Basic Techniques
DTX502 Owner’s Manual
Practicing in Training Mode
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4.
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.
5.
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.
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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.