that eliminate the 
need to play actual drums?

Ed

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "abhyankaranand <anand@f...>" 
<anand@f...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am new to this group and new to the world of drums.
> I got a DTXpress II last month.
> 
> A friend of mine has a Roland system in which the metronome can be 
> configured to actually say 'one two...' OR 'one and two and...'.
> 
> I checked different metronome settings in DTXpress II brain but 
could 

> not find a similar setting.
> 
> Am I missing something?
> 
> Thanks,
> Anand

Hi

: > A friend of mine has a Roland system in which the metronome can be
: > configured to actually say 'one two...' OR 'one and two and...'.
: >
: > I checked different metronome settings in DTXpress II brain but
: could
: > not find a similar setting.
:
: I'm pretty sure that the dtxII doesn't talk, but it will click if
: you want it to help you keep good time. Roland users must have paid
: good money for modules that can also teach them how to count. What
: will they think of next at Roland, drum machines that eliminate the
: need to play actual drums?

:) Actually, I know that in the 'old' Yamaha WDM chipsets in patch 99
certain note numbers included a male voice saying 'one', 'two', 'three' and
'four'.
You could check if the new WDM chipset (which is built-into the dtxII) has
these 'notes' and assign them to the metronome settings in the util menu.

Erik

I have a Dtxpress IV. Is there a way to use the metronome click and
only hear it through my headphones and not have it go through to the
band PA system?
Perry

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Perry Norsworthy" <foxwilds@...> wrote:
>
> I have a Dtxpress IV. Is there a way to use the metronome click and
> only hear it through my headphones and not have it go through to the
> band PA system?
> Perry
>

Perry,

Sort of.  Have a look at page 20 of the owners manual - "click out
select".  This allows you to send the click to one stereo channel &
the drums to the other.  Unfortunately, it looks like you lose the
stereo output when you do it.

Keith.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, DARKMOON <darkmoon__666@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Keith,
>    
>   how are you? talking about click, is there a way that i can let it
start when i want it to and stop it without pressing the click button?
i mean like using one of my pads for example to trigger the click to
start?
>    
>   im using dtxpress 3.

Sorry for the slow reply - I have been away.

You can perform a couple of functions using the pads - changing kits
and starting and stopping songs.  I don't think you can specifically
start the click, although it may be possible to create your own song
with nothing in it, then assign a pad to the song with the click
enabled (see page 21 of the reference manual).

If I get chance later today I will give it a try.

Keith.

I tried my idea of using a blank song, but it doesn't work.  The
DTXpress won't let you have a blank song.  Also, starting a song with
a pad doesn't start the click anyway, even if the song settings are
for "auto click".  

The nearest I could get to what you want was to create a song with the
"notes" of the song being your click pattern.  Then you can assign
that to a pad.  However, because it is not a click it will be mixed in
with your drum sounds.  I don't think you can do what you want with
the DTXpress.  What you need is a metronome with a big on-off button
you can hit with a stick!

Keith.

I had the same problem! I bought a Grey beat monitor so I could show him I was playing at the right speed - that shut him up & slowed him down.

Keith.

Hi Keith,
 
Thanks for spending some time and effort on this. Really appreciate your help and feedback. :-)
 
Cheers!!

--- On Sun, 6/15/08, Keith <keith@...> wrote:

From: Keith <keith@...>
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Metronome
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 2:25 AM






I tried my idea of using a blank song, but it doesn't work. The
DTXpress won't let you have a blank song. Also, starting a song with
a pad doesn't start the click anyway, even if the song settings are
for "auto click". 

The nearest I could get to what you want was to create a song with the
"notes" of the song being your click pattern. Then you can assign
that to a pad. However, because it is not a click it will be mixed in
with your drum sounds. I don't think you can do what you want with
the DTXpress. What you need is a metronome with a big on-off button
you can hit with a stick!

Keith.

Hi Keith,
 
I have discovered something. I wasnt actually looking for this but found it by accident.
1. press the Voice button
2. hit a pad, say for example your snare
3. Press page down until you reach the "Func= normal"
4. Press + sign twice to change "normal" to "pad song" and then to "click onoff"
5. click save if you want to.
 
Voila!! you can now on/off your click by hitting a pad. :-)
Hope this helps.
 
Cheers!!

--- On Sun, 6/15/08, Keith <keith@...> wrote:

From: Keith <keith@...>
Subject: [DTXpress] Re: Metronome
To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 2:25 AM






I tried my idea of using a blank song, but it doesn't work. The
DTXpress won't let you have a blank song. Also, starting a song with
a pad doesn't start the click anyway, even if the song settings are
for "auto click". 

The nearest I could get to what you want was to create a song with the
"notes" of the song being your click pattern. Then you can assign
that to a pad. However, because it is not a click it will be mixed in
with your drum sounds. I don't think you can do what you want with
the DTXpress. What you need is a metronome with a big on-off button
you can hit with a stick!

Keith.

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, DARKMOON <darkmoon__666@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Keith,
> �
> I have discovered something. I wasnt actually looking for this but
found it by accident.
> 1. press the Voice button
> 2. hit a pad, say�for example your snare
> 3. Press page down until you reach the "Func= normal"
> 4. Press + sign twice to change "normal" to "pad song" and then to
"click onoff"
> 5. click save if you want to.
> �
> Voila!! you can now on/off your click by hitting a pad. :-)
> Hope this helps.

Well b&$$er me - and it's even in the manual (page 21 of the reference
manual).  And I thought I know what the DTXpress could do (except MIDI).

Thanks.

Keith.

dont be too hard on yourself keith. i was reading the manual too when i was searching for this. and apparently, it was NOT there during the time of my reading. :-)

question: can i use the new hi-hat (rh135?) on dtxpress 3?

--- On Thu, 6/26/08, Keith wrote:

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, DARKMOON <darkmoon__666@...> wrote:
>
> dont be too hard on yourself keith. i was reading the manual too 
> when i was searching for this. and apparently, it was NOT there 
> during the time of my reading. :-)

I must have been sooo close as well - I set up a pad to be "pad song"
instead of normal while investigating this.  One more push of the
button and I would have found it

>  
> question: can i use the new hi-hat (rh135?) on dtxpress 3? 

According to the RHH135 manual you need to set up the DTXpress III
module trigger setting to "4. SP Med" (same as for the RHH130).  They
also quote settings for all the other modules.  However, that selects
a complete trigger setup with the hihat setup as RHH, so all you
really need to do is edit the hihat trigger to RHH. 

Make sure you buy the RHH135 not the RH135 because that's a lawnmower:

http://www.mowdirect.co.uk/acatalog/RH135_105B_4.htm

Anyway, it seems like it will work ok.

Keith.

Hi Guys,
 
Just wanted to ask if anyone of you have tried connecting their dtxpress to a PS3? 
seems like its fun playing drums on dtxpress rather than the pads that comes with guitar hero or rock band. :-)
 
Cheers!!

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, DARKMOON <darkmoon__666@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>  
> Just wanted to ask if anyone of you have tried connecting their
dtxpress to a PS3? 
> seems like its fun playing drums on dtxpress rather than the pads
that comes with guitar hero or rock band. :-)
>  
> Cheers!!
>

Search this forum for "rock band" and "rockband" - there was a
discussion about this a while ago and I think it was sorted out in the
end so it is possible.

Keith.