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DTX900 Owner’s Manual

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.