Yamaha DTX900 drum module

The Yamaha DTX900 Electronic Drum Trigger Module offers a collection of essential acoustic drum sounds with a broad spectrum of voices taken from Yamaha's world-renowned MOTIF-Series synthesizers. You get a grand total of 1,326 voices.

Even on a live stage, these subtle, yet dynamic percussion voices bring forth a compelling drum presence. The DTX900 drum trigger module's Expanded Articulation System creates subtly different samples even when you strike the drum with the same strength. You'll create more natural snare rolls and re-create the feel of a legato ride cymbal or staccato hi-hat. This module is equipped with rich and powerful DSP effects including global effects, such as reverb and chorus, which can be used commonly throughout the whole system, as well as variation effects that can be used on each drum kit.

The trigger module is equipped with a chain function that enables you to program drum kits freely, in any order that you desire. Even during a live performance, you can switch to another drum kit easily just by hitting a pad.

The DTX900 also features internal recordings of 87 songs from a wide variety of genres. You can mute the drum part and play along with a song, and you can also record your own performance.

Add original sounds through sampling

The DTX900 module is equipped with an Aux In/Sampling In connector. You can connect it to an external sound source or use a microphone and sample your own audio, from instruments to vocals. You can even load original voices from USB flash memory and assign them to different pads.

Customization enables you to create your ideal drum sound

The possibilities are limitless. You can arrange the versatile drum kit as you please to create your own original drum set. You can switch to different snare or cymbal sounds, add a cowbell sound or a woodblock sound, and then you can save your settings. Next time you select the patch, your kit will be just as you left it.

Versatile trigger features

The module is also equipped with a stacking feature, which plays multiple drum voices simultaneously when you hit a single pad, and an alternation feature, which changes the voice each time you hit a single pad. By combining these features, you can perform in ways that would be impossible with an acoustic drum set.

Rich training features for improving your performance skills

The module has a metronome feature that enables you to set precise types of clicks for different types of notes. You can change the locations of the click accents. It is also equipped with a groove check function, which checks the accuracy of your timing and tells you how off-rhythm you are, and a rhythm gate function, in which the drum only produces sound for accurate shots. This allows you to train for practice as if you were playing a game. With the Aux-In connector, you can connect a CD player, portable MP3 player, or other device and practice using any song you like.

Connect to PCs and other devices

The MIDI and USB connectors allow you to not only play sounds from an external sound source and use the high-quality sound of the DTX900 as a sound source, but to also add power to your music creation by using Digital Audio Workstation software to create a MIDI recording of your own performance. In addition, Steinberg Cubase AI 5 is included. You can use it to change parameters such as the tempo, timing, and tone of your recorded MIDI performances. The unit will also function as a MIDI-controller for VST instruments. With a free download from Yamaha's website, the DTX900 panel switches can even be used to control Cubase AI 5 and other DAWs, allowing for more streamlined music creation.

You can use the six Individual Out connectors to send the snare, tom, and other drum sounds to your mixer individually. You can record to a multitrack recorder easily without using the complicated miking that you would need to record from an acoustic drum set. Also, you can use the Digital Out (S/PDIF) connector to send digital quality sound from the DTX900 to an external device.

A perfect companion for your dk10, drumKAT, or trapKAT.

Sample	Samples: 1,016 (for the User Voices) Sampling Source: Audio input signals via AUX IN/SAMPLING IN, Audio output signals via OUTPUT (Resample) Sample Data Bits: 16Bit Sampling Memory: Optionally installed, expandable to 512 MB (256 MB DIMM x 2 slots) DIMMs are not installed to the instrument when shipped from the factory. Sample Length: Mono: 32MB Stereo: 64MB Sampling Time: 44.1kHz: 6 min. 20 sec. 22.05kHz: 12 min. 40 sec. 11.025kHz: 25 min. 20 sec. 5.5125kHz: 55 min. 40 sec. Mono/Stereo Digital Sampling Frequency:* 44.1kHz, 22.05 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 5.5125 kHz (stereo/mono) Sampling Format: DTX900 Original format, WAV, AIFF
Sounds	Tone Generator: AWM2 Maximum Polyphony: 64 notes Wave: 205MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format) Voices Preset: 1,115 drum voices, 211 melody voices (GM) Effects: Reverb 9 types Chorus 19 types Variation 51 types (Drum Kit) Insertion 51 types (AUX IN/SAMPLING IN) Master Effect 9 types Master EQ 5 bands Drum kits: Preset: 50 kits User: 50 kits (in the Flash ROM) External: 1584 kits (or 99 x 16, in the external USB storage device)
Sequencer	Note Capacity: Approx. 152,000 notes Note Resolution: 480 ppq (parts per quarter note) Song Recording: type Real time Song Tracks: 2 tracks Songs Demo: 3 songs Practice: 44 songs Pad song: 40 songs User: 50 songs Sequence Formats: DTX900 Original Format, SMF format 0
Connectors	MIDI In/Out USB to Device/To Host Output L/Mono, R (standard phone jack) Digital Out (EIAJ CP1201, IEC60958, S/PDIF) Individual Outputs 1 - 6 (standard phone jack) Trigger Input jacks 1 - 9, 12 - 15 (Standard stereo phone jack, L: Trigger Signal, R: Rim Switch) Trigger Input jacks 10 and 11 (Standard stereo phone jack, L: Trigger Signal, R: Trigger Signal) Aux In/Sampling In (Standard stereo phone jack) Phones (Standard stereo phone jack) Hi-Hat Control (Standard stereo phone jack) DC In 16V
Power	Power Consumption 18W
Dimensions	13.14 x 3.77 x 11.22" (334 x 96 x 285mm)
Weight	7.93lb (3.6kg)

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