Yamaha DTX700 - Basic Operation: Building Your Own Kit - Adjusting an Instruments Sound

DTX700 Owner’s Manual
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Basic Operation
Building Your Own Kit
1 Press the [KIT] button.
2 Turn the dial to choose the kit you wish to
edit.
3 Press the [INST] button.
4 Hit the pad whose sound you wish to adjust.
5 Press the [F1] or [F2] button.
The functions displayed at this time depend on the type of
instrument selected.
Each of these functions is described in the following table.
Functions
• Tuning: This function allows the drum to be tuned.
•Size: This function allows the size (or diameter) to
be changed for cymbals.
• Muffling: This function adjusts the degree to which a
drum’s sound is muffled.
•Sustain: This function allows the amount of sustain to
be adjusted.
•Clutch: This function adjusts the height of the hi-hat
clutch – or in other words, the height of the
top hi-hat.
• Decay: This function allows the amount of decay to
be adjusted.
6 Turn the dial to adjust the sound.
Adjusting an Instrument’s Sound
Instrument category [F1] [F2]
Kick (kick drums)
TUNING MUFFLING
Sn1 (snares 1)
Sn2 (snares 2)
Tom1 (toms 1)
Tom2 (toms 2)
Cym (cymbals) SIZE SUSTAIN
HH (hi-hats) SIZE CLUTCH
Latn (Latin percussion)
TUNING DECAY
Asia (Asian percussion)
AfAr (African percussion)
Orch (orchestral percussion)
ElPc (electronic percussion)
EFX (effect sounds)
Mldy (melodic voices)
Wave (audio files)