Yamaha DTX900 Owner's Manual - Page 7

Main Features Designed primarily for professional drummers, the DTX900 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 DTX900 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 • The DTX900 drum trigger module is compatible with the new pads (XP series.) • 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 tuning-just as you would with a snare drum. All in all, the DTX900 offers virtually the same playability, expressiveness and functionality that you get in an acoustic drum kit. • By combining the Stack function, which lets you play multiple 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 impossible on conventional acoustic drums. ■ Tone Generator • The DTX900 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 various 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 available 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 DTX900 or load the audio file from the USB storage 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 DTX900. 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 DTX900 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 accompaniment part individually, or turn each track on/off. • The DTX900 also allows you to record your performance in real time and allows you to play along with the Song data while muting the original drum part. • Four Pad Songs can be individually controlled and simultaneously played by trigger input from the pads. ■ High-performance Metronome (Click) • The DTX900 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 function 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 DTX900. These enable fast, efficient and comprehensive music-creation capabilities, letting you play sounds from an external tone generator as well as record your own performance using the included Cubase AI. • Each of the six INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT jacks can separately 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 DTX900 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 DTX900-allowing you to play the instrument along with CD playback as well as use the powerful Sampling feature. DTX900 Owner's Manual 7