DRUM TRIGGER MODULE DTX700 Reference Manual How to Use This Manual The DTX700 Reference Manual created via the PDF format is equipped with special features that are exclusive to electronic files, such as the Link function and the Search function which let you jump to the desired page by clicking the specific term. This illustration shows the page displayed on the DTX700 when the front panel’s [MENU] button is pressed.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Two- and three-zone pads (producing multiple trigger signals) In this reference section, you will find a description of what takes place within the DTX700 between striking of a pad and the output of sound from speakers. Understanding how signals flow and are processed internally will allow you to utilize the powerful functions of this versatile instrument to their maximum potential.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Example of how a pad controller can be used to increase the number of trigger input sources Trigger Setups Your DTX700 uses a set of parameters called trigger setups to ensure that trigger signals from pads and controllers are processed in an ideal manner. In addition to the actual sensitivity of the pad when it is struck, a trigger setup can include settings intended to prevent a pair of trigger signals being produced in response to a single strike (i.e.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Instrument assignments for trigger input jacks Sounds Produced Using the Pads Assigning voices individually to each trigger input source can be quite time consuming. In order to speed up this process, the DTX700 features instrument parameters that group together the drum voices assigned to the multiple trigger input sources corresponding to each trigger input jack – or in other words, the drum voices assigned to each pad.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Songs Kit Makeup The DTX700 allows you to play complete songs simply by striking one pad. In the same way as snare sounds are produced by striking a pad to which a snare voice has been assigned, you can start and stop the playback of songs by striking the pads to which they are assigned. In effect, pads with song assignments operate as start/stop switches whenever struck (regardless of how hard or soft they are actually struck).
Internal Design of the DTX700 Voices & Layers Effects The DTX700 provides four layers (A to D) for each trigger input source. For this reason, you can assign up to four different voices to each one. What’s more, these layered voices can also be triggered in three different ways – for example, they will all play together in Stack mode, a different one will be played for each strike in Alternate mode, and they can be sustained and turned off on each successive strike in Hold mode.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Effect Signal Flow AUX IN * VarSend 2 VarSend(Dry) VarSend(Wet) VarPan Variation VarReturn VarToCho *1 Dry signal ChoPan ChoSend Chorus Kit EQ Master EQ *3 ChoReturn ChoToRev VarToRev RevPan Reverb RevReturn RevSend *1: Click-track voices cannot be sent to effects. *2: Using the VarSend(Dry) (Variation Send Level) parameter, you can set the required balance between the amount of the signal that will bypass the effect (i.e.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Flanger & Phaser Wah A flanger creates a swirling, metallic sound, similar to that of a jet plane. While this effect operates using the same basic principles as chorus effects, it uses shorter delay times and also incorporates feedback to produce a very distinctive swelling sound. Rather than being used constantly throughout a song, it is more suited to selective use in specific sections in order to add variety.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Chorus Delay Chorus reproduces the sound of multiple instruments playing in unison for a thicker, deeper tone. As all instruments differ slightly from each other in terms of pitch and phase, their playing together produces an overall sound that is warmer and more spacious. In order to reproduce this type of behavior, chorus effects make use of delay.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Effect Parameters Parameter name Each of the above-mentioned effects includes a range of parameters allowing you to adjust the way in which it processes the input signal. Using these parameters, the behavior of each effect can be optimized in line with, for example, the type of sound being processed or the type of music being played.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Parameter name Parameter name Descriptions EQ3Q This parameter is used to set the resonance of the EQ3 band. EQ4Freq This parameter is used to set the center frequency for the EQ4 band. EQ4Gain This parameter is used to set the gain for the EQ4 band. EQ4Q This parameter is used to set the resonance of the EQ4 band. EQ5Freq This parameter is used to set the cutoff frequency for the EQ5 band (i.e., high shelving).
Internal Design of the DTX700 Parameter name Parameter name Descriptions [TempoFlanger, G Chorus, 2 Modulator, SPX Chorus, Symphonic, and Tremolo] This parameter is used to set the modulation frequency. LFOSpeed [TempoPhaser] This parameter is used to set the modulation speed in terms of note lengths. [AutoPan] This parameter is used to set the auto-pan frequency. [AutoWah] This parameter is used to specify whether the filtersweep effect is produced using a sine or square wave.
Internal Design of the DTX700 Parameter name Descriptions S-FTmHorn This parameter is used to set how long it takes for the high-frequency horn to switch between fast and slow rotation speeds. DTX700 Internal Memory By storing kits, songs, and waves that you have created and edited in the DTX700’s internal memory, you ensure that they will be always available for use, even after the instrument has been turned off.
Cursor Operations on Menu Area Pages Parameter pages The way in which the cursor is displayed and operated on Menu area pages differs from that of other pages. Navigation pages When you turn the dial on parameter-type pages, the cursor (i.e., the inverted text) moves up and down within the displayed list. When you turn the dial on navigation-type pages, the cursor (i.e., the inverted text) moves in the corresponding direction.
KIT Tempo Use this parameter to specify the tempo to be set automatically upon selection of the current drum kit. An “off” setting means that the tempo will not change automatically when the current kit is selected – in other words, the tempo of the previously selected kit is maintained. Settings: off, 30 to 300 NOTE • If waves are assigned to any of the kit’s pads, the tempo (or speed) at which they are played will not be affected by the kit’s tempo setting. : The current kit number is reduced by 1.
KIT Icon For voice-related settings An artist’s impression of what the current kit might look like can be displayed on the right of the Kit page (accessed using the [KIT] button). Using the Icon parameter, you can change the illustration used for the kit. In addition, you can also select “off” to display no icon.
KIT VoiceCategory [Page displayed when a voice has been selected for the current pad] Use this parameter to specify the category from which a voice will be assigned. In addition, you can also indicate that a song or wave is to be assigned. q Settings: Kick, Snare1, Snare2, Tom1, Tom2, Cymbal, Hi-Hat, LatinPerc, AsiaPerc, AfrcArbcPerc, OrchPerc, ElectricPerc, EFX, Melody, Wave, e Song VoiceNumber q Current pad Use this parameter to specify the number of the voice to be assigned.
KIT Volume [Page displayed when a MIDI note number has been selected directly using the [F1] button (PAD)] Use this parameter to set the volume of the voice. Settings: 0 to 127 Voice Panorama (Pan) Use this parameter to set the stereo pan of the voice. Settings: L63 to C to R63 NOTE • The VoiceCategory parameter cannot be set to “eSong” when a MIDI note number is selected directly. KIT/VOICE 3/6 The following parameters are used to adjust the tone of the voice.
KIT Chorus Send Level (ChoSend) KIT/VOICE 4/6 Use this parameter to specify how much of the sound produced by the voice will be sent to the chorus effect. Settings: 0 to 127 NOTE • The chorus send level for the entire kit can be adjusted using the ChoSend (Chorus Send Level) parameter from the Menu area’s Kit/Effect/Mixer page. • If layers have been set for the current voice, you can set a Filter Cutoff Frequency (Filter) send level for each one.
KIT Alternate Group (AltGroup) For MIDI-related settings Use this parameter to assign voices to alternate groups (i.e., monophonic sets of pads, only one of which can be producing a sound at any time). If you do not want various individual voices to be played together, they should be assigned to the same alternate group. Whenever voices from the same alternate group are triggered by playing the pads, the latter voice is given priority and the earlier one is silenced.
KIT Note KIT/MIDI/ASSIGN 2/5 Use this parameter to select a MIDI note to be sent by the current layer. You can also choose either of the following two special settings. off Playing Mode (Mode) skip Use this parameter to set Stack, Alternate, or Hold as the playing mode for the current pad. stack When Stack mode is selected, all notes assigned to the pad are triggered simultaneously. For example, you can use this mode to produce chords or to trigger multiple voices and waves with a single strike.
KIT Trigger Link (TrgLink) KIT/MIDI/ASSIGN 3/5 Use this parameter to specify which of the pad’s other triggers you wish to generate automatically when the current one is struck. Select “off” to generate only the current trigger. Note that the available settings will depend on the trigger currently being set. Settings: off, rim1, rim2, rim1&2, head, bow, Pad10 GateTime MaskTime Use this parameter to set a gate time for MIDI notes sent for the current layer.
KIT Trigger Alternate Group (TrgAltGrp) KIT/MIDI/ASSIGN 5/5 Use this parameter to assign the current pad to a trigger alternate group if so required. Alternate groups are monophonic sets of pads, and therefore, only one pad from an alternate group can be producing a sound at any time. If a pad is struck while another pad from the same alternate group is already producing a sound, a MIDI Note Off message will be sent for the first pad together with the MIDI Note On message for the second.
KIT KIT/MIDI/OTHER 1/4 KIT/MIDI/OTHER 2/4 From the Other page, you can set various MIDI messages to be sent whenever the kit is changed. q q q MIDI Channel (Ch) Use this parameter to select the current MIDI channel number. q MIDI Channel (Ch) Settings: 1 to 16 Use this parameter to select the current MIDI channel number. Settings: 1 to 16 MSB Transmit Use this parameter to set a Bank Select MSB value to be sent whenever the current kit is selected.
KIT KIT/MIDI/OTHER 3/4 KIT/MIDI/OTHER 4/4 Using the following parameters, you can adjust the send level to be set for each of the effect units when the current kit is selected. q q q MIDI Channel (Ch) Use this parameter to select the current MIDI channel number. Settings: 1 to 16 q MIDI Channel (Ch) Use this parameter to select the current MIDI channel number.
KIT Variation to Chorus (VarToCho) For effect-related settings Use this parameter to set the degree to which the output from the variation effect is sent to the chorus effect. KIT/EFFECT Settings: 0 to 127 List of Functions EFFECT Mixer VarReturn VarPan VarToRev VarToCho ChoSend ChoReturn ChoPan ChoToRev RevSend RevReturn RevPan Variation Category Type Chorus Type Reverb Type KIT/EFFECT/MIXER 2/3 Chorus Send Level (ChoSend) Use this parameter to set the chorus-send level for the current kit.
KIT KIT/EFFECT/MIXER 3/3 KIT/EFFECT/CHORUS 1/5 Reverb Send Level (RevSend) Chorus Type (Type) Use this parameter to set the reverb-send level for the current kit. Use this parameter to select a chorus-effect type. Settings: 0 to 127 Settings: Refer to the Data List document. Reverb Return Level (RevReturn) NOTE • If the Type parameter is set to “No Effect”, no other panels will be displayed for this page. Use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from the reverb effect.
KIT For setting kit equalization KIT/EQ List of Functions EQ LowGain LowFreq LowQ LowShape LowMidGain LowMidFreq LowMidQ HighMidGain HighMidFreq HighMidQ HighGain HighFreq HighQ HighShape KIT/EQ 1/4 to 4/4 Setting the Kit Equalizer The parameters from the Menu area’s Kit/EQ page can be used to adjust the kit equalizer that shapes the tone of voices, songs, and other audio output.
KIT Low Resonance (LowQ), Low Mid Resonance (LowMidQ), High Mid Resonance (HighMidQ), and High Resonance (HighQ) For pad-related settings KIT/PAD Use these parameters to specify widths for the low, low-mid, high-mid, and high frequency bands, respectively. If you set a large value, a narrower band of frequencies will be affected and the tone will change markedly around the center frequency.
KIT Settings: off, snares, tuning, tempo, filter, snaresOn/Off Hi-hat MIDI Type (HH MIDI Type) NOTE • The initial default setting of the PadCtrlType (Pad Control Type) parameter depends on the drum kit selected. If “MIDI” has been set for the HH Func (Hi-hat Function) parameter (also from the Menu area’s Kit/Pad page), use this parameter to set the type of MIDI messages generated by the hi-hat controller.
KIT ResonanceLevel KIT/JOB/COPY KIT Use this parameter to specify whether the toms should resonate with kick sounds. The higher the setting, the greater the degree of resonance. Set to “0” to prevent the toms from resonating. From the Copy Kit page, you can copy all the settings of any kit and replace those of the current kit, which can be selected by pressing the [KIT] button.
KIT KIT/JOB/EXCHANGE PAD KIT/JOB/CLEAR PAD From the Exchange Pad page, you can swap the settings of a pair of pads. Use Pad1 and Pad2 to select the pads, and then press the [F3] button (EXECUTE) to exchange their settings. From the Clear Pad page, you can initialize individual pads from the current drum kit (i.e., restore their default settings). Use the Pad parameter to select the pad whose settings are to be initialized, and then press the [F3] button (EXECUTE).
SONG For settings affecting all songs SONG/COMMON SONG/COMMON : The current song number is reduced by 1. : The current song number is increased by 1. NOTE • If you hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [F1] or [F2] button, the song number will be reduced or increased in units of 10. Loop When this parameter is set to “on”, playback of the song will start again from the beginning whenever it finishes (i.e., looped playback).
SONG 3. When you have entered the required name, press the dial Panorama (Pan) or the [EXIT] button to return to the previous page. Use this parameter to set the stereo panning (Control Change 10) sent by the current song on the selected MIDI channel. In terms of the internal tone generator, this value affects all voices on that channel. 4. Press the [STORE] button and the dial to store your new setting.
SONG SONG/MIDI 3/3 For song management tasks SONG/JOB q SONG/JOB/CLEAR You can use the Clear Current Song (Clear) page to delete all of the current User song’s data. q MIDI Channel (Ch) Use this parameter to select the current MIDI channel number. Settings: 1 to 16 CAUTION • When a User song is cleared, its data is completely erased from the DTX700’s memory. Be sure, therefore, to always save important song data on a USB memory device or the like before clearing it.
SONG SONG/JOB/COPY For checking song memory status You can use the Copy Song (Copy) page to copy another song into the current User song, replacing it completely. SONG/MEMORY INFO To confirm the status of memory usage for song data, navigate to the Menu area’s Song/MemInfo (Memory Info) page. SONG/MEMORY INFO Bank Use this parameter to select the type of song to copy.
UTILITY List of Functions For settings affecting the entire system General MasterVolume MasterTune PanDepth AuxOutSel PlayCount AutoPowerOff LCD Mode UTILITY/GENERAL UTILITY/GENERAL 1/3 MasterEQ LowGain LowFreq LowQ LowShape MidGain MidFreq MidQ HighGain HighFreq HighQ HighShape MasterVolume Use this parameter to set the master volume of the DTX700’s internal tone generator.
UTILITY Auxiliary Output Selection (AuxOutSel) For master equalizer settings Use this parameter to indicate where audio input via the [AUX IN] jack will be output. L&R+ph The auxiliary-input audio will be output via the OUTPUT jacks ([L/MONO] and [R]) and the [PHONES] jack. phones The auxiliary-input audio will be output via the [PHONES] jack only.
UTILITY LowGain, MidGain, and HighGain LowShape and HighShape Use these parameters to boost or cut the center-frequency levels of the low, mid, and high frequency bands, respectively. Use these parameters to set EQ types for the low and high frequency bands, respectively. Settings: -12 to +0 to +12 Settings: shelving, peaking LowFreq, MidFreq, and HighFreq • Shelving Signals at all frequencies either above or below the specified frequency will be boosted or cut.
UTILITY Control-Change Send Channel (CC Ch) For pad-related settings Use this parameter to set a MIDI channel for sending the MIDI Control Change message selected using the PadFunc (Pad Function) parameter. UTILITY/PAD The parameters from the Menu area’s Utility/Pad page can be used to assign functions to pads and footswitches. Settings: 1 to 16 Control Change Value (CC Val) Use this parameter to set a value for the MIDI Control Change message selected using the PadFunc (Pad Function) parameter.
UTILITY Local Control (LocalCtrl) For enabling and disabling effects Use this parameter to enable (“on”) or disable (“off”) playing of the internal tone generator using pads and songs. Normally, this is set to “on”, meaning that the tone generator is locally controlled. If set to “off”, the pads and external controllers are essentially disconnected from the internal tone generator – in other words, no sound is produced by the DTX700 when you strike them.
UTILITY Program Change Receive (RcvPC) UTILITY/MIDI 2/3 Use this parameter to enable (“on”) or disable (“off”) the receipt of MIDI Program Change messages. If set to “off”, voices will be changed based only on drum-kit voice settings when a new kit is selected. If you want voices on all MIDI channels to change in line with song settings and in response to signals from external MIDI devices, this parameter should be set to “on”.
UTILITY 2. To proceed, press the dial. Device Number (DeviceNo.) Alternatively, you can press the [EXIT] button to cancel the process. The following message is displayed during the restoration process. Use this parameter to set a MIDI device number for the DTX700. In order to successfully exchange bulk data, parameter changes, and other system exclusive MIDI messages, this setting must match the Device Number of the external MIDI device.
TRIGGER This section provides a description of the Menu area’s Trigger pages. The characteristics of the trigger signals output from pads when they are played depend on a range of different pad design factors. The Trigger pages allow you to optimize each pad’s trigger signals for processing by the DTX700 and to save your settings as trigger setup data.
TRIGGER TRIGGER/PAD/CURVE For pad-related trigger settings TRIGGER/PAD TRIGGER/PAD Velocity Curve (VelCurve) Use this parameter to select a velocity curve for the current pad. A velocity curve determines how the relative strength of playing affects the signal produced. For example, with the “loud2” velocity curve shown below, relatively loud sounds (i.e., high velocities) can be produced even with softer playing.
TRIGGER TRIGGER/PAD/PAD TYPE 1/6 TRIGGER/PAD/PAD TYPE 2/6 PadType Gain Use this parameter to specify a type for the current pad. Use this parameter to set the level of gain (or amplification) that is applied to the input signal from the selected pad before it is converted into a trigger signal. With a high setting, all input signals above a certain level will be amplified to the same level (i.e., the maximum level).
TRIGGER IMPORTANT TRIGGER/PAD/PAD TYPE 3/6 In normal circumstances, there is no need to modify any of the following three sets of parameters – WaitTime, Sensitivity and NoiseFilterTbl (Noise Filter Table). Please bear in mind that setting these parameters to a value not appropriate for the pad in question can lead to unpredictable results when you play it.
TRIGGER Closed Cup Offset (CloseCupOffset) Closed Cup (CloseCup) This parameter sets the detection time for the pad’s closed rim (or cup, in the case of cymbal pads). This parameter sets the sensitivity for the pad’s closed rim (or cup, in the case of cymbal pads). Settings: 0 to 64 Settings: 1.0 to 2.0, XP120/100, XP80, XP70, XP-A, XP-B, XP-C, XP-OpR, TP-ClR • The following diagrams show how these zones apply to snare and tom pads (left) and cymbal pads (right).
TRIGGER 3. Using the dial, move the cursor to the trigger input jack of w RejectLevel any pad causing crosstalk in the current pad. Press the dial to select that pad. You can press again to deselect the pad. Use this parameter to specify a level for preventing crosstalk from the pad(s) indicated by e.
TRIGGER TRIGGER/JOB/COPY TRIGGER For trigger management tasks From the Copy Trigger page, you can copy data into the current trigger setup. Use Bank and Number to select the trigger setup whose settings are to be copied, and then press the [F3] button (EXECUTE) to copy the data. TRIGGER/JOB TRIGGER/JOB/COPY PAD From the Copy Pad page, you can copy data from the current trigger setup on an individual pad basis.
CLICK List of Functions CLICK 2/2 Voice OutputSel MIDI In MIDI Out MIDI NoteAcc MIDI Noteq NOTE • See page 14 for details regarding cursor operations on Menu area pages. Click-track MIDI In (MIDI In) Use this parameter to specify whether or not click-track sounds are to be produced based on MIDI Note On messages received via the [MIDI IN] connector. When set to “on”, the DTX700 operates as follows.
CLICK MIDI Accent Number (MIDI NoteAcc) Use this parameter to assign a MIDI note number to click-track accent sounds. Settings: off, C#-2 to F#8 If the MIDI In (Click-track MIDI In) parameter (also from the Menu area’s Click page) is set to “on”, a click-track accent sound will be produced each time a MIDI note with the note number set here is received. NOTE • If this parameter is set to “off”, no click-track accent sounds will be produced in response to received MIDI notes.
WAVE For settings affecting all waves WAVE/COMMON WAVE/COMMON 1/3 : The current wave number is reduced by 1. : The current wave number is increased by 1. : The current wave is played while the button is held down. PlayMode NOTE • If you hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [F1] or [F2] button, the current wave number will be reduced or increased in units of 10. Use this parameter to set the way in which the selected wave will be played when assigned to a pad.
WAVE Wave Trimming WAVE/COMMON 3/3 Start This is the position at which playback will start. In other words, no data in front of this point (i.e., with a smaller position value) will be played. Settings: 00000 and higher Loop Wave Name (Name) This is the position at which looping will start. If “loop” has been selected for the PlayMode parameter (also from the Menu area’s Wave/Common page), playback will loop continuously between this point and the end point.
WAVE WAVE/JOB/IMPORT ALL For wave management tasks Using the Import All page, you can import all WAV and AIFF files from a USB memory device’s root directory into the DTX700’s internal memory. WAVE/JOB WAVE/JOB From the Job page, you can create waves by importing WAV or AIFF files from a USB memory device into the DTX700’s internal memory and delete previously imported waves among other tasks. WAVE/JOB/NORMALIZE From the Normalize page, you can increase the volume of the currently selected wave.
WAVE WAVE/JOB/DELETE ALL For checking internal memory status From the Delete All page, you can delete all waves from the DTX700’s internal wave memory. WAVE/MEMORY INFO To confirm the status of memory usage for wave data, navigate to the Menu area’s Wave/MemInfo (Memory Info) page. WAVE/MEMORY INFO WAVE/JOB/OPTIMIZE From the Optimize Memory page, you can maximize the amount of unused wave memory.
FILE A number of terms will be used in the following descriptions of file management functions and operations from the Menu area’s File pages. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their meanings in order that these functions and operations can be more easily understood. Format The operation of initializing a USB memory device is referred to as “formatting”.
FILE 3. Select the file type. 5. Press the [F3] button (EXECUTE). Move the cursor to the Type row, press the dial, and select the type of file you wish to save. You will be asked to confirm that the file is to be saved. Press the dial to proceed. Alternatively, you can press the [EXIT] button to return to Step 2 above without saving. All User data – i.e.
FILE 5. When you have selected the file to be loaded, press the FILE/LOAD [F3] button. Case 1: If “All”, “AllKit”, “AllWave”, “AllSong”, “AllTrigger”, or “Utility” was selected: Carry out the following steps to load a file saved on a USB memory device into the DTX700. Press the [F3] button (EXECUTE) and proceed to Step 7. Procedure 1. Plug the USB memory device containing the saved file Case 2: If “Kit”, “Wave”, “Song”, or “Trigger” was selected: into the [USB TO DEVICE] port on the side panel.
FILE When loading a trigger: FILE/RENAME Carry out the following steps to rename a file saved on a USB memory device. Procedure 1. Plug the USB memory device containing the file to be Settings: 01 to 20 renamed into the [USB TO DEVICE] port on the side panel. 7. When you have finished making your selections, press the 2. Navigate to the Menu area’s File/Rename page. [F3] button. You will be asked to confirm that the file is to be loaded. The page will appear as follows. 3.
FILE 5. Set a new name for the file. 7. Press the dial to rename the file. When the renaming process has been completed, the message “Completed.” will be displayed and you will be returned to the page from Step 2 above. Move the cursor to the Name row and press the dial to call up the file naming page. CAUTION • Do not unplug the USB memory device from the [USB TO DEVICE] port or turn off either the memory device or the DTX700 while a file is being renamed.
FILE 4. Turn the dial to move the cursor to the File row, and then Procedure press the dial. 1. Plug the USB memory device to be formatted into the [USB TO DEVICE] port on the side panel. 2. Navigate to the Menu area’s File/Format page and press the [F3] button (EXECUTE). You will be asked to confirm that the USB memory device is to be formatted. 5. Select the file to be deleted by turning the dial or pressing the [-/DEC] and [+/INC] buttons.
FILE FILE/MEMORY INFO To confirm the memory-usage status of the currently-connected USB memory device, navigate to the Menu area’s File/MemInfo (Memory Info) page. q w e q Memory available (MB) This indicates the amount of unused USB-device memory in megabyte (MB) units. w Memory availability ratio (%) This indicates how much of the total USB-device memory is currently unused in percentage format. e Total memory (MB) This indicates the total USB-device memory in megabyte (MB) units.
Troubleshooting No sound is produced when a pad is struck, or the volume is lower than expected. Check connections as follows. • Ensure that the DTX700 is properly connected to headphones or an external audio system, such as an amplifier and/or speakers. • Ensure that the cables you are using are in good condition. Confirm whether volumes and/or output levels are set correctly using the following. • Volume controllers on amplifiers and/or speakers connected to the DTX700.
Troubleshooting If an external instrument connected via MIDI does not produce sound as expected, try the following. • Ensure that MIDI cables have been correctly connected. • Ensure that the MIDI IN/OUT parameter from the Menu area’s Utility/MIDI page has been set correctly. (If set to “USB”, MIDI data will not be sent to external MIDI devices connected via MIDI cables. See page 41.) • Ensure that the DTX700 is sending data on the MIDI channel on which the external tone generator is set to receive it.
Troubleshooting If sounds output from the DTX700 appear to be distorted, try the following. • Ensure that effects have been set appropriately. (Sound can be distorted with certain combinations of effect type and parameter settings. See page 7.) • Ensure that the Filter parameter from the Menu area’s Kit/Voice page has been set appropriately. (Depending on the type of sound being filtered, certain resonance settings (Q) can produce distortion. See page 19.) • Lower the DTX700’s master volume.
Troubleshooting If song playback does not stop as expected when you press the [>/] button, proceed as follows. • Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press and hold the [EXIT] button for at least one second. If the Decay parameter from the Menu area’s Kit/Voice page or the Instrument page has no effect on a wave, proceed as follows. • Ensure that the Decay parameter from the Menu area’s Wave/Common page is set to a value less than 127.
Troubleshooting If crosstalk is occurring (i.e., sound is produced by a pad other than the one that was struck), try the following. • Ensure that trigger setups have been configured correctly. • Ensure that the RejectLevel parameter from the Menu area’s Trigger/Pad/Crosstalk page is set appropriately. (See page 48.) • If using a separately-sold pad featuring a level adjuster, ensure that the level is set appropriately.
Troubleshooting Difficulties are experienced with procedures involving USB memory devices. If data cannot be saved on a USB memory device, try the following. • Ensure that the USB memory device in question has been formatted using the DTX700. (See page 62.) • Ensure that the USB memory device in question has not been write-protected. • Ensure that there is sufficient free space on the USB memory device to save the data.