TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. FEATURES 1 3. MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2 4. GETTING STARTED 3 4.1 Unpacking your DrumXtreme™ 3 4.2 Registration & Your Product Serial Number 5 4.3 Assembly of DrumXtreme™ 5 4.4 Adjusting Pad Positions on your DrumXtreme™ 11 5. INSTALLING USB DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS® 12 6. INSTALLING DIGITAL DRUM PC SOFTWARE 18 7. USING THE DIGITAL DRUM SOFTWARE & GAME 20 7.1 Before Starting the DrumXtreme Software Program 20 7.
8. WARNINGS 38 9. EXPANDING YOUR DRUMXTREME 39 10. TROUBLESHOOTING / FAQ 40 11. DRUMXTREME LIMITED WARRANTY 50 12.
1. Introduction Welcome to DrumXtremeTM, the next generation in digital music playing and recording instruments. With the DrumXtreme you will be able to play the backbeat to your favorite music, or create, play, and record your own music. DrumXtreme is easy to install and use, providing a full size professional drum ensemble consisting of 5 pads and a foot pedal. Each of the pads emulate the drum elements including hi-hat, snare, crash, tom, base, t-tom, and ride.
The following items are included in the DrumXtreme kit: Five (5) Percussion pads with sensitivity adjustment Seven (7) cables to connect the percussion pads, foot pedal, and choke control to the controller One (1) Easy to assemble drum stand One (1) Foot Pedal One (1) Master controller One (1) Set of drumsticks One (1) Manual with complete instructions and documentation One (1) USB cable One (1) Software CD: Digital Drum control software & Music Game (also includes tutoria
4. Getting Started This section provides step-by-step instructions on setting up your DrumXtremeTM for the first time. 4.1 Unpacking your DrumXtreme™ In the retail box, the unit is cushioned in a cardboard shockabsorbent holder. You may wish to save the box so you can pack or store the unit in the future. The tables below show the Parts List: Figure Item Qty. Comments Drum DX-8 One piece Special Purple pad for Cymbal & Choke (Tone Mute).
Drum stand The detailed parts One list for the stand is group shown in the following table. Cables 1. Seven audio source cables. Eight (Please use the pieces special mono cable line.) 2. One USB cable. CD Discs 1. Data CD (Installation Two program, teaching pieces disc, and game grogram) 2. Music CD Manual . One This Manual (includes warranty information) Table 1 – Major Parts List Table 2 – Detailed List of Stand Parts Make sure all of these parts are included before continuing.
4.2 Registration & Your Product Serial Number Please record the model and serial number to keep for reference. These are required for Product Registration and the web-Update function. Also record the Product ID number from the bar-coded label on the back of your manual (this Product ID number is required for Technical Support). This information is printed on a label on the rear of the Master Controller (SV-BOX). The serial number is circled in the label shown in Figure 1.
Keep Figure 2 in mind while following Steps 1 through 10 to assemble your DrumXtreme. Figure 3 shows detailed assembly connections which are referenced in assembly instruction steps 1 through 10 Figure 2 – Example of Assembled Stand .
Note: Do not attach the 5 “D” parts until Step 4 Connect and tighten every joint with a screwdriver Figure 3 – Stand Assembly Connections ** Note: Do not over tighten screws! ** Step 1: Using Table 2 entitled “Detailed List of Stand Parts”, organize parts A to H into separate areas/piles so you can easily find the part being called for in steps 2 through 10.
Step 2: Slide two (2) Part C clamps on each of the two stand base bars [Part B1 (2 sets)]. One part C clamp will face vertical, and the other Part C clamp will face horizontal. Use Parts F screws and nuts to fasten all Part C clamps. Figure 4 – Part C Clamp Assembly Install (2) each rubber feet Part A1 to the ends of each stand base bar (part B1). The flat part of rubber feet A1 faces the floor.
to the ends of this bar part B2. Slide this combination onto the vertical bars Part B2. See illustration in Figure 5. Adjust the upper bar combination to be almost to the top (about 4 to 5 inches down from top). Slide the remaining Part D clamp on the left vertical bar Part B2. This will be used later for your red Hi-Hat pad. Step 5: Install a rubber cap part A2 to the top of each of the vertical bars part B2. Tighten all bar-connection screws and be sure the rack is stable.
Figure 7 – Pad Rods & Pad Assembly Step 8: Referring to Figure 7, slide (5) Part B3 drum-arm rods into the hole of each of the remaining Part D clamps. Tighten finger tight only at this point. Use the diagram above for reference. Step 9: Referring to Figure 8, note that Percussion Pad Part DX-8 (hitop) has an extra port connection and a pressure switch/button, which is used to control “choke” (Tone-Mute) of cymbal 5 (pad 5).
Step 10: The sound made by each drum head is based on the port number of the SV-BOX Master Controller. Connect one end of each of (7) audio source cables to each DX-8/DX-5 percussion pads and BD-6 foot pedal. Percussion pad DX-8 has (2) connections. Connect the other ends of the audio source cables to the ports of the Master Controller (SVBOX) as per Table 3.
Figure 9 -Pad Positioning & Folding for Storage 5. Installing USB Drivers for Windows® DrumExtreme has custom USB drivers for Windows® that are shipped to you on the software CD. Do not insert the CD at this time. To load the USB drivers, first boot your Windows® PC. After Windows has completely loaded, simply connect your DrumXtreme to your PC with the USB cable that was provided with the kit. Connect the larger “standard USB” connector to the USB port of the PC.
Figure 10 – Connecting DrumXtreme to PC After connecting, the Windows® Hardware Wizard will detect the connection of the DrumXtreme USB port. When the Hardware Wizard begins, the following screen will be displayed: Windows Hardware Found Wizard Click “Next” to begin installation. The next step is INSTALL HARDWARE DEVICE DRIVERS.
Select “Install the Software automatically” and click Next to continue installation. Next, in the SEARCH FOR (LOCATE) DRIVER FILES screen, select the device where the DrumXtreme USB driver can be found (the DrumXtreme’s USB driver resides on the Digital Drum software CD).
Insert the CD-ROM into the appropriate device and select the CD-ROM drive checkbox. Then click Next to continue the installation. After Windows® finds and installs the driver, the COMPLETING THE HARDWARE WIZARD screen will be displayed. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
Some older versions of Windows® require a system restart. If so, you will see the following screen. If this screen is displayed, click on Yes to restart the system. Windows Settings Change Message If the above screen is not displayed, the system does not need to be restarted. Note: Once the DrumXtreme USB driver is installed the DrumXtreme USB device will be listed as a “Game Controller Device”.
After double-clicking on Game Controllers, if the DrumXtreme device was recognized and installed properly as per this section, then an item similar to that highlighted in the circle below will be displayed. The device serial number (shown as VD10-66 in the example picture) will differ for each user configuration and will therefore not be exactly the same as shown in the example below.
This indicates that the DrumXtreme device was successfully found by your computer. If a gaming controller is not shown, please remove the USB cable from your system and re-insert one more time to re-invoke the Hardware Found Wizard. 6. Installing Digital Drum PC Software Place the software CD-ROM (labeled “Digital Drum & Music Game”) that comes bundled with DrumXtreme in your PC’s CD-ROM drive.
Figure 11 – Software Install Menu If the above software menu does not automatically display after one minute, click your mouse on START, then RUN, then browse to your CD drive and select INSTALL.EXE from the CD drive to run the install program. Once the above pictured software menu is displayed, click on “INSTALL” and follow the on-screen instructions to launch the InstallShield wizard which will install the software application to your PC’s hard-drive.
7. Using the Digital Drum Software & Game This chapter discusses the DrumXtreme Software program including the Game program. First is a discussion of what you need to do before starting the program, followed by a discussion of the operation of the program. 7.1 Before Starting the DrumXtreme Software Program This section shows how to verify your computer’s settings and lists some checks to insure that your drum-beats can be synchronized with music playing on the CD-ROM.
3. To improve the efficiency of DrumXtreme software, and also to insure that your drum-beats can be synchronized to music playing on the CD-ROM, please close other software programs that normally run in the background (such as Anti-virus programs or other monitoring software). 4. You may also need to close other software application programs that may be currently open. 7.
The options available in the above initial opening menu are: A. PLAY: Enters the main menu of the software application program for “DrumXtreme”. B. UPDATE: On-line update over the Internet: You must first have registered to become a member and to update your information. You will need the serial number from the label on the back of the Master Controller for this function. C. PDC WEB: This will connect you to the Pacific Digital website: www.PacificDigital.com D.
7.3 Main Menu To enter the main menu of the software application program for “DrumXtreme”, click on “PLAY” and the main menu screen shown in Figure 13 will display. Figure 13 – Main Menu DIGITAL DRUM: Digital computer drum MUSIC GAME: Enters into the game of DrumXtreme SOUNDBANK: Timbre editing panel SYSTEM: System Tester EXIT Tutorial Film: Links to the tutorial film on how to play the drum set. There are three levels in the tutorial video; Beginner, Advanced and Expert.
7.4 Digital Drum Operation Menu If you selected “Digital Drum,” from the main menu, the Digital drum operation screen will appear as shown in Figure 14. Figure 14 – Digital Drum Operation Menu A. JOYSTICK: selects the controller to use for the software programs B. CD-ROM: position of CD-ROM C. Timbre composing switch D. BANK NAME: name of timbre composition E. BANK: timbre list F.
G. ADJUST: sensitivity control H. MAIN: displays general volume current setting (to adjust use MIXER) I. CD: displays music volume current setting (to adjust use MIXER) J. DRUM: displays drum volume current setting (to adjust use MIXER) EXIT: exits this menu and goes to prior K. menu L. Drum display: when drumming, the related pad being struck will be highlighted. M. Play control: STOP PLAY PREVIOUS TRACK NEXT TRACK EJECT N. O. P. Q. R.
S. Time Code – This is the total elapsed time from the beginning of the Music CD to the current position. T. CD Counter – This is the total elapsed time from the beginning of the track to the current position. U. Open Previously Recorded File – Use this button to open a previously recorded file. V. Speed – This is a representation of the tempo of the selected DrumXtreme Music CD audio track (beats per minute), with 1 being low speed and 10 being high speed. 7.4.1 1.
4. Volume control: will appear when clicking the mixer button The “Mixer” panel Figure 15 – Volume Mixer Panel To adjust volume, click and hold the left button of the mouse and “drag” the setting to either left or right to adjust volume controls (Main, CD, Drum) of each. A. Main: refers to all volume controls. B. CD: refers to music volume control. C. DRUM: refers to drum volume control. D. EXIT: Closes the mixer volume control panel and returns to the prior menu.
Figure 16 – Sensitivity Adjustment Panel A. Sensitivity enable/disable: (a check-mark enables, an empty check box without a check-mark disables). B. Sensitivity adjustment: Click and hold the left button of the mouse and “drag” the setting to either left (increase sensitivity) or right (decrease sensitivity) to adjust sensitivity controls for pads 1-6 (pads 1 to 6). C. HI-HAT Control : enables/disables Hi-Hat Control (a check-mark enables, an empty check box without a check-mark disables). D.
8. Changing the CD: When changing the CD, please click “EJECT” to eject and remove the CD. 7.4.2 Recording Your Drum Play This section refers to controls N to V shown in Figure 14, the Digital Drum Operation Menu. With the DrumXtreme recording facility you can: 1. • Record your drum play when using the Music CD that came with the DrumXtreme. • Name and Save the composition • Playback the composition with the DrumXtreme Music CD. Record Drum Play 1.
3. Playback Your Recording 1. Insert the DrumXtreme Music CD 2. Press the Open button. 3. Windows will present a screen with the contents of your DrumXtreme recordings. Select the desired recording file and click OK. 7.5 Sound Bank Timbre Editing Panel , from the main menu, the SoundIf you selected “Sound Bank” Bank (Timbre) editing panel screen will appear as depicted below. This menu allows you to see and change the sound (timbre) associated with each drum pad in each composition.
This set of buttons indicates the particular drum pad selected in the sound-bank/timbre editing menu. After you open a bank name in the right side menu and select a position, the selected pad number will blink while selected. Note that Drums 1 & 5 are special drums: Drum 1 has two timbres (CLOSE and OPEN), while Drum 5 has a hand-activated pressure switch under the bottom of edge of the drum pad (this switch is Drum 7 in this menu) with the function of muffled sound (Tone Mute Choke Control). B.
Figure 18 – Adding Timbre Compositions 2. Deleting timbre compositions: To delete a timbre to delete the selected composition, click “Delete” timbre. (Figure 18 – Position B). 3. Opening details of timbre compositions: To examine or edit a timbre composition, you must first open the tree-shaped list to examine the composition details where the timbre is assigned to each drum pad (Figure 18 – Position C).
You can also double-click the timbre to apply the edit. After applying, the new timbre for that drum is in effect. Figure 19 – Applying Edits to Compositions 5. Special drum settings: Note that Drums 1 & 5 are special drums. Drum1 has two timbres (CLOSE and OPEN). The open/close function is supported by optional pedal number 10 (see chapter on expanding your DrumExtreme).
7.6 Music Game Menu If you selected “Music Game”, from the main menu, the game screen will appear as shown below. Each of the areas in the menu that you can click with your mouse (shown as A – P) are summarized here. Figure 20 – Music Game Menu A. Previous B. Joystick C. CD-ROM D. Next E. Ready to use CD music F. Displays name of music selection G. Rank H. Play (Start Game) I. Display of Master volume current setting (to adjust use MIXER) J.
you want to use with (B) and then select the CD-ROM . drive letter you are using with (C) 2. Use the previous and next buttons to select the music track desired from the music CD. The name of music track will be displayed in the central window (F) of the game menu. You can “audition” the music to see if it is really the track you want to use for the game. After making your final selection , or the game will not work properly. remember to click (E) 3.
7.6.1 Playing the Game When (E) shows “Ready to Use CD Music” and PLAY is clicked, the game begins and the game picture shown below appears. Six columns of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple will appear on the monitor in the game picture. When the music plays, the screen of computer will show crystals falling in one or more columns. When the crystals fall on the beating line (see D in picture below), you should strike the corresponding colored drum pad.
Accuracy is scored as follows: 1. Super 2500 Continuously drumming “Perfect” five times 2. Perfect 1000 A line between crystal central line and beating line 3. Good 500 Crystal lies in the green area when beating. 4. Poor 0 Crystal lies beyond the beating area. Stopping the Game: The game can be stopped by pressing “ESC” on your keyboard during the game. This will return you to the game menu. 7.6.2 Game Rank to check your rank and scores.
8. Warnings a. Do not open the plastic case of the Master Controller (SV-BOX) at any time. There is risk of electric shock and damage to the Master Controller unit. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening the plastic case voids the product warranty. b. Keep your DrumXtreme out of direct sunlight. DIRECT SUNLIGHT MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. c. Do not place your DrumXtreme too near a wall or in an enclosed, poorly ventilated or high-temperature room.
9. Expanding your DrumXtreme Adding an additional pad and/or additional pedals can expand DrumXtreme. DrumXtreme allows you to expand your drum set to add 1 more pad (Pad 6) and/or to add 1 to 2 more pedals (Pedal 8 & Pedal 10) to your configuration. Figure 21 below shows DrumXtreme in both its standard configuration and its expanded configuration. Contact Pacific Digital to order the expansion option package. Pad 6 – additional Cymbal or instrument (cowbell, cymbal, drum, etc.
10. Troubleshooting / FAQ Q1: My computer cannot locate the USB Device. A1: 1.Verify the connection of the USB cable from the DrumXtreme to your computer USB port 2. Inspect device installation in Game Controllers: 3. Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel 4. In the Control Panel, double-click on Game Controllers 5.If Game Controllers is displaying the USB Human Interface Device your computer has successfully found the drum device, otherwise, please unplug and plug in the USB cable again.
Q2: When using the software, the images appear, but no sound can be heard. A2: 1. Check the connection of your computer speakers to your computer sound card. 2. Check the volume settings on your computer volume control. i. Go to Start, Entertainment Settings, Accessories, ii. Click on Volume Control iii. Verify that the volume control settings for each device are adjusted to the desired level. iv. Verify that the Volume Control, Wave and CD Audio are not muted. 3.
c. Select the Audio Tab. d. For sound playback, the preferred device should list your currently installed sound card. If no options under preferred device are available you may need to reinstall you sound card and sound card drivers. (See sound card manual for instructions.) Q3: When starting the Program, the sound of the beating drum can be heard, but the sound of the music cannot.
A3: 1. Check to see if the CD-ROM sound cable is connected properly. (see CD-ROM users manual) 2. Check to be sure that CD Audio is not muted in the computer Volume Control (see A2). Q4: When starting the Program, the sound of the music can be heard, but the sound of the beating drum cannot. A4: 1. Digital Drum may not be properly connected or installed. (See A1). 2. Please check to ensure that the JOYSTICK is properly configured in the soul drum software. a. Start the Soul Drum software. b.
2. Please check to ensure that your computer supports the minimum system requirements of the program. 3. If you are using Windows®2000 or Windows®XP, you may need to enable or disable the “digital CD playback” mode of your CD-ROM. If your CD-ROM supports “Digital CD Playback”, enable the function. If your CD-ROM does not support “Digital CD Playback”, then disable the function. If you do not know if your CD-ROM supports “Digital CD Playback”, ask the manufacturer of your PC.
Q6: I have a YAMAHA 724 chip sound card and do not get any sound when using the Drum Xtreme? A6: The DrumXtreme does not support the sound card for the YAMAHA 724 chip. Call Pacific Digital at 888-999-0732 for consultation regarding sound cards.
Q9: Can the DrumXtreme be used with professional stage audio devices? A9: The sound source produced by the DrumXtreme may be taken out of the line out on your computer system to a professional stage audio device. Q10: The sound volume output is normal when using the GAME or DIGITAL DRUM, but the volume decreases significantly when playing the tutorial films. A10: If your sound card supports 5.1 channel output, set the channel out to 2-way output. See your sound card manual for instructions.
2. Please check your Windows User Account and make sure that you are an Administrator of your computer, if you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP. The rights to the DrumXtreme game are limited to the Computer Administrator only. To check your Windows User Account, please follow the instructions below: 3. Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel. 4. Open Administrative Tools. 5. Open Computer Management. 6.
Q15: While playing the GAMES, the sound becomes suddenly loud or quiet, or my computer crashes. A15: Please check to ensure that you have installed the 5.1 Channel Sound Card. Because the 5.1 Channel Sound Card is pre-set with a speaker protection device, you can simply turn down the Volume Control button of the Sound Card. Q16: Can the DrumXtreme Device support other Games? A16: The DrumXtreme supports DrumMIDI and BandJam.
Verify that your sound card is installed properly and works normally (see Question 2). Restart your computer and then verify the Joystick and/or CD-ROM indicators are green.
11. DrumXtreme Limited Warranty Pacific Digital Corporation warrants this product to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one (1) year from the date of invoice to the end user (Customer). In the event that this product should fail during this period, Pacific Digital Corporation reserves the right to either replace or repair the product at its own discretion.
• • authorized service facility; abuse, neglect, accidents, misuse, fire, flood, or acts of God; unauthorized modification by end user; installation removal or on site service.
12. Contacting Technical Support Pacific Digital Corporation 2052 Alton Pkwy Irvine, CA 92606 Phone: 888-999-0732 Fax: 949-252-9397 WEB: www.PacificDigital.comand Information During installation, record the following information. This information will be needed to contact technical support. When calling the Technical Support Department, MAKE SURE TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE, BECAUSE IT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
The Pacific Digital part number for this DrumXtreme User’s Manual is: 1866-SD-01-1 (revised April 2-2003). The Pacific Digital model number for this DrumXtreme model is: 2096-SD (U-30161 for North America, or E-30170 for Europe). Copyright 2003 Pacific Digital, Corporation. All rights reserved. Specifications and items shown subject to change without notice.
