Yamaha DTX-MULTI Owner's Manual - Page 42

Internal Design Internal Memory By storing User kits, User patterns, and waves that you have created and edited in the DTX-MULTI 12's internal memory, you ensure that they will always be available for use, even after the instrument has been turned off. In addition, User trigger setups and the settings from the UTILITY setting area can also be stored in memory for reuse. ■ Data Retained by the DTX-MULTI 12 The following types of setting data can be stored in the instrument's internal memory. ● User kits Original drum kits that you have created by assigning voices to pads and external controllers can be stored as User kits in the instrument's memory. After doing so, you can then recall these kits at any time in the same way as Preset kits. In total, up to 200 User kits can be stored, and they will be available even after the DTX-MULTI 12 has been turned off. In addition to settings from the KIT area, each User kit also retains associated data configured in the VOICE and MIDI setting areas. ● User patterns User patterns - which may be put to use in exactly the same way as Preset patterns - can be created by recording your performances on the DTX-MULTI 12 or by importing standard MIDI files (Format 0). The corresponding data is stored as a User pattern within the DTX-MULTI 12 as it is recorded or imported, and the pattern will then be available even after the DTX-MULTI 12 has been turned off. Up to 50 of these User patterns can be stored internally. ● Waves Wave data created by importing either WAV or AIFF type audio files from a USB memory device (connected via the USB TO DEVICE port) is automatically stored within the DTX-MULTI 12 and can then be assigned to pads for playback in the same way as preset voices and patterns. In total, up to 500 of these waves can be stored, ensuring that they will be available even after the DTX-MULTI 12 has been turned off. ● User trigger setups The DTX-MULTI 12 can also store a number of original User trigger setups, which you can conveniently prepare by customizing a Preset trigger setup. In specific terms, the instrument's internal memory can hold ten of these setups, ensuring that they will always be available, even after the power has been turned off and back on. ● UTILITY area settings The parameter settings that you have configured within the UTILITY setting area can also be stored in the DTXMULTI 12's internal memory. In this way, they can be instantly recalled whenever the instrument is turned on. ■ Editing & Storing User Kits Whenever you select a drum kit, the corresponding data is loaded into a non-permanent area of internal memory known as the Edit Buffer. If any of the kit's parameter settings are changed, it is the data within the Edit Buffer - not the stored version - that is modified. In this way, User kits can be protected from accidental or unintended modification. Kit being edited (User or Preset) Edit buffer (containing all modifications) [STORE] button lights up. When the kit is stored, the version in permanent memory is updated with all modifications. If the DTX-MULTI 12 is turned off without storing the kit, all modifications will be lost. [STORE] button goes out. The purpose of the Edit Buffer is to hold a temporary version of the kit being edited, and therefore, if a new kit is selected without storing any modifications, those modifications will be lost (i.e., overwritten with the settings from the newly selected kit). In addition, modifications to the kit in the Edit Buffer will also be lost when the DTX-MULTI 12 is turned off if they are not stored in advance. It is good practice, therefore, to store the content of the Edit Buffer as a User kit whenever you are happy with it. ■ Saving & Loading Data Files All of the above-mentioned items of data that can be stored in the instrument's internal memory can also be saved as files on a USB storage device. Whenever needed, furthermore, these memory files can be loaded back into the instrument from the storage device. For more details, refer to the description of the UTILITY setting area's FILE section (UTIL7). 42 Owner's Manual