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Quick Guide

Playing the DTXTREME III

Now that your DTXTREME III is properly connected, it’s time to make some music!

Hitting the Pads

While hitting the pads, move the MASTER slider or PHONES slider on the panel to raise the overall volume to a comfortable level.

Selecting a Drum Kit

A ‘Drum Kit’ is a collection of drum sounds (or voices) that play when you hit the pads. Try selecting some of the Drum Kits and enjoy the variety of sounds and drum setups available.

1 Press the [DRUM KIT] button to enter the Drum Kit Select display.

If another display appears, press the [F1] PLAY button to call up the Drum Kit Select display.

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NOTE

•Keep in mind that the example displays shown in this manual are for instruction purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

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1Drum Kit numberIndicates the current Drum Kit bank, number and its name. PRE: 01 – PRE: 50 are

preset kits and USR: 01 – USR: 50 are user kits stored in internal flash ROM, while

EXT-A: 01 – EXT-P: 99 are user kits stored in the external USB storage device connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal.

BDrum Kit iconIndicates the music genre of the current Drum Kit.C[SF4] << BANKD[SF5] BANK >>Use these buttons to change the Drum Kit Bank. (PRE, USR, EXT-A, EXT-B … EXT-P)

2 Select the desired Drum Kit by using the [INC/YES] button, [DEC/ NO] button or data dial.

Try out the different Drum Kits and select one Drum Kit you like.

NOTE

•With the initial default settings, the Drum Kit number is shown also in the LED display.

•Some preset Drum Kits have Pad Songs and Drum Loop Voices that will start when the corresponding pad is hit.

•The Drum Kit icon can be changed by setting the Icon

parameter in the display called up via [F6] OTHER → [SF4] NAME

(page 97).

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