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Quick Guide
Using the Groove Check Function
Another highly useful feature of the DTXTREME III is the Groove Check function. As you play along with a song or the click, Groove Check compares your timing with the song or click playback and lets you know how accurate your playing is. The related Rhythm Gate function—in which the sound is cancelled if your timing is off—also provides a great way for you to improve your technique.
NOTE
• Groove Check can only be used during song or click playback, and only from the Groove Check display called up via [CLICK] → [F4]
GROOVE
→
[SF1] G.CHECK, while Rhythm Gate can only be used during song or click playback, and only from the Rhythm
Gate display called up via
[CLICK] → [F4] GROOVE →
[SF2] R.GATE.
Setting the Check Timing
This section describes how to specify the note timing to which the Groove Check and Rhythm Gate is applied.
1
Press the [CLICK] button to enter the Click mode.
2
Press the [F4] GROOVE button, then the [SF3] SETTING button.
1 2
1 Note
Determines the note timing to which Groove Check and Rhythm Gate are applied.
Settings
When “3/8,” “6/8,” “9/8,” “12/8” or “15/8” is selected: whole note, dotted 1/4 note, 8th note, 16th note
When another value is selected: whole note, 1/4 note, 8th note, 16th note, 8th note triplet
B Swing
This parameter is available only when 8th note triplet is selected in the Note parameter.
This parameter lets you specify the third note timing of the triplet as correct. In other words, this determines how your swing feel will be evaluated with Groove Check.
Range
-39 – 0 – +39
0 (standard): Assumes that the correct timing is exactly at the third note of the triplet.
-39 (minimum): Assumes that the correct timing is close to the third note at 16th note resolution.
+39 (maximum): Assumes that the correct timing is close to the fourth note at 16th note resolution. swing = 0 swing = -39 swing = +39
Assuming the timing around here is correct.
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3
Move the cursor to the Note parameter by using the Cursor buttons, then select the desired note type by using the [INC/YES],
[DEC/NO] buttons and data dial.
4
If the 8th note triplet is selected in step 3, move the cursor to the
Swing parameter, then select the desired value.
Trying Out Groove Check
1
Select the desired Song (if you are using a Song).
2
Press the [CLICK] button to enter the Click mode, then set the
Note and Swing parameters by following the instructions on page
50.
3
Press the [F4] GROOVE button, then the [SF1] G.CHECK button to call up the Groove Check display.
1
1 Trigger Input 1 – 5
Here, you can set which pads (signals received via the Trigger Input jacks) will be monitored by Groove Check. Any (or all) pads can be selected, and up to five different pads can be monitored at once.
The “ALL” indication shows the result for all sounds (from all pads). The “NO
ASGN” indication means no pad is selected. Lines showing other values indicate the result for the signal received via the corresponding Trigger Input jack.
Settings NO ASGN, SNARE … PAD15, ALL
4
Move the cursor to the Trigger Input, then select the desired one.
5
After the setup is completed, start the selected Song or Click sound, then play the drum pads along with playback.
Groove Check starts as soon as you hit the drum pad. The result for each hit (accuracy of the hit timing) is shown in the display in real time.
6
Stop playback then confirm the result of the Groove Check.
For details on the Groove Check display indications, see below.
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Groove Check Results
In the Groove Check display, you can view the result of the check and see how accurate your timing is in real time. With the center line being correct timing, hits indicated at the left are early, and hits on the right are late. For details on each indication, see below.
This white line represents the average timing of all your hits so far in this session.
Actual timing at which the pad was hit last.
Center line; indicates the correct timing.
This crosshatch area indicates the range of all your hits so far in this session.
NOTE
• The interval between the left end
(EARLY position) and the right end (LATE position) is equivalent to the length of a 16 th
note.
Trying Out Rhythm Gate
The Rhythm Gate function lets you check the accuracy of your hit timing more finely and strictly. The sound is produced only when you hit at the correct (allowable) timing, which can be specified beforehand.
1
Select the desired Song (if you are using a Song).
2
Press the [CLICK] button to enter the Click mode, then set the Note
and Swing parameters by following the instructions on page 50.
3
Press the [F4] GROOVE button, then the [SF2] R.GATE button to call up the Rhythm Gate display.
2 2
1
1 Trigger Input 1 – 5
Here, you can set which pads (signals received via the Trigger Input jacks) will be monitored by Rhythm Gate. Any (or all) pads can be selected, and up to five different pads can be monitored at once.
The “ALL” indication shows the result for all sounds (from all pads). The “NO
ASGN” indication means no pad is selected. Lines showing other values indicate the result for the signal received via the corresponding Trigger Input jack.
Settings NO ASGN, SNARE … PAD15, ALL
B Rhythm Gate Range
The crosshatch bar graph which indicates the hit timing range (regarded by Rhythm
Gate as correct) is specified by setting the EARLY value and LATE value for each
Trigger Input. From this display, the pad sound is produced only when hitting the pad within this timing window.
Range -59 – +59
NOTE
• This parameter can be set in 1/
120 of a 16 th
note. The distance from the left edge to the right edge of the display will be equivalent to length of 16 th
note.
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4
Move the cursor to the Trigger Input, then select the desired one.
When “ALL” is selected for any one of the lines, no other lines can be used.
5
Move the cursor to the EARLY or LATE column, then set the allowable range by using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial.
According to the value set here, the Rhythm Gate range (crosshatch bar) becomes wider or narrower.
6
After the setup is completed, start the selected Song or Click sound, then play the drum pads along with playback.
The Rhythm Gate starts as soon as you hit the drum pad. The result for each hit
(accuracy of the hit timing) is shown in the display in real time.
7
Stop playback, then confirm the result of the Rhythm Gate.
For details on the Rhythm Gate display indications, see below.
■
Rhythm Gate Results
In the Rhythm Gate display, you can view the result of the check and see how accurate your timing is in real time. With the center line being correct timing, hits indicated at the left are early, and hits on the right are late. For details on each indication, see below.
Indicates the actual timing at which you hit the pad. The sound is produced only when this timing is within the bar graph.
This bar graph indicates the allowable range (the timing range within which sound is produced). This is different from the bar graph in the Groove Check display, indicates the timing range of all your actual hits.
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