Setting Up
Most DAW applications allow MIDI Thru to be turned on, and
therefore, you can setup your system as shown below with local
control of the DTX-MULTI 12 turned off and the DAW applica-
tion returning performance data to the tone generator. In this way,
performances can be recorded in comfort without each strike
being heard twice.
USB TO HOST port
DTX-MULTI 12
IN
Internal
tone
generator
Local control
LocalCtrl ="off"
NOTE
• DAW is an abbreviation of digital audio workstation. DAW applications such
as Cubase can be used to record, edit, and mix audio and MIDI data on a
computer.
We will now describe how to setup parameters for recording your
performances, first on the instrument itself, and then within the
DAW application.
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DTX-MULTI 12 settings
Turn off local control as follows.
1
Press the [UTILITY] button to access the UTILITY
setting area, navigate to the MIDI section (UTIL6)
B ]/[C
B
B
C ] buttons, and press the
C
C
using the [B
[ENTER] button.
UTIL6
≥≥≥≥≥≥MIDI
2
Navigate to the Local Control page (UTIL6-5)
B ]/[C
B
C ] buttons.
C
B
C
using the [B
UTIL6-5≥≥≥<MIDI>
≥LocalCtrl=on
3
Set the LocalCtrl parameter to "off" (using the [-/
DEC] button if necessary).
UTIL6-5≥≥≥<MIDI>
≥LocalCtrl=off
4
Press the [STORE] button and store this setting.
With local control turned off in this way, performance data pro-
duced by striking the pads will not be sent to the internal tone
generator.
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Owner's Manual
Computer
OUT
OUT
Pads
IN
MIDI Thru turned
on within DAW
application.
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Setting DAW-Application Parameters
Within your DAW application, turn on MIDI Thru. This setting
ensures that, when performance data is being recorded on a track
within your application, it is also returned to the external MIDI
system.
For example, let's assume that performance data is being recorded
on Track 3 by your DAW application. In addition, we'll also
assume that MIDI Channel 1 has been set for the return of perfor-
mance data. If MIDI Thru is now turned on for Track 3, the DAW
application will return the performance data to the DTX-MULTI
12 as it is being recorded, and the instrument's internal tone gen-
erator will sound as if it is being played directly (on Channel 1).
NOTE
• For details on how to turn on MIDI Thru, refer to the manual that came with
your DAW application.
• If local control on the DTX-MULTI 12 and MIDI Thru within your DAW appli-
cation are both turned off, no performance data will be sent to the internal
tone generator, either directly or indirectly. As a result, no sound will be pro-
duced.
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Playing the DTX-MULTI 12 using MIDI
Data from a DAW Application
As described below, you can setup the DTX-MULTI 12 to operate
as a multi-timbral tone generator for your DAW application. In
this way, you can easily integrate the instrument's high-quality
MIDI tone generator into your music-production setup. For
details on how to connect the DTX-MULTI 12 to your computer,
see page 13.
1
Set each of the tracks within your DAW applica-
tion to output their MIDI data to the DTX-MULTI
12.
2
Play MIDI performance data using the DAW appli-
cation.