Yamaha DTX-MULTI Owner's Manual - Page 14
Playing the DTX-MULTI 12 using MIDI, Data from a DAW Application, UTIL6, ≥MIDI - 12 midi
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Setting Up Most DAW applications allow MIDI Thru to be turned on, and therefore, you can setup your system as shown below with local control of the DTX-MULTI 12 turned off and the DAW application returning performance data to the tone generator. In this way, performances can be recorded in comfort without each strike being heard twice. USB TO HOST port DTX-MULTI 12 IN OUT Computer Internal tone generator Local control LocalCtrl ="off" Pads OUT IN MIDI Thru turned on within DAW application. NOTE • DAW is an abbreviation of digital audio workstation. DAW applications such as Cubase can be used to record, edit, and mix audio and MIDI data on a computer. We will now describe how to setup parameters for recording your performances, first on the instrument itself, and then within the DAW application. ● DTX-MULTI 12 settings Turn off local control as follows. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button to access the UTILITY setting area, navigate to the MIDI section (UTIL6) using the [B]/[C] buttons, and press the [ENTER] button. UTIL6 MIDI ● Setting DAW-Application Parameters Within your DAW application, turn on MIDI Thru. This setting ensures that, when performance data is being recorded on a track within your application, it is also returned to the external MIDI system. For example, let's assume that performance data is being recorded on Track 3 by your DAW application. In addition, we'll also assume that MIDI Channel 1 has been set for the return of performance data. If MIDI Thru is now turned on for Track 3, the DAW application will return the performance data to the DTX-MULTI 12 as it is being recorded, and the instrument's internal tone generator will sound as if it is being played directly (on Channel 1). NOTE • For details on how to turn on MIDI Thru, refer to the manual that came with your DAW application. • If local control on the DTX-MULTI 12 and MIDI Thru within your DAW appli- cation are both turned off, no performance data will be sent to the internal tone generator, either directly or indirectly. As a result, no sound will be produced. ■ Playing the DTX-MULTI 12 using MIDI Data from a DAW Application As described below, you can setup the DTX-MULTI 12 to operate as a multi-timbral tone generator for your DAW application. In this way, you can easily integrate the instrument's high-quality MIDI tone generator into your music-production setup. For details on how to connect the DTX-MULTI 12 to your computer, see page 13. 1 Set each of the tracks within your DAW application to output their MIDI data to the DTX-MULTI 12. 2 Play MIDI performance data using the DAW application. 2 Navigate to the Local Control page (UTIL6-5) using the [B]/[C] buttons. UTIL6-5≥≥≥ ≥LocalCtrl=on 3 Set the LocalCtrl parameter to "off" (using the [-/ DEC] button if necessary). UTIL6-5≥≥≥ ≥LocalCtrl=off 4 Press the [STORE] button and store this setting. With local control turned off in this way, performance data produced by striking the pads will not be sent to the internal tone generator. 14 Owner's Manual