Connecting External Midi Devices - Yamaha DTX900 Owner's Manual

Setting Up

Connecting External MIDI Devices

Using a standard MIDI cable (available separately), you can connect an external MIDI device, and control it from the
DTX900.
This connection lets you sound an external MIDI tone generator (synthesizer, tone generator module, etc.) by playing the
DTX900 or playing back a Song on the DTX900. Also, an external sequencer can be used to drive the DTX900's Tone Gen-
erator. Furthermore, the use of MIDI functions allows for an even greater range of performance and recording possibilities
with the DTX900.
NOTE
• Any one of the DTX900 interfaces (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
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Controlling an external tone generator or synthesizer
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector on the DTX900 with the MIDI IN connector on the external MIDI
device.
MIDI OUT connector
888
DTX900
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Controlling from an external MIDI keyboard or synthesizer
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector on the DTX900 with the MIDI OUT connector on the external MIDI
device.
MIDI IN connector
888
DTX900
Synchronizing with an external MIDI instrument (Master and Slave)
The Songs of this instrument can be synchronized to the playback of an external MIDI sequencer, To do this, one device
must be set to internal clock operation and the other (as well as all other devices to be controlled) to external clock. The
device set to internal clock serves as a reference for all connected devices, and is referred to as the "master" instrument.
The connected devices set to external clock are referred to as "slaves." When recording playback data of an external MIDI
sequencer to a Song of the DTX900 in the above connection example, make sure to set the MIDI synchronization param-
eter to follow external clock with the following operation in the Utility mode.
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MIDI cable
MIDI device
MIDI cable
MIDI device
MIDI IN connector
MIDI OUT connector