Yamaha DTX900 Owner's Manual - Page 107

Click Mode [CLICK]

Reference

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Drum Kit mode

Reference

Song mode

Click mode

Trigger mode

File mode

Utility mode

Chain mode

Sampling mode

Click Sound Settings

[F5] OTHER

From this display, you can set the parameters which deter-

mine under what circumstances the click and the output for

the click sound.

1

Mode

Determines how and under what circumstances the click is

played. The click can be started or stopped in synchronization

with song playback/recording according to the setting here, as

well as by pressing the [CLICK ON/OFF] button.

manual

The Click is started/stopped only by pressing

the [CLICK ON/OFF] button.

play

The Click is started/stopped by starting/stop-

ping the Song playback, as well as by pressing


rec


ping the Song recording, as well as by pressing


play&rec


ping the Song playback/recording, as well as by

pressing the [CLICK ON/OFF] button.

B

MIDI Out

Determines whether or not the MIDI note number corre-

sponding to the Click Voice is transmitted via MIDI OUT.

When this parameter is set to on, the following MIDI events

are transmitted via MIDI OUT.

C

OutputSel (Output Select)

Determines the output jack for the click sound.

From this display, you can set the parameters related to the

Measure Break function. By using this function, the Click

Voice can be played back for specified measures and muted

for specified measures repeatedly.

This function can be effectively used to bring your rhythm

technique and timing up to a higher level—letting you play

a certain drum phrase for several measures while listening

to the Click Voice, then play the next several measures with

no Click sound. For example, to have four measures with

the Click Voice followed by four measures without, set the

Measure parameter to 4 and the Break parameter to 4.

1

Measure/Break

Determines whether the Measure Break function is active or

not. When set to on, the Click Voice is played back for mea-

sures specified at

2

and muted for measures specified at

3

repeatedly.

B

Measure

Determines the amount of measure range within which the

Click sound is played (not muted).

C

Break

Determines the amount of measure range within which the

Click sound is muted.

Setting How the Click Sound is Played

[SF1] OUTPUT

Settings

manual, play, rec, play&rec

MIDI channel

Note

Velocity

Accent note

10

B#-1

127

1/4 note

10

C0

127

Other notes

10

B-1

127

Settings

off, on

NOTE

•

The MIDI note events corresponding to the Click sound will be trans-

mitted via MIDI OUT only when the Click sound is produced. The

MIDI note events corresponding to the Click sound for which the Vol-

ume is turned down to the minimum level on the [F1] PLAY display will

not be transmitted via MIDI OUT. Likewise, the MIDI note events cor-

responding to the Click sound during “Break” of the Measure Break

function will not be transmitted via MIDI OUT.

Settings

L&R+ph (OUTPUT and PHONES), Phones

(PHONES), L&R (OUTPUT), ind1&2 –

ind5&6 (INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT 1 and 2 – 5

and 6), ind1 – ind6 (one of the INDIVIDUAL

OUTPUTs)

1

3

2

Using the Measure Break Function

[SF2] MEASBRK

Settings

off, on

Range

1 – 9

Range

1 – 9

1

3

2

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	4
Introduction	6
Included Accessories	6
Main Features	7
Contents	8
Panel Controls	10
Basic Operation	13
Setting Up	16
Connecting the Pads	16
Setting Up the Power Supply	18
Turning the Power On	18
Connecting to Speakers or Headphones	19
Connecting to External Audio Equipment	19
Connecting External MIDI Devices	20
Connecting a USB Storage Device	21
Selecting the Trigger Setup	22
Connecting a Computer	24
Setting up Cubase Remote Control	25
Creating a Song by Using a Computer	26
Adjusting the Sound and Display Contrast	27
Quick Guide	28
How to Play the Drum Pads	28
Playing the DTX900	30
Hitting the Pads	30
Selecting a Drum Kit	30
Adjusting the Volume by Using the Sliders	31
Playing Along With the Click	32
Start the Click (Metronome)	32
Changing the Tempo and Time Signature (Beat) of the Click	33
Tap Tempo	34
Playing Along With a Song	35
Song Playback	35
Adjusting the Volume of the Song Accompaniment	38
Changing the Tempo of the Song	38
Song Part Mute Setting	39
Creating a Drum Kit	40
Recording Your Drum Performance to a Song	43
Recording System	43
Recording Methods	43
Recording Your Drum Performance to a Song	44
Recording Additional Notes to an Already-recorded Track (Overdub)	46
Recording Along With the Preset Song	46
Re-recording a Track After Clearing	48
Assigning a Name to a User Song	49
Using the Groove Check Function	50
Setting the Check Timing	50
Trying Out Groove Check	51
Trying Out Rhythm Gate	52
Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device	54
File/Folder Selection	54
Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device	55
Loading a File Saved to a USB Storage Device	56
Reference	57
Basic Structure of the DTX900	57
The Functional Blocks	57
Pads (Trigger Input Sources) and Trigger Signals	58
Tone Generator Block (Drum Kits and Drum Voices)	62
Sampling	65
Song	67
Effects	68
Internal Memory and File Management	76
Drum Kit Mode [DRUM KIT]	78
Basic Procedure in the Drum Kit Mode	78
Selecting a Drum Kit [F1] PLAY	79
Setting Drum Voice Parameters [F2] VOICE	79
Programming the Stack/Alternate [F3] STK/ALT	86
Effect Settings [F4] EFFECT	89
Pad Settings [F5] PAD	92
Other Settings [F6] OTHER	95
Song Mode [SONG]	98
Song Play [F1] PLAY	98
Song Recording [F1] PLAY -> [REC]	98
Song Jobs [F2] JOB	98
Click Mode [CLICK]	104
Basic Procedure in the Click Mode	104
Basic Settings of the Click Sound [F1] PLAY	105
Click Voice Settings [F2] VOICE	106
Tap Tempo Function [F3] TAP	106
Groove Check Function [F4] GROOVE	106
Click Sound Settings [F5] OTHER	107
Trigger Mode [TRIGGER]	108
Basic Procedure in the Trigger Mode	108
Selecting the Trigger Setup [F1] SELECT	109
Selecting the Pad Type [F2] TYPE	109
Trigger Sensitivity Settings [F3] SENS	109
Setting the Rejection [F4] REJECT	110
Other Settings [F5] OTHER	111
File Mode [FILE]	112
Terminology in the File Mode	112
File Types Compatible With the DTX900	113
Saving a File [F1] SAVE	114
Loading a File [F2] LOAD	116
Changing the Name of a File or Directory [F3] RENAME	121
Deleting a File or Directory [F4] DELETE	122
Formatting USB Storage Media [F5] FORMAT	123
Utility Mode [UTILITY]	124
Basic Procedure in the Utility Mode	124
General Settings [F1] GENERAL	124
Pad Settings [F2] PAD	126
Effect Settings [F3] EFFECT	127
External Audio Settings [F4] AUXIN	128
MIDI Settings [F5] MIDI	130
Resetting the User Memory to the Initial Factory Settings [F6] FACTSET	131
Chain Mode [CHAIN]	132
Using a Programmed Chain [F1] SELECT	132
Programming a Chain [F2] EDIT	133
Naming the Created Chain [F3] NAME	134
Sampling Mode [SAMPLING]	135
Sampling Setup	135
Sampling Operation and User Voice Assignment [F1] SELECT/[F2] SETTING	136
Trimming a User Voice [F3] TRIM	139
Sampling Jobs [F4] JOB	142
Appendix	147
Optional DIMM Installation	147
Troubleshooting	150
Display Messages	153
Specifications	155
Index	156
About the Accessory Disk	159

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