Reference

Drum Kit Mode [DRUM KIT]

mode Sampling mode Chain mode Utility mode File mode Trigger mode Click mode Song mode Kit Drum Reference

4 Move the cursor down again and set the VCE NUM, BANK MSB and BANK LSB, which determine the Voice program num- ber.

For a complete list of available Voices, refer to the Data List booklet.

5 Call up the Stack/Alternate display again by pressing the [F3] STK/ALT button.

6 Create the program as illustrated above.

Enter the appropriate values shown in the Example Program illustration at the top of this section, using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and data dial. (You can also enter the notes directly from a MIDI keyboard; see “Programming the Stack from an external MIDI keyboard” below.)

7 Try out the newly created Stack/Alternate program by hitting the pad as many times as the step number.

8 Store the settings as a User Drum Kit by pressing the [ENTER/STORE] button.

Programming the Stack From an External MIDI Keyboard

[SF5] CHORD

You can enter note events from an external MIDI keyboard connected to the MIDI IN connector of the DTXTREME

III.This conveniently lets you play the chords and notes and directly enter them to the Stack program.

1 Connect one end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI OUT connector of the MIDI keyboard and the other to the MIDI IN connector of the DTXTRME III.

2 On the MIDI keyboard, make the appropriate settings so that the MIDI connector is active.

If the MIDI keyboard is equipped with a USB TO HOST ter- minal, you may need to manually enable MIDI operation, depending on the MIDI parameter settings of your keyboard. For details, refer to the Owner’s Manual of the MIDI key- board.

3 On the DTXTREME III, set the MIDI IN/OUT parameter to enable MIDI operation.

From the display called up via the [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI

→[SF3] OTHER, set the MIDI IN/OUT parameter to MIDI.

4 Call up the Stack/Alternate display again by pressing the [F3] STK/ALT button.

5 Press the [SF5] CHORD button to call up the Chord display.

This display is used for receiving MIDI note events from an external MIDI device and applying them to the current Stack/ Alternate program.

6 Set the Step number by using the data dial, [INC/DEC] and [DEC/NO] buttons.7 Play the MIDI keyboard.

The notes you play on the MIDI keyboard (along with the corresponding MIDI channel) appear in the display.

8 Press the [F6] OK button to actually apply the received notes to the current Stack/ Alternate program.

If you do not want to apply the received notes to the program, press the [F5] CANCEL button to go back to the original dis- play.

9 Repeat steps 6 – 8 as desired.10 Store the settings as a User Drum Kit by pressing the [ENTER/STORE] button.

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