Practicing in Training Mode
DTX400K/DTX430K/DTX450K Owner’s Manual
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Part Mute
Part Mute training lets you mute any or all of the drum parts (i.e., hi-hat, snare, kick, tom, and/or cymbal) and also the instru-
ment parts from an accompanying song. Please note that this type of training is not scored.
1.
Press the
[TRAINING]
button to activate Training Mode.
2.
Press number button
[9]
.
The
[
]
button will flash, indicating that the drum
module is on standby to start training.
3.
Press the
[
]
button to start the current song.
Each of the drum parts and the non-drum parts are
assigned to different number buttons as shown in the dia-
gram, allowing you to mute and unmute them by press-
ing the corresponding button. (see the description below)
4.
Practice playing the pads along with the song.
5.
To select a different song while training, hold down the
[SONG]
button and press the corresponding number
button (
[1]
to
[10/0]
).
6.
To end training, press the
[
]
button once again.
5
1
5
3,6
2
Muting drum parts
Muting with number buttons [1] to [5]
1.
To mute a drum part, press the corresponding num-
ber button.
The part will be muted and the number button will light up.
2.
To unmute a drum part, again press the correspond-
ing number button, which will be lit.
The part will be unmuted and the number button’s
light will go out.
Muting with the pads
1.
Press the [DRUM MUTE] button and verify that it
lights up.
2.
Strike the pad corresponding to the drum part you
wish to mute.
The selected part will be muted and the correspond-
ing number button will light up.
3.
To manually unmute all drum parts, press the
[DRUM MUTE] button once again and verify that its
light goes out.
Muting non-drum parts
1.
Press number button [9] to mute the accompanying
song’s bass part; press number button [10/0] to mute
the other instrument parts.
The number button(s) corresponding to the muted
song part(s) will light up.
2.
To unmute song parts, again press the correspond-
ing number button(s), which will be lit.
The number button light(s) will go out.
KICK
TOM
HI-HAT
SNARE
CYMBAL
Bass part Other song parts
Drum parts
Non-drum parts
When you play the pads, the number buttons will flash to
indicate the corresponding drum parts.
NOTE
If the pad(s) corresponding to a muted drum part are not
struck for certain period of time, the part will be automati-
cally unmuted and the number button’s light will go out.
NOTE
