Main Features; Drum Trigger; Tone Generator - Yamaha DTXTREME III Owner's Manual

Main Features

Designed primarily for professional drummers, the DTXTREME III has a Drum Trigger feature, a 64-note polyphonic Tone
Generator, a built-in Sampling feature that lets you expand the available sounds, a high-performance Metronome (Click)
feature and a built-in music sequencer that enables recording and playback of rhythm or accompaniment patterns, and even
lets you create an entire Song. The DTXTREME III is an exceptionally versatile instrument that can be used in a variety of
situations such as live performance, personal practice, and much more.

■ Drum Trigger

• Built into the unit are 15 Trigger Input jacks and a Hi-Hat
Controller jack.
• The instrument also features jacks that are compatible with
two-zone or three-zone pads (pads that transmit different
signals depending on the area that is hit). Moreover, the
snare drum jack is compatible with pad-controller-equipped
pads. This lets you adjust the 'virtual' snares and the tun-
ing—just as you would with an acoustic snare drum. All in
all, the DTXTREME III offers virtually the same playabil-
ity, expressiveness and functionality that you get in an
acoustic drum kit.
• You can connect the DTXTREME III to an acoustic drum
kit by using drum triggers such as Yamaha DT20.
• By combining the Stack function, which lets you play mul-
tiple voices (MIDI notes) at the same time, along with the
Alternate function, which lets you play a sequence of the
Stack program, you can create complex performances and
play passages in realtime that would otherwise be impossi-
ble on conventional acoustic drums.

■ Tone Generator

• The DTXTREME III is equipped with a high-quality, 16-bit
AWM2 (PCM) tone generator with 64-voice polyphony that
produces dynamic voices or exceptional realism.
• The instrument has a wide variety of Voices including
authentic acoustic drums, unique electronic percussion,
sound effects, and normal keyboard Voices. It can also be
used as a high-quality drum tone generator along with vari-
ous MIDI devices, even without using the Drum Pads.
• Also included in the unit are 50 preset Drum Kits which
contain natural, authentic sounding acoustic Drum Kits, and
cover a wide range of music genres, such as rock, funk,
jazz, reggae, Latin, etc. Moreover, User kit memory is avail-
able for storing 50 sets. With this, you can set up your own
original Drum Kits using the various Drum Voices.
• The Sampling feature lets you record the audio signal to the
DTXTREME III or load the audio file from the USB stor-
age device to create your original Voice. The created 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 DTX-
TREME III. 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 audio signal to which the Insertion
Effect is applied to the DTXTREME III in the Sampling
mode.
■ Music Sequencer (Song)
• The built-in sequencer contains a wide variety of Preset
Songs. The Mute function lets you turn on/off the rhythm
(drum & percussion sound) part, bass part and other accom-
paniment part individually, or turn each track on/off.
• The DTXTREME III also allows you to record your perfor-
mance in real time and allows you to play along with the
Song data while muting the original drum part.
• In addition to one main Song that is controlled from the
panel, four Pad Songs can be individually controlled and
simultaneously played by trigger input from the pads.
■ High-performance Metronome (Click)
• The DTXTREME III provides a comprehensive, multi-
function metronome, allowing various click settings such as
voice and tuning for each beat timing. Furthermore, you can
change the accent timing and use the Measure Break feature
that alternates click playback between on and off (mute)
repeatedly.
• The Groove Check Function checks and provides instant
feedback on your rhythmic skills—a powerful tool for
improving your technique. It includes a Rhythm Gate func-
tion that produces sounds only if your timing is accurate.
■ Chain
• Programming a Chain sequence lets you call up the Drum
Kit number, Song number and Click settings (tempo and
beat) in order during your live performance. Each step in
the programmed Chain can be called up by hitting the pad.
■ Interfaces
• The USB terminal and MIDI connectors on the rear panel
let you connect a computer and other MIDI devices to the
DTXTREME III. These allow you to play sounds from an
external tone generator or the DAW software on your com-
puter as well as synchronize the metronome (Click) or Song
playback with an external MIDI sequencer.
• Each of the six INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT jacks can sepa-
rately output any specified Drum Voice such as Snare and
Tom to send each instrument signal to an external mixer for
live performance or recording session. In addition, a Digital
Output (S/PDIF) terminal lets you transfer the DTX-
TREME III stereo sounds to other devices with no noise
and full digital quality.
• The instrument has a built-in AUX IN/SAMPLING IN jack
which lets you connect a CD player to the DTXTREME
III—allowing you to play the instrument along with CD
playback as well as use the powerful Sampling feature.
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