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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