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Features The DTXTREME IIs is designed for professional drummers and has a comprehensive variety of flexible drum-triggering features, a 64-note polyphonic tone generator compatible with the GM System Level 1 standard, as well as a built-in music sequencer that enables recording and playback of rhythm or accompaniment patterns, and even lets you create an entire song. The instrument is ideal for virtually any application - live performance, rhythm training, music creation and studio recording. Drum Triggering • Flexible external controls via 16 trigger inputs (total of 12 jacks), hi-hat controller jack, and footswitch jack. These jacks can connect to any Yamaha triggering gear including traditional DTX/DTXPRESS drum pads, DT-series trigger pickups, and the latest drum pads. • Combined with the latest drum pads, DTXTREME IIs enables manual control of the drum voice tone with a built-in knob. • Freely adjustable trigger inputs. Each trigger input can be edited to suit the input device (type) connected to the jack, letting you determine the sensitivity and other settings. • Freely assignable voices. Using MIDI note numbers, each trigger input can be assigned a specific voice from the internal tone generator. A set of trigger-to-voice configurations can be stored as a drum kit. DTXTREME IIs stores up to 40 drum kits internally and up to 99 externally on convenient memory cards. Also, DTXTREME IIs comes with 90 preset drum kits. • Each trigger input can be set to play several MIDI note numbers simultaneously or sequentially, enabling the playing of chords or melodic phrases, or even entire drum patterns with a single pad. Tone Generator • A variety of high-quality sounds (voices) in a 64-note polyphonic AWM2 (PCM) tone generator compatible with the GM System Level 1 standard. • Preset voices include 2,174 drum or percussion sounds and 128 keyboard sounds. DTXTREME IIs offers dynamic drum voices, including high-quality Yamaha drum sounds, plus the latest samples and looped sounds - guaranteed to inspire you as you play and create. • An all-new sampling feature that lets you easily add your own samples to the drum kit. DTXTREME IIs can also import samples (audio files) from the computer using memory cards. • Each drum voice can be edited using various parameters for effects, volume, pan, pitch, and so on. Effects • High-quality digital reverb and chorus are provided as System effects. A versatile pair of separate Insertion effects is also provided with 44 effect types. • The Localizer provides a three-dimensional (3D) stereo effect that simulates natural sound when monitored with stereo headphones. 7

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Features
The DTXTREME IIs is designed for professional drummers and has a comprehensive variety of flexible
drum-triggering features, a 64-note polyphonic tone generator compatible with the GM System Level 1
standard, as well as a built-in music sequencer that enables recording and playback of rhythm or
accompaniment patterns, and even lets you create an entire song.
The instrument is ideal for virtually
any application — live performance, rhythm training, music creation and studio recording.
Drum Triggering
•
Flexible external controls via 16 trigger inputs (total of 12 jacks), hi-hat controller jack, and footswitch
jack. These jacks can connect to any Yamaha triggering gear including traditional DTX/DTXPRESS
drum pads, DT-series trigger pickups, and the latest drum pads.
•
Combined with the latest drum pads, DTXTREME IIs enables manual control of the drum voice tone
with a built-in knob.
•
Freely adjustable trigger inputs.
Each trigger input can be edited to suit the input device (type)
connected to the jack, letting you determine the sensitivity and other settings.
•
Freely assignable voices.
Using MIDI note numbers, each trigger input can be assigned a specific voice
from the internal tone generator.
A set of trigger-to-voice configurations can be stored as a drum kit.
DTXTREME IIs stores up to 40 drum kits internally and up to 99 externally on convenient memory
cards.
Also, DTXTREME IIs comes with 90 preset drum kits.
•
Each trigger input can be set to play several MIDI note numbers simultaneously or sequentially,
enabling the playing of chords or melodic phrases, or even entire drum patterns with a single pad.
Tone Generator
•
A variety of high-quality sounds (voices) in a 64-note polyphonic AWM2 (PCM) tone generator
compatible with the GM System Level 1 standard.
•
Preset voices include 2,174 drum or percussion sounds and 128 keyboard sounds.
DTXTREME IIs
offers dynamic drum voices, including high-quality Yamaha drum sounds, plus the latest samples and
looped sounds — guaranteed to inspire you as you play and create.
•
An all-new sampling feature that lets you easily add your own samples to the drum kit.
DTXTREME
IIs can also import samples (audio files) from the computer using memory cards.
•
Each drum voice can be edited using various parameters for effects, volume, pan, pitch, and so on.
Effects
•
High-quality digital reverb and chorus are provided as System effects.
A versatile pair of separate
Insertion effects is also provided with 44 effect types.
•
The Localizer provides a three-dimensional (3D) stereo effect that simulates natural sound when
monitored with stereo headphones.