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DTX900 Owner’s Manual
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Main Features
Designed primarily for professional drummers, the DTX900 has a Drum Trigger feature, a 64-note polyphonic Tone Gener-
ator, 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.
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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 tun-
ing—just as you would with a snare drum. All in all, the
DTX900 offers virtually the same playability, expressive-
ness and functionality that you get in an acoustic drum kit.
• By combining the Stack function, which lets you play mul-
tiple 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 impossi-
ble on conventional acoustic drums.
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Tone Generator
• The DTX900 is equipped with a high-quality, 16-bit AWM2
(PCM) tone generator with 64-voice polyphony that pro-
duces 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 vari-
ous 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 avail-
able 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.
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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 accom-
paniment 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 simulta-
neously played by trigger input from the pads.
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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 func-
tion that produces sounds only if your timing is accurate.
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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.
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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 perfor-
mance using the included Cubase AI.
• Each of the six INDIVIDUAL OUTPUT jacks can sepa-
rately 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 ste-
reo 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—allow-
ing you to play the instrument along with CD playback as
well as use the powerful Sampling feature.