Effect Settings; Reverb; Chorus; Insertion Effects 1 And 2 - Yamaha DTXTREME IIs Owner's Manual

Effect Settings

DTXTREME IIs provides reverb and chorus as system
effects, as well as two different insertion effects, and a three-
dimensional Localizer effect.

Reverb

This system effect includes 12 reverb types that let you
recreate the ambience of a performance space — from a small
room to a large concert hall. In the voice settings (page 53),
you can specify the amount of reverb applied to each drum
voice in the drum kit. This is useful, for example, if you want
more reverb for the snare drum, but less for the bass drum.

Chorus

This system effect includes 13 chorus types of soft to hard
modulations (chorus, flanger, jet effect, and so on). In the
voice settings (page 53), you can specify the amount of chorus
applied to each drum voice in the drum kit. This is useful, for
example, if you want unique flanging sounds for hi-hats and
other cymbals.

Insertion Effects 1 and 2

These additional effects give you tools to further enhance the
sound — or even completely change the sonic character of a
voice. Each effect block has a wide variety of 44 types
(chorus, flanger, distortion, wah, etc.). These two insertion
effects are arranged in parallel so that you can selectively apply
the effects to specific drum voices in your drum kit.

Localizer

This effect is optimized for headphone monitoring and
creates a realistic 3D sound image of your drum kit — placing
each instrument in a specific "virtual" space in the 3D
ambience, so that each sound appears to come from a
different direction. This 3D effect can be specified separately
for your drum kit and other instruments in the song, and
gives you the feeling of playing drums in a realistic ensemble.
This 3D effect is intended for headphones and cannot be
heard well if played from normal speakers.
n Both insertion effects and the system chorus effect are automatically
disabled when the Localizer effect is active.
S o u n d M i x i n g t h a t F u l l y
U t i l i z e s E f f e c t s
Slider controls on the top panel let you easily mix the
instrument sounds of the DTXTREME IIs. However,
you can also create more complex and more flexible
mixing schemes in conjunction with the output
routing for each drum voice (page 53) and effect
settings explained here. First, take a look at the
following diagram. It shows possible output routings
for each drum voice with several parameter settings.
Drum Voice Output
IND InsFX2
Thru on Thru
Ins FX2
Individual
Output
The actual effect settings include the output routing
after drum voices are applied with an effect, and this is
closely associated with the output setting of each drum
voice. In other words, specifying the output of a drum
voice also determines which effect can be applied to
that voice. In the left part of the diagram, you can see
four basic output options — stereo, InsFX1, InsFX2,
IND — provided for each drum voice. Also, thru is
added to the options when you enable the Localizer.
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InsFX1 stereo
on off on
Thru
Ins FX1 Localizer
Cho
Send
Chorus
Rev
Send
Reverb
Stereo Stereo
Output Phones
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