How to set up

See the Quick Start Guide included with the DWe for how to assemble and play each DWe pad.

NOTE

The drumming techniques listed below for the DWe pads do not work with the SPD-SX PRO.

DWe snare

Pitch bend, digiMag slow off

DWe tom/floor tom

Pitch bend, choke

DWe hi-hat

Bell zone playing

DWe crash

Bell zone playing

 

Connecting the DWe DrumLink hub to the SPD-SX PRO

  1. Use a USB cable (commercially available) to connect the USB MEMORY port of the SPD-SX PRO to the DWe DrumLink hub.

  3. NOTE

    Do not place the DrumLink hub on top of the sound module. Place it on a nearby table or on the floor. When connecting, use a commercially available USB cable of the required length.

  4. The following message is shown once you connect the DrumLink hub.
  6. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “OK”, and press the [ENTER] button.
  7. This switches to the DrumLink - HUB screen.

 

Pairing the DrumLink hub with the DWe pads

You must pair the DrumLink hub with the DWe pads when you first connect them. You don’t need to do this if you’ve already paired the DrumLink hub with the DWe pads.

  1. Select [MENU] Ó “SYSTEM”.
  2. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD/TRIG IN” and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. The PAD / TRIG IN screen appears.
  4. Press the [F6] (DrumLink) button.
  5. The DrumLink screen appears.
  6. Press the [F1] (HUB) button to display the DrumLink - HUB screen.
  7. If the [F6] button’s function name is shown as “DrumLink OFF”, press the [F6] (DrumLink) button to change it to “DrumLink ON”.

  8. MEMO

    If the [F6] (DrumLink) button is not shown, you can make it appear by moving the cursor to the parameters (such as RF Channel) on the left side of the screen.

  9. Press the [F5] (PAIRING) button, and strike each DWe pad once that you want to pair.
  10. Once the pads or cymbals are paired, a message like the following appears.
  12. * You don’t need to strike each pad more than once.
  13. To access the DWe pad setup screen after pairing, press the [EXIT] button and then one of the [F2] (BASIC)–[F4] (OPT/ADV) buttons.

NOTE

The parameters of each DWe pad are not stored in the SPD-SX PRO, but are stored in each DWe pad. Note that just changing a parameter does not apply the setting to the pad. You must strike the applicable pad to apply the setting. For details, refer to “Adjusting the DWe pad sensitivity”.

MEMO

  1. After pairing, the information for each DWe pad is stored in memory on the DrumLink hub. The units automatically pair when you restart the SPD-SX PRO or connect the DrumLink™ hub to a different SPD-SX PRO, so there’s no need to pair manually.
  2. Although pairing is not necessary after restarting this unit, you must strike the pad you want to set once to make it show up on the pad settings screen.
  3. To exchange a DWe pad, unpair the pad you no longer need and then pair with the new pad.

 

Configuring the DWe pad assignment

This shows how to specify the pad or trigger input to which a connected DWe pad should be assigned.

The optimal assignments are already made when you first connect each pad. The following explains how to change the assigned destinations (assignments).

  1. Select [MENU] Ó “SYSTEM”.
  2. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD/TRIG IN” and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. The PAD / TRIG IN screen appears.
  4. Press the [F6] (DrumLink) button.
  5. The DrumLink screen appears.
  6. Press the [F2] (BASIC) button to access the DrumLink - TRIGGER BASIC screen.
  8. Strike to select the DWe pad that you want to set.
  9. You can also use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to move the cursor to the position shown in the illustration, and use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to select the DWe pad to set.
  11. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select the Assign parameter.
  12. Use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to change the assignment.

 

Calibrating a DWe pad

Before using the DWe pads, follow these steps to adjust (calibrate) the sensors built into each pad.

  1. Select [MENU] Ó “SYSTEM”.
  2. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD/TRIG IN” and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. The PAD / TRIG IN screen appears.
  4. Press the [F6] (DrumLink) button.
  5. The DrumLink screen appears.
  6. Press one of the [F2] (BASIC)–[F4] (OPT/ADV) buttons.
  7. Press the [F5] (TOOLS) button to display the TOOLS window.
  8. Strike a DWe pad to select the pad to calibrate.
  9. You can also select a pad by pressing the cursor [ã] and [â] buttons while holding down the [ENTER] button.
  10. When the DWe snare is selected
  12. When the DWe crash/ride cymbal is selected
  14. When the DWe hi-hat is selected
  16. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select [CALIBRATE DRUM], [CALIBRATE BOW] or [CALIBRATE PEDAL], and press the [ENTER] button to begin calibration.

 

DWe snare: calibrating the head

  1. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “START”, and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. When the next message is shown, strike the rim of the snare drum.
  5. This completes the calibration.

 

DWe crash/ride/hi-hat: calibrating the bow

  1. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “START”, and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. When the next message is shown, strike the bow of the cymbal.
  5. This completes the calibration.

 

DWe hi-hat: calibrating the pedal

  1. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “START”, and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. When you see the following message, loosen the clutch screw of the DWe hi-hat.
  5. Retighten the screw with the top and bottom cymbals at least 5 cm apart, and press the [ENTER] button.
  6. When you see the following message, strike the DWe hi-hat cymbal to calibrate the open position.
  8. Loosen the DWe hi-hat clutch screw again, retighten the screw with the hi-hat in closed position, and press the [ENTER] button.
  10. When you see the following message, strike the DWe hi-hat cymbal to calibrate the closed position.
  12. When the following message appears, calibration is complete.

MEMO

  1. The DWe pads may behave differently depending on the environment (such as temperature) in which they are used. We recommend that you calibrate the pads before you use them.
  2. Make sure to calibrate the DWe snare head if you’ve adjusted its tension.

 

Adjusting the DWe pad sensitivity

Each DWe pad is already set up with the optimal sensitivity when shipped from the factory.
Adjust the DWe pad sensitivity if you need to make more detailed settings or use DWe pads together with Roland pads.

For details on each parameter, refer to “TRIGGER BASIC, CURVE, OPTIONS/ADVANCED”.

  1. Select [MENU] Ó “SYSTEM”.
  2. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “PAD/TRIG IN” and press the [ENTER] button.
  3. The PAD / TRIG IN screen appears.
  4. Press the [F6] (DrumLink) button.
  5. The DrumLink screen appears.
  6. Press the [F2] (BASIC) button or the [F3] (CURVE) button to display the DrumLink - TRIGGER BASIC screen or the DrumLink - TRIGGER CURVE screen.
  9. Strike to select the DWe pad that you want to set.
  10. You can also use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to move the cursor, and use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to select the DWe pad to set.
  12. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select a parameter, and use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to edit the value.
  13. Strike the selected pad once to apply the parameter.
  14. Simply changing the parameter does not apply the settings to the pad. When an asterisk appears as shown below, this means that the settings haven’t yet been applied to the pad.
  15. Strike the applicable pad to apply the settings. The asterisk disappears once the settings are applied to the pad.

MEMO

  1. When using DWe pads together with Roland pads, note that their respective sensitivities may differ. In this case, you can mainly adjust the Sensitivity, Curve and Dynamics parameters for the DWe pads to make the respective sensitivities about the same.
  1. Press the [F6] (DEFAULT) button.
  2. A confirmation message appears.
  3. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to select “OK”, and press the [ENTER] button to begin initializing.
  5. When the following message appears, strike the pad.