Yamaha DTX900, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DTX900 DTX900M EN Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...is manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environ mentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the produc tion methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice T...

Page 3: ...M TRIGGER MODULE Model Name DTX900 DTX900M This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is sus pected FCC DoC IMPO...

Page 4: ...y should you forget to turn it off yourself This function automatically turns off the drum trigger module after a set period of inactivity Setting the Auto Power Off function Using the following procedure you can set the amount of time that the Auto Power Off function waits before turning off the drum trigger module IMPORTANT Because of the addition of SDRAM separately sold memory chips DIMM can n...

Page 5: ...o store your work before the drum module turns off If the drum module s AutoPowerOff parameter is set to off this setting will be retained when you import system data that was stored externally regardless of the Auto Power Off setting contained in that data If however an Auto Power Off time has been set using the AutoPowerOff param eter and system data is imported the Auto Power Off setting contai...

Page 6: ...lowing problems occur immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the electric plug from the outlet Then have the device inspected by Yamaha service personnel The power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged It emits unusual smells or smoke Some object has been dropped into the instrument There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument CAUTION Always follow the basic precauti...

Page 7: ...ity of a TV radio stereo equipment mobile phone or other electric devices Otherwise the instrument TV or radio may generate noise Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components Do not place vinyl plastic or ...

Page 8: ... but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others copyrights Such copyrighted materials include without limitation all computer software style files MIDI files WAVE data musical scores and sound ...

Page 9: ...eated Voice can be assigned to the Drum Kit as desired The instrument is equipped with a Variation Effect which can be used for each Drum Kit as well as Reverb Chorus and Master Effects which can be used for the entire DTX900 In addition an Insertion Effect for the sound input via the AUX IN SAMPLING IN jack is provided allowing you to adjust the quality of AUX IN SAMPLING IN sound or record an au...

Page 10: ...46 Re recording a Track After Clearing 48 Assigning a Name to a User Song 49 Using the Groove Check Function 50 Setting the Check Timing 50 Trying Out Groove Check 51 Trying Out Rhythm Gate 52 Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device 54 File Folder Selection 54 Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device 55 Loading a File Saved to a USB Storage Device 56 Reference 57 Basic Structure of ...

Page 11: ...Settings F3 EFFECT 127 External Audio Settings F4 AUXIN 128 MIDI Settings F5 MIDI 130 Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings F6 FACTSET 131 Chain Mode CHAIN 132 Using a Programmed Chain F1 SELECT 132 Programming a Chain F2 EDIT 133 Naming the Created Chain F3 NAME 134 Sampling Mode SAMPLING 135 Sampling Setup 135 Sampling Operation and User Voice Assignment F1 SELECT F2 SETTING ...

Page 12: ...of Drum Kits and Songs arranged in the order you want page 132 u SONG button Pressing this button enters the Song mode allowing you to play an existing Song or record your drum performance pages 35 and 98 i TRIGGER button Pressing this button enters the Trigger mode allowing you to select or program a Trigger Setup pages 22 and 108 o UTILITY button Pressing this button enters the Utility mode allo...

Page 13: ...e output volume of the stereo mix from the OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks 7 PHONES slider page 31 Adjusts the output volume of the stereo mixed sounds for the PHONES jack This is independent from the MASTER slider setting 8 CLICK slider page 31 Adjusts the output volume of the click sound 9 ACCOMP slider page 31 Adjusts the output volume of the accompaniment parts those other than MIDI channel 10 in th...

Page 14: ... slider set ting the digital jack always outputs audio signals at the maxi mum volume level 1 MIDI IN OUT connectors These jacks are for the transfer of MIDI data to and from exter nal MIDI devices 2 USB terminals This instrument is equipped with two types of USB terminals on the rear panel USB TO HOST and USB TO DEVICE The USB TO HOST terminal is used to connect this instrument to the computer vi...

Page 15: ...plays with various functions and parameters To navigate your way through these displays and select a desired function use the F1 F6 buttons and the SF1 SF6 buttons When you select a mode the available displays or menus appear directly above the buttons at the bottom of the display as shown below Depending on the currently selected mode up to six func tions are available and can be called up with t...

Page 16: ...the NUM icon appears at the lower right corner of the LCD display When the SF6 NUM but ton is pressed in this status each digit 1 9 0 is assigned to the SF1 SF5 and F1 F5 buttons as shown below allowing you to input a number directly by using these buttons After completing the number input press the ENTER STORE button to actually enter the number Note that the cursor highlight can be moved to the ...

Page 17: ...ethod you may want to use the following method selecting the characters directly from a list Inputting Characters Naming etc Move the cursor to the desired location in the name Select a character at the cursor location When the cursor is located at the Name this LIST icon appears and you can call up the Character List display by holding the SF6 button Release the SF6 button to return back to the o...

Page 18: ...ections to the DTX900 s input and output jacks WARNING PCY135 DTX900 PCY155 PCY135 KP125W XP120SD RHH135 XP100T XP100T XP100T Attaching the module stand Attach the included module stand to the DTX900 using the module stand fastening screws Be sure to use the included screws to 1SNARE to JKICK K to 2TOM1 to 3TOM2 to 4TOM3 to HI HAT CONTROL to 9HI HAT to 7CRASH to 6RIDE DTX900 Module stand included ...

Page 19: ...T XP120T Attaching the module stand Attach the included module stand to the DTX900 using the module stand fastening screws Be sure to use the included screws DTX900 Module stand included Module stand fastening screws x 4 included to 1SNARE to JKICK K Foot pedal is not included in the Special Set to 9HI HAT to HI HAT CONTROL to 7CRASH1 to 2TOM1 to 3TOM2 to 5TOM4 to 4TOM3 to 6RIDE to 8CRASH2 First c...

Page 20: ...ice in your setup in the order of MIDI masters controllers MIDI slaves receivers then audio equipment mixers amplifi ers speakers etc Make sure that the power adaptor s cord is not bent at an extreme angle when wrapping the cord around the clip Doing this can dam age or sever the cord and create a fire hazard Use only the included power adaptor or an equivalent recom mended by Yamaha The use of an...

Page 21: ... AUX IN O1V96 SOLO SOLO ON ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON SOLO ON ON PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL PEAK SIGNAL 1 16 17 32 MASTER REMOTE LAYER SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL SEL ...

Page 22: ...MIDI connectors or the USB terminal can be used for MIDI data transmission reception However they cannot be used at the same time Select which connector is used for MIDI data transfer in the Utility mode with the following operation UTILITY F5 MIDI SF3 OTHER MIDI IN OUT 888 DTX900 MIDI device MIDI IN connector MIDI OUT connector MIDI cable 888 DTX900 MIDI device MIDI OUT connector MIDI IN connecto...

Page 23: ...ar prompting you to format the device media If so execute the Format operation page 123 To protect your data write protect To prevent important data from being inadvertently erased apply the write protect provided with each storage device or media If you are saving data to the USB storage device make sure to disable write protect Connecting removing a USB storage device Before removing the media f...

Page 24: ...tton For information about each Trigger Setup refer to the Trigger Setup List on page 23 If you want a particular Trigger Setup i e the one you ve selected above to be called up every time the power of the DTX900 is turned on follow the instructions below 1 Press the UTILITY button to enter the Utility mode 2 Press the F1 GENERAL button followed by the SF4 START UP button to call up the Start Up d...

Page 25: ...namic range This setting is designed for maximum expressive control allowing performance subtleties over a wide dynamic range PRE 04 SP Normal Normal setting PRE 05 SP Narrow Controlled dynamic range delivers stable trigger detection This setting is designed for producing a smoother more uniform sound with reduced volume fluctuations PRE 06 STD Wide For DTXTREME III Standard Drum Set Wide dynamic ...

Page 26: ... computer and cor rupting or losing the data If the computer or the instru ment freezes restart the application software or the computer OS or turn the power to the instrument off then on again NOTE Since the DTX900 has no built in speakers you ll need an external audio system or a set of stereo headphones to properly monitor it For details see page 19 NOTE Information on system requirements is al...

Page 27: ...ng connection see page 24 4 Simultaneously hold down the CHAIN button and press the SAMPLING button The message Cubase Remote will be displayed to confirm that the function has been activated 5 To deactivate Cubase Remote mode again simultaneously hold down the CHAIN button and press the SAMPLING button Button Functions in Cubase Remote Mode You can assign any Cubase function to the button NOTE En...

Page 28: ... the pad and transmitted to the computer will be returned back to the DTX900 As shown in the example below the MIDI data transmitted from the DTX900 then recorded to the computer via MIDI chan nel 1 will be returned back from the computer to the DTX900 via MIDI channel 3 according to the setting of the recording track As a result the tone generator of the DTX900 will sound the MIDI data generated ...

Page 29: ...for the PHONES jack This is independent from the MASTER slider setting For details about all of the sliders as well as the PHONES and MASTER see page 31 If the display is not easily visible use the Contrast control on the rear panel to adjust for optimum visibility 888 Adjust the total volume by using the MASTER slider PHONES slider Adjust the display contrast with the Contrast control DTX900 NOTE...

Page 30: ...m bal pad e g RHH135 illustrated below along with the Hi Hat Controller HH65 etc via the ways as illustrated below Keep in mind that the example RHH135 illustrated below is divided into two sections Open Close In addition to the Foot Close sound obtained pressing the Hi Hat Controller you can hold and press the Controller down even more firmly in the closed condition for get ting a tighter closed ...

Page 31: ...tting the main surface of the pad bow section located between the cup and edge produces the Bow Shot sound Edge Shot Hitting the outside edge produces the Edge Shot sound Bell Shot Hitting the cup produces the Bell Shot sound Choke Grabbing the edge of the Cymbal pad immediately after hitting it will stop the sound Mute Hitting the pad while holding the edge produces a muted sound Bell Shot rim 2 ...

Page 32: ... off the BYPASS indication is shown with white text in black the Reverb Effect is applied to the Drum Kit sound When Bypass is turned on the BYPASS indication is shown with black text in white the Reverb Effect is not applied to the Drum Kit sound E SF3 CHORUS When Bypass is turned off the BYPASS indication is shown with white text in black the Chorus Effect is applied to the Drum Kit sound When B...

Page 33: ...ange the destination instruments or voices of which the volume is adjusted by setting the SliderSel parameter called up via DRUM KIT F2 VOICE SF4 OTHER G TOM slider Adjusts the volume of the toms You can change the destination instruments or voices of which the volume is adjusted by setting the SliderSel parameter called up via DRUM KIT F2 VOICE SF4 OTHER H CYMBAL slider Adjusts the volume of the ...

Page 34: ...ton to start the click sound The red lamp lights on the first beat of every measure when the click or a Song is playing The other beats are indicated with a green light Press the CLICK ON OFF button again to stop You can adjust the volume of the click sound by moving the CLICK slider NOTE The current Tempo value can be shown on the LED display by set ting the LED Display parameter to tempo in the ...

Page 35: ...k You can select one of the following values B TEMPO Indicates the tempo value of the Click You can set the value over the following range 3 Move the cursor to theTEMPO or BEAT Time Signature by using the Cursor buttons then set the value by using the INC YES but ton DEC NO button or data dial Settings 1 4 16 4 1 8 16 8 1 16 16 16 2 1 NOTE When MIDI Sync UTILITY F5 MIDI SF2 SYNC MIDI Sync is set t...

Page 36: ...nd indicated as a TEMPO value in the LCD display The Tempo value in the LED display will be replaced with the Drum Kit number in a few seconds after performing the Tap with the initial default status when shipped from the factory 4 Press the CLICK ON OFF button to hear your newly set tempo The tempo value will be applied to Song playback and Click playback immediately if you change the tempo durin...

Page 37: ...t yourself Song Playback Select one of the DTX900 s Preset Songs and listen to it The Preset Songs include accompaniment with keyboard brass and other voices as well as drum sounds For a list of the Preset Songs see the separate Data List booklet 1 Press the SONG button to enter the Song mode 2 Call up the Song Play display by pressing the F1 PLAY button if necessary 1 Song number Indicates the cu...

Page 38: ... performed 3 After moving the cursor to the Song number select the desired Song by using the INC YES button DEC NO button or data dial Changing the Song calls up the Drum Kit specified by the new Song When the L indication Kit Lock is turned on the current Drum Kit will be maintained even if you change the Song number 4 Press the Playback Stop button to start the selected Song The lamp lights duri...

Page 39: ... to the SF6 button In this condition you can use the SF1 SF5 and F1 F5 buttons as number but tons by pressing the SF6 NUM button For details see page 14 Repeat Playback NOTE The Song Repeat setting on the F1 PLAY display is temporary and cannot be maintained as data If you want to apply the Repeat setting to the Song data set the Repeat parameter in the display called up via SONG F2 JOB SF1 SONG 0...

Page 40: ...s and the data dial Adjusting the overall volume Adjusting the accompaniment part of the Song 1 2 NOTE The tempo value can be shown on the LED display by setting the LED Display parameter in the dis play called up via UTILITY F1 GENERAL SF5 OTHER Each of the Preset Songs includes the original tempo set ting This tempo value is called up automatically when the Song is selected and the top of the So...

Page 41: ... DRUM Pressing this button toggles DRUM part playback on and off Mute This button does not affect the same part included in Track 2 of the Song B SF2 BASS Pressing this button toggles BASS part playback on and off Mute C SF3 OTHER Pressing this button toggles OTHER part playback on and off Mute D SF4 TR1 Track 1 Pressing this button toggles Track 1 playback on and off Mute E SF5 TR2 Track 2 Pressi...

Page 42: ...ice Set for each of pads Trigger Input jacks to create your original Drum Kit 1 Press the DRUM KIT button to enter the Drum Kit mode then press the F1 PLAY button as necessary 2 Select the desired Drum Kit by using the data dial INC YES and DEC NO buttons A good idea is to select a Drum Kit that is close in sound to the type of kit you intend to create Here select PRE 01 3 Press the F2 VOICE butto...

Page 43: ...the Input Lock L indicator on 4 When INPUT is shown at the tab corresponding to the SF5 button press the SF5 button so that INPUT is shown at the right corner of the display 5 Select the Trigger Input jack by hitting the corresponding pad or by moving the cursor to the INPUT then using the data dial INC YES and DEC NO buttons The corresponding illustration appears 6 Move the cursor to the Voice Se...

Page 44: ...ORE button again The display prompts you for confirmation To cancel the Store operation press the DEC NO button 4 Press the INC YES button to execute the Store operation Storing the Edited Drum Kit When the E indicator is shown meaning that the current Drum Kit has been modified but not yet stored all your edits will be lost when selecting a different Drum Kit Keep in mind that the Drum Kit may al...

Page 45: ...rd the performance data as it is played allowing you to capture all the nuances of an actual drum performance When replace is selected as Recording Type in the REC STANDBY display called up via the REC button in the Song mode you can record your drum performance to a track which contains no data Keep in mind that you cannot record your drum performance to a track which contains any data If you wan...

Page 46: ... track to be recorded C Quantize Determines the Record Quantize value Record Quantize automatically aligns the timing of notes as you record When the cursor is located at the Quantize value the note type icon is shown at the menu corresponding to the SF6 button In this condi tion you can call up a list of the note type icons by pressing the SF6 button then select the desired item from the list NOT...

Page 47: ...n to hear the newly recorded Song You can stop recording at the middle of the Song by pressing the button 11 Save the recorded Song to a USB storage device Settings 1 4 16 4 1 8 16 8 1 16 16 16 Range 030 300 Recorded notes were not played in time The Quantize Function aligns the timing Perfect timing NOTE When you select an already recorded Song you cannot set the Measure Length to a value greater...

Page 48: ...previous data Recording Along With the Preset Song Although your drum performance cannot be recorded to a Preset Song you can add your own drum performance data to a Preset Song by copying the Preset Song data to a User Song 1 Select an empty User Song containing no data in the Song mode Note that the TR1 and TR2 indications are not shown in the display when an empty User Song is selected 2 Press ...

Page 49: ... this parameter to 2 Because the Preset Song data is recorded only to track 1 you can record your drum performance to track 2 along while track 1 plays back 9 Press the SF1 DRUM button to mute the drum part of the Preset Song data 10 Press the Play Stop button to start recording 11 After recording stops automatically when the last measure is reached press the Play Stop button to hear the newly rec...

Page 50: ...ear Track then press the ENTER STORE button to call up the Clear Track Job display 1 Track Indicates the track to be cleared 3 Select a track to be cleared If you have copied the Preset Song data to the User Song and then recorded your drum performance to track 2 select 2 here 4 Press the ENTER STORE button The display prompts you for confirmation To cancel the Clear Track operation press the DEC ...

Page 51: ...the ENTER STORE button to call up the Job display 1 Name Determines the Song name which can contain up to 10 characters For detailed instructions on naming refer to Basic Operation on page 15 B SF6 LIST When the cursor is located at Name this LIST icon appears at the right bottom of the display indicating that you can call up the Character List display by holding the SF6 button For details see pag...

Page 52: ...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 NOTE Groove Check can only be used during song or click playback and only from the Groove Check dis play called up via CLICK F4 GROOVE SF1 G CHECK while Rhythm Gate can only be used during song or click...

Page 53: ...t 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 differ ent 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 ...

Page 54: ...l 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 B Rhythm Gate Range The crosshatch bar graph which indicates the hit timing range regarded by Rhy...

Page 55: ...esult 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 ...

Page 56: ...ument File Folder Selection The illustrations and instructions below show you how to select files and folders on the USB storage devices within the File mode NOTE For details about USB storage devices see page 21 Select the File Type page 113 from the TYPE column then press the Cursor M button to move the cursor to the File Directory box at the right section in the display Select the directory or ...

Page 57: ...nt character list for easier name entry by pressing the SF6 button 5 Press the Cursor M M M M button to move the cursor to the file direc tory select box then select a destination directory This step is necessary if you have created a directory as destination on the USB stor age device This is step is not necessary if you want to save the file to the root direc tory 6 Press the SF1 EXEC to execute...

Page 58: ... to be loaded If the file is saved under any directory select the directory including the desired file then press the ENTER STORE button to find the desired file 5 Press the SF1 EXEC to execute the Load operation After the data has been loaded a Completed message appears and operation returns to the original display Loading a file extension T3A to the DTX900 automatically erases and replaces all e...

Page 59: ...Tone Generator Drum Kit Created by assigning a Drum Voice to each of the Trigger Input Sources on the pad The following banks are available Preset Drum Kit User Drum Kit External Drum Kit A P Drum Voice Assigned to eachTrigger Input Source of the pad to make up a Drum Kit Preset Voice User Voice Sampling Assigns the audio signal obtained from the external device to a User Voice Audio signal Record...

Page 60: ...3 zone pads generating multiple types of trigger signal The PCY65S generates two different types of trigger signals and the PCY155 generates three different types of trigger signals depending on where you hit the pad while the PCY65 generates one type of trigger signal regardless of the location of the hit Pads generating multiple types of trigger signals depending on where they are hit commonly c...

Page 61: ...s of trigger signals generated by using a 3 zone pad and turning the Snappy setting On Off Hi Hat Controllers generating different types of trigger signals according to the pressure applied Hi Hat cymbal pads e g RHH135 2 zone pad can generate various types of trigger signal according to how deeply you press the Hi Hat Controller e g HH65 connected to the RHH135 as well as the two different types ...

Page 62: ...ctions of trigger signals are recognized Indicates the corresponding pad model is compatible with 2 zone pads In case of the RHH model two types bow and edge sections of trigger signals are recognized In case of the PCY model three types bow and edge sections of trigger signals are recognized Indicates the corresponding pad functions as a mono pad Indicates the corresponding pad can be connected t...

Page 63: ...section of the tom pad e g XP120T tom4Rm2 Tom 4 Rim 2 5 TOM4 Hitting the rim 2 section of the tom pad e g XP120T rideBw Ride Cymbal Bow 6 RIDE Hitting the bow section of the cymbal pad rideEg Ride Cymbal Edge 6 RIDE Hitting the edge section of the cymbal pad rideCp Ride Cymbal Cup 6 RIDE Hitting the cup section of the cymbal pad crash1Bw Crash Cymbal 1 Bow 7 CRASH1 Hitting the bow section of the c...

Page 64: ...creating your own original Drum Kits Drum Voices assigned to each of the Trigger Input Sources You can create your own original Drum Kit by assigning the desired Drum Voice to each of the Trigger Input Sources coming from the pad For instructions see page 61 Convenient Voice Set assignment for each Trigger Input jack Assign Drum Voices to each of the Trigger Input Sources may be time consuming and...

Page 65: ... sound by making Voice Set assignments for each of the Trigger Input jacks and create your original Drum Kit If you want to go even further you change the sound and create a Drum Kit by assigning Drum Voices to each of the Trigger Input Sources Mono Pad 3 zone pad 3 zone pad 2 zone pad Trigger Input Source Trigger signal Drum Voice Drum Voice Drum Voice Drum Voice Drum Voice Drum Voice Drum Voice ...

Page 66: ...T buttons in order setting the SOURCE to MIDI then selecting a MIDI note number on the NOTE NO column From this display you can change the Drum Voice assigned to the MIDI note number meaning that you can change the Drum Voice assigned to the Trigger Input Source pad In the examples above the Trigger Input Sources and Drum Voices listed below are assigned to the MIDI note numbers C1 C3 and C5 respe...

Page 67: ...de temporarily in the optionally installed DIMMs pages 76 and 147 Because data contained in DIMM is lost when the power is turned off you should always save the User Voices created by recording editing and using Jobs to a USB storage device before turning off the power For information on how to save see pages 54 and 114 NOTICE Sampling source USB storage device AIFF WAV file etc Microphone etc CD ...

Page 68: ... signal exceeds the Trigger Level SAMPLING F6 REC Trigger Mode level After pressing the F6 START button in the Sampling Standby display sampling starts as soon as a strong enough audio signal is received The threshold for this audio triggered start is called the Trigger Level explained in the illustration below As you can see the higher the Trigger Level setting the louder the input audio needs to...

Page 69: ...d this data is transmitted to the tone generator block for the sounds to be played back Playback of each Song can be started by hitting the specified pad as well as pressing the Start Stop button The func tion that lets you start stop playback of a Song by hitting the specified pad is referred to as Pad Song Page 93 Each Drum Kit can feature up to four Trigger Input Sources to which a Pad Song is ...

Page 70: ...4 EFFECT SF1 CONNECT or SF4 CHORUS The Effect of this block is applied to the overall sound of the DTX900 Variation The Effects of this block is applied only to the current Drum Kit sound The Effect type of the Variation block can be selected for each Drum Kit in the display called up via DRUM KIT F4 EFFECT SF1 CONNECT or SF2 VAR Insertion A and Insertion B The Effects of these two blocks is appli...

Page 71: ...l Audio signal via AUX IN SAMPLING IN Drum Voice MIDI channel 10 Other Voices Other than MIDI channel 10 Master Effect Master EQ Click Voice Variation 1 Variation Return 1 Variation Send 2 Chorus 1 Reverb 1 Reverb Send 2 Chorus Send 2 Reverb Return 1 Chorus Return 1 Reverb Return 1 Chorus Return 1 Chorus to Reverb 1 Reverb Send 2 Chorus Send 2 1 DRUM KIT F4 EFFECT SF1 CONNECT 2 DRUM KIT F2 VOICE S...

Page 72: ...imation to the sound DISTORTION This effect type is used mainly for guitar adding distortion with an edge to the sound WAH This effect cyclically modulates the tone brightness cutoff frequency of a filter Auto Wah modulates the tone via LFO Touch Wah modulates the tone via volume note on velocity and Pedal Wah modulates the tone the pedal con trol Effect Types and Effect Categories Effect Type VAR...

Page 73: ...nology R3 ROOM Reverb emulating the acoustics of a room using an algorithm derived from the Yamaha ProR3 SPX ROOM Reverb emulating the acoustics of a room derived from the Yamaha SPX1000 R3 PLATE Reverb emulating a metal plate using an algorithm derived from the Yamaha ProR3 SPX STAGE Reverb designed for enhancing solo instru ments derived from the Yamaha SPX1000 SPACE SIMULATOR Reverb which lets ...

Page 74: ...meters below may appear in different effect types with the same name but actually have different functions depending on the partic ular effect type For these parameters two or three types of explanations are given Paramater name Descriptions AEGPhs Offsets the phase of the AEG AMDepth Determines the depth of the amplitude modulation AMInvR Determines the phase of the amplitude modulation for the R...

Page 75: ...y of the low pass filter applied to the dry sound DryLvl Determines the level of the dry sound the unproc essed sound DryMixLvl Determines the level of the dry sound the unproc essed sound DrySndNoise Determines the level of the dry signal sent to the noise effect Paramater name Descriptions DyLvlOfs Determines the offset value added to the output from the envelope follower DyThreshLvl Determines ...

Page 76: ... the wave sine or square For AUTO PAN Determines the panning curve Paramater name Descriptions Livenss Determines the decay characteristics of Early Reflec tion LowAtk Determines the amount of time from the moment a note is pressed to the moment the compressor is applied to the low frequencies LowGain Determines the output gain for the low frequencies LowLvl Determines the output level for the low...

Page 77: ...Release Determines the amount of time that elapses between the release or end of a sound and the end of the compressor effect RelTime Determines the release time of the envelope follower Reso Determines the resonance of the filter ResoOfst Determines the resonance as offset RevDly Determines the delay time from the early reflections until the reverberations RevTime Determines the reverb time RoomS...

Page 78: ...wer is turned off Because of this you should always store any data residing in DRAM to the USB stor age device before turning off the power DIMM sold separately DIMM modules must be installed in order for using the Sampling function or for loading audio data User Voice WAV file AIFF file to the instrument As with DRAM described above the created data stored on DIMM is lost when the power is turned...

Page 79: ...be loaded in the File mode with the File type Song as a User Song Memory Structure Drum Kit Voice Song Trigger Setup Preset data ROM Internal Memory User Memory Flash ROM DRAM DIMM Data Creation function User Drum Kit 1 50 Click settings User Trigger Setups 1 5 Utility settings Chains 1 64 File extensions wav File type Wav User Song 1 50 File extensions aif File type Aiff Standard MIDI file SMF Fo...

Page 80: ...n SOURCE is selected you can edit the parameters for each Trigger Source page 61 2 2 Select the Trigger Input jack or Trigger Input Source by hitting the corresponding pad or by using the INC YES DEC NO buttons and data dial with the cursor located on the INPUT or SOURCE position 3 Move the cursor to the desired parameter by using the Cursor buttons then set the value by using the INC YES DEC NO b...

Page 81: ...d at 2 D SF5 SOURCE Pressing the SF5 button toggles the display type between INPUT meaning that parameters can be edited for each Trigger Input jack and SOURCE meaning that parameters can be edited for each Trigger Input Source E SF6 Input Lock You can turn the Input Lock on or off by pressing this button When Input Lock is turned on the L indicator appears at the top right of the display the Trig...

Page 82: ...page when the SOURCE display is called up and MIDI is selected 1 Volume When the INPUT display is called up this parameter for which the value is indicated in the knob icon determines the volume of each selected Trigger Input Jack When the SOURCE display is called up this parameter determines the volume of each selected Trigger Input Source You can adjust the volume balance among the Voices assign...

Page 83: ... display is called up this parameter for which the value is indicated in the knob icon determines the unprocessed dry level of the Reverb Chorus effects signal for each selected Trigger Input Jack When the SOURCE dis play is called up this parameter determines the unprocessed dry level of the Reverb Chorus effects signal for each selected Trigger Input Source H Pan When the INPUT display is called...

Page 84: ...e INPUT display is called up this parameter for which the value is indicated in the knob icon determines the amount of boost or attenuation applied to the middle EQ band for each selected Trigger Input Jack When the SOURCE dis play is called up this parameter determines the amount of boost or attenuation applied to the middle EQ band for each selected Trigger Input Source E MID Q When the INPUT di...

Page 85: ...nob icon determines the release time of each selected Trigger Input Jack When the SOURCE display is called up this parameter determines the release time of each selected Trigger Input Source L Filter When the INPUT display is called up this parameter for which the value is indicated in the knob icon determines the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter for each selected Trig ger Input Jack When t...

Page 86: ...ger Input Jack responds to MIDI Note Off messages When the SOURCE display is called up this parameter determines whether or not each selected Trigger Input Source responds to MIDI Note Off messages This parameter is normally set to off since the sounds of many Drum Voices naturally decay and stop without the need for Note Off messages This parameter should be set to on when the current Drum Voice ...

Page 87: ...eter determines how the played velocities of each selected Trigger Input Source affect the actual result ing velocity This lets you raise or lower all velocities by the same amount allowing you to automatically compensate for play ing too strongly or too softly If the result is 0 or less the value is set to 0 If the result is higher than 127 the value is set to 127 G SliderSel Slider Select When t...

Page 88: ... as that at the current cursor location without affecting the num bers of the other steps E SF3 DELETE Pressing this button deletes the step at the current cursor loca tion If the step number is gone by deleting a certain step the numbers of all the already programmed steps after the cursor location are decreased by 1 F SF4 CLEAR Pressing this button clears the step at the current cursor loca tion...

Page 89: ...age The second page 1 VELOCITY LIMIT Determines the minimum and maximum values of the veloc ity range within which the Drum Voice will sound The Drum Voice will sound only when you hit the pad at velocities within the range specified here Example Stack Alternate program Here is an example of how you can use Stack Alternate In this example hitting the pad once produces a C major chord Hitting it a ...

Page 90: ...the MIDI keyboard make the appropri ate settings so that the MIDI connector is active If the MIDI keyboard is equipped with a USB TO HOST ter minal you may need to manually enable MIDI operation depending on the MIDI parameter settings of your keyboard For details refer to the Owner s Manual of the MIDI key board 3 On the DTX900 set the MIDI IN OUT parameter to enable MIDI operation From the displ...

Page 91: ...sition of the Variation effect sound J Chorus Return Determines the Return level of the Chorus Effect K Chorus To Reverb Determines the Send level of the signal sent from the Chorus Effect to the Reverb Effect L Chorus Pan Determines the pan position of the Chorus effect sound M Reverb Return Determines the Return level of the Reverb Effect N Reverb Pan Determines the pan position of the Reverb ef...

Page 92: ... the Drum Kit sound 1 Type Equivalent to 5 of the SF1 CONNECT display You can select the Reverb Effect type from the Type column B Preset You can set various parameters in order to change how the sound is affected by the selected Effect type This parameter lets you call up the pre programmed settings of these effect parameters C Effect Parameters The number of parameters and values available diffe...

Page 93: ...ding on the currently selected effect type Refer to page 72 for details about the Effect parameters Refer to the sepa rate Data List booklet for information on the parameters for each Effect type E PAGE This appears when another page can be called up from the current page Use the Cursor M or N button to call up another page F SF5 BYPASS Pressing this button toggles the bypass status of the Chorus ...

Page 94: ... counter clockwise makes the Drum Voice sound more muffled or darker Turning the Pad Controller to the right clockwise makes the Drum Voice sound brighter voice Turning the Pad Controller sets the snappy on off status or sets the Snares On Off parameters in the display called up via the DRUM KIT F5 PAD SF2 SNARES Turning the Pad Controller to the left counter clockwise unlocks the snappy effect or...

Page 95: ...ds to your pad hit ting When play is selected hitting the pad starts or stops the specified Song When chase is selected hitting the pad plays only one measure of the specified Song When cutoff is selected hitting the pad stops any Songs started by hitting other pads for which the Mode parameter is set to cutoff then starts the specified Song Hitting the pad again stops the specified Song Keep in m...

Page 96: ...nput Source from the same group respectively generate a MIDI note off event for the corresponding MIDI note number The RcvKeyOff parameter for the drum Voice 10 ch should be set to on in the display called up via the DRUM KIT F2 VOICE SF4 OTHER Up to 32 Alternate Groups can be defined You can also select off here if you wish to allow the simultaneous playback of sounds G TrigMono Poly Trigger Mono...

Page 97: ...ler connected to the HI HAT jack page 12 1 Function Determines the function assigned to the Hi Hat Controller When Hi Hat is selected you can use the Hi Hat Controller normally for playing the hi hat cymbal When MIDI is selected you can generate MIDI messages by pressing the Hi Hat Controller according to the settings of the MIDI Ch parameter and MIDI Type parameter described below B MIDI Ch Deter...

Page 98: ...re set to on When all is selected both Program Change and Control Change messages will be transmitted When PC is selected only Program Change messages will be transmitted D VOLUME Determines the value of the Volume Control Change number 7 for each MIDI channel E PAN Determines the value of the Pan Control Change number 10 for each MIDI channel Third page F VCE NUM Voice Number Determines the Progr...

Page 99: ...ack Voice Set Trigger Input Source Voice or MIDI MIDI note B Source Drum Kit number Determines the Drum Kit number used as the source Cur rent means the currently edited Drum Kit C Copy Source Determines the source of the Copy operation When the Type is set to Input this parameter determines the Trigger Input jack used as the source When the Type is set to Source this parameter determines the Trig...

Page 100: ...er off Make sure to save the Song data in the File mode to an external USB storage device con nected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal before turning the power off Functions Descriptions SF1 SONG Song Job 01 Copy Song This Job copies all data from a selected source Song to the current Song 02 Clear Song This Job clears all data from the current Song 03 Song Name Tempo Repeat This Job lets you set the ...

Page 101: ...current Song 1 Song number Determines the source Song number to be copied The corre sponding Song name is shown at right of the Song number 02 Clear Song This Job clears all data from the current Song Basic Procedure in the Song Job Mode NOTE Keep in mind that the Song Job mode can be entered only when a User Song is selected Keep in mind that executing the Job will result in loss of your origi na...

Page 102: ...ed value by pressing the SF6 button to call up the value list 16th note triplet 16th note 8th note triplet 8th note 1 4 note triplet 1 4 note Dotted 1 4 note C SF6 note type icon When the cursor is located on the Quantize value the note type icon is shown at the tab menu corresponding to the SF6 button In this condition you can call up a list of the note type icons by pressing the SF6 button then ...

Page 103: ...ied at 1 C Starting measure number of source measure range Determines the starting measure of the source measure range D Ending measure number of source measure range Determines the ending measure of the source measure range E Destination Track number Determines the destination track number of the current Song F Destination measure number Determines the starting measure of the destination measure ...

Page 104: ...nd meter data following the deleted measures are moved forward accordingly 1 Track Determines the track number to be deleted When 1 2 is selected executing the Job removes the specified measures from both the two tracks with the result that the length of two tracks becomes the same When 1 or 2 is selected execut ing the Job removes the specified measures only from track 1 or 2 with the result that...

Page 105: ...nnel You can specify a specific Voice by set ting the Bank Select MSB LSB and Program Change Voice number G F4 PRE KIT This menu appears only when the cursor is located on any of the VCE NUM BANK MSB and BANK LSB settings of channel 10 Pressing this button calls up the Bank Select MSB and LSB values corresponding to the Preset Drum Kit of the DTX900 H F4 USR KIT This menu appears only when the cur...

Page 106: ...te the tab menus corresponding to the F1 F5 and SF1 SF3 buttons to find the desired function then press the relevant button to call up the desired dis play 3 Move the cursor to each parameter then set the value by using the data dial INC YES and DEC NO button 4 After setting press the ENTER STORE button to store all the settings in the Click mode other than tempo beat time signa ture and subdivide...

Page 107: ... timing for quarter notes G VOLUME eighth notes Determines the volume of click timing for eighth notes H VOLUME sixteenth notes Determines the volume of click timing for sixteenth notes I VOLUME eighth note triplet Determines the volume of click timing for eighth note triplet notes NOTE The note types shown in VOLUME will differ depending on the BEAT settings 2 9 8 7 6 5 4 1 3 Settings 1 4 16 4 1 ...

Page 108: ...ge 51 Explanations about this display are described in the Quick Guide section on page 52 Explanations about this display are described in the Quick Guide section on page 50 Settings kick1 2 snare1 3 tom1 2 cymbal hihat perc1 2 efct1 2 USR A H 2 3 1 Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet NOTE The amount of Voices differs depending on the selected Voice cate gory Range 24 00 24 00 1 0 ind...

Page 109: ...sures repeatedly This function can be effectively used to bring your rhythm technique and timing up to a higher level letting you play a certain drum phrase for several measures while listening to the Click Voice then play the next several measures with no Click sound For example to have four measures with the Click Voice followed by four measures without set the Measure parameter to 4 and the Bre...

Page 110: ... STORE button The following display will appear 5 Select the destination Trigger Setup num ber by using the data dial 6 Press the ENTER STORE button The following display prompts you for confirmation before executing the store operation 7 Press the INC YES button to execute the Store operation NOTE Creating an appropriate Trigger Setup is necessary to get optimum results and obtain the expected re...

Page 111: ... is converted to the velocity recognized by the tone generator block Keep in mind that the level and velocity generated by hitting a pad are shown at the top of the LCD display in real time 1 INPUT Trigger Input jack Determines a target Trigger Input jack You can select the Trigger Input jack by hitting the desired pad when Input Lock page 79 is turned off when the L indicator is not shown at the ...

Page 112: ...enerated via double triggering C Reject Level From ALL Determines the minimum level of the trigger signals gener ated by hitting any other pads which the current Trigger Input jack will accept In other words the current Trigger Input jack will not accept trigger signals generated by hitting any other pads having a level lower than that specified here The higher the value the less unexpected sounds...

Page 113: ...rce C Trigger Setup number as copy destination Determines the Trigger Setup number as copy destination Current refers to the currently edited Trigger Setup D Trigger Input jack as copy destination Determines the Trigger Input jack as copy destination 2 Adjust the tom1 value of Reject Level From so that the Crash1 sound is not triggered even if hitting the pad connected to the TOM1 jack The higher ...

Page 114: ...uding the User Voices consisting of audio signals obtained via the Sampling function is much larger than other files File sizes are indicated in conventional computer terms by B Byte KB Kilo Byte MB Mega Byte and GB Giga Byte 1KB is equivalent to 1024 Byte 1MB is equivalent to 1024KB and 1GB is equivalent to 1024MB Device Refers to a memory storage unit such as a hard disk to which the file is sav...

Page 115: ...ce as an AIFF file Mac intosh audio format File types File extension Information AllData T3A Files of the AllData type saved to the USB storage device can be loaded and restored to the instrument Utility T3U Files of the AllData or Utility type saved to the USB storage device can be loaded and restored to the instrument Click T3C Files of the AllData or Click type saved to the USB storage device c...

Page 116: ... from the File Directory Folder selection box to the File name input location G F6 NEW Pressing this button creates a new directory named NEWDIR within the currently selected directory You can change this name from the F3 RENAME display 2 Set the desired TYPE parameter to one of the following AllData Utility Click AllTrigger AllKit AllChain AllSong or AllVoice For details about each of the file ty...

Page 117: ...ut location then input a file name For detailed instructions on naming refer to Basic Opera tion on page 15 You can call up the Character List by pressing the SF6 but ton 4 Select the destination directory for saving if you have created any directory Pressing the ENTER STORE button enters the selected directory folder while pressing the EXIT button returns to the next highest directory When you wa...

Page 118: ...t box on the display 3 Move the cursor to the Directory File list box then select the file to be loaded You can select any of the files listed in the Directory File list box on the display 4 Press the SF1 EXEC button to execute the Load operation The Load operation overwrites any data previously existing in the des tination internal memory Important data should always be saved to a USB storage dev...

Page 119: ... number for the Load destination 7 Press the SF1 EXEC button again to exe cute the Load operation You can also load a single specific Song from the file File extension T3A or T3S to the desired User Song number 1 Press the FILE button to enter the File mode then press the F2 LOAD button to call up the Load display 2 Move the cursor to TYPE then set the File type to Song Only available files accord...

Page 120: ...the Load destination 7 Press the SF1 EXEC button again to exe cute the Load operation You can also load a single specific Chain from the file File extension T3A or T3H to the desired Chain number 1 Press the FILE button to enter the File mode then press the F2 LOAD button to call up the Load display 2 Move the cursor to TYPE then set the File type to Chain Only available files according to the Typ...

Page 121: ...ank and number for the Load destination 7 Press the SF1 EXEC button again to exe cute the Load operation Any audio data created and edited on a computer and saved in the WAV or AIFF format can also be used as material for a User Voice on the DTX900 After connect a USB storage device containing the desired WAV AIFF audio files then follow the instructions below 1 Press the FILE button to enter the ...

Page 122: ...pplied to the settings on the Voice Job display called up via SONG F2 JOB SF4 VOICE The settings on the Voice Job are not transmitted to the internal tone generator or the external MIDI device even when the Song is started although they are transmitted to the internal tone gen erator or the external MIDI device when the Song is selected Because of this the following problems may occur When a Song ...

Page 123: ...y folder while pressing the EXIT button returns to the next highest directory You can distinguish the directory and file by the indicator at left end of each line Directory Folder File C File name input location You can enter a name of up to eight characters for the file you are about to save For detailed instructions on naming refer to Basic Operation on page 15 D SF1 EXEC Pressing this button ex...

Page 124: ...to be deleted belongs For details about the File type see page 113 3 Move the cursor to the Directory File list box then select the file to be deleted 4 Press the SF1 EXEC button A confirmation message will appear Press the DEC NO or EXIT button to cancel the Delete operation 5 Press the INC YES button to execute the Delete operation 1 NOTE When you wish to delete a directory delete all the files ...

Page 125: ...to Basic Operation on page 15 B SF1 EXEC Pressing this button executes the Format operation C SF6 LIST You can call up the Character List by pressing this button Refer to Using the character list page 15 for more informa tion on name entry 3 Enter the name of the Volume Label as desired 4 Press the SF1 EXEC button The display prompts you for confirmation Press the DEC NO button to cancel the Forma...

Page 126: ...ected 1 Volume Determines the overall volume for the tone generator The lower the value the lower the actual volume will be when set ting the slider on the front panel to maximum B Pan Depth Determines the pan depth the left and right stereo spread maintaining the current pan balance between various parts C Tune Determines the fine tuning of the overall sound You can adjust the tuning in cent incr...

Page 127: ...d and other files will not be loaded B LED Display Determines the information which is indicated on the LED dis play When KitNo is selected the current Drum Kit number is indicated on the LED display When tempo is selected the current tempo value is indicated on the LED display When mode is selected the program number of the current mode Drum Kit number in the Drum Kit mode Song number in the Song...

Page 128: ...to which the specified function is assigned When Input Lock page 79 is turned off you can select the Trigger Input Source also by hitting the corresponding section of the pad B PadFunc Determines the function assigned to the Trigger Input Source specified above Off No function is assigned Normal operation inc kitNo Hitting the pad increases the Drum Kit num ber by 1 dec kitNo Hitting the pad decre...

Page 129: ...ttenuated boosted by the Gain setting LOW When the Shape is set to shelv 32Hz 2 0kHz When the Shape is set to peak 63Hz 2 0kHz LOWMID MID HIGHMID 100Hz 10kHz HIGH 500Hz 16kHz C GAIN Determines the level gain for the Frequency set above or the amount the selected frequency band is attenuated or boosted D Q frequency bandwidth This varies the signal level at the Frequency setting to create various f...

Page 130: ...the AUX IN SAMPLING IN jack B Pan Determines the stereo pan position of the audio signals input via the AUX IN SAMPLING IN jack C Mono Stereo Determines the signal configuration for the audio signals input via the AUX IN SAMPLING IN jack or how the signal or signals are routed stereo or mono L mono Only the L channel of the audio input is used R mono Only the R channel of the audio input is used L...

Page 131: ...fect Types applied to the audio signals input via the AUX IN SAM PLING IN jack 1 Category B Type From the Category column you can select one of the Effect Categories each of which contains similar Effect types From the Type column you can select one of the Effect Types listed in the selected Category C Pre You can set various parameters in order to change how the sound is affected by the selected ...

Page 132: ...ive Program Change messages from the external MIDI device When set to off the DTX900 will ignore them C ReceivePC10ch Determines whether or not the DTX900 receives Program Change messages over MIDI channel 10 which handles the part of the Drum Voice triggered by hitting the pads If you want to change the Drum Kit number from the external MIDI device this parameter should be set to on Keep in mind ...

Page 133: ...mber which can be set here to a separate tone generator con nected to the MIDI OUT terminal C Merge This parameter allows you to mix incoming MIDI data received via MIDI IN with MIDI data generated on the DTX900 and output them together from MIDI OUT Merge is enabled when this is set to on This parameter is useful when you want to control a MIDI tone generator connected to the DTX900 by playing a ...

Page 134: ... Drum Kit number and name D SONG Indicates the currently specified Song number and name E CLICK Indicates the currently specified tempo and time signature 3 Move the cursor to the Chain number then select the desired Chain by using the data dial or the INC YES and DEC NO but tons Selecting the Chain number calls up the settings programmed for Step 01 4 Use the selected Chain program To start stop ...

Page 135: ...number called up when the corresponding Step is selected 3 Program the Chain Setting the parameters for each Step Move the cursor to Step 01 then set the desired TYPE by using the data dial INC YES and DEC NO buttons When setting TYPE to KIT move the cursor and select the desired Drum Kit bank and number When setting TYPE to SONG select the desired Song number When setting TYPE to CLICK select the...

Page 136: ...ed Selecting the next Step calls up the settings of Steps 02 04 simultaneously Naming the Created Chain F3 NAME From this display you can enter the desired name for the current Chain up to eight characters 1 After the Chain programming is com pleted press the F3 NAME button 2 Enter a name for the current Chain For detailed instructions on naming refer to Basic Opera tion on page 15 1 SF6 LIST You ...

Page 137: ...to the AUX IN SAMPLING IN jack on the rear panel 3 Turn the power of the DTX900 on 4 Press the UTILITY button to enter the Utility mode press the F4 AUXIN button then press the SF1 OUTPUT button to call up the Output display 5 Set the Mic Line parameter When connecting low output equipment such as a micro phone electric guitar or bass set the Mic Line parameter to mic When connecting high output e...

Page 138: ...etting display then make the necessary settings From this display you can set the basic parameters such as recording source and sampling frequency 1 Source Sampling Source Determines the input connector via which the signal to be sampled will be received AUX IN Analog audio from the AUX IN SAMPLING IN jacks is recognized as the recording source resample Audio signal from the output of the DTX900 i...

Page 139: ...Sampling Recording operation you can set the appropriate gain by checking the volume via the Level Meter while hitting the pad E F6 START Press this button to start Sampling When the Trigger mode 1 is set to level pressing the F6 START button calls up the WAITING indication on the display and actual Sampling does not start until the proper level signal is received When audio signal exceeding the s...

Page 140: ...signed Voice 12 If you are satisfied with the results press the F5 OK button to store the sampled sound as a User voice The F1 SELECT display appears again 13 If necessary repeat steps 5 12 to assign another User Voice to a different pad 14 Press the DRUM KIT button to enter the Drum Kit mode and then press the ENTER STORE button to store the Drum Kit settings For instructions see page 42 This mak...

Page 141: ... in the waveform display When the cursor is not located on the Loop parameter the Loop Point is indicated as a vertical dotted line in the waveform display C End End Point Determines the End point for playback of the audio data included in the User Voice The portion of the audio to the right of this point will not be played back When the cursor is located on the End parameter the End Point is indi...

Page 142: ...side show ing the Start Point area and the right side showing the End Point area Pressing the F5 DISPLAY in this condition alter nates between the split screen display and a display showing either the Start Point area Loop Point area or the End Point area depending on which parameter has been selected 4 Specify the playback only portion of the audio data in the User Voice by using the data dial IN...

Page 143: ...matches the settings of the Beat time signature and Measure B Beat Time signature Determines the time signature of User Voice playback Setting the value here changes the End Point so that the length between the Start Point and the End Point matches the set tings of the Tempo and Measure C Meas Measure and beat Determines the length measure and beat of User Voice play back Setting the value here ch...

Page 144: ...has been modified temporarily and is not fixed as data 8 Press the F6 OK button if you are satis fied with the result of the Job operation If you are not satisfied with the result of the Job operation press the F5 CANCEL button and go back to Step 4 9 Save the created User Voice data to a USB storage device For detailed instructions on saving see pages 55 and 114 Basic Procedure of the Sampling Jo...

Page 145: ...length of the User Voice also changes the playback tempo of the audio data included in the User Voice 1 Ratio Determines the length of the post process Voice as a ratio of the length of the original Voice 100 The tempo change and the appropriate Ratio value can be calculated as follows Ratio value original tempo modified tempo x 100 B Accuracy Determines the quality of the resulting Voice by speci...

Page 146: ...u convert a stereo User Voice to a mono User Voice 1 Type Determines which channel or both channels of the stereo User Voice will be converted to a mono User Voice L R mono The left and right channels of a stereo Sam ple are mixed and converted to a mono Sam ple L mono The left channel of a stereo Sample is con verted to a mono Sample R mono The right channel of the stereo sample is con verted to ...

Page 147: ...s after executing the Slice operation you can assign each of the slices to a different User Voice Set the Select parameter to the desired slice number set the Save To parameter to the User Voice num ber as assignment destination then press the ENTER STORE button to execute the Assignment operation The advantage of this feature is that you can assign each rhythmic slice to be triggered by a differe...

Page 148: ...m memory all unnecessary audio data included in the User Voice located ahead of the Start Point and located after the End Point leaving only the portion of the sample you wish to keep 1 User Voice bank and number Determines the User Voice bank and number of which the unnecessary portion is to be extracted 14 Optimize Memory This Job optimizes the memory DIMM for Sampling Optimization consolidates ...

Page 149: ... Then remove all cables connecting the instrument to other devices Leaving the power cord connected while working can result in electric shock Leaving other cables connected can interfere with work Be careful not to drop any screws inside the instrument during installa tion This can be prevented by keeping the optional units and cover away from the instrument while attaching If this does happen be...

Page 150: ...ing a Phillips screwdriver 4 Insert the two DIMMs into the DIMM sock ets Location for DIMM installation Installing the DIMM modules to the sockets 4 1 Press the ejector levers to the outside of the socket 4 2 Insert the DIMM vertically in the socket Press the DIMM in firmly until it snaps or locks in place Confirm whether or not both the levers are firmly locked DIMM Installation IMPORTANT Keep th...

Page 151: ...utton then press the SF6 INF button page 136 If the DIMMs have been installed properly the appro priate available memory size is indicated in the display 1 Press the ejector lever until the DIMM unlocks 2 Pull the DIMM vertically out of the socket NOTE When you re install the cover make sure to steady the cover from the side with your hand NOTE If the DIMMs have not been installed properly the Sam...

Page 152: ... be produced depending on the settings of these parameters Check the Effect and Filter settings No sound may be produced especially depending on the Filter settings The external MIDI tone generator produces no sound Is the MIDI cable connector properly connected page 20 Make sure the MIDI Transmit Channels of the DTX900 match the MIDI Receive Channels of the connected external MIDI tone generators...

Page 153: ... the dis play called up via UTILITY F5 MIDI SF3 OTHER If you are connecting a computer to the DTX900 via USB this parameter should be set to USB if you are connecting a MIDI device to the DTX900 via MIDI this parameter should be set to MIDI Cannot save data to the external USB storage device Has the USB storage device you re using been properly formatted page 123 Is the USB storage device being us...

Page 154: ...y continue when the Receive Key Off parameter is set to off in the display called up via DRUM KIT F2 VOICE SF4 OTHER The Pad Controller does not work as expected Check the Pad Controller Type parameter page 92 in the display called up via DRUM KIT F5 PAD SF1 PAD CTRL If this parameter is set to off the Pad Controller installed to the connected pad does not work Select the appropriate value Check t...

Page 155: ...cannot be loaded in the current mode Illegal file name The specified file name is invalid Try entering a different name Illegal input An invalid input or value has been specified Check the input method or value Illegal sample data The sample file specified for loading is unusable by the DTX900 Illegal selection An unacceptable file has been specified in the Song job mode Illegal song number An una...

Page 156: ...nnot be exe cuted Seq data is not empty This message appears if you attempt to record to a track that already contains data Clear the track data in the Song Job mode or select a different track then perform the Record operation Seq memory full The internal memory for Sequence data is full preventing any further operation such as recording Job execution or loading from the USB storage device Try ag...

Page 157: ...eset 8 User 1 Training Functions Measure break Groove check Rhythm gate Sampling Samples 1 016 for the User Voices Sampling Sources Audio input signals via AUX IN SAMPLING IN Audio output signals via OUTPUT Resample Sample Data Bits 16bit Sampling Frequency 44 1kHz 22 05 kHz 11 025 kHz 5 5125 kHz stereo mono Sampling Memory DTX900 Expandable to 512 MB i e 256 MB DIMM x 2 The DTX900 does not come w...

Page 158: ...e 146 Delete All 146 Delete Measure 102 Demo Songs 35 Destination Drum Kit number 97 Destination measure number 101 Destination Track number 101 DeviceNo 131 DIGITAL OUT connector 12 DIMM 76 147 DISPLAY 140 DISTORTION 70 Double triggering 108 DRAM 76 DRUM 39 Drum Kit 30 36 40 62 Drum Kit Bank 125 DRUM KIT button 10 Drum Kit icon 30 Drum Kit No 125 Drum Kit number 30 Drum Trigger 7 Drum Voice 40 62...

Page 159: ...W 114 121 Normalize 143 Note 50 NOTE NO 87 Note number 80 NUM 140 NUMBER Chain number 132 Number of measures to be inserted 102 O Open Rim Shot 28 Open Close 28 Optimize Memory 146 OTHER 39 OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks 12 OutputSel 128 OutputSel Output Select 81 107 Overdub 43 P Pad 16 Pad Assign 138 Pad Controller 59 92 Pad Controller Type 92 Pad Function 126 Pad Song 35 93 Pad Type 109 PadFunc 126 ...

Page 160: ...gger Input jack as copy source 111 Trigger Input Level Indicator 22 Trigger Input Source 58 61 Trigger Level 137 Trigger No 125 Trigger Setup 22 60 Trigger Setup List 23 Trigger Setup number 22 Trigger Setup number as copy destination 111 Trigger Setup number as copy source 111 Trigger Signals 58 TriggerNo 22 TrigLink Trigger Link 94 TrigMono Poly Trigger Mono Poly 94 TrigVelocity Trigger Velocity...

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