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COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT
(DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)
PRECAUTIONS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference
Power supply/AC power adaptor
Water warning
Connections
Maintenance
Saving data
Saving and backing up your data
Handling caution
Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA DTXTREME
The new DTXTREME III incorporates the highly acclaimed AWM2 tone generator
and a sophisticated music sequencer
●AC Power Adaptor (Yamaha PA-300B,or an equivalent)
●Module stand
■Drum Trigger
■Tone Generator
■Music Sequencer (Song)
■High-performanceMetronome (Click)
■Chain
Contents
Contents
Changing the Name of a File or Directory
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial
Creating a User Voice [F1] SELECT
Panel Controls
■Front Panel
Panel Controls
!1TRIGGER INDICATOR
!2Audition button
!3[F1] – [F6] (Function) buttons
!4[SF1] – [SF6] (Sub-Function)buttons
■Rear Panel
Basic Operation
Moving the Cursor
Changing or Editing Parameter Values
Functions and Sub-Functions
Modes
Edit Indicator
Inputting a Number Directly
Inputting Characters (Naming, etc.)
■Using the character list
Setting Up
■DTXTREME III Standard Set
(such as
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■Compatible USB devices
USB
1 Download the USB-MIDIdriver from our website:
http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/usb_midi
2 Install the downloaded USB-MIDIdriver to the computer
3 Make sure that the USB TO HOST terminal of the DTXTREME III is enabled
5 Press the [ENTER/STORE] button to store this setting
■Precautions when using the USB TO HOST terminal
on the computer
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Selecting the Trigger Setup
Setting a Default Trigger Setup to be Called Up When the Power is Turned On
■Trigger Setup List
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings
-Hat
Ride Cymbal
Playing the DTXTREME
1MASTER slider
BPHONES slider
CCLICK slider
DACCOMP slider
EKICK slider
Playing Along With the Click
Playing Along With the Click
1 Press the [CLICK] button to enter the Click mode
2 Press the [F1] PLAY button to call up the Click Play display, if necessary
1BEAT (Time Signature)
BTEMPO
Tap Tempo
Playing Along With a Song
Playback From the Middle of the Song
Fast Forward/Rewind
Repeat Playback
You can change the tempo of the current Song by following the operations below
Indicates the current tempo
BBEAT (Time Signature)
Indicates the time signature of the Click sound
1 Use the Cursor buttons to move the cursor to the location to be edited
1[SF1] DRUM
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)
Creating a Drum Kit
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Storing the Edited Drum Kit
Recording Your Drum Performance to a Song
Realtime Recording
Replace and Overdub (Loop)
Two Tracks and Multi-channelRecording
Recording Your Drum Performance to a Song
1 Select the desired Drum Kit in the Drum Kit mode
This step is necessary because selecting a Song may change a Drum Kit
5 Press the [REC] button to call up the REC STANDBY display
1Type (Recording Type)
■How Quantize Works (example)
DBeat (Time Signature)
Determines the time signature of the Song
ETempo
Determines the tempo of the Song
1 Select an empty User Song (containing no data) in the Song mode
1Song bank and number
5 Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Copy Song operation
6 Press the [REC] button to call up the REC STANDBY display
7 Move the cursor to “Type,” then set this parameter to “replace.”
8 Move the cursor to “Track,” then set this parameter to “2.”
9 Press the [SF1] DRUM button to mute the drum part of the Preset Song data
3 Select a track to be cleared
5 Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Clear Track operation
6 Re-recordyour drum performance to the cleared track
1Name
B[SF6] LIST
3 Enter the Song name by following the instructions on page
Using the Groove Check Function
1 Select the desired Song (if you are using a Song)
1Trigger Input 1 –
4 Move the cursor to the Trigger Input, then select the desired one
6 Stop playback then confirm the result of the Groove Check
■Groove Check Results
BRhythm Gate Range
When “ALL” is selected for any one of the lines, no other lines can be used
7 Stop playback, then confirm the result of the Rhythm Gate
For details on the Rhythm Gate display indications, see below
■Rhythm Gate Results
Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device
Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device
After connecting the USB storage device, follow the instructions below
1 Press the [FILE] button to enter the File mode
2 Press the [F1] SAVE button to call up the Save display
4 Move the cursor to the file name input location, then input a file name
2 Press the [F2] LOAD button to call up the Load display
5 Press the [SF1] EXEC to execute the Load operation
DTXTREME
Basic Structure of the DTXTREME
■Mono pads generating one type of trigger signal
■2-zone pads/3-zonepads generating multiple types of trigger signal
[F5] PAD
Hi-Hat
Obtaining trigger signals from an acoustic drum
Trigger Setup
Pad and Trigger Input Jack
Trigger Input Sources
■Drum Voices assigned to each of the Trigger Input Sources
■Convenient Voice Set assignment for each Trigger Input jack
■Drum Kits consisting of Voice Sets (Drum Voices)
■Drum Voices and MIDI note numbers
IMPORTANT
■Trigger mode
[SAMPLING] → [F6] REC → Trigger Mode
●Starting recording manually
[SAMPLING] → [F6] REC → Trigger Mode = manual
●Starting recording when the input signal exceeds the Trigger Level
A song consists of two sequence tracks (Tracks 1 and 2) and header data
PADSONG
■Effect Structure
The Effects of the DTXTREME III consist of the following blocks
●Reverb
●Chorus
●Variation
■Effect Connection
Effect Types and Effect Categories
■REVERB
■CHORUS
■TREMOLO & ROTARY
■DELAY
REV-X
Effect Parameters
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Data Lost and Retained When Power is Turned Off
Internal Memory
Memory Structure
Drum Kit Mode
Assigning the Drum Voice to the Pad
Setting Volume, Tuning and Other Parameters
The second page when the INPUT display is called up:
The second page when the SOURCE display is called up:
DRevSend (Reverb Send)
EChoSend (Chorus Send)
FVarSend (Variation Send)
Setting EQ- and Tone-related
Parameters
IAttack
JDecay
KRelease
LFilter
MQ (Resonance)
Setting Other Parameters
EVelSensDpt (Velocity Sensitivity Depth)
FVelSensOfs (Velocity Sensitivity Offset)
GSliderSel (Slider Select)
Programming the Stack/Alternate
BNOTE
CGATETIME
D[SF3] ALL
E[SF4] STEP
F> (page)
Programming the Stack From an External MIDI Keyboard
Effect Connection Settings
Variation Effect Settings
Reverb Effect Settings
Chorus Effect Settings
Assigning a Function to the Pad Controller
Snappy Settings
Pad Song Settings
Trigger Signal Settings
Settings Common to the Entire Drum Kit
Hi-HatController Settings
MIDI Settings
Naming the Drum Kit
Copying the Parameter Settings
Song Mode
[SONG]
[F1] PLAY
[F2] JOB
Basic Procedure in the Song Job Mode
Song Jobs
Track Jobs
Measure Jobs
02: Create Measure
1Beat
BNumber of measures to be inserted
CTrack
DMeas (Insertion point)
Voice Job
Click Mode
[CLICK]
Click Mode [CLICK]
DCLICK VOICE
CSUBDIVIDE
EVOLUME (ACC)
FVOLUME (quarter note)
Performing the Groove Check
Performing the Rhythm Gate
Parameter Settings for the Groove Check and Rhythm Gate
Setting how the Click sound is played
Using the Measure Break Function
Trigger Mode
[F2] TYPE
[F3] SENS
CCurve
DLEVEL
EVEL (Velocity)
[F4] REJECT
BReject Time
Naming the Trigger Setup
Copying the Trigger Setup
File Mode
[FILE]
File Mode [FILE]
The DTXTREME III supports various file types that can be saved and loaded
■File types that can be saved
■File types that can be loaded
[F1] SAVE
Saving All User Data or All Data of a Specific Type
Saving the Audio Data Assigned to a User Voice as a WAV or AIFF File
Loading All User Data or All Data of
aSpecific Type
Loading a Specific Drum Kit From an “All Data” or “All Kit” File
Loading a Specific Song From an “All Data” or “All Song” File
Loading a Specific Trigger Setup From an “All Data” or “All Trigger” File
Loading a Specific Chain From an “All Data” or “All Chain” File
Loading a Specific Voice From an “All Data” or “All Voice” File
Loading WAV or AIFF Audio Files to Create a User Voice
Loading Standard MIDI files (SMF)
[F3] RENAME
This lets you rename the selected file/directory selected on the current drive
B File /Directory (Folder)
CFile name input location
D[SF1] EXEC
4 Press the [SF1] EXEC button
5 Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Delete operation
[F5] FORMAT
1 Connect a USB storage device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal
1Volume Label
B[SF1] EXEC
3 Enter the name of the Volume Label as desired
Utility Mode
Tone Generator Settings
Output Gain Settings of the Output Jacks
Count Settings
Initial Settings Called Up When Turning the Power On
Other Settings
[F2] PAD
Hi-HatSettings
Pad Function Settings
Trigger Bypass Settings
Master EQ Settings
Master Effect Settings
Output Settings
Insertion Effect Connection Settings
Insertion Effect Type Settings
Setting Program Change Reception On/Off
MIDI Sync Settings
MIDI Other Settings
Chain Mode
Chain Mode [CHAIN]
[F2] EDIT
2 Press the [F2] EDIT button to call up the Chain Edit display
1STEP
BTYPE
Step Grouping
[F3] NAME
Sampling Mode
Sampling Mode [SAMPLING]
1 Connect a microphone or audio equipment to the DTXTREME
2 Press the [SAMPLING] button to enter the Sampling mode
1User Voice
B[SF1] AUDITION
4 Press the [F1] SELECT button, then press the [F6] REC button
1TrggrMode (Trigger Mode)
BTrigger Level
CRecMonitor
DRecGain
8 Press the [F6] STOP button to stop Sam- pling
1Pad Assign
B[F3] AUDITION
9 Press the [F3] AUDITION button to hear the sampled sound
10 Select the desired Trigger Input Source by setting the Pad Assign parameter
[F3] TRIM
1 Press the [SAMPLING] button to enter the Sampling mode
2 Select the User Voice to be trimmed on the [F1] SELECT display
3 Press the [F3] TRIM button to call up the Trimming display
1Start (Start point)
E[SF1] AUDITION
F[SF2] LP=ST
G[SF3] ZOOM –
H[SF4] ZOOM +
I[SF5] SET END
Setting the End Point by Specifying Tempo, Beat and Measure
[F4] JOB
Basic Procedure of the Sampling Jobs
Sampling Jobs
the User Voice and a fade-outfor the ending section of the
User Voice
1 Type (Fade Type)
B Length
a lo-fisound, as well as reduce the User Voice size by half
The first display (for setting the related parameters)
BSubDivide
CSelect
DSaveTo
Use this job to enter or change the name of the current User Voice
This Job lets you copy the data of one User Voice to another
1User Voice bank and number as Source
BUser Voice bank and number as Destination
11:Delete
This Job lets you delete a specific User Voice from mem- ory
Optional DIMM Installation
Installation Precautions
Compatible DIMMs
DIMM Type and DIMM Configuration
DIMM Installation
Removing DIMMs
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
No effects are applied
Cannot save data to the external USB storage
device
The Trigger Signal from the acoustic drum is not
Sound is missing when performing a roll or flam on the pad
Sound is cut off
Only one sound is produced even when two pads (drums) are hit
The sound volume is louder than expected
The sound does not stop
Display Messages
Display Messages
Specifications
Index
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SOURCE
40, 41
SOURCE (Trigger
86, 93, 94
Starting measure number of
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