DTX502 Owner’s Manual

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DTX502 Owner’s Manual

Contents

Welcome ......................................................................... 6

Product Manuals............................................................ 6

Setup

First Steps ...................................................................... 7

Quick Start Guide .......................................................... 8

Choosing Drum Sounds .......................................................... 8

Playing Along with a Song....................................................... 8

Practicing with the Metronome ................................................ 8

Practicing in Training Mode ..................................................... 9

Recording Your Performances................................................. 9

Component Names & Functions ................................ 10

Control Panel..........................................................................10

Rear Panel .............................................................................11

Setting Up for Sound................................................... 12

Connecting the Power ........................................................... 12

Connecting Headphones or Speakers .................................. 12

Connecting a Music Player.................................................... 12

Turning On the Drum Module................................................ 13

Initial Setup ........................................................................... 13

Quickly Disabling Auto Power-Off .......................................... 13

Turning Off the Drum Module ................................................ 14

Restoring the Default Settings............................................... 14

Basic Techniques

Basic DTX502 Operations ........................................... 15

Striking the Drum Pads ............................................... 16

Snare..................................................................................... 16

Hi-hats................................................................................... 17

Cymbals ................................................................................ 18

Selecting & Playing a Kit............................................. 19

Selecting a Kit ....................................................................... 19

Adjusting Pad Sensitivity....................................................... 19

Balancing Instrument Volumes.............................................. 19

Building Your Own Unique Kits ................................. 20

Assigning Voices to Instruments ........................................... 21

Tuning & Changing Cymbal Sizes......................................... 22

Customizing Instrument Voices............................................. 23

Adjusting Instrument Volumes............................................... 24

Adjusting the Stereo Panning of Instruments ........................ 24

Saving Customized Kits.............................................. 25

Performing with a Song .............................................. 26

Selecting a Song ................................................................... 26

Adjusting the Song Volume ................................................... 26

Adjusting the Song Tempo .................................................... 27

Muting a Song’s Drum Parts ................................................. 27

Looping a Song ..................................................................... 28

Playing with Count-In ............................................................ 28

Playing Pad Songs ................................................................ 29

Using the Metronome .................................................. 31

Starting & Stopping ............................................................... 31

Adjusting the Tempo.............................................................. 31

Setting the Overall Volume.................................................... 31

Customizing the Metronome ...................................... 32

Selecting a Click Set ............................................................. 32

Setting the Tempo ................................................................. 33

Setting the Time Signature.................................................... 33

Setting the Timer ................................................................... 33

Setting Individual Volumes .................................................... 34

Changing Sounds for All Subdivisions .................................. 34

Changing Sounds for Individual Subdivisions ....................... 35

Tuning Click-Set Sounds ....................................................... 36

Tapping the Tempo on the Pads............................................ 36

Storing a Customized Click Set ................................. 37

Practicing in Training Mode ....................................... 38

1. G r o o ve Check .................................................................... 38

2. Rhythm Gate ..................................................................... 40

3. Measure Break .................................................................. 41

4. Tempo Up/Down................................................................ 42

5. Change Up ........................................................................ 44

6. Pad Gate ........................................................................... 46

7. P a r t M ute ........................................................................... 47

8. Fast Blast .......................................................................... 49

Recording Your Performances................................... 51

Getting Ready ....................................................................... 51

Recording.............................................................................. 52

Playing Back a Performance ................................................. 52

Naming a User Song............................................................. 53

Deleting a Recorded Performance ........................................ 54

Advanced Techniques

Setting Parameters using Menu Mode ...................... 55

Setting Procedure.................................................................. 56

Storing your settings.............................................................. 56

Integrating Separately Sold Accessories.................. 76

Adding a PCY90AT Cymbal Pad ........................................... 76

Using a KU100 Kick Unit as a Kick Pedal ............................. 76

Integrating Electronic & Acoustic Drums ................. 77

Adding Drum Pads to an Acoustic Drum Set ........................ 77

Playing the DTX502 Using Acoustic Drums .......................... 77

Mounting the DTX502 on a Hi-Hat Stand.............................. 78

Connecting to a Computer ......................................... 79

Making Connections.............................................................. 79

DTX502 Reference Manual................................................... 79

Reference

Error Messages............................................................ 80

Troubleshooting .......................................................... 81

Data List ....................................................................... 83

Specifications .............................................................. 88

Index ............................................................................. 89

DTX502 Owner’s Manual

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO

NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one

described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recom-

mended by Yamaha.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a

cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is

used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom-

pany the accessory product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the

time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify

any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing

units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and head-

phones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that

could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods

of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you

experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an

audiologist.

IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before

damage occurs.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a

function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not

covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners

responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer

before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environ-

mentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the produc-

tion methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with

both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the

following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if

applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of bat-

tery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary,

contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these

may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a

rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery bein

charged.

When installing batteries, never mix old batteries with new ones, and

never mix different types of batteries. Batteries MUST be installed cor-

rectly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and

battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batter-

ies away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regu-

lated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household

type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason

its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local,

state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that

contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable t

o assist you,

please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model num-

ber, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate.

Yo u should record the model number, serial number, and the date of pur-

chase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a perma-

nent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

92-BP (bottom)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained

in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly

approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to

use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or

another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s sup-

plied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instruc-

tions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization

to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the

requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital

devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable

level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential envi-

ronment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic

devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not

installed and used according to the instructions found in the users

manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other

electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guar-

antee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product

is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by

tur

ning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by

using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the

interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or

fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna.

If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to

co-axial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results,

please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of

product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact

Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600

Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha

Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B)

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

Responsible Party : Yamaha Corporation of America

Address : 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620

Telephone : 714-522-9011

Type of Equipment : DRUM TRIGGER MODULE

Model Name : DTX502

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) this device must accept any interference received including interfer-

ence that may cause undesired operation.

See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC)

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT (DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)

DTX502 Owner’s Manual

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

Please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from

electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to,

the following:

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or

radiators. Also, do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord,

or place heavy objects on it.

• Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required

voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the specified adaptor (page 88) only. Using the wrong adaptor can

result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which

may have accumulated on it.

• This instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. Do not open the

instrument or attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components

in any way. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use

immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service

personnel.

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions, place on it any containers (such as vases, bottles or glasses)

containing liquids which might spill into any openings. If any liquid such

as water seeps into the instrument, turn off the power immediately and

unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument

inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item

may fall over and cause a fire.

• When one of the following problems occur, immediately turn off the

power switch and disconnect the electric plug from the outlet. Then have

the device inspected by Yamaha service personnel.

- The power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged.

- It emits unusual smells or smoke.

- Some object has been dropped into the instrument.

- There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or

damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-

connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause

overheating in the outlet.

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always

hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be

used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might

accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables, to prevent

damage to the cables or injury to anyone who might trip over them.

• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using

is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately

turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even

when the power switch is turned off, electricity is still flowing to the

product at the minimum level. When you are not using the product for a

long time, make sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet.

• Use only the stand/rack specified for the instrument. When attaching the

stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause

damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling

over.

Power supply/AC power adaptor

Do not open

Water warning

Fire warning

If you notice any abnormality

Power supply/AC power adaptor

Location

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• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn

off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for

all components, set all volume levels to minimum.

• Be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and

gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set

the desired listening level.

• Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the

panel. This could cause physical injury to you or others, damage to the

instrument or other property, or operational failure.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and

do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long period of time

at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent

hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears,

consult a physician.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

Even when the [ ] (Standby/On) switch is in standby status (display is off), electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level.

When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet.

NOTICE

To avoid the possibility of malfunction/ damage to the prod-

uct, damage to data, or damage to other property, follow the

notices below.

 Handling and Maintenance

•Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio,

stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric

devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may

generate noise.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibra-

tions, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight,

near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the

possibility of panel disfiguration, damage to the internal

components or unstable operation.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the

instrument, since this might discolor the panel or key-

board.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do

not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or

chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

Information

 About copyrights

• Copying of the commercially available musical data

including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data

is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

• This product incorporates and bundles computer pro-

grams and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights

or with respect to which it has license to use others’

copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without

limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files,

WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any

unauthorized use of such programs and contents out-

side of personal use is not permitted under relevant

laws. Any violation of copyright has legal conse-

quences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLE-

GAL COPIES.

 About this manual

• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this

manual are for instructional purposes only, and may

appear somewhat different from those on your instru-

ment.

• The company names and product names in this manual

are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective companies.

Connections

Handling caution

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

 Optional Pads

Within this Owner’s Manual, the optional external pads that may be connected to the drum module are referred to by model

name. Please note that these model names were up-to-date as of printing of this manual. Details regarding any subse-

quently released models will be made available via the following web site.

http://www.yamaha.com/

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing a Yamaha DTX502 Electronic Drum Module.

In order to get the most out of your new instrument, please be sure to read this owner’s manual carefully.

And after doing so, be sure to store this manual in a safe place

so that you can refer back to it again as needed.

 Owner’s Manual (this booklet)—Setup, Basic Techniques, Advanced Techniques,

and Reference sections.

Setup:

Describes how to get your DTX502 drum module set up for playing and making initial settings.

Basic Techniques:

Describes the basic techniques used when operating and playing the DTX502.

Advanced Techniques:

Describes the setting of parameters and other more advanced modes of use.

Reference:

Describes troubleshooting techniques and contains other reference materials.

 Reference Manual

*: The Reference Manual is not bundled together with the drum module. See page 79 for more details.

The Reference Manual for the DTX502 is made available as a PDF document and contains the following.

• Instructions on how to transfer kit data, song data, and audio data from your computer to the drum module.

• Reference material that will prove useful when making music using the drum module and a computer

• MIDI-related reference information

 Using PDF Manuals

The Reference Manual for your DTX502 is made available in digital format as a PDF document. As such, a computer and

suitable software will be required in order to read it. We recommend that Adobe® Reader® be used for this purpose as it

allows you to quickly and easily search for keywords, to print out specific sections, and to conveniently jump from page to

page by clicking embedded links. Keyword searching and link-based navigation in particular are extremely useful functions

available only with digital-type documents.

The most-recent version of Adobe® Reader® can be downloaded from the following web page.

http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/

Product Manuals

Package contents

•Power adaptor

*May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.

•Module holder

•Module-holder screw (x2)

•Owner’s Manual (this booklet)

Setup

DTX502 Owner’s Manual

First Steps

Open the packages to reveal their contents.

• DTX502 Drum Trigger Module

• Rack (i.e., RS502)

• Pad set (i.e., DTP522, DTP532, DTP542, or DTP562)

Assemble the parts

•Assemble the rack.

 Refer to the Owner’s Manual that came with your rack (i.e.,

RS502).

•Mount the pads and the DTX502 module on the rack.

 Refer to the Assembly Manual that came with your pad set.

Make the required connections.

• Connect the pads and the DTX502 using the cable provided.

 Refer to the Assembly Manual that came with your pad set.

• Connect the power adaptor to the DTX502 module and turn on

the module.

 See page 12 of this booklet.

Complete the initial setup process.

• See Initial Setup on page 13.

Play your electronic drum kit.

• Basic techniques used when operating and playing the elec-

tronic drum kit are describ ed in the Basic Techniques section

(pages 15 to 54).

• More complex methods are described in the Advanced Tech-

niques section (pages 55 to 79).

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q Press the [KIT] button.

w Turn the Data Dial to select a different

drum kit.

q Press the [SONG] button.

w Turn the Data Dial to select a different

song.

e Press the [ ] button to start play-

back of the song.

q Press the [ ] button.

w To adjust the tempo, hold down the

[SHIFT] button and turn the Data Dial.

Choosing Drum Sounds (page 19)

Yo u can also assign sounds to individual

pads. (See page 20.)

Playing Along with a Song (page 26)

To m ute the song’s drum parts, hold down

the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ]

button once again.

Practicing with the Metronome (page 31)

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q Hold down the [SHIFT] button and

press the [KIT] button.

w Turn the Data Dial to select one of the

drum module’s training options.

e Press the flashing button ([ ] or

[]) when you are ready to go.

q Hold down the [SHIFT] button and

press the [SONG] button.

w Press the [ ] button to start

recording.

e When you are finished drumming,

press the [ ] button to stop record-

ing.

Practicing in Training Mode (page 38)

Eight different training options are available

on your DTX502. See page 38 for more

details of each.

Recording Your Performances (page 51)

Yo u can use the [ ] button to start and

stop the playback of your recording. (See

page 52.)

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Component Names & Functions

q [ ] (Standby/On) button (page 13)

Use this button to turn the drum module on and off.

w Metronome lights

When the metronome is playing, the red light flashes on the

start of each measure; the green light flashes on every other

beat.

e Number display

The number display is used to indicate the tempo, mode-spe-

cific numbers, and timer values. (See page 74.)

r LCD screen

The LCD screen presents information needed to operate the

DTX502.

t VOLUME [+] and [–] buttons (page 15)

These buttons are used to adjust the overall DTX502 vol-

ume—that is, the volume of sound output via the OUTPUT

and [PHONES] jacks.

y [KIT] button (page 19)

• Press the [KIT] button to open the page for selecting differ-

ent drum kits.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT] button to

access Training Mode.

• You can also immediately silence all sounds by pressing the

[KIT] button.

u [SONG] button (page 26)

• Press the [SONG] button to open the page for selecting dif-

ferent songs.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG] button

to put the drum module on standby for recording.

i [ ] button (page 26)

• Press the [ ] button to start and stop song playback.

• You can also start and stop training using the [ ] but-

ton.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button

to mute and unmute a song’s drum parts.

o [SHIFT] button

To access the setting area or function indicated above any but-

ton, press it while holding down the [SHIFT] button.

!0 Data Dial

• Turn the Data Dial to change the value selected by the flash-

ing cursor. To increase values, turn it clockwise and vice-

versa.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn the Data Dial to

change the tempo.

!1 [<]/[>] buttons

• Press the [<]/[>] buttons to move the flashing cursor

between on-screen items. If a setting area has more parame-

ters than will fit on a single page, these buttons can be used

to move between the area’s pages.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [<]/[>] but-

tons to select the pad to be set.

Control Panel

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!2 [ ] button (page 31)

• Press the [ ] button to start and stop the built-in metro-

nome.

• In Training Mode, you can use the [ ] button to start and

stop practice sessions.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button to

access the area for advanced metronome settings.

!3 [SAVE/ENTER] button

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button when you want to store

your data.

• Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SAVE/

ENTER] button to access Menu Mode for advanced

DTX502 settings.

!4 [PHONES] jack

Use this standard audio jack to connect a pair of stereo head-

phones.

!5 [AUX IN] jack (page 12)

The Auxiliary Input stereo mini-jack is used to input audio

from an external source into the DTX502. For example, you

can use this jack to connect a portable music player, a CD

player, or another similar device and play along with your

favorite tunes.

!6 Trigger input jacks ([qSNARE] to [oHI-HAT])

These trigger input jacks are used to connect pads and/or drum

triggers (such as the Yamaha DT10 or DT20) to your DTX502

so that it may produce sounds in response to the trigger signals

they output.

• [qSNARE]

This jack supports three-zone pads and pad controllers.

• [wTOM1/!0], [eTOM2/!1], [rTOM3/!2], and

[uKICK/i]

• Each of these jacks comprises a pair of mono trigger

inputs. Using a separately-sold Y-cable*, you can

route trigger signals from mono pads into inputs i,

!0, !1, and !2. (*: For converting a stereo plug into

two mono jacks; see the illustration below.) When a

KP65 Kick Pad is connected here, an additional mono

pad can be connected via the input jack on the back of

the kick pad.

• These jacks also support dual piezo pads.

• [tRIDE] and [yCRASH]

These trigger input jacks support three-zone pads

•[oHI-HAT]

This trigger input jack supports three-zone pads and stereo

pads.

Y-cable

!7 [HI-HAT CONTROL] jack

This jack is used to connect an HH65 Hi-hat Controller or the

[HI-HAT CONTROL] output jack of an RHH135 Real Hi-hat

Pad.

!8 [USB TO HOST] terminal (page 79)

This terminal is used to connect the DTX502 to a computer’s

USB terminal via a USB cable.

!9 Cord clip (page 12)

Wrap the power adaptor’s DC cord around this clip to prevent

accidental unplugging during use.

@0 [ ] connector (page 12)

Use this connector for the power adaptor that came with your

drum module.

@1 OUTPUT [L/MONO] and [R] jacks (page 12)

These standard jacks are used to output audio from the

DTX502. If mono output is required, only the [L/MONO] jack

should be connected.

Rear Panel

@0!9

!8 !7 @1

Mono audio jack

Stereo audio plug

Setup

DTX502 Owner’s Manual

Setting Up for Sound

1. Ensure that your drum module is turned off (i.e., nothing is

visible on the LCD screen).

2. Insert the power adaptor’s DC plug into the

[ ] connector on the rear panel.

3. Hook the power adaptor’s DC cord around the cord clip to

prevent it from being accidentally pulled out.

4. Plug the power adaptor’s AC power cord into a domestic wall

socket.

Your DTX502 does not feature built-in speakers. In order to hear

it, therefore, you will need to connect headphones or a DTX-

series monitor system, such as the MS40DR. You can adjust the

output volume using the VOLUME [+] and [–] buttons on the

control panel.

 Connecting headphones

Plug your headphones into the [PHONES] jack (for standard

stereo audio).

 Connecting speakers

Connect your speakers to the OUTPUT [L/MONO] and [R]

jacks (for standard mono audio).

You can connect a portable music player or another similar

source of audio to your drum module via the [AUX IN] (auxiliary

input) stereo mini-jack. This makes it possible to play along with

your favorite tunes.

Connecting the Power

CAUTION

Excessive bending can damage the power adaptor cord

and create a fire hazard. Ensure, therefore, that the power

cord is not bent at an extreme angle when wrapped around

the clip.

WARNING

Use only the specified adaptor. The use of other adaptors

may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and

the instrument.

CAUTION

Even when the power of this instrument is in the Standby

status, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the

minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for

a long time, make sure you unplug the power adaptor from

the wall AC outlet.

Connecting Headphones or Speakers

CAUTION

To prevent hearing loss, avoid using headphones at a high vol-

ume for extended periods of time.

Cord clip

Power adaptor’s DC cord

Connecting a Music Player

• Whenever connecting other devices, ensure that the cables

you use have plugs that match the input or output connec-

tors on those devices.

• Before making connections, furthermore, you should also

turn the volume on the other devices fully down.

• When all connections have been made, use each device’s

volume controller to balance its output with that of the drum

module.

NOTICE

 Control panel

 Rear panel

1/8” stereo-mini to

stereo-mini cable

Standard 1/4”

stereo-audio jack

Standard 1/4” mono-audio

jack

Portable music

player, etc.

Headphones

Powered speakers

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Setting Up for Sound

1. If you have connected your drum module to other audio

devices such as powered speakers, ensure that the volume on

those devices is turned down fully.

2. Press the [ ] (Standby/On) button.

When you turn on your DTX502 for the first time, the Initial

Setup page will be displayed. On this page, you will be required

to specify the following.

1. Identify your drum kit using the Data Dial and press the

[SAVE/ENTER] button.

2. Using the Data Dial, select how long the DTX502 should

wait before turning off automatically, and then press the

[SAVE/ENTER] button.

To quickly disable the Auto Power-Off function, turn on the drum

module while holding down the [ ] button.

Turning On the Drum Module

Initial Setup

 Your drum kit’s model number

When you specify the model number, the DTX502 will auto-

matically optimize the trigger output levels for all of your

pads.

 Auto Power-Off time

The Auto Power-Off function automatically turns off the

DTX502 after a certain period of inactivity. This helps to con-

serve energy should you forget to turn it off yourself.

Settings

DTX522K, DTX532K, DTX542K, DTX562K,

DTX500K, DTX520K, DTX530K, DTX540K,

DTX550K, DTX560K, DTXP4STD (DTX-

PRESS IV STD SET), DTXP4SP (DTX-

PRESS IV SP SET), DTXPL (DTXPLORER),

DrumTrig, and UserTrig

NOTE

•Your drum kit’s model number is indicated on the box it came

in.

•You can change the specified drum kit at any time after com-

pleting Initial Setup. For details, see the description of the Trig-

ger Setup page from Menu Mode (page 66).

Selec

your ki

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Settings

off (i.e., Auto Power-Off function disabled),

5min, 10min, 15min, 30min, 60min, and

120min

• Any unsaved changes to parameters will be lost when

the drum module is turned off by the Auto Power-Off

function. Remember to store modified settings regu-

larly.

• In certain modes of operation, the Auto Power-Off func-

tion will not turn off the drum module when the set time

has elapsed. We recommend, therefore, that you

always turn off the drum module manually when you

are finished using it.

• If you expect your DTX502 to be inactive for a certain

length of time while connected to other audio equip-

ment, we recommend that you turn the volume on the

other equipment fully down. Alternatively, you can dis-

able the Auto Power-Off function to ensure that the

drum module stays on.

NOTE

• Settings for the Auto Power-Off function do not represent exact

times and there may be some variation.

• By default, the Auto Power-Off time is set to 30 minutes.

•You can change the Auto Power-Off setting at any time after

completing Initial Setup. For details, see the description of the

Auto Power-Off page from Menu Mode (page 75).

Quickly Disabling Auto Power-Off

o Power Off

timer= 30min

NOTICE

o power off

disabled.

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1. If you have connected your DTX502 to other audio equip-

ment, ensure that the volume on those devices is turned down

fully.

2. Press the [ ] (Standby/On) button.

The Shutdown page will be displayed on the LCD screen, and

the drum module will turn off.

Your drum module’s default settings—collectively known as the

Factory Set—can be conveniently restored at any time if you have

accidentally overwritten them or wish to delete all of your own

settings. To do so, use the Factory Set function as follows.

1. Press the [ ] (Standby/On) button and turn off the

DTX502.

2. Turn the DTX502 back on while holding down the [<] and

[>] buttons.

The Factory Set page will be displayed on the LCD screen,

and the drum module’s default settings will be restored.

After this, the Initial Setup page will be displayed (page 13).

Turning Off the Drum Module

The drum module automatically stores its system settings

before turning off. For this reason, please do not unplug the

power adaptor until the LCD screen is no longer lit. Unsaved

settings from kits, trigger setups, and the like will be lost when

the drum module is turned off. Be sure to store any modified

settings before doing so.

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Restoring the Default Settings

When you reset parameters as described below, any changes

you have made to them will be lost. Before proceeding, there-

fore, you should ensure that they contain no irreplaceable set-

tings.

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Basic DTX502 Operations

 Adjusting the volume

Press the VOLUME [+] button to increase the volume.

Press the VOLUME [–] button to decrease the volume.

 Selecting the parameter to set

Use the [<]/[>] buttons to select different parameters on the screen by moving the flashing

cursor.

A “

‚” symbol at the bottom-right of the screen indicates that you can move right to another

page. Similarly, a “

”” symbol at the bottom-left of the screen indicates that you can move

left to another page.

 Changing values

Move the flashing cursor to the parameter you want to edit, and then turn the Data Dial to

change its value. Turn it clockwise to increase values and vice-versa.

>Pad1

” Splash= 30 ‚

120

For adjusting

the volume

For changing values For selecting the parameter to set

NOTE

•To adjust the song volume, hold

down the [SONG] button and press

the VOLUME [+] or [–] button

accordingly (page 26).

•To adjust the metronome volume,

hold down the [ ] button and press

the VOLUME [+] or [–] button

accordingly (page 31).

NOTE

To a d j ust the tempo, hold down the

[SHIFT] button and turn the Data Dial

(page 31).

Increase valuesDecrease values

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Striking the Drum Pads

When using a three-zone snare pad such as the XP80, you can produce three distinct sounds (i.e., head, open rim, and closed rim) depend-

ing on where you strike it, much the same as if you were playing an acoustic snare.

 Head shots

Striking the main surface of the pad produces a head shot

sound.

 Open rim shots

Striking the open-rim zone produces an open rim-shot

sound.

 Closed rim shots (cross sticking)

Striking the closed-rim zone produces a closed rim-shot

sound.

Snare

Closed rim shots (Rim 2)

Head shots

Open rim shots (Rim 1)

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Striking the Drum Pads

When using a two-zone hi-hat pad such as the RHH135, you can produce a number of distinct sounds, much the same as if you were play-

ing an acoustic hi-hat cymbal.

 Open and closed sounds

• You can produce an open hi-hat sound by striking the hi-

hat pad with the hi-hat controller’s pedal not depressed.

• You can produce a closed hi-hat sound by striking the hi-

hat pad with the hi-hat controller’s pedal depressed.

• Using a hi-hat pedal, you can recreate the sound of a clos-

ing hi-hat.

 Bow shots

Striking the main surface of the hi-hat pad (i.e., the bow

section located between the cup and edge) produces a bow

shot sound.

 Edge shots

Striking the outside edge of the hi-hat pad produces an

edge shot sound.

 Foot-close sounds

You can depress the hi-hat controller’s pedal to create a

foot-close sound without having to strike the hi-hat pad.

 Hi-hat splash sounds

Depressing the hi-hat controller’s pedal and then immedi-

ately releasing it produces a hi-hat splash sound.

 Cup shots (PCY100 only)

When using a PCY100 as your hi-hat, you can produce a

cut shot sound by striking the cup section of the pad.

In order to do so, you will need to set the cup switch (CUP

SW) on the rear of the pad to the ON position.

Hi-hats

Edge shots Bow shots

OUTPUT CUP SW

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When using a three-zone cymbal pad such as the PCY135, you can produce a number of distinct sounds, much the same as if you were

playing an acoustic ride cymbal.

 Bow shots

Striking the main surface of the cymbal pad (i.e., the bow

section located between the cup and edge) produces a bow

shot sound.

 Edge shots

Striking the outside edge of the cymbal pad produces an

edge shot sound.

 Bell shots

Striking the cup produces a bell shot sound.

 Choking

Grabbing the edge of a cymbal pad immediately after strik-

ing it will silence the sound being produced.

 Muting

Striking the pad while holding the edge will produce a

muted sound.

Cymbals

Edge shots (Rim 1)

Bell shots (Rim 2)

Bow shots

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Selecting & Playing a Kit

In terms of the DTX502, a “kit” is a full set of drum-sound assignments for all of the pads. Your

drum module comes with 50 different drum and percussion kits already set up.

Press the [KIT] button to access the Kit area.

Verify that “KIT1” is displayed at the top-left of the screen.

Turn the Data Dial to select a different kit.

Play the pads and see how the kit sounds.

A pad’s sensitivity determines how the loudness (or power) of its drum sounds changes depending

on how hard you strike it. You can adjust the sensitivity of all pads as follows to make them more

accurately reflect the dynamics of your drumming.

Hold down the [KIT] button and press either the VOLUME [+]

or [–] button.

• Pressing the VOLUME [+] button increases the gain setting, making all of the pads more

sensitive. This means that louder sounds can be more easily produced with softer drumming.

• Pressing the VOLUME [–] button decreases the gain setting, making all of the pads less sen-

sitive. This means that louder sounds can only be produced by drumming hard.

If necessary, you can change the volumes of individual instruments (page 20). For example, you

may need to lower the volume of the kick while increasing the volume of the snare. For details on

how to do so, see the description of the Mixer settings page from Menu Mode (page 57).

KIT1

Selecting a Kit

Adjusting Pad Sensitivity

Balancing Instrument Volumes

NOTE

Yo ur kit selection will be retained even

when the DTX502 is turned off.

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Kit number Kit name

NOTE

With certain drum kits, the Pad Song

function (page 29) will automatically

start playing a song when you strike a

pad.

NOTE

•Adjusting the sensitivity as shown

on the left affects the entire kit.

•If you wish to set sensitivities on an

individual pad basis, see the

description of the Gain page from

Menu Mode (page 68).

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Building Your Own Unique Kits

It’s easy to build your own unique drum kits with the DTX502—simply change the drum sounds

assigned to the individual pads on pages KIT2 to KIT6 as described below.

To edit a kit, you must first carry out the following two steps.

1. Press the [KIT] button to access the Kit area.

2. Turn the Data Dial to select the kit you wish to edit.

The changes that can be made on each of pages KIT2 to KIT6 are described below.

NOTE

The KIT1 page is used only for selecting different kits.

When any of a kit’s parameters have been changed but not yet saved, an

asterisk (*) will appear beside the page name at the top-left of the screen. The

asterisk will disappear when you save your settings. (See page 25.)

If you select another kit without saving your changes, they will be lost.

Voices, instruments, and kits

Pads such as the snare, hi-hat, and cymbals (pages 16 to 18) have

been designed to trigger different voices (or sounds) depending on

the zone of the pad that is struck (see Input Sources on page 29). In

terms of the DTX502, an “instrument” is a collection of the voices

assigned to the various zones of a specific pad. A kit comprises a full

set of instruments—one for each pad.

Closed rim shots

Head shots

Open rim shots

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Building Your Own Unique Kits

Navigate to the KIT2 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Strike the pad whose instrument voice you wish to

change.

If necessary, move the cursor to the voice category

using the [<]/[>] buttons.

If necessary, turn the Data Dial to select a different

voice category.

Voices are organized into the following categories on the DTX502.

Move the cursor to the voice number using the [<]/[>]

buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to select a different voice.

KIT2

Assigning Voices to Instruments

K Kick H Hi-hat

S Snare P Percussion

T To m E Effect

C Cymbal W Wave Voice

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NOTE

As an alternative to selecting a pad by

striking it, you can change the current

selection by pressing the [<]/[>] but-

tons with the [SHIFT] button held

down.

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NOTE

The term “Wave Voice” refers to an

audio file transferred from a computer

to your DTX502 via USB (page 79).

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NOTE

• When voice number 0 (“No Assign”)

is selected for an instrument, it will

not produce any sound when struck.

• To assign a voice to a specific zone,

strike the zone while holding down

the [SHIFT] button. For details, see

Tip: Input Sources on page 29.

•Two different voices can be simulta-

neously assigned to each pad or

zone. For details, see the descrip-

tion of the Layers page from Menu

Mode (page 57).

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Navigate to the KIT3 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Strike the pad whose instrument tuning or cymbal size

you wish to change.

Turn the Data Dial to change the tuning or cymbal size.

The content of the page will vary depending on the voice category selected for the

instrument in question.

 Kick (K), Snare (S), Tom (T), Percussion (P), Effect (E), or Wave

Voice (W):

Raise or lower the parameter value to change the tuning (i.e., pitch) of the voice.

 Cymbal (C) or Hi-hat (H):

Raise or lower the parameter value to simulate the effect of changing the cymbal

size.

KIT3

Tuning & Changing Cymbal Sizes

NOTE

As an alternative to selecting a pad by

striking it, you can change the current

selection by pressing the [<]/[>] but-

tons with the [SHIFT] button held

down.

KIt3* Kick

” tuning=+ 0.0 ‚

KIt3* Ride

” Size=+ 0 ‚

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Navigate to the KIT4 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Strike the pad whose instrument voice you wish to cus-

tomize.

Turn the Data Dial to customize the voice.

The way in which the voice can be customized varies depending on the voice category

selected for the instrument in question.

 Kick (K), Snare (S), and Tom (T):

Raise or lower the parameter value to simulate the effect of changing the degree of

muffling (i.e., head muting).

 Cymbal (C):

Raise or lower the parameter value to change the cymbal’s sustain time (i.e., how

quickly the sound decays to silence).

 Hi-hat (H):

Raise or lower the parameter value to simulate the effect of changing the hi-hat’s

clutch position. The smaller the setting, the quicker an open hi-hat sound will

decay to silence.

 Percussion (P), Effect (E), or Wave Voice (W):

Raise or lower the parameter value to change how quickly the sound decays to

silence.

KIT4

Customizing Instrument Voices

NOTE

As an alternative to selecting a pad by

striking it, you can change the current

selection by pressing the [<]/[>] but-

tons with the [SHIFT] button held

down.

KIt4* Kick

” Muffling=+ 0 ‚

KIt4* Ride

” Sus

ain=+ 0 ‚

NOTE

The hi-hat clutch position setting

applies to all kits.

KIt4* Hiha

” Clu

ch=+ 0 ‚

KIt4* Pad12

” Decay=+ 0 ‚

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Navigate to the KIT5 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Strike the pad whose instrument volume you wish to

adjust.

Turn the data dial to change the instrument volume.

Navigate to the KIT6 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Strike the pad whose instrument panning you wish to

change.

Turn the Data Dial to change the pan setting.

KIT5

Adjusting Instrument Volumes

KIT6

Adjusting the Stereo Panning of Instruments

NOTE

As an alternative to selecting a pad by

striking it, you can change the current

selection by pressing the [<]/[>] but-

tons with the [SHIFT] button held

down.

KIt5* Snare

” Volume=110 ‚

NOTE

As an alternative to selecting a pad by

striking it, you can change the current

selection by pressing the [<]/[>] but-

tons with the [SHIFT] button held

down.

KIt6* Snare

” Pan= C

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Saving Customized Kits

You can now save your customized kit as one of the drum module’s User kits, which are num-

bered 51 to 100. User kits are retained in memory even when the DTX502 is turned off.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button.

The button will start to flash and the following page will be displayed.

Turn the Data Dial to select the User kit (51 to 100) in

which you wish to save your settings.

If necessary, name your new drum kit.

Press the [<]/[>] buttons to move the cursor to the character you wish to change, and

then turn the Data Dial to change it.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again.

To cancel the process without saving any settings, press the [ ] button.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to save your settings.

User kit data can be transferred between your DTX502 and a computer via

USB. For details, refer to Connecting to a Computer (page 79) and the Refer-

ence Manual (PDF).

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NOTE

Customized kits cannot be saved to

the drum module’s Preset kits, which

are numbered 1 to 50.

When you save new settings to

a User kit, its current settings

will be overwritten. Before pro-

ceeding, therefore, you should

ensure that the kit in question

contains no irreplaceable set-

tings.

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Performing with a Song

Your DTX502 comes complete with a full complement of practice songs. Covering a wide range

of genres, they provide a convenient, enjoyable way to practice drumming.

Songs are selected on the SONG1 page.

Press the [SONG] button to open the SONG1 page.

Verify that “SONG1” is displayed at the top-left of the

screen.

Turn the Data Dial to choose a song to play along with.

Press the [ ] button.

The song will start to play. You can stop the song by pressing the [ ] button once

again.

Press the [ ] button to start the song.

To adjust the song’s volume, hold down the [SONG]

button and press either the VOLUME [+] or [–] button.

SONG1

Selecting a Song

Adjusting the Song Volume

SONG1

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Song number Song name

NOTE

•Your song selection will be retained

even when the DTX502 is turned

off.

• The most appropriate drum kit is

pre-assigned to each of the drum

module’s songs, so whenever you

select another song, the current kit

will also change. You can, however,

use the Kit Lock function to prevent

this if you wish to keep the current

kit when practicing with different

songs. (See page 73.)

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Performing with a Song

Press the [ ] button to start the song.

To adjust the tempo, hold down the [SHIFT] button and

turn the Data Dial.

Press the [ ] button to start the song.

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] but-

ton to mute and unmute the song’s drum parts.

When the drum parts have been muted, the symbol “ M ” will be displayed on-screen.

Adjusting the Song Tempo

Muting a Song’s Drum Parts

NOTE

• The tempo can be freely set

between 30 and 300 BPM.

•You can also use the Tap Tempo

function (page 36) to set the tempo

by striking pads.

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NOTE

Yo u can also mute and unmute indi-

vidual drum and accompaniment

parts. For details, see the description

of Part Mute from Training Mode

(page 47).

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On the SONG2 page, you can set the current song to be played repeatedly in looped fashion.

Press the [SONG] button.

Navigate to the SONG2 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to change the loop setting.

• When Loop is set to “off”, the song will stop automatically when it has played to the

end.

• When Loop is set to “on”, the song will start again from the beginning when it has

played to the end.

On the SONG3 page, you can set whether or not you would like to be counted in before the song

starts.

Press the [SONG] button.

Navigate to the SONG3 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to change the count-in setting.

• When PlayCount is set to “off”, you will not be counted in.

• When PlayCount is set to “on”, you will be counted in over two measures.

SONG2

Looping a Song

SONG3

Playing with Count-In

SONG2

” Loop=off ‚

NOTE

The loop setting for User songs is

retained even when the DTX502 is

turned off.

SONG3

”PlayCoun

=off ‚

NOTE

The count-in setting applies to all

songs.

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Performing with a Song

The term “pad song” refers to songs that can be played by striking a specific drum 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 pad songs by striking the pads to which they are

assigned.

 Assigning a pad song to a pad

Press the [KIT] button to access the Kit area.

Using the Data Dial, select the kit you wish to edit.

Navigate to the KIT2 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

To select an input source, hold down the [SHIFT]

button and strike the corresponding pad or zone.

Playing Pad Songs

When any of a kit’s parameters

have been changed but not yet

saved, an asterisk (*) will

appear beside the page name at

the top-left of the screen. The

asterisk will disappear when

you save your settings. (See

page 25.)

NOTICE

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NOTE

Pad songs are assigned to input

sources, not to instruments.

NOTE

Tom 1, Tom 2, Tom 3, Kick, Pad 8,

Pad 10, Pad 11, and Pad 12 each

have only one input source.

Input Sources

Each zone of an instrument (page 20) corresponds to one of the drum mod-

ule’s input sources. The snare instrument, for example, combines three dis-

tinct input sources—the head, the open rim, and the closed rim. As shown

in the table, only the snare, the ride cymbal, the crash cymbal, and the hi-

hat have more than one input source.

*1: These input sources apply when the Snares parameter from the KitC6 page (page 62) is

set to “off”.

*2: These input sources apply when using a PCY100 as a hi-hat.

Instrument

Input sources

Snare

snare Head

snare OpenRim

snare ClosedRim

snare(off) Head

(*1)

snare(off) OpenRim

(*1)

snare(off) ClosedRim

(*1)

Ride

ride Bow

ride Edge

ride Cup

Crash

crash Bow

crash Edge

crash Cup

HiHat

hihat Open

hihat EdgeOpen

hihat CupOpen

(*2)

hihat Close

hihat EdgeClose

hihat CupClose

(*2)

hihat FootClose

hihat FootSplash

Instrument

Input sources

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If necessary, move the cursor to the voice category

using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to select “ e ” (pad song) as the

voice category.

Move the cursor to the song number using the [<]/

[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to choose a pad song.

See the Data List section (page 83) for details of the available pad songs.

 Setting Repeat and Play modes

 Setting the pad song’s Repeat mode

Move the cursor to the Repeat mode symbol using

the [<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to change the mode setting.

: Normal play

: Repeat play—that is, the song starts again from the beginning after

playing to the end

 Setting the pad song’s Play mode

Move the cursor to the Play mode symbol using

the [<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to change the mode setting.

: The pad song will start or stop accordingly whenever the pad is struck.

: The pad song will play one measure at a time whenever the pad is

struck.

: If any other pad song of the same type is already playing, it will be

stopped before playing the pad song selected here.

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• Pad songs are played back inde-

pendent of the main song selected

on the SONG1 page.

• Pad songs cannot be played when

recording a song or when practicing

in Training Mode.

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Using the Metronome

Playing your electronic drum kit along with the built-in metronome is a great way to perfect

your rhythm.

Press the [ ] button to start the metronome.

• The red metronome light (left) flashes on the start of each measure; the green light (right)

flashes on every other beat.

• The current metronome tempo is shown by the number display.

Press the [ ] button once again to stop the metronome.

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn the Data Dial.

Hold down the [ ] button and press either the VOLUME [+]

or [–] button.

You can set the overall metronome volume between “0” (off) and “16” (loudest).

Starting & Stopping

Adjusting the Tempo

Setting the Overall Volume

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NOTE

The overall volume setting applies to

all click sets.

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Customizing the Metronome

This section describes how to make advanced metronome settings. A total of six pages (CLK1

to CLK6) are used for this purpose.

The individual parameters that can be changed on pages CLK1 to CLK6 will now be described.

The following four metronome settings can be made on the CLK1 page.

• Click set selection

•Tempo

• Time signature

•Timer

To open the CLK1 page, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button.

The term “click set” is used to describe a collection of metronome settings. You can customize

these click sets as necessary, and your DTX502 can store up to 30 of them. The following

describes how to recall a previously stored click set.

Move the cursor to the click set number using the [<]/

[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to choose a click set.

Click sets are numbered 1 to 30.

Whenever you change metronome parameters as described on the following pages, it is wise to

store them. Details on how to do so can be found in Storing a Customized Click Set (page 37).

When any of a click set’s parameters have been changed but not yet stored,

an asterisk (*) will appear beside the page name at the top-left of the screen.

The asterisk will disappear when you store your settings. (See page 37.)

CLK1

Selecting a Click Set

NOTICE

CLK1* ∫ 4/4

01:User ⁄=123‚

CLK1* ∫ 4/4

01:User ⁄=123‚

Hold

Metronome area

(first page)

Click set number: Click set name

Metronome

timer

Time signature

Temp o

NOTE

Yo ur click-set selection will be

retained even when the DTX502 is

turned off.

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Customizing the Metronome

Move the cursor to the number to the right of the “ ⁄= ”

symbol using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to change the tempo setting.

The tempo can be freely set between 30 and 300 BPM.

Move the cursor to the time signature display using the

[<]/[>] buttons.

Turn the Data Dial to set the time signature.

The available time signature settings are 1/4 to 16/4, 1/8 to 16/8, and 1/16 to 16/16.

By setting the metronome’s timer, you can have it turn off automatically after the set time has

elapsed.

Move the cursor to the “ ∫ ” symbol using the [<]/[>]

buttons.

The “ ∫ ” symbol will be replaced by a number.

Turn the Data Dial to set the metronome timer.

The time can be freely set between 0 seconds (i.e., the timer is disabled) and 600 sec-

onds in units of 30 seconds.

CLK1

Setting the Tempo

CLK1

Setting the Time Signature

CLK1

Setting the Timer

NOTE

•If you hold down the [SHIFT] button

and turn the Data Dial, you can

change the tempo without having to

move the cursor to the number to

the right of the “ ⁄= ” symbol.

•You can also use the Tap Tempo

function (page 36) to set the tempo

by striking pads.

NOTE

• The metronome timer setting

applies to all click sets.

• The metronome timer does not

operate when in Training Mode.

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On the CLK2 page, you can set the volumes of individual metronome subdivisions.

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button

to access the Metronome area.

Navigate to the CLK2 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Move the cursor to “ A˘ ”, “ ¤ ”, “ ‹ ”, “ ßß ”, or “ Œ ”

so that you may adjust the volume for that subdivision.

Turn the data dial to adjust the volume of the selected

subdivision.

The volume for each subdivision may be freely adjusted between “0” (silent) and “9”

(loudest). The following shows the timing of the individual metronome subdivisions

when there are four beats per measure.

On the CLK3 page, you can change the sounds for all metronome subdivisions (i.e., “

A˘ ”,

“

¤ ”, “ ‹ ”, “ ßß ”, and “ Œ ”).

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button

to access the Metronome area.

Navigate to the CLK3 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

CLK2

Setting Individual Volumes

CLK3

Changing Sounds for All Subdivisions

NOTE

“ A˘ ”, “ á ”, “ ‹ ”, and “ ßß ” subdivi-

sion volumes can be set when the

time signature is set to 3/8, 6/8, 9/8,

12/8, or 15/8.

CLK2* A˘=9 ¤=9

” ‹=0 ßß=0 Œ=0 ‚

A˘

‹

ßß

CLK3* Sound

”

1:Me

ronome ‚

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Customizing the Metronome

Turn the Data Dial to choose a metronome sound set.

The following six sets are available on your DTX502.

On the CLK4 page, you can freely assign different sounds to each of the metronome subdivisions

(i.e., “

A˘ ”, “ ¤ ”, “ ‹ ”, “ ßß ”, and “ Œ ”).

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button

to access the Metronome area.

Navigate to the CLK4 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Move the cursor to the subdivision symbol to the right

of “Sound=” (i.e., “ A˘ ”, “ ¤ ”, “ ‹ ”, “ ßß ”, or “ Œ ”),

and turn the Data Dial to select the one to set.

Move the cursor to the sound category, and if neces-

sary, turn the Data Dial to select a different category.

Voices are organized into the following categories on the DTX502.

Move the cursor to the sound number, and if necessary,

turn the Data Dial to select a different sound.

1 Metronome1 4 Stick

2 Metronome2 5 Human 1

3 Cowbell 6 Human 2

CLK4

Changing Sounds for Individual Subdivisions

K Kick P Percussion

S Snare E Effect

T To m W Wave Voice

C Cymbal

Spoken Count

H Hi-hat

CLK4* Sound=A˘

”E01:Click1 Acc‚

NOTE

“ ë ” can be selected only for “ A˘ ”

and “

¤ ”.

NOTE

When voice number 0 (“No Assign”) is

selected, the corresponding metro-

nome subdivision will not produce

any sound.

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On the CLK5 page, you can tune the sounds for each of the metronome subdivisions (i.e., “ A˘ ”,

“ ¤ ”, “ ‹ ”, “ ßß ”, and “ Œ ”).

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button

to access the Metronome area.

Navigate to the CLK5 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Move the cursor to the subdivision symbol to the right

of “Sound=” (i.e., “ A˘ ”, “ ¤ ”, “ ‹ ”, “ ßß ”, or “ Œ ”),

and turn the Data Dial to select the one to set.

Move the cursor to the number to the right of “Tune=”,

and turn the Data Dial to change the tuning.

Metronome subdivision sounds can be tuned between -24.0 and +24.0 semitones.

On the CLK6 page, you can use the Tap Tempo function to set the tempo by striking pads.

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button

to access the Metronome area.

Navigate to the CLK6 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Strike a pad at least three times at the desired tempo.

The tapped tempo will be displayed on-screen.

CLK5

Tuning Click-Set Sounds

CLK6

Tapping the Tempo on the Pads

CLK5* Sound=A˘

” tune=+ 0.0 ‚

CLK6* tAP tEMPO

” ⁄=120

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Storing a Customized Click Set

After you have customized a click set (as described on pages 32 through 36), you should store

it to prevent your settings being lost when the DTX502 is turned off.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button.

The button will start to flash and the following page will be displayed.

Turn the Data Dial to select the click set (1 to 30) in

which you wish to store your settings.

If necessary, name your new click set.

Press the [<]/[>] buttons to move the cursor to the character you wish to change, and

then turn the Data Dial to change it.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again.

To cancel the process without storing any settings, press the [ ] button.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to store your settings.

CLK sa

o 01

:[User ]

When you store new settings to

a click set, its current settings

will be overwritten. Before pro-

ceeding, therefore, you should

ensure that the click set in

question contains no irreplace-

able settings.

NOTICE

CLK sa

o 01

:[tser ]

CLK sa

o 01

Are you sure?

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Practicing in Training Mode

Your DTX502 comes complete with eight different types of training that allow you to improve

various drumming skills while having fun at the same time. You can work on your sense of

rhythm, learn drum patterns from a wide range of different musical genres, and even practice

playing as wildly as you can.

As an aid to improving your timing, Groove Check displays on-screen how early or late you are

drumming. Two different training styles are available—the first uses the metronome; the second

lets you play along with a song. When you have finished training, your score will be displayed on-

screen.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “01:Groove Check”.

The [ ] and [ ] buttons will start flashing, indicating that the drum module is

on standby to start training.

Press either the [ ] or [ ] button when you are

ready to go.

If you press the [ ] button, the current song will be used for training. If you

press the [ ] button, the metronome will be used.

•If you wish to train along with a specific song, you should select that song in the Song area

in advance (page 26).

•To adjust the training tempo before starting, hold down the [SHIFT] button and turn the

Data Dial (page 31).

NOTE

The following cannot be used in Training Mode.

• Pad Song

•Pad Function

1. Groove Check

Training Mode

Improving your sense of rhythm

1. Groove Check................................................................................................... page 38

2. Rhythm Gate .................................................................................................... page 40

3. Measure Break................................................................................................. page 41

4. Tempo Up/Down............................................................................................... page 42

5. Change Up ....................................................................................................... page 44

Learning drum patterns

6. Pad Gate .......................................................................................................... page 46

7. P a r t M ute .......................................................................................................... page 47

Playing as wildly as you can

8. Fast Blast ......................................................................................................... page 49

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Practicing in Training Mode

Play the pads as tightly as you can along with the

metronome or song.

 Display of individual strikes

• The timing of your most recent strike is shown by the “t” symbol.

• When your timing is accurate, the “t” symbol will be shown at the center

of the scale.

• If you strike the pad too early, the “t” symbol will be shown to the left of

the scale.

• If you strike the pad too late, the “t” symbol will be shown to the right of

the scale.

 Range of timing variation

• The range of variation in the timing of your drumming is shown by the band

(

E) at the bottom of the screen.

• The wider the band, the larger the degree of variation in your drumming.

To end training, press the button used to start it in

Step 3 above.

• Your score will be displayed on-screen. The highest possible score is 100 points.

• If you press the [>] button while your score is displayed, you will be able to view

your individual variation ranges for the hi-hat, snare, kick, toms, and cymbals.

The wider the band (

E) at the bottom of the screen, the larger the degree of varia-

tion in your drumming.

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

NOTE

Yo u can adjust the training tempo by

turning the Data Dial.

---

EEnEE

---

Accurate timing

Struck late

Timing of current

strike

Range of timing variation

Struck early

NOTE

•If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Timer page from Menu Mode (page

72).

• If looping (page 28) is turned off for

the selected song, training will finish

when the song plays once to the

end.

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As an aid to improving your timing, Rhythm Gate displays on-screen any variation in the timing

of your drumming. If you do not strike a pad in time with the metronome or song, it will not pro-

duce any sound. Two different training styles are available—the first uses the metronome; the sec-

ond lets you play along with a song. When you have finished training, your score will be

displayed on-screen.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “02:Rhythm Gate”.

The [ ] and [ ] buttons will start flashing, indicating that the drum module is

on standby to start training.

Press either the [ ] or [ ] button when you are

ready to go.

If you press the [ ] button, the current song will be used for training. If you

press the [ ] button, the metronome will be used.

Play the pads as tightly as you can along with the

metronome or song.

A pad will only produce a sound if you strike it while the gate is open. The width of

the gate represents the difficultly level.

 Display of individual strikes

• The timing of your most recent strike is shown by the “t” symbol.

• When your timing is accurate, the “t” symbol will be shown at the center

of the scale.

• If you strike the pad too early, the “t” symbol will be shown to the left of

the scale.

• If you strike the pad too late, the “t” symbol will be shown to the right of

the scale.

To end training, press the button used to start it in

Step 3 above.

• Your score will be displayed on-screen. The highest possible score is 100 points.

• If you press the [>] button while your score is displayed, you will be able to view

the individual percentages of accurately timed strikes for the hi-hat, snare, kick,

toms, and cymbals.

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

2. Rhythm Gate

NOTE

Yo u can adjust the training tempo by

turning the Data Dial.

---∆∆’∆∆---

Accurate timing

Struck late

Timing of current

strike

Gate width (i.e., difficulty level)

Struck early

NOTE

•If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Timer page from Menu Mode (page

72).

• If looping (page 28) is turned off for

the selected song, training will finish

when the song plays once to the

end.

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Practicing in Training Mode

 Adjusting the difficulty level

With Rhythm Gate, you can reduce the width of the gate to make training more difficult and

vice-versa.

With “02:Rhythm Gate” selected on the training

menu page (TRNG1), press the [>] button.

The TRNG2 page will be displayed.

Turn the Data Dial to adjust the width of the gate.

The wider the gate, the easier it is to produce a sound by striking the pads and vice-

versa.

Press the [<] button to return to the training menu

page (TRNG1).

With Measure Break training, the metronome will be muted for certain measures in a sequence.

For example, by setting the measures during which you play fills to be muted in this way, you can

check for any deviation in your timing when the metronome returns. This will help you to play at

a constant tempo throughout your performances. When you have finished training, your score will

be displayed on-screen.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “03:MeasureBreak”.

The [ ] button will start flashing, indicating that the drum module is on standby to

start training.

Press the [>] button to move to the TRNG2 page.

3. Measure Break

NOTE

The difficulty level cannot be adjusted

while training.

tRNG1

02:Rhy

hm Ga

e ‚

tRNG2 Ga

e Wid

” ---∆∆’∆∆---

tRNG1

03:MeasureBreak‚

tRNG2

” Meas=3 Brk=1

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Set the numbers of measures for which the metro-

nome is to be played and to be silenced.

• Using the [<]/[>] buttons, move the cursor to the parameter you wish to set.

• Turn the data dial to set the corresponding number of measures between 1 and 8.

Press the [ ] button when you are ready to go.

To end training, press the [ ] button once again.

• Your score will be displayed on-screen. The highest possible score is 100 points.

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

Use Tempo Up/Down training to see how fast you can go and still maintain accurate timing. As

you play along with a metronome, the drum module will automatically increase the tempo if your

timing is good and decrease it if not. When you have finished training, your score will be dis-

played on-screen.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “04:Tempo Up/Down”.

The [ ] button will start flashing, indicating that the drum module is on standby to

start training.

Press the [ ] button when you are ready to go.

4. Tempo Up/Down

tRNG2

” Meas=3 Brk=1

Measures for which the

metronome is not played

Measures for which the

metronome is played

NOTE

Yo u can adjust the training tempo by

turning the Data Dial.

Measure:ƒ

LLLK

Measures for which the

metronome is not played

Measures for which the

metronome is played

NOTE

If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Timer page from Menu Mode (page

72).

tRNG1

04:tempo Up/Down

NOTE

Yo u can adjust the training tempo by

turning the Data Dial.

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Practicing in Training Mode

Focusing on accurate timing, play the pads along

with the metronome.

 Display of individual strikes

• The timing of your most recent strike is shown by the “t” symbol.

• When your timing is accurate, the “t” symbol will be shown at the center

of the scale.

• If you strike the pad too early, the “t” symbol will be shown to the left of

the scale.

• If you strike the pad too late, the “t” symbol will be shown to the right of

the scale.

 Criteria for increasing or decreasing the tempo

The drum module evaluates your timing every four measures. The more accu-

rate the timing of your drumming during those four measures, the more the

tempo will be raised. If your timing was not accurate, however, the tempo will

be lowered. Similarly, the more inaccurate, the more the tempo will drop.

To end training, press the [ ] button once again.

• Your score will be displayed on-screen. The highest possible score is 100 points.

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

⁄=120

--∆∆∆’∆∆

Accurate timing Change in tempo

Timing of current strike

Struck lateStruck early

Gate width

(i.e., difficulty level)

NOTE

•If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Timer page from Menu Mode (page

72).

•If you wish to adjust the difficulty

level for this training, see the

description of the Difficulty Level

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

• This training can be set either to

mute pads when they are not played

in time or to always play pads when-

ever they are struck. For details, see

the description of the Ignore Timing

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

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In Change Up training, your aim is to maintain good timing as you play along with up to seven

different practice rhythms*. The practice rhythm will change automatically after a certain number

of measures, which you can also set. When you have finished training, your score will be dis-

played on-screen.

*: The seven practice rhythm patterns are , , , , , , and .

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “05:Change Up”.

The [ ] button will flash, indicating that the drum module is on standby to

start training.

Press the [ ] button when you are ready to go.

 Display of individual strikes

• The timing of your most recent strike is shown by the “t” symbol.

• When your timing is accurate, the “t” symbol will be shown at the center

of the scale.

• If you strike the pad too early, the “t” symbol will be shown to the left of

the scale.

• If you strike the pad too late, the “t” symbol will be shown to the right of

the scale.

5. Change Up

--∆∆∆’∆∆

-- Ñ

Accurate timing Rhythm to be played

Timing of current strike

Struck lateStruck early

Gate width

(i.e., difficulty level)

Next rhythm

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Practicing in Training Mode

Play the pads along with the practice rhythm.

The practice rhythm will change in the following sequence.

• The rhythm to be played is shown at the center of the screen.

• The next rhythm is shown flashing at the bottom-right of the screen.

• To mute the practice rhythm and play along with only the metronome, hold down

the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button.

• To unmute the practice rhythm, again hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the

[ ] button.

To end training, press the [ ] button once again.

• Your score will be displayed on-screen. The highest possible score is 100 points.

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

 Selecting which practice rhythms to use

Using the following procedure, you can select which of the seven practice rhythms you

wish to use.

With “05:Change Up” selected on the training menu

page (TRNG1), press the [>] button.

The TRNG2 page will be displayed.

Turn the Data Dial to select whether to play (“on”) or

skip (“off”) the

É rhythm.

Similarly for the other six rhythms, use the [<]/[>]

buttons to navigate to the corresponding pages, and

turn the Data Dial to select whether to play or skip

them.

Page Rhythm Page Rhythm

TRNG2 (

É ) TRNG6 ( èA)

TRNG3 (

Ñ ) TRNG7 ( ê )

TRNG4 (

ÑA) TRNG8 ( êB)

TRNG5 (

è )

3 63

NOTE

•You can also press the [ ] button

to end training.

•If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Timer page from Menu Mode (page

72).

•If you wish to adjust the difficulty

level for this training, see the

description of the Difficulty Level

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

• This training can be set either to

mute pads when they are not played

in time or to always play pads when-

ever they are struck. For details, see

the description of the Ignore Timing

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

NOTE

Practice rhythms cannot be selected

while training.

tRNG1

05:Change Up ‚

tRNG2

” É =on ‚

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 Changing the number of measures after which the rhythm

changes

With “05:Change Up” selected on the training menu

page (TRNG1), use the [>] button to navigate to the

TRNG9 page.

Turn the Data Dial to select 1, 2, or 4 as the number

of measures after which the rhythm changes.

In Pad Gate training, the pads will only produce a sound when your drumming precisely matches

a practice drum pattern. When you have finished training, your score will be displayed on-screen.

In addition, you will be able to view the individual hit ratios for each of the drum parts.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “06:Pad Gate”.

The [ ] button will flash, indicating that the drum module is on standby to

start training.

Press the [ ] button when you are ready to go.

The currently selected song will start to play.

Play the song’s drum pattern on the pads.

• The pads will not produce a sound if they are struck out of time.

• In addition, the pads will only produce a sound when you play the same drum pat-

tern as in the song.

Use the [<]/[>] buttons to view the individual hit

ratios for the hi-hat, snare, kick, toms, and cym-

bals—that is, the percentage of times they were

played in time and matching the drum pattern in the

song.

6. Pad Gate

NOTE

The above setting cannot be adjusted

while training.

tRNG9

” Measure=2

0% ¢¢¢¢¢

HiHa

HSKtC

Cymbals

Hit ratio

Hi-hat

Snare Toms

Kick

Currently selected drum part

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Practicing in Training Mode

To end training, press the [ ] button.

• Your score will be displayed on-screen. The highest possible score is 100 points.

• You can also view your hit ratios for individual drum parts after training has

ended. Use the [<]/[>] buttons to navigate to them from the page displaying the

score.

• Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

Part Mute training lets you mute any or all of the drum parts (i.e., hi-hat, snare, kick, toms, and

cymbals) and also the instrument parts from an accompanying song. You can mute the parts in two

different ways—either on-screen or by striking the pad in question. The latter is referred to as

auto-play muting. Note that this type of training is not scored.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “07:Part Mute”.

The [ ] button will flash, indicating that the drum module is on standby to

start training.

Press the [ ] button to start the currently

selected song.

The letters displayed on-screen correspond to the following parts.

H: Hi-hat

S: Snare

K: Kick

T: Toms

C: Cymbals

B: Bass

O: Other (i.e., accompaniment parts other than bass)

7. Part Mute

NOTE

•If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Timer page from Menu Mode (page

72).

•If you wish to adjust the difficulty

level for this training, see the

description of the Difficulty Level

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

• This training can be set either to

mute pads when they are not played

in time or to always play pads when-

ever they are struck. For details, see

the description of the Ignore Timing

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

•You can set which groups of pads

the drum module should consider

when deciding whether or not you

are playing the same drum pattern

as in the song. For details, see the

description of the Pad Gate Group

page from Menu Mode (page 72).

• If looping (page 28) is turned off for

the selected song, training will finish

when the song plays once to the

end.

HiHa

HSKtC BO

Bass

Hi-hat Cymbals

Snare Toms

Kick

Other (i.e., accompaniment

parts other than bass)

Drum parts Accompaniment

(non-drum) parts

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Select the parts to be muted.

 Muting on-screen

4-1. Using the [<]/[>] buttons, move the cursor to the part you wish to mute

(H, S, K, T, C, B, or O).

4-2. Turn the data dial to mute (or unmute) the selected part.

The symbol “

M ” will be displayed above any muted part.

 Muting with the pads

4-1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ ] button to turn on

auto-play muting.

4-2. Strike the pad corresponding to the drum part you wish to mute.

The part will be muted and the symbol “

N ” will be displayed above the

corresponding letter.

To turn off auto-play muting, again hold down the [SHIFT] button and

press the [ ] button.

Practice playing the pads along with the song.

To end training, press the [ ] button.

HiHa

HSKtC BO

NOTE

Auto-play muting cannot be used with

parts muted on-screen.

o Mu

e=on

ÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇÇ

HiHa

HSKtC BO

NOTE

Auto-play muting of a drum part will

be automatically turned off if a pad

corresponding to that part is not

struck for certain period of time.

NOTE

If looping (page 28) is turned off for

the selected song, training will finish

when the song plays once to the end.

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Practicing in Training Mode

In a Fast Blast training session, you simply play the drums as wildly as you can over a set period

of time. More a game than a form of practice, your aim is to get the highest possible score. When

you have finished training, your score will be displayed on-screen.

 Training procedure

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [KIT]

button to access Training Mode.

Turn the Data Dial to select “08:Fast Blast”.

Press the [ ] button.

The following will be shown on-screen, indicating that the drum module is on

standby to start training.

Strike a pad when you are ready to go.

Play as many of the pads as often as you can before the time limit.

• The timer will start when you strike the first pad.

• Your current score and remaining time will be displayed on-screen.

• To end a training session before the time limit, press the [ ] button once

again.

When the time limit is reached, the message “Fin-

ished!” will be displayed on-screen together with

your final score.

8. Fast Blast

NOTE

If you wish to adjust the duration of

training, see the description of the

Fast Blast Timer page from Menu

Mode (page 73).

HIt PADS! 10

0 p

Time limit (i.e., the

duration of training)

5.5

18467 p

Score Remaining time

Finished! º

63726 p ‚

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 Viewing your power and activity points

5-1. With the message “Finished!” displayed on-screen, press the [>] button.

5-2. The drum module will display your power points (Pwr) and activity

points (Act).

• The more powerfully you played the pads, the higher your power

points will be.

• The more pads you played, the higher your activity points will be.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

 Viewing your high score

5-1. With the message “Finished!” displayed on-screen, press the [>] button

twice.

5-2. The best score you have recorded so far will be displayed.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to return to the training menu page (TRNG1).

Pwr: 32507 p

”

: 31219 p‚

Power points

Activity points

BESt SCORE

” 63726 p

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Recording Your Performances

You can record your performances in the DTX502 in the form of User songs.

Press the [SONG] button.

Turn the Data Dial to select the User song (61 to 100)

you wish to record into.

If you wish to record your performance while playing along with a Preset song (1 to

60), you should instead select that song. In such a case, your performance will be

recorded into the lowest numbered User song containing no data.

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG]

button to open the REC page.

Move the cursor to the item you want to change using

the [<]/[>] buttons, and then turn the Data Dial to

change its value.

NOTE

• Performances recorded in the drum module are not saved as audio files. Instead, they are saved in the form of MIDI data, which

describes which pads were played and when.

• The following cannot be used while recording.

•Pad Song

•Pad Function

Getting Ready

You can record into a User

song that already contains

data; however, that data will be

overwritten with your new per-

formance. Before proceeding,

therefore, you should ensure

that the User song in question

contains no irreplaceable data.

NOTICE

NOTE

If no space is available for recording

in User songs, the message “Seq

data is not empty.” will be displayed.

REC ⁄=120

Quan

ize=off 4/4

Hold

REC ⁄=120

Quan

ize=off 4/4

REC ⁄=120

Quan

ize=Ö 4/4

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 Tempo

You can set the song tempo at which you wish to record your performance.

 Quantize

Quantization is a function that corrects any small deviations in the timing of your

performance. The DTX502 can make recordings quantized based on a specified

note length. The available quantization settings are as follows.

• When 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, or 15/8 is set as the time signature:

á, ⁄, Ö, ÖA, Ü, ÜA, or off

• When a time signature other than the above is set:

⁄, ⁄A, Ö, ÖA, Ü, ÜA, or off

Example of how quantizing works

 Time signature

You can also set the time signature for the metronome when recording.

Press the [ ] button.

You will be counted in and recording will then start.

To stop recording, press the [ ] button once again.

Press the [ ] button.

To stop playback, press the [ ] button once again.

Recording

Playing Back a Performance

NOTE

When quantization is set to “off”, devi-

ations in the timing of your drumming

will not be corrected.

• These recorded notes were not played exactly in time.

• However, quantization can correct these small deviations in timing as follows.

Exactly on the beat

NOTE

If you would like to hear the metro-

nome as you record, be sure to turn it

on before you start recording.

REC Meas=001:01

Now recording...

NOTE

Yo u cannot record audio input via the

[AUX IN] jack.

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Recording Your Performances

Using the following procedure, you can freely assign a name to the User song you have recorded.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button on the SONG1 page.

The button will start to flash and the following page will be displayed.

Change the displayed name as required.

Press the [<]/[>] buttons to move the cursor to the character you wish to change, and

then turn the Data Dial to change it.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again.

To cancel the process without changing the song name, press the [ ] button.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to save the new song

name.

Naming a User Song

NOTE

• Preset songs cannot be renamed.

• Songs containing no data (i.e.,

“EmptySng”) cannot be renamed.

SONG sa

e name

:[Un

led]

SONG sa

e name

:[tn

led]

SONG sa

e name

Are you sure?

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Press the [SONG] button.

The SONG1 page will be displayed.

Turn the data dial to select the song you wish to delete.

Navigate to the SONG4 page using the [<]/[>] buttons.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button.

To cancel the process without deleting the song, press the [ ] button.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to delete the selected

song.

SONG4

Deleting a Recorded Performance

NOTE

Preset songs cannot be deleted.

SONG4 Clear

” Curren

Song

SONG4 Clear

Are you sure?

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55
Setting Parameters using Menu Mode
Menu Mode is used to customize drum-module parameters and functions, which are organized 
into the following eight areas.
Menu Mode
01: Mixer Area: Mixer settings
MIXER Mixer settings........................................... Page 57
02: KitVoice Area: Settings affecting individual voices
KitV1 Layers ...................................................... Page 57
KitV2 Voices ...................................................... Page 58
KitV3 Volume..................................................... Page 59
KitV4 Tuning ...................................................... Page 59
KitV5 Stereo Panning ........................................ Page 59
KitV6 Decay....................................................... Page 59
KitV7 Cutoff Frequency...................................... Page 59
KitV8 MIDI Note Number................................... Page 60
KitV9 MIDI Channel........................................... Page 60
KitV10 MIDI Gate Time ....................................... Page 60
KitV11 Reverb Send (Source) ............................. Page 60
KitV12 Hold Mode ............................................... Page 61
KitV13 Alternate Group ....................................... Page 61
03: KitCommon Area: Settings affecting entire kits
KitC1 Double Bass Switch................................. Page 61
KitC2 Reverb Send (Voices) .............................. Page 61
KitC3 Reverb Type............................................. Page 62
KitC4 Reverb Return ......................................... Page 62
KitC5 Pad Control.............................................. Page 62
KitC6 Snare Adjustment .................................... Page 62
KitC7 Tempo...................................................... Page 62
KitC8 Trigger Setup Link.................................... Page 63
KitC9 MIDI Program Change ............................. Page 63
KitC10 MIDI Control Change ............................... Page 63
04: KitJob Area: Kit management
KitJ1 Copy Pad ................................................. Page 64
KitJ2 Clear User Kit .......................................... Page 65
05: Pad Area: Pad-related settings
Pad1 Hi-hat Splash Sensitivity.......................... Page 65
Pad2 Foot Close Position.................................. Page 65
Pad3 Pad Function............................................ Page 66
06: Trigger Area: Trigger-related settings
TRG1 Trigger Setup ........................................... Page 66
TRG2 Velocity Curve.......................................... Page 67
TRG3 Pad Type.................................................. Page 68
TRG4 Gain ......................................................... Page 68
TRG5 Minimum Level......................................... Page 68
TRG6 Minimum Velocity..................................... Page 69
TRG7 Reject Time.............................................. Page 69
TRG8 Wait Time................................................. Page 69
TRG9 Noise Filter............................................... Page 69
TRG10 Crosstalk.................................................. Page 70
TRG11 Crosstalk Pads......................................... Page 70
TRG12 Copy Trigger ............................................ Page 71
07: Training Area: Training-related settings
Trng1 Timer......................................................... Page 72
Trng2 Difficult
y Level ........................................... Page 72
Trng3 Ignore Timing ............................................ Page 72
Trng4 Pad Gate Group ........................................ Page 72
Trng5 Fast Blast Timer ........................................ Page 73
08: System Area: System settings
System1 Kit Lock............................................... Page 73
System2 Muted Volume..................................... Page 73
System3 Master Equalizer..................................Page 74
System4 Master Tuning ......................................Page 74
System5 Local Control .......................................Page 74
System6 Metronome Output...............................Page 74
System7 Number Display Function ....................Page 74
System8 Auto Power-Off.................................... Page 75
System9 Restore ............................................... Page 75
System10 Factory Set ......................................... Page 75
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DTX502 Owner’s Manual

Use the following procedure in Menu Mode to select parameters

and change their settings.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SAVE/

ENTER] button to access Menu Mode.

2. Turn the Data Dial to select the area containing the parame-

ter you wish to set.

3. Use the [<]/[>] buttons to select the parameter.

4. Turn the Data Dial to change the parameter’s setting.

Parameter values from pages where an asterisk is not dis-

played are stored automatically.

Setting Procedure

NOTE

When a number of parameters are contained in a single page,

you can move the cursor between them using the [<]/[>] but-

tons.

Whenever you change a parameter setting in the Kit-

Voice area, the KitCommon area, the KitJob area, or on

one of pages TRG2 to TRG12 from the Trigger area, an

asterisk will be displayed after the page name (i.e.,

“TRG2*”). This is to remind you that parameters have

been changed but not yet stored. To store your settings,

follow the procedure described in the column on the

right. The asterisk will disappear when you store your

settings.

01:Mixer ‚

Hold

02:Ki

Voice ‚

>Ki

V1 snareHd

”Layer=s

ack ‚

>Ki

V1* snareHd

”Layer=XFade1 ‚

NOTICE

 Storing your settings

If you change a parameter setting in the KitVoice area, the Kit-

Common area, the KitJob area, or on one of pages TRG2 to

TRG12 from the Trigger area, you will need to store the new

setting in the drum module’s internal memory as described

below.

 Procedure

As an example, the following describes how to store modified

trigger settings. Note that trigger settings are stored as part of

a User trigger setup. Meanwhile, settings from the KitVoice,

KitCommon, and KitJob areas are stored as part of one of the

User kits, which are numbered 51 to 100 (page 25).

1. After changing trigger parameter settings, press the

[SAVE/ENTER] button.

The page for storing trigger setup data will be displayed.

2. Turn the Data Dial to select the User trigger setup (15 to

30) in which you wish to store your settings.

3. To rename the trigger setup, move the cursor using the

[<]/[>] buttons and turn the Data Dial to change the

selected character.

4. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again.

Yo u will be asked to confirm that you wish to store your

settings.

5. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to store your settings.

To cancel the process without storing any settings, press

the [ ] button.

6. When your settings have been successfully stored, the

message “Completed.” will be displayed.

NOTE

If you switch to another kit or trigger setup or turn off the drum

module without storing your new settings, the parameters in

question will revert to their previously stored settings.

tRG sa

o 15

:[DtX522K ]

tRG sa

o 16

:[DtX522K ]

tRG sa

o 16

Are you sure?

CAUTION

When you store trigger setup data, all of the data in

the selected trigger setup will be overwritten with

your new settings. Before proceeding, therefore,

you should ensure that the trigger setup in question

contains no irreplaceable settings.

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Setting Parameters using Menu Mode

The Mixer area is used to adjust the volumes of the various drum

kit voices.

MIXER Mixer settings

q Volume

Use the volume parameters to balance the input group* vol-

umes.

 Input group indicators

H: Hi-hat sound volumes

S: Snare sound volumes

K: Kick sound volumes

T: Tom sound volumes

C: Cymbal sound volumes

R: Degree to which reverb is applied

Use the [<]/[>] buttons to select an input group, and then

turn the Data Dial to adjust its volume. Faders are displayed

above each of the input-group indicators to give a general

idea of the current volume balance. The reverb (R) setting

applies to all of the drum kit’s voices.

The KitVoice area is used to set drum voices for individual trigger

input sources.

KitV1

Layers

q Trigger input source

This item indicates the trigger input source currently selected

for editing. Trigger input sources can be selected by striking

the corresponding pad or zone. This selection applies to both

Layer A and Layer B. (Trigger input sources are not dis-

played individually for each layer.)

01: Mixer Area

Mixer settings

NOTE

*: Input groups

Voices are organized into input groups based on their voice

category. For example, when you change the T setting (tom

sound volumes), the volume of all sounds from the Tom (T)

voice category will change accordingly.

Settings

0 to 16

>MIXER ÏÏÏÏÏÈ

” Kick=16 HSKtCR

02: KitVoice Area

Settings affecting individual voices

NOTE

Yo u can also select trigger input sources by holding down the

[SHIFT] button and pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

Settings

snareHd, snareOp, snareCl, snrOfHd,

snrOfOp, snrOfCl, tom1Hd, tom2Hd, tom3Hd,

rideBw, rideEg, rideCp, crashBw, crashEg,

crashCp, kick, pad8, hhOpBw, hhOpEg,

hhOpCp, hhClBw, hhClEg, hhClCp, hhFtCl,

hhSplsh, pad10, pad11, pad12, and kick2

For details on the correspondence between

trigger input jacks and trigger input sources,

refer to page 29.

>Ki

V1 snareHd

”Layer=s

ack ‚

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w Layer

Use this parameter to specify how the voices are to be

arranged in the two layers (A and B) for the specified trigger

input source.

KitV2

Voices

q Trigger input source

This item indicates the trigger input source currently selected

for editing. Trigger input sources can be selected by striking

the corresponding pad or zone. To switch between Layer A

and Layer B, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the

[<] or [>] button accordingly.

w Voice category

Use this parameter to set the category from which a voice will

be assigned to the selected layer.

Settings Description

off

Layer B is turned off and only the voice from

Layer A produces a sound.

stack

The voices from Layer A and Layer B produce

sounds at the same velocity over the entire

velocity range.

Using the settings “XFade1” to “XFade9”, you can crossfade

the velocities of Layer A and Layer B in various different ways

as shown below.

XFade1

XFade2

XFade3

XFade4

XFade5

XFade6

XFade7

XFade8

XFade9

VelSw***

The two voices are layered at the velocity indi-

cated in the setting value. For example, with a

setting of “VelSw60”, the voice from Layer A

would produce a sound at velocities from 1 to

59, and the voice from Layer B would produce

a sound at velocities from 60 to 127.

NOTE

Yo u can also select trigger input sources by holding down the

[SHIFT] button and pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

Settings

snareHd, snareOp, snareCl, snrOfHd,

snrOfOp, snrOfCl, tom1Hd, tom2Hd, tom3Hd,

rideBw, rideEg, rideCp, crashBw, crashEg,

crashCp, kick, pad8, hhOpBw, hhOpEg,

hhOpCp, hhClBw, hhClEg, hhClCp, hhFtCl,

hhSplsh, pad10, pad11, pad12, and kick2

For details on the correspondence between

trigger input jacks and trigger input sources,

refer to page 29.

Settings Description

KKick

S Snare

TTom

CCymbal

HHi-hat

PPercussion

EEffect

WWave Voice

(*1)

e Pad Song

(*2)

NOTE

*1: Wave voices

A wave voice is an audio file containing, for example, an

instrument sound, an effect sound, or a sampled phrase.

These .WAV format files can be transferred from a computer

to your drum module and used as voices for pads. See page

79 for instructions on how to transfer them to the drum mod-

ule.

*2: Pad Song

Using the Pad Song function, you can play one of the drum

module’s internal songs simply by striking a pad. In the same

way as regular voices, these songs can be assigned to indi-

vidual pad layers. The Pad Song function can play up to three

songs simultaneously. In addition, when you have selected

Pad Song as the voice category, you can also set the song’s

Repeat and Play modes as shown below (page 30).

>Ki

V2 snareHd˙

”S01:MapleCus

m‚

w e

>Ki

V2* snareHd˙

”Ö39:Funk C ≥Â‚

Repeat mode Play mode

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e Voice Number: Voice Name

Use the Voice Number parameter to choose a voice from the

selected category.

KitV3

Volume

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w Volume

Use this parameter to set the volume of the voice assigned to

the selected layer.

KitV4

Tuning

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w Tune

Use this parameter to set the tuning of the voice assigned to

the selected layer.

KitV5

Stereo Panning

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w Pan

Use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the voice

assigned to the selected layer.

KitV6

Decay

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w Decay

The amount of time it takes a voice to fade away to silence is

referred to as its “decay”. Use this parameter to set the decay

for the voice assigned to the selected layer. Positive values

produce shorter decay times and crisper sounds.

KitV7

Cutoff Frequency

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w CutOffFreq

Use this parameter to set the filter cutoff frequency for the

voice assigned to the selected layer. Negative values produce

darker sounds and vice-versa.

Settings

The number of available voices varies

depending on the selected category. For

details on the voices in each, refer to the

Voice List (page 85).

NOTE

When “00:NoAssign” is selected as the voice, the layer in ques-

tion will not produce any sound.

Settings

0 to 127

Settings

–24.0 to +24.0 (in 10-cent steps)

NOTE

This setting has no effect when Pad Song ( e ) is selected as the

voice category.

>Ki

V3 snareHd˙

” Volume=127 ‚

>Ki

V4 snareHd˙

” tune=+ 0.0 ‚

Settings

L64 to C to R63

Settings

–64 to 0 to +63

Settings

–64 to 0 to +63

>Ki

V5 snareHd˙

” Pan= C ‚

>Ki

V6 snareHd˙

” Decay=+ 0 ‚

>Ki

V7 snareHd˙

”Cu

OffFreq=+ 0‚

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KitV8 MIDI Note Number

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w Note

Use this parameter to set the MIDI note number that is output

whenever a trigger signal is received from the selected trigger

input source. Settings can be made individually for Layer A

and Layer B, meaning that two MIDI notes with different

note numbers can be output simultaneously in response to a

single trigger signal. Settings are displayed as “Note number /

Note name”.

KitV9

MIDI Channel

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w MIDI Ch

Use this parameter to set the MIDI channel on which notes

are output whenever a trigger signal is received from the

selected trigger input source. Settings can be made individu-

ally for Layer A and Layer B.

KitV10

MIDI Gate Time

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV2

page.

w GateTime

The time that passes between the output of a MIDI Note On

message and the corresponding Note Off message is referred

to as the “gate time”. Use this parameter to set the gate time

for notes output whenever a trigger signal is received from

the selected trigger input source. Settings can be made indi-

vidually for Layer A and Layer B.

KitV11

Reverb Send (Source)

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV1

page. The setting made on this page applies to both Layer A

and Layer B.

w RevSend

Use this parameter to specify how much reverb is to be

applied to voices produced by the specified trigger input

source.

Settings

0/C-2 to 127/G 8

NOTE

Layer B will not produce any MIDI notes when the Layer parame-

ter from the KitV1 page is set to “off”.

Settings

1 to 16

>Ki

V8 snareHd˙

”No

e= 38/D 1 ‚

>Ki

V9 snareHd˙

” MIDI Ch=10 ‚

Settings

0.0s to 9.9s

Settings

0 to 127

>Ki

V10 snareHd˙

”Ga

etime=0.3s ‚

>Ki

V11 snareHd

” Re

Send= 40 ‚

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KitV12 Hold Mode

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV1

page. The setting made on this page applies to both Layer A

and Layer B.

w HoldMode

Use this parameter to turn Hold mode on or off for voices

produced by the specified trigger input source.

KitV13

Alternate Group

q Trigger input source

See q Trigger input source from the description of the KitV1

page. The setting made on this page applies to both Layer A

and Layer B.

w AltGrp

Use this parameter to assign the voices produced by the spec-

ified trigger input source to an alternate group—that is, a col-

lection of voices that you do not want to play simultaneously,

such as open and closed hi-hats. If a voice is triggered while

another from the same alternate group is already playing, the

earlier voice will be silenced before the new one is played.

The KitCommon area is used to set parameters that apply to the

current kit.

KitC1

Double Bass Switch

q DblBass

By setting this parameter to “on”, you can easily configure

your drum module to produce a kick drum sound whenever

you operate the pedal connected to the [HI-HAT CONTROL]

trigger input jack. This convenient function provides support

for double bass drumming techniques.

KitC2

Reverb Send (Voices)

q RevSendDr

Use this parameter to specify the level at which all of the cur-

rent kit’s drum voices are to be sent to the built-in reverb unit.

Settings Description

MIDI Note On and Note Off messages are

output alternately whenever the pad is struck.

Note that when Wave Voice (W) has been

specified as the voice category, the Wave

Voice will be played repeatedly.

off

This setting corresponds to normal operation:

A MIDI Note On message is output when the

pad is struck, and the corresponding MIDI

Note Off message is output automatically after

the gate time has elapsed.

Settings Description

off Voice is not assigned to an alternate group

HHOpen Open Hi-hat group

HHClose Closed Hi-hat group

1 to 9

Numbered alternate groups: Voices that you

do not want to play simultaneously can be

freely assigned to them.

NOTE

The Open Hi-hat group and the Closed Hi-hat group operate

according to the following rules.

• When a voice from the Open Hi-hat group is triggered, other

voices from that group and those from the Closed Hi-hat

group are not silenced.

• When a voice from the Closed Hi-hat group is triggered, all

voices from the Open Hi-Hat group are silenced.

>Ki

V12 snareHd

” HoldMode=off ‚

>Ki

V13 snareHd

” Al

Grp=off

03: KitCommon Area

Settings affecting entire kits

Settings

off or on

NOTE

Opening and closing of the hi-hat is not possible when DblBass

is set to “on”.

Settings

0 to 127

NOTE

The RevSendDr parameter affects all of the current kit’s drum

voices. To adjust the reverb level for individual pads or trigger

input sources, use the Reverb Send (Source) parameter

(RevSend) from the KitVoice area (page 60).

>Ki

” DblBass=off ‚

>Ki

” Re

SendDr= 60‚

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KitC3 Reverb Type

q RevType

Use this parameter to select the type of reverb to be applied.

KitC4

Reverb Return

q RevMastRet

Use this parameter to set the reverb unit’s return level.

KitC5

Pad Control

q PadCtl

When a pad unit equipped with a pad controller is connected

to the [qSNARE] jack, this parameter can be used to select a

function for the controller.

KitC6

Snare Adjustment

q Snares

Use this parameter to adjust the snare-wire tension for the pad

connected to the [qSNARE] jack. An “off” setting simulates

the snare wires being fully removed from the head.

KitC7

Tempo

q Tempo

Use this parameter to specify the tempo to be set automati-

cally upon selection of the current drum kit. When set to

“off”, the tempo will not change automatically when the cur-

rent kit is selected.

Settings

none, hall1, hall2, hall3, room1, room2,

room3, stage1, stage2, plate

Settings

0 to 127

NOTE

The reverb return level can be adjusted to balance the volumes

of the sounds with reverb applied and those without.

>Ki

”Re

type=hall1 ‚

>Ki

”Re

Mas

= 64‚

Settings Description

off Pad controller performs no function.

snares

Adjustment of snare-wire tension (also affect-

ing open-rim sounds)

tuning

Adjustment of tuning (also affecting open-rim

sounds)

tempo Adjustment of the tempo

Settings Description

off Snare wires fully removed

1 to 24

Higher values correspond to tighter snare

wires and vice-versa.

Settings

off, 30 to 300

>Ki

”PacC

l=snares ‚

>Ki

” Snares= 4 ‚

>Ki

” tempo=off ‚

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KitC8 Trigger Setup Link

q TrgSetupLk

Use this parameter to assign a trigger setup to the currently

selected kit. Select “off” if the kit does not need a specific

trigger setup.

KitC9

MIDI Program Change

On the MIDI Program Change page, you can specify the MIDI

Program Change number to be sent when the current kit is

selected, in addition to the corresponding Bank Select MSB and

LSB messages.

q MIDI channel (Ch)

Use this parameter to set the MIDI channel on which to send

the Program Change messages.

w Program-change output switch

Use this parameter to turn the output of Program Change

messages on or off.

e Program change number

Use this parameter to set the Program Change number to be

sent.

r Bank Select MSB

t Bank Select LSB

KitC10

MIDI Control Change

On the MIDI Control Change page, you can set values for MIDI

Control Change volume and pan messages to be sent when the

current kit is selected.

q MIDI channel (Ch)

Use this parameter to set the MIDI channel on which to send

the Control Change messages.

w Control Change output switch

Use this parameter to turn the output of Control Change mes-

sages on or off.

e Vo lume

Use this parameter to set a value for the Control Change vol-

ume message.

r Pan

Use this parameter to set a value for the Control Change pan

message.

Settings

off, 01 to 30

NOTE

By sending MIDI Program Change messages, you can have the MIDI

instrument automatically change its voice when you select the cur-

rent kit.

Settings

1 to 16

Settings

off or on

Settings

001 to 128

Settings

000 to 127

NOTE

In order to set the Bank Select MSB and LSB parameters cor-

rectly, you will need to refer to the MIDI instrument’s Voice List

and MIDI Data Format.

>Ki

”trgSe

upLk=off‚

>Ki

C9 Ch1=off

”PC001 M000L000‚

te r

NOTE

By sending these MIDI Control Change messages, you can have the

MIDI instrument connected via the MIDI OUT connector automati-

cally set its volume and stereo panning when you select the current

kit.

Settings

1 to 16

Settings

off or on

Settings

0 to 127

Settings

L64 to C to R63

>Ki

C10 Ch1=off

”Vol=100 Pan= C

e r

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KitJ1 Copy Pad

On the Copy Pad page, you can copy all settings for a specific pad

into the current kit from another.

1. Navigate to the Copy Pad page and set both the kit to copy

from and the pad to be copied.

2. Move the cursor and set the destination pad (from the current

kit).

3. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button.

You will be asked to confirm that you wish to copy the pad.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again to copy the pad.

To cancel the process without copying any data, press the

[ ] button.

4. When the pad has been successfully copied, the message

“Completed.” will be displayed.

04: KitJob Area

Kit management

When you copy a pad using the procedure described below,

the current kit’s settings will be modified but not saved (i.e.,

the asterisk (*) will be displayed). To make the change per-

manent, be sure to save your settings (page 25). If you select

another kit or turn off the drum module without doing so, the

kit will revert to its original settings.

NOTE

When the pad name is flashing, you can also select a different

one by striking it or by holding down the [SHIFT] button and

pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

NOTE

When the destination pad is flashing, you can also select a dif-

ferent one by striking it or by holding down the [SHIFT] button

and pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

>Ki

J1 CopyPad

”01:Snare≥Snare‚

NOTICE

>Ki

J1 CopyPad

”02:Snare≥Snare‚

Number of kit to copy from: Pad to be copied

>Ki

J1 CopyPad

”02:tom1≥tom2 ‚

Destination pad

CAUTION

Whenever a pad is copied, all of the destination pad’s

settings will be overwritten with those of the copied

pad. Before proceeding, therefore, you should ensure

that the destination pad contains no irreplaceable set-

tings.

>Ki

J1 CopyPad

Are you sure?

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KitJ2 Clear User Kit

On the Clear User Kit page, you can restore a User kit to its

default settings.

1. Navigate to the Clear User Kit page and specify which of the

User kits (numbered 51 to 100) is to be cleared.

2. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button.

You will be asked to confirm that you wish to clear the User

kit.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again to clear the

User kit. To cancel the process without clearing any settings,

press the [ ] button.

3. When the User kit has been successfully cleared, the mes-

sage “Completed.” will be displayed.

Pad1

Hi-hat Splash Sensitivity

q Splash

Use this parameter to set the degree of sensitivity for detect-

ing hi-hat foot splashes. The higher the value, the easier it

will be to produce a foot-splash sound with the hi-hat control-

ler. High values may, however, result in splash sounds being

unintentionally produced when, for example, you operate the

hi-hat controller lightly as you keep time. It is a good idea to

set this parameter to “off” if you do not want to play foot

splashes.

Pad2

Foot Close Position

q ClosePos

Use this parameter to adjust the position at which the hi-hat

switches from open to closed when the hi-hat controller is

depressed. The lower the value, the smaller the virtual open-

ing between the top and bottom hi-hats.

CAUTION

When a User kit is cleared, all of its settings will be

returned to their default conditions. Before proceeding,

therefore, you should ensure that the User kit in ques-

tion contains no irreplaceable settings.

>Ki

J2 Clear

”51:User Ki

>Ki

J2 Clear

”51:User Ki

User kit number

>Ki

J2 Clear

Are you sure?

05: Pad Area

Pad-related settings

Settings

off, 1 to 127

Settings

0 to 32

>Pad1

” Splash= 30 ‚

>Pad2

” ClosePos=28 ‚

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Pad3 Pad Function

q Trigger input

This item indicates the trigger input source to which a func-

tion is to be assigned. Trigger input sources can be selected

by striking the corresponding pad or zone.

w Func

Pad Function allows control panel operations and the like to

be performed by striking the specified pad or zone. Use this

parameter to select the function to be performed.

TRG1

Trigger Setup

q Trigger setup

Use this parameter to select a trigger setup.

NOTE

Yo u can also select trigger input sources by holding down the

[SHIFT] button and pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

Settings Description

off Voices will be played in the normal way.

inc kitNo Increase the kit number by 1

dec kitNo Decrease the kit number by 1

inc songNo Increase the song number by 1

dec songNo Decrease the song number by 1

inc clkNo Increase the Click Set by 1

dec clkNo Decrease the Click Set by 1

inc tempo Increase the tempo by 1 BPM

dec tempo Decrease the tempo by 1 BPM

tap tempo Tap a new tempo (page 36)

clkOn/Off Turn the metronome on or off

song>



Start or stop an external song

clk&song>



Turn the metronome on or off and simulta-

neously start or stop an external song (syn-

chronized with the metronome)

doubleBass

Turn the Double Bass Switch on or off (page

61)

NOTE

Pad Function cannot be used when in Training Mode.

>Pad3 snareHd

”Func=off

06: Trigger Area

Trigger-related settings

Settings

01: DTX522K, 02: DTX532K, 03: DTX542K,

04: DTX562K, 05: DTX500K, 06: DTX520K,

07: DTX530K, 08: DTX540K, 09: DTX550K,

10: DTX560K, 11: DTXP4STD (DTXPRESS

IV STD SET), 12: DTXP4SP (DTXPRESS IV

SP SET), 13: DTXPL (DTXPLORER),

14: DrumTrig, and 15–30: UserTrig

NOTE

The most appropriate trigger setup for your electronic drum kit

will be automatically selected during the Initial Setup process

(page 13). For this reason, it is usually not necessary to change

the setting on this page. However, you may decide to edit trigger

parameters after making detailed changes to the settings of indi-

vidual pads in order, for example, to add another pad or to elimi-

nate crosstalk. In such a case, you should store your settings in

a User trigger setup (numbered 15 to 30) as described below.

>tRG1 ¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢

01:DtX522K ‚

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TRG2 Velocity Curve

q Trigger input

This item indicates the pad to be edited. If necessary, strike a

different pad to select it.

w VelCurve

Use this parameter to select a velocity curve for the selected

pad. A velocity curve determines how the velocity (or power)

of the sound is affected by how hard you strike the pad.

NOTE

• The percentage value at the top-right of the screen indicates

the trigger input level when the pad is struck.

•You can also select a pad by holding down the [SHIFT] button

and pressing the [< ]/[>] buttons.

Settings

Snare, Tom1, Tom2, Tom3, Ride, Crash, Kick,

Pad8, Hihat, Pad10, Pad11, and Pad12

Settings

loud2, loud1, norm, hard1, hard2, Fix1 to Fix5,

Spl11 to Spl15, Spl21 to Spl25, and ofs1 to

ofs5

>tRG2 Snare 00%

”VelCur

e=norm ‚

loud2

loud1

norm

hard1

hard2

Fix1

Fix2

Fix3

Fix4

Fix5

Trigger input level

Velocity

Trigger input level

Velocit y

ofs3

ofs4

ofs5

ofs2

ofs1

Spl12

Spl11

Spl13

Spl14

Spl15

Spl22

Spl21

Spl23

Spl24

Spl25

Trigger input level

Velocit y

Trigger input level

Velocit y

Trigger input level

Velocity

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TRG3 Pad Type

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w Pad Type

Use this parameter to specify a type for the selected pad.

TRG4

Gain

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w Gain

Use this parameter to set the level of gain (or amplification)

applied to trigger input signals from the selected pad. The

higher the gain setting, the louder the sounds produced by

light drumming.

TRG5

Minimum Level

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w MinLevel

Use this parameter to set the minimum level of trigger signal

that must be received at the selected pad in order for a sound

to be produced.

Settings

– – OFF

KK KP125W/125, KP65, or KU100

XP120/100, XP80, XP70, TP120SD/100,

TP70S/70, or TP65S/65

XP120/100, XP80, XP70, TP120SD/100,

TP70S/70, or TP65S/65

PCY155, PCY150S, PCY135, PCY130SC,

PCY130S/130, PCY100, PCY90, or PCY65S/65

HH RHH135, RHH130, PCY100, PCY90, or TP65S/65

DT10/20SN (for snare drums), DT10/20tomH (for

high toms), DT10/20tomL (for low toms), DT10/

20kick (for kick drums), or misc1 to misc4 (for non-

Yamaha pads)

For dual piezo pads

*: Only selectable when the input source q is

Tom1, Tom2, or Kick.

*: Balance settings can be made for the two piezos

(H49 to H1, 0, or R1 to R49). If, for example, a

dual piezo pad was connected to the [wTOM1/

!0] jack, Tom 1 would be the head (H) and Pad

10 would be the rim (R). If the head sounds

when the rim is struck, move the balance further

to the R side to ensure that the rim sounds

instead. Similarly, if the rim sounds when the

head is struck, move the balance further to the H

side.

>tRG3 Snare 00%

”SN:XP80 ‚

>tRG3 tom1 0%

”2P:Balance=R 6‚

Settings

1 to 127

Settings

0 to 99 (%)

>tRG4 Snare 00%

” Gain= 1 ‚

>tRG5 Snare 00%

” MinLe

el= 1% ‚

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TRG6 Minimum Velocity

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w MinVel

Use this parameter to specify the velocity (or volume) of

sounds produced by trigger signals at the minimum level set

on the Minimum Level page (TRG5).

TRG7

Reject Time

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w RejTime

Trigger inputs can be set to accept only the first of a number

of trigger signals arriving very close together. Use this param-

eter to set the reject time for the selected pad—that is, how

long it will wait after accepting one trigger signal before

accepting another. In this way, you can prevent a rebounding

stick or beater from producing more than one sound (i.e.,

double triggering).

TRG8

Wait Time

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w WaitTime

Use this parameter to specify how long the selected pad will

wait before detecting a trigger signal. By adjusting this time

to ensure that trigger signals are detected at their peak levels,

you can ensure that the volume of sounds produced accu-

rately reflects the strength of playing.

TRG9

Noise Filter

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w NoiseFilter

Any noise contained in trigger signals can cause sounds to be

produced unintentionally. Use this parameter to filter out such

noise. Larger values correspond to a higher level of filtering.

Settings

0 to 126

Settings

4 to 500 (ms)

>tRG6 Snare 00%

” MinVel= 1 ‚

>tRG7 Snare 00%

”Rejtime= 5ms ‚

Settings

1 to 64 (ms)

Settings

1 to 10

NOTE

Larger noise filter settings can, in cases where the pad is struck

multiple times in rapid succession, result in sounds being

dropped. Be sure to adjust the setting to best match your style of

drumming.

>tRG8 Snare 00%

”Wai

time= 4ms ‚

>tRG9 Snare 00%

”NoiseFil

er= 5‚

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TRG10 Crosstalk

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w Crosstalk

The term “crosstalk” refers to the output of spurious trigger

signals from a pad other than the one that was struck as a

result of vibration or interference between pads. Use this

parameter to specify a level for preventing crosstalk from the

pads set on the Crosstalk Pads page (TRG11). If the level of

the trigger signal from the pad indicated by q is lower than

this level whenever one of those pads is struck, it will be

treated as crosstalk and no sound will be produced. Although

higher setting values are more effective in preventing cross-

talk, they can also make it difficult to play softly on multiple

pads at the same time.

TRG11

Crosstalk Pads

q Trigger input

See q Trigger input from the description of the TRG2 page.

w Crosstalk pads

Use these parameters to select (



) the pads that tend to pro-

duce crosstalk in the pad indicated by q. The setting from

the Crosstalk page (TRG10) will apply to these pads. No

crosstalk elimination is performed for unselected pads (



Settings

0 to 99

Settings

Sn (Snare), T1 (Tom1), T2 (Tom2), T3 (Tom3),

Ri (Ride), Cr (Crash), KK (Kick), P8 (Pad8),

HH (HiHat), P10 (Pad10), P11 (Pad11), and

P12 (Pad12)

>tRG10 Snare 00%

” Cross

alk=35 ‚

”P

;

‚

”KK=

P8=

HH=

‚

”t3=

Ri=

Cr=

‚

>tRG11 Snare 00%

”Sn=

t1=

t2=

‚

Eliminating Crosstalk

The following example shows how crosstalk could be

eliminated if snare sounds were unintentionally pro-

duced when toms 1 and 2 were played.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SAVE/

ENTER] button to access Menu Mode. Select the

Trigger area (06:Trigger) and navigate to the Cross-

talk page (TRG10).

2. Strike the snare pad to select it for crosstalk elimi-

nation.

3. Move to the Crosstalk Pads page (TRG11) using the

[<]/[>] button and select (



) T1 and T2 as the

pads causing crosstalk in the snare. The setting

made in Step 4 below will now be applied to trig-

ger signals from pads T1 and T2.

4. Move back to the Crosstalk page (TRG10) using the

[<] button. Play pads T1 and T2 to determine the

level of trigger signal they produce in the snare,

and set the Crosstalk parameter to this level.

5. Verify that pads T1 and T2 no longer produce

crosstalk in the snare. If necessary, store your set-

tings (page 56).

>tRG10 Snare 00%

” Cross

alk=35 ‚

>tRG10 Snare 00%

” Cross

alk=35 ‚

Pad triggered by crosstalk

>tRG10 Snare 00%

”Sn=

t1=

t2=

‚

Pads causing crosstalk

>tRG10 Snare 00%

” Cross

alk=60 ‚

Level at which crosstalk does not occur

Tip

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TRG12 Copy Trigger

On the Copy Trigger page, you can copy all settings for a specific

pad into the current trigger setup from another.

1. Navigate to the Copy Trigger page and set both the trigger

setup to copy from and the pad to be copied.

2. Move the cursor and set the destination pad (from the current

drum trigger).

3. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button.

You will be asked to confirm that you wish to copy the pad.

Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button once again to copy the pad.

To cancel the process without copying any data, press the

[ ] button.

4. When the pad has been successfully copied, the message

“Completed.” will be displayed.

When you copy pad settings using the procedure described

below, the current trigger setup’s settings will be modified

but not stored (i.e., the asterisk (*) will be displayed). To

make the change permanent, be sure to store your settings

(page 56). If you select another kit or turn off the drum mod-

ule without doing so, the trigger setup will revert to its origi-

nal settings.

NOTE

When the pad name is flashing, you can also select a different

one by striking it or by holding down the [SHIFT] button and

pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

NOTE

When the destination pad is flashing, you can also select a dif-

ferent one by striking it or by holding down the [SHIFT] button

and pressing the [<]/[>] buttons.

>tRG12 CopyPad

” 1:Snare≥Snare

NOTICE

>tRG12 CopyPad

” 1:Snare≥Snare

Number of trigger setup to copy from: Pad to be copied

>tRG12 CopyPad

” 2:tom1≥tom2

Destination pad

CAUTION

Whenever a pad is copied, all of the destination pad’s

settings will be overwritten with those of the copied

pad. Before proceeding, therefore, you should ensure

that the destination pad contains no irreplaceable set-

tings.

>tRG12 CopyPad

Are you sure?

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The Training area is used to set training-function parameters.

Trng1

Timer

q Timer

Use this parameter to set the practice timer used in Training

Mode. The timer is started at the beginning of practice, and

when it reaches the set time, the practice session will end

automatically.

Trng2

Difficulty Level

q Difficulty

Use this parameter to set the training difficulty level. The

larger the setting, the more difficult the training.

Trng3

Ignore Timing

q IgnrTiming

Use this parameter to specify whether or not the pads are to

produce sounds when played out of time. When set to “on”,

they will always produce a sound.

Trng4

Pad Gate Group

q Group

Use this parameter to set which groups of pads the drum

module should consider when deciding whether or not you

are playing the song’s drum pattern correctly in Pad Gate

training (page 46).

07: Training Area

Training-related settings

Settings

off, 30s, 60s, 90s, 120s, 150s, 180s, 300s,

480s, and 600s

NOTE

The above setting applies only to the following types of training.

•Groove Check

•Rhythm Gate

•Measure Break

• Tempo Up/Down

• Change Up

•Pad Gate

Settings

1 to 5

NOTE

The above setting applies only to the following types of training.

• Tempo Up/Down

• Change Up

•Pad Gate

>trng1

” timer=off ‚

>trng2

” Difficul

y=3 ‚

Settings

off or on

NOTE

The above setting applies only to the following types of training.

• Tempo Up/Down

• Change Up

•Pad Gate

Settings Description

all pads

Any pad will be scored, as long as the timing

of your drumming is correct.

group1

The kit is separated into five groups—kick,

snare, toms, cymbals, and hi-hat. In order

for your drumming to be scored, you must

strike pads from the same group as those

from the practice drum pattern and do so in

time.

group2

Similar to “group 1”, but all toms and cym-

bals are treated separately. In addition, the

hi-hat pad and the hi-hat controller are also

divided into separate groups.

all note

With this setting, you must play the drum

pattern exactly as it is in the song.

NOTE

The above setting applies only to Pad Gate training.

>trng3

”Ignrtiming=off‚

>trng4

”Group=group1 ‚

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Trng5 Fast Blast Timer

q BlastTimer

Use this parameter to set the practice time for Fast Blast train-

ing (page 49). The timer is started at the beginning of prac-

tice, and when it reaches the set time, the practice session will

end automatically.

The System area is used to configure the drum module’s system

and also to set parameters that affect all kits and songs.

System1

Kit Lock

q KitLock

By default, the drum module automatically chooses the most

appropriate drum kit whenever you select a different song.

Set the KitLock parameter to “on” if you would like the cur-

rent kit to be retained when changing songs.

System2

Muted Volume

q DrumMuteVol

Use this parameter to set the volume of the drum parts when

muted with [DRUM MUTE].

Settings

10s, 30s, 60s, 90s, 120s, 150s, 180s, 300s,

480s, and 600s

NOTE

The above setting applies only to Fast Blast training.

>trng5

”Blas

timer= 10s

08: System Area

System settings

Settings

off or on

NOTE

Regardless of the KitLock setting, you can change kits freely

using the control panel.

Settings

0 to 10

NOTE

When DrumMuteVol is set to “0”, the drum parts will be totally

silent when muted.

>Sys

em1

” Ki

Lock=off ‚

>Sys

em2

”DrumMu

eVol= 0‚

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System3 Master Equalizer

q Lo

The drum module features a two-band shelving equalizer as

its master EQ. Use this parameter to set the equalizer’s low-

end gain in dB. The higher the value, the more the low end

will be boosted.

w Hi

Use this parameter to set the master equalizer’s high-end gain

in dB. The higher the value, the more the high end will be

boosted.

System4

Master Tuning

q Tune

Use this parameter to set the tuning for songs in steps of one

cent.

System5

Local Control

q LocalCtrl

Use this parameter to enable (“on”) or disable (“off”) playing

of the internal tone generator using the pads and songs. When

set to “off”, the tone generator is essentially disconnected

from the pads and controllers, which will be unable to gener-

ate any sound.

System6

Metronome Output

q OutSel

Use this parameter to specify where metronome sounds are to

be output.

System7

Number Display Function

q Disp

Use this parameter to specify what is to be shown by the

number display.

Settings

0 to +12

Settings

0 to +12

Settings

-100 to +100

NOTE

The above parameter has no effect on drum kit sounds.

Settings

off or on

>Sys

em3 MEQ

”Lo=+ 2 Hi=+ 2 ‚

>Sys

em4 Mtune

” tune=+ 0 ‚

>Sys

em5

”LocalC

rl=on ‚

Settings Description

mix

The metronome is routed to the OUTPUT [L/

MONO] and [R] jacks.

clickL

The metronome is routed to the OUTPUT [L/

MONO] jack only; drum and song sounds

are output in mono via the OUTPUT [R]

jack.

clickR

The metronome is routed to the OUTPUT

[R] jack only; drum and song sounds are

output in mono via the OUTPUT [L/MONO]

jack.

NOTE

The above setting also applies to output from the [PHONES]

jack.

Settings Description

tempo Current tempo

mode

Mode-specific content as follows.

• Kit area: Kit number

• Training Mode: Current tempo

• Song area: Song number

• Recording: Current tempo

• Metronome area: Click Set number

(current tempo on Tap Tempo page

only)

•Menu Mode: No display (trigger setup

number in Trigger area only)

• All other times: No display

timer

Metronome timer. Training timer when in

Training Mode.

NOTE

In cases where the above parameter is not set to “tempo”, the

number display will show the tempo for several seconds after it is

changed by one of the following actions.

•Turning the Data Dial with the [SHIFT] button held down

• Operating a pad controller whose function has been set to

“tempo” (page 62)

• Striking a pad whose pad function has been set to “inc

tempo”, “dec tempo”, or “tap tempo” (page 66)

>Sys

em6 Click

”Ou

Sel=mix ‚

>Sys

em7 LED

” Disp=

empo ‚

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System8 Auto Power-Off

q AutoPwrOff

Use this parameter to set the time until the Auto Power-Off

function activates (page 13) or to disable (“off”) this function.

System9

Restore

Using the Restore function as described below, you can return all

User data (i.e., kits, click sets, trigger setups, and songs) to the

settings they had when you last turned on the drum module.

1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button on the Restore page.

You will be asked to confirm that you wish to proceed.

To cancel the Restore process, press the [ ] button.

2. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to reset the parameters.

3. When the parameters have been successfully reset, the mes-

sage “Completed.” will be displayed.

4. The drum module will automatically restart.

System10

Factory Set

Using the procedure described below, you can return all User data

(i.e., kits, click sets, trigger setups, and songs) to the default set-

tings.

1. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button on the Factory Set page.

You will be asked to confirm that you wish to proceed.

To cancel the process without restoring default settings,

press the [ ] button.

2. Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button to reset the parameters.

3. When the parameters have been successfully reset, the mes-

sage “Completed.” will be displayed.

4. When the Factory Set has been restored, the drum module

will automatically restart and the Initial Setup page will be

displayed (page 13).

Settings

off, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, and 120 (min)

NOTE

• Settings for the Auto Power-Off function do not represent exact

times and there may be some variation.

• The drum module automatically stores its system settings

before turning off automatically.

CAUTION

When you reset parameters using the Restore function, any

changes you have made to them since last turning on the

drum module will be lost. Before proceeding, therefore, you

should ensure that these parameters contain no irreplace-

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Integrating Separately Sold Accessories

You can also expand your electronic drum kit with various accessories* for an even more

enjoyable drumming experience. (*: Sold separately)

1. Turn off the drum module.

2. Assemble the PCY90AT to your drum kit. Using the cable

that came with the PCY90AT, connect it to the [PAD>IN]

jack on the KP65 Kick Pad.

3. Connect the [OUT>DTX] jack on the KP65 to the

[uKICK/i] trigger input jack on the drum module.

4. Turn on the drum module.

5. Choose the correct pad type for the PCY90AT.

For details on how to do so, see the description of the Pad

Type page from Menu Mode (page 68). Specifically, you

should set “Pad8” as the trigger input and set the Pad Type

parameter to “PCY90”.

By connecting a KU100 Kick Unit as described below, you can

add a compact, quiet-type kick pedal to your electronic drum kit.

1. Turn off the drum module.

2. Plug one end of the cable that came with the KU100 into its

[OUTPUT] jack.

3. Plug the other end of the cable into the drum module’s

[uKICK/i] trigger input jack.

4. Turn on the drum module.

5. Choose the correct pad type for the KU100.

For details on how to do so, see the description of the Pad

Type page from Menu Mode (page 68). Specifically, you

should set “Kick” as the trigger input and set the Pad Type

parameter to “KU100”.

The following describes how to add a PCY90AT Cymbal Pad and a KU100 Kick Unit. If adding a different acces-

sory, be sure to read the description of the Pad Type page from Menu Mode (page 68).

Adding a PCY90AT Cymbal Pad

NOTE

The PCY90AT Cymbal Pad can also be connected to the

[wTOM1/!0], [eTOM2/!1], or [rTOM3/!2] jack. In order to do

so, you will need a Y cable (sold separately). See page 11 for

more details.

Pad

KP65

DTX502

KP65

Using a KU100 Kick Unit as a Kick Pedal

KU100

OUTPUT

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Integrating Electronic & Acoustic Drums

The following describes a couple of examples of how you can integrate electronic and acoustic

drums.

By attaching a CSAT924A Cymbal Stand Attachment and a drum

holder to the cymbal stand from an acoustic drum kit, you can

easily add an electronic drum pad such as the TP70, XP70, or

XP80 to that kit. The following diagram shows a typical example

of how the various components can be set up. When assembled,

remember to set the Pad Type parameter (page 68) to match the

drum pad being used.

You can attach a DT10 or DT20 Drum Trigger to the head or shell

of an acoustic drum to send a trigger signal to your drum module

whenever the drum is struck.

If connecting an acoustic drum via a DT10 or DT20 Drum Trig-

ger in this way, choose the appropriate DT10/DT20 setting for the

Pad Type parameter. See page 68 for more details.

Adding Drum Pads to an Acoustic Drum

Set

 Typical setup

Holder

Cymbal stand

Electronic drum pad

(TP70, XP70, or XP80, etc.)

CSAT924A Cymbal Stand

Attachment

XP80

DTX502

KP65

Playing the DTX502 Using Acoustic

Drums

NOTE

•If you wish to play User Waves, refer to the Reference Manual

(page 79).

• If the acoustic drum produces multiple sounds when hit, adjust the

settings of the Minimum Level parameter (page 68), the Reject

Time parameter (page 69 ), and the Noise Filter parameter (page

69).

• If the sensitivity of the drum trigger seems to low, adjust the set-

tings of the Gain parameter (page 68) and the Wait Time parameter

(page 69).

 Typical setup

DT10 or DT20

Drum Trigger

To DTX502

DT10/DT20

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The drum module can be conveniently mounted on a hi-hat stand

using a CSAT924A Cymbal Stand Attachment. The following

diagram shows a typical example of how the various components

can be set up.

Mounting the DTX502 on a Hi-Hat Stand

 Typical setup

Hi-hat stand

DTX502

CSAT924A Cymbal Stand

Attachment

DTX502

Hi-hat stand

CSAT924A Cymbal

Stand Attachment

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Connecting to a Computer

While your DTX502 is highly powerful and versatile all by itself,

you can connect it to a computer via USB for even greater conve-

nience and flexibility. When connected in this way, MIDI and

audio-file data can be freely exchanged with the computer, allow-

ing the drum module to be used as an input device for music pro-

duction applications. In this section, you’ll learn how to make the

necessary connections.

1. Turn off the drum module.

2. Start up your computer.

Shut down all applications before proceeding to the next

step.

3. Connect a USB cable first to the drum module’s [USB TO

HOST] terminal and then to the computer.

4. Turn on the drum module.

You will now be able to exchange data between the drum

module and computer.

 Yamaha USB-MIDI driver

In most situations, there is no need to install the Yamaha

USB-MIDI driver and the above setup procedure will suffice.

If, however, your computer is having difficulty communicat-

ing with the drum module, please download the standard

Yamaha USB-MIDI driver from the following web page and

install it on your computer.

http://download.yamaha.com/

 Precautions when using the [USB TO

HOST] terminal

If proper care is not taken when connecting your drum mod-

ule to a computer via the [USB TO HOST] terminal, either or

both of the devices may freeze or data may become corrupted

or be permanently lost. Be sure, therefore, to observe the fol-

lowing precautions at this time. If the drum module or com-

puter should freeze, restart the application being used, reboot

the computer, or turn the drum module off once and then back

on.

The Reference Manual for the DTX502 is made available as a

PDF document and contains the following.

• Instructions on how to transfer song and audio data from your

computer to the drum module.

• Reference material that will prove useful when making music

using the drum module and a computer

• MIDI-related reference information

The Reference Manual is available for download as a PDF file

from the following web page.

http://download.yamaha.com/

*: Yamaha Corporation reserves the right to modify this URL at any

time without prior notice.

Making Connections

NOTE

As the drum module has no built-in speakers, you will need to con-

nect headphones or loudspeakers in order to hear it. For details, see

page 12.

NOTE

• Information on system requirements is also provided on the

above web page.

• The USB-MIDI driver may be revised and updated without prior

notice. Before installing, please visit the above web page to

confirm that you have the most up-to-date version.

[USB TO HOST] terminal

(DTX502 rear panel)

USB

terminal

Computer

Drum module

USB cable

• Use a USB A-B cable of less than 3 meters in length.

Do not use a USB 3.0 cable.

• Before connecting to a computer via the [USB TO

HOST] terminal, restore it from any power-saving mode

(such as Suspend, Sleep, or Standby).

• Connect your computer via the [USB TO HOST] termi-

nal before turning on the drum module.

• Be sure to always perform the following steps before

turning the drum module on or off and either plugging

in or unplugging a USB cable.

• Shut down all applications.

• Ensure that no data is being sent from the drum

module. (Data is transmitted by striking the pads

and by playing songs.)

• Always wait for at least six seconds between turning

the drum module on and off and between plugging in

and unplugging a USB cable.

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Error Messages

No memory is available for User songs. Please delete unneeded User songs

before recording.

Recording was carried out with a Preset song selected, but no memory is avail-

able for User songs.

•User data could not be stored when the drum module was turned off.

• After displaying this error message, the Factory Set will be automatically

restored.

Memory full.

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Troubleshooting

In addition to the following, you can also find troubleshooting tips in the Reference Manual

(PDF). See page 79 for details on downloading this manual.

No sound is produced when a pad is struck or the vol-

ume is lower than expected.

 Check connections as follows.

•Ensure that the pads are properly connected to the drum

module’s trigger input jacks.

•Ensure that the dru m module is properly connected to head-

phones or other audio equipment, such as an amplifier and/

or speakers.

•Ensure that the amplifier and/or speakers connected to the

drum module are turned on and are not set to the lowest pos-

sible volume.

• If you are using a KP65 Kick Pad, try adjusting its Level dial.

•Ensure that the cables you are using are in good condition.

 Check the drum module’s settings as follows.

•Ensure that volumes are set appropriately. (See pages 15,

19, 24, and 59.)

•Ensure that the voice for the pad you are striking is not set to

“No Assign”. No sound is produced with this setting. (See

pages 21 and 59.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Decay page (KitV6) from

Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 59.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Cutoff Frequenc

y page

(KitV7) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 59.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Pad Function page (Pad3)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 66.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Velocity Curve page

(TRG2) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 67.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Pad Type page (TRG3)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Gain page (TRG4) from

Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Minimum Level page

(TRG5) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Crosstalk page (TRG10)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 70.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Local Control page

(System5) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page

74.)

 If you cannot play foot closed hi-hat sounds, try the fol-

lowing.

•Ensure that you are operating the hi-hat controller in a firm

and full manner.

•Ensure that the parameter on the Double Bass Switch page

(KitC1) from Menu Mode is set to “off”. (See page 61.)

•Lower the setting of the parameter on the Foot Close Position

page (Pad2) from Menu Mode. (See page 65.)

 If edge and cup sounds cannot be played or the choking

technique does not work when using a cymbal pad, try the

following.

•Ensure that the parameter on the Pad Type page (TRG3)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 68.)

• If using a PCY100 Cymbal Pad as the hi-hat, ens

e that the

cup switch (CUP SW) on the rear of the pad is set to the ON

position in order to play cup sounds. (See page 17.)

Sounds or volumes are not as expected.

 If hi-hat splash sounds are not produced as expected, try

the following.

•Adjust the parameter setting on the Hi-hat Hi-hat Splash Sen-

sitivity page (Pad1) from Menu Mode. (See page 65.)

 If it is difficult to produce closed hi-hat sounds, try the fol-

lowing.

•Adjust the parameter setting on the Foot Close Position page

(Pad2) from Menu Mode. (See page 65.)

 If it is difficult to produce quieter hi-hat sounds, try the fol-

lowing.

•Check whether the parameter on the Double Bass Switch

page (KitC1) is set to “on”. In certain cases, this setting can

make it more difficult to produce quieter hi-hat sounds. (See

page 61.)

 If sounds cannot be produced as expected when playing

the pads connected to the [wTOM1/!0], [eTOM2/!1],

[rTOM3/!2], and/or [uKICK/i] trigger input jack, try the

following.

•Check whether you have connected a two- or three-zone pad

to the jack in question. In certain situations, this can result in

unexpected sounds being produced. If this is the case, set

the parameter on the Pad Type page (TRG3) from Menu

Mode to “off”. (See page 68.)

 If sounds are distorted, try the following.

•Lower the drum module’s master volume. (See page 15.)

 If v

oices play endlessly and do not stop, try the following.

• Press the [KIT] button several times to silence all voices.

 If pads are producing only sounds at very high volumes

(i.e., high velocities), try the following.

•Adjust the sensitivity of the drum module’s kits. (See page 19.)

•Adjust the parameter on the Velocity Curve page (TRG2)

from Menu Mode. (See page 67.)

•Adjust the parameter on the Gain page (TRG4) from Menu

Mode. High settings will result in loud drum sounds. (See

page 68.)

•Ensure that you are using only the recommended Yamaha

pads. (Products from other manufacturers can output exces-

sively large signals.)

 If the volumes of sounds produced by different pads are

poorly balanced, try the following.

•Adjust the volumes of the various input groups on the Mixer

page (MIXER) from Menu Mode. (See page 57.)

•Adjust the volumes of individual input sources on the Volume

page (KitV3) from Menu Mode. (See page 59.)

 If reverb cannot be applied, try the following.

•Ensure that the reverb level on the Mixer page (MIXER) from

Menu Mode

is not set too low. (See page 57.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Reverb Send (Source) page

(

KitV11

) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 60.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Reverb Send (Voices) page

(KitC2) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 61.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Reverb Type page (KitC3)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 62.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Reverb Return page

(KitC4) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 62.)

 If the drum module’s volume is not well balanced with that

of the device connected to the [AUX IN] jack (such as a

portable music player), try the following.

•Ensure that the volume of the connected device is set to a

suitable level. (See page 12.)

 If the volume of your drumming is not well balanced with

that of a drum-module song, try the following.

•Adjust the song volume. (See page 26.)

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If you notice double triggering, crosstalk, or skipped

sounds (as described below), try the following.

 Double triggering—i.e., multiple sounds are produced in

response to a single strike:

• If the pad or drum trigger in question features a controller for

adjusting output or sensitivity, turn it down.

•Ensure that the parameter on the Gain page (TRG4) from

Menu Mode is not set too high. (See page 68.)

 Crosstalk is occurring—i.e., a sound is produced by a pad

other than the one that was struck.

•Ensure that the parameter on the Trigger Setup page (TRG1)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 66.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Gain page (TRG4) from

Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Minimum Level page

(TRG5) from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Reject Time page (TRG7)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 69.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Crosstalk page (TRG10)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 70.)

•Ensure that the parameters on the Crosstalk Pads page

(TRG11) from Menu Mode are set appropriately. (See page

70.)

• If using a pad featuring a level adjuster, ensure that it is set

appropriately.

 Skipped sounds—i.e., a pad does not produce a sound

(usually during rolls or fills):

•Ensure that the parameter on the Reject Time page (TRG7)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 69.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Crosstalk page (TRG10)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 70.)

 If hi-hat

sounds are occasionally produced even though

the hi-hat controller is configured to produce a kick drum

sound (i.e., DblBass is set to “on”), try the following.

• Increase the setting of the parameter on the Minimum Level

page (TRG5) from Menu Mode. Note that if this setting is too

high, it may become difficult to play the hi-hat. (See page 68.)

 If only one voice is triggered when two pads are played

simultaneously, try the following.

•Ensure that the parameter on the Trigger Setup page (TRG1)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 66.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Gain page (TRG4) from

Menu Mode is set appropriately for the pad that does not trig-

ger a voice. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Minimum Level page

(TRG5) from Menu Mode is set appropriately for the pad that

does not trigger a voice. (See page 68.)

•Ensure that the parameter on the Crosstalk page (TRG10)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 70.)

•Ensure that the parameters on the Crosstalk Pads page

(TRG11) from Menu Mode are set appropriately. (See page

70.)

•Ensure that both pads are not assigned to the same group on

the Alternate Group page (KitV13) from Menu Mode. (See

page 61.)

Optional add-on products do not operate as expected.

 If consistent, reliable trigger signals cannot be produced

using a drum trigger attached to an acoustic drum, try the

following.

• Read the section Integrating Electronic & Acoustic Drums.

(See page 77.)

•Mute the head if it is vibrating in an irregular fashion.

•Ensure that the drum trigger is attached in the vicinity of the

rim and not near the center of the head.

•Ensure that the drum trigger makes contact only with the

drum.

 If a pad controller does not work as expected, try the fol-

lowing.

•Ensure that you are using a pad featuring a pad controller.

•Ensure that the parameter on the Pad Control page (KitC5)

from Menu Mode is set appropriately. (See page 62.)

•Avoid holding the rim while operating the pad controller as

this can prevent it from working properly.