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1. NNI ges LI Built in Pad 1 is struck I Two MIDI notes D1 38 and E1 40 are simulta neously sent to the internal tone generator MIDI note numbers on a standard keyboard i f Co D1 E1 C7 Oe 24 108 127 38 40 The voices assigned to each of these MIDI notes are played E Using the DTX MULTI 12 as a MIDI Control ler Instead of MIDI Note messages the DTX MULTI 12 can be setup to send MIDI Program Change messages MIDI Control Change messages and the like to MIDI devices connected via the MIDI OUT connector or USB TO HOST port whenever pads are struck or external controllers are operated Using this functionality you can easily configure pads to for example start and stop playback on a MIDI sequencer or to change presets on a MIDI instrument DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 35 Sn001 OakCustom Cy013 Thin6Eg snare sound cymbal sound In contrast to the type of control introduced in the Pads amp Trigger Signals section see page 28 which makes it pos sible to play the DTX MULTI 12 with trigger signals sent from a controller or foot switch connected via the FOOT SW jack the MIDI control function allows the instrument s built in pads and external pads to operate as versatile MIDI controllers In addition to selecting frequently used kits and patterns or setting the tempo for click track or pattern playback this powerful function also allows you to assign MIDI Control
2. MIDI devices UTIL6 2 Program Change Receive page Settings oforon 1 0 UTIL6 5 Local Control page D Program change receive RcvPC Use this parameter to enable on or disable off the receipt of MIDI Program Change messages If set to off and a new drum kit is selected voices will be changed only based on settings made for that kit s preset voices If you want voices on all MIDI channels to change in line with pattern set tings or in response to signals from external MIDI devices this parameter should be set to on r D Local control LocalCtrl Use this parameter to enable on or disable off playing of the internal tone generator using DTX MULTI 12 pads and patterns Normally this is set to on meaning that the tone generator is locally controlled If set to oft the pads and external controllers are essentially disconnected from the internal tone generator in other words no sound is produced by the DTX MULTI 12 when you strike them e Even if local control is disabled e set to off on this page the DTX MULTI 12 s internal tone generator can produce sound in response to MIDI messages received via the MIDI IN connector and the USB TO HOST port furthermore MIDI messages produced by pads patterns and external controllers will be output via the MIDI OUT connector Settings off or on
3. D MIDI channel Ch Settings 1 to 16 2 MIDI channel Ch 2 Volume Settings 11o 16 Use this parameter to set the MIDI volume Control Change 7 sent by the currently selected pattern on the MIDI channel 2 Ban k select MSB M g indicated by 1 In terms of the internal tone generator this Use this parameter to set a bank select MSB value o value affects all voices played on that channel Settings 000 to 127 7 ra Se EA 8 Bank select LSB L eu Use this parameter to set a bank select LSB value If off or PC has been selected on the MIDI Transmit page PTN3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possi Settings 000 to 127 ble If you change the volume setting for MIDI channel 10 the setting on Program change PC the Kit Volume page KIT2 1 will also change to this new setting Use this parameter to set a program change number sent by the currently selected pattern on the MIDI channel indicated by Settings 001 to 128 PTN3 3 MIDI Pan page 2 If off has been selected on the MIDI Transmit page PTN3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible Ch 14 0 EG To select a DTX MULTI 12 drum kit set parameters for MIDI channel 10 as follows D MIDI channel Ch Preset kits Settings 1to 16 MSB 125 LSB 000 PC Preset kit number User kits between
4. e 82 UTIL1 System Gettings eenen eneren 83 UTIL2 Click Track SettingS nrin 84 UTIL3 Master Equalization eeseeeeesss 86 UTIL4 Pad Utilities eene 88 UTILS Hi hat SetuP eese 89 UTIL6 Instrument MIDI Setup sss 90 UTIL7 File Management 92 UTIL8 Instrument Reset AA 98 TRIGGER Setting Area TRG 99 Makeup of TRIGGER Setting Area 99 TRG1 Select Trigger Setup eeeeeeeteeeteeeeeeeeees 100 TRG2 Pad Setup iteratis 100 TRG3 Trigger Setup Names sees 104 TRG4 Copy Trigger Parameters 104 Troubleshooting eere 105 On screen Messages seen 108 Specifications esee 110 Index eode EIL scu 111 Owner s Manual D T2 MUILTI 12 1 Component Names amp Functions B Front Panel gt lt MULTI 1e ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION PAD CI 3 MAX root sw MIN VOLUME Dial This dial controls the master volume i e the volume at the OUTPUT jacks Turn the dial clockwise to increase the volume or counter clockwise to decrease it Display This LCD screen shows information and data needed for oper ation Pad Indica
5. 55 Makeup of VOICE Setting Area seeeseeeeeeeeeeeeee 55 VCE1 Select Voice 56 VCE2 Voice Tuning Volume amp Pan 57 VCES Voice limbo tectus Dress 58 VCE4 Effect Send Levels AAA 59 VCE5 Other Voice Related Settings 60 MIDI Setting Area MIDI 61 Structure of MIDI Setting Area eese 61 MIDI Select Message Type oseseeeeeseeseeeeeesereeeennne 62 MIDI2 MIDI Destination Switches 66 MIDI3 Other MIDI Settings seesseeessss 67 WAVE Setting Area WAVE 69 Makeup of WAVE Setting Area cceeeceeereeeteeeeeees 69 WAVE1 Wave Selection amp Playback 70 WAVE2 Playback Mode Trim Points A Name 70 WAVES Other Wave Related Tasks 71 WAVE4 Wave Memory Status esee 73 PATTERN Setting Area PTN 74 Makeup of PATTERN Setting Area 74 PTN1 Select Pattern esses 75 PTN2 Looping Tempo amp Pattern Names 75 PTNS3 MIDI Settings for Patterns 0 0 0 eeeeeeeereeees 76 PTN4 Pattern Quantization A Management 78 PTN5 Pattern Memory Status 00 0 ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 81 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL 82 Makeup of UTILITY Setting Area
6. Settings off or on Onur DOTX MULTI 12 UTIL6 6 MIDI Sync page mmi D MIDI synchronization MIDISync Use this parameter to specify whether patterns and the click track are to play at the tempo set for the DTX MULTI 12 or are to be synchronized with external MIDI devices based on MIDI Clock messages i e F8 Timing Clock received from them int Patterns and the click track will play at the current DTX MULTI 12 tempo setting Use int when this instrument is to be used alone or as the master clock source for other equipment ext The DTX MULTI 12 will be synchronized with MIDI Clock messages received via MIDI Use ext when an external MIDI device is to be used as the master clock source for synchronized playback auto MIDI Clock messages received via MIDI will be prioritized over the DTX MULTI 12 s current tempo In other words playback will be synchro nized to MIDI Clock messages whenever they are received and the internal tempo will be used in all other cases Settings int ext or auto cup n order to successfully synchronize the DTX MULTI 12 whenever this parameter is set to ext or auto the connected external MIDI device or computer must be setup to send MIDI Clock messages UTIL6 7 Clock Out page 0O D Clock out Use this parameter to enable on or disable off the sending of MIDI Clo
7. TRG3 1 Trigger Setup Name page esee Page 104 TRG4 1 Trigger Setup Copy page eene Page 104 z ra o E amp TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 99 TRIGGER Setting Area TRG Select Trigger Setup Use these parameters to select the trigger setup that you want to apply or edit D Trigger setup category Use this parameter to specify either the Preset P or User U trigger setup category Settings PorU 2 Trigger setup number Trigger setup name Use these parameters to select the trigger setup that you want to apply or edit With P Preset trigger setup selected Settings one 9 With U User trigger setup selected 01 to 10 POL Stick Wide Stick playing trigger setup with a wide dynamic range allowing the softness or hardness of playing to be easily expressed P02 Stick Normal Stick playing trigger setup with a stan dard well balanced response P03 Stick Narrow Stick playing trigger setup with a nar row dynamic range for highly consis tent hit detection With this setup the softness or hardness of playing has less effect allowing differences in volume to be smoothed out P04 Hand Hand playing trigger setup PO5 Finger 2e Hand playing trigger setup that also supports finger tip playing UOI to UIO Use
8. 21 75 Tone generator switch 66 Total memory 73 81 98 Trastero ect 67 76 Transpose ncee cei tnnt 57 TrgAltGrp Trigger alternate group 65 TrgMonoPoly oenina 65 TrgSetupLink 52 TirgVel iih rete pied 64 TRIGGER tes 99 Trigger alternate group 65 Trigger mono poly 65 Trigger setup category 100 Trigger setup link 52 Trigger setup Name eee 100 Trigger setup number 100 Trigger velocity 64 Tiri polt s c iio cea niter cerne 71 Trib Qr eene cern errr creer rer 71 TUNG scsi ote iets 57 TUNING RE 57 Turn off all sound 8 U USB memory device 11 23 USB TO DEVICE port 9 11 USB TO HOST port 9 12 13 Used memory 73 81 98 Heer Kit inet te 17 22 32 42 User pattern 21 31 42 User trigger 30 42 100 NR G 82 POEUN DOTX MULTI 12 Index V Val Control change value 65 68 Var Variation send level 59 68 77 var Variation pirduna 83 Maan 2 ueed utggEEER KSE oai acras 36 83 Variation category 48 Variation par eterne 49 Variation return seesssse 49
9. The hi hat controller will function in the stan dard way for playing the hi hat cymbal e MIDI When you step on the hi hat controller a MIDI message is output in line with the settings made on the Hi hat MIDI Channel page KIT7 4 and the Hi hat MIDI Type page KIT7 5 Settings hi hat or MIDI GI When this parameter is set to hi hat and on has been selected on the Send Hi hat Controller page UTIL5 3 Control Change 4 mes sages corresponding to the degree to which the hi hat controller is depressed will be sent to external MIDI devices on MIDI channel 10 When this parameter is set to MIDI MIDI messages are sent regard less of the selection made on the Send Hi hat Controller page UTIL5 3 KIT7 4 Hi hat MIDI Channel page ef CD Hi hat MIDI channel HH MIDI ch If MIDI has been selected on the Hi hat Function page KIT7 3 use this parameter to set the MIDI channel for out put of MIDI messages generated by the hi hat controller 1to 16 Settings cup e If hi hat has been selected on the Hi hat Function page KIT7 3 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible KIT7 5 Hi hat MIDI Type page 1 Hi hat MIDI type HHMIDIType If MIDI has been selected on the Hi hat Function page KIT7 3 use this parameter to set the type of MIDI message generated by the hi hat controller
10. 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 Bank select MSB M Use this parameter to set a bank select MSB value to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck Settings 000 to 127 3 Bank select LSB L Use this parameter to set a bank select LSB value to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck Settings 000 to 127 4 Program change PC Use this parameter to set a program change number to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck Settings 001 to 128 MIDI 2 MIDI Channel page Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 MIDI channel MIDI Ch Use this parameter to set the MIDI channel for the program change messages to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck Settings 1to 16 MIDI Destination Switches With the TG MIDI SWITCH page MIDD displayed press the ENTER button to access its two parameter setting pages MIDI2 1 MIDI2 2 You can use the lt gt buttons to switch between these pages MIDI2 1 Tone Generator Switch page CD MIDI channel Ch Use this parameter to select the MIDI channel 1 to 16 to be set Settings 1 to 16 2 Tone generator switch TGSwitch Use this parameter to indicate whether MIDI messages pro duced by playing pads and changing
11. 3 Chorus send level ChoSend Use this parameter to specify how much of the sound pro duced by the layer indicated by 2 will be sent to the Chorus effect Settings 0 to 127 The chorus send level for the entire kit can be adjusted on the KIT area s Chorus Send page KIT3 1 VCE4 3 Reverb Send page D Pad number 01 to 12 18 18R1 18R2 14 to 17 FTSW HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 Settings 2 Layer number A B C or D Settings 3 Reverb send level RevSend Use this parameter to specify how much of the sound pro duced by the layer indicated by will be sent to the Reverb effect Settings 0 to 127 The reverb send level for the entire kit can be adjusted on the KIT area s Reverb Send page KIT3 2 5 E n jae PATTERN TRIGGER VOICE Setting Area VCE Other Voice Related Settings With the OTHER page VCE5 displayed press the ENTER button to access its two parameter setting pages VCE5 1 and VCE5 2 You can use the lt gt buttons to switch between these pages VCE5 1 Mono Poly page Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 2 Layer number A B C or D Settings 3 Mono Poly Use this parameter to specify how overlapping sounds from the same pad or layer
12. From the Rename File page you can rename files that have been saved on a USB memory device 1 Plug the USB memory device into the USB TO DEVICE port on the side of the DTX MULTI 12 2 Navigate to the Rename File page UTIL7 3 and press the ENTER button to open the Type page UTIL7 3 1 File type Use the Type parameter to indicate the type of file to be renamed Als e eerie All user data i e all User kits all User waves all User patterns all User triggers and utility settings AllKit All User kit data AllWave All wave data e AllPattern All User pattern data e AllTrigger All User trigger data e Ulty 5 Utility settings Settings T AllWave AllPattern AllTrigger or 3 Press the ENTER button to open the Rename From page UTIL7 3 2 Select the file to be renamed using the DEC and INC buttons File name Only those files matching your selection on the Type page UTIL7 3 1 will be presented for renaming EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MUILTI 12 4 Press the ENTER button to open the Rename To page UTIL7 3 3 The lt 7 buttons can be used to move the flashing cur sor and the DEC and INC buttons can be used to scroll through the available characters File names can be up to eight characters long cap Any space characters included in file names will be automatically replaced with
13. Playing two sounds simultaneously when a pad is struck Select stack on the Playing Mode page MIDII 1 and assign a different MIDI note to both Layer A and Layer B on the MIDI Note page MIDII 2 Playing two sounds alternately each time a pad is struck Select alternate on the Playing Mode page MIDI1 1 and assign a different MIDI note to Layers A and B on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 Layer Note number A D1 B E2 C off D off Playing Layer A then silencing it playing Layer C then silencing it playing Layer A and so on each time a pad is struck Select alternate on the Playing Mode page MIDI1 1 and assign a MIDI note or skip to Layers A through D on the MIDI Note page MIDII 2 as follows Layer Note number A D1 B skip C E2 D skip Playing three held sounds simultaneously when a pad is struck and silencing them the next time it is struck Select hold on the Playing Mode page MIDI1 1 and assign MIDI notes to Layers A through C on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 as follows In addition select on for Layers A through C on the Receive Key Off page MIDII 5 Layer Note number A C3 B E3 C G3 D off cup e If a note on MIDI channel 10 is assigned be sure to select on for Layers A through C on the Receive Key Off page MIDI1 5 DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 63 MIDI Setting Area MIDI M
14. User trigger file type AllTrigger setups File extension MTU e Utility setting Utility setting file type Utility Save Load File extension MTA file type All File extension MTW T p Wave editing file type AllWave File extension MTP M User file type AllPattern patterns e Pattern recording Record Audio data WAV or AIFF Import Standard MIDI file MID Import SMF PTN4 7 PATTERN TRIGGER DTX MULTI 12 Owners Manual 43 Basic Operations The following section describes how to perform basic tasks B Navigating between Sections such as the changing of parameter settings execution of Each setting area is subdivided into a number of different jobs and storing of data sections The current section is indicated at the left of the upper row of text using the name or abbreviation of the selected setting area together with the section number Use E Parameter Setting Areas the lt gt buttons to navigate between these sections Within your DTX MULTI 12 parameters associated with specific functions are conveniently grouped together into Example UTILITY setting area seven different parameter setting areas These areas may be accessed using the buttons indicated below Name of selected area
15. 1 Download the latest version of the USB MIDI driver to your computer from the following web page After clicking the Download button save the compressed file in a convenient location and then expand it http www global yamaha com download usb_midi cap Information on system requirements is also provided on the above web page The USB MIDI driver may be revised and updated without prior notice Before installing visit the above web page to confirm the latest related information and ensure that you have the most up to date version 2 Install the USB MIDI driver on your computer For instructions on installing refer to the guide included with the driver installer When the guide indicates that your Yamaha product should be connected to the computer do so as shown below USB TO HOST port USB port t T Seng Sp CJ DTX MULTI 12 USB cable To enable the exchange of MIDI data via the USB TO HOST port press the UTILITY button to access the UTILITY setting area and then navi gate to the MIDI In Out page UTIL6 9 Set the MIDI IN OUT parameter to USB using the INC button if necessary 5 Press the STORE button and store this setting Setting Up E Precautions When Using USB TO HOST Port When connecting to a computer via the USB TO HOST port be sure to observe the precautions listed below Failing to do so risks fre
16. Cutoff frequency Fc Frequencies that are cut Frequency Frequencies that pass or pitch through unaffected EE OEREN DOTX MULTI 12 2 Resonance Q Use this parameter to change the timbre of the voice by boost ing frequencies around the cutoff frequency Settings 64 to 0 to 63 Level Resonance Q E Cutoff frequency requency Effect Send Levels In the EFFECT SEND section you can adjust the degree to which the DTX MULTI 12 s built in Variation Chorus and Reverb effects are applied to individual voices With the EFFECT SEND page VCE4 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages VCE4 1 to VCE4 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages VCE4 1 Variation Send page D Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 2 Layer number A B C or D Settings 8 Variation send level Var Use this parameter to specify how much of the sound pro duced by the layer indicated by 2 will be sent to the Variation effect Settings 0 to 127 DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 59 VOICE Setting Area VCE VCE4 2 Chorus Send page EE D Pad number Settings 01 to 12 18 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 Layer number Settings A B C or D
17. Only those settings already stored will be swapped In addition if drum kits are swapped without first storing any modified settings the swapped settings will be overwritten with the modified settings when the drum kit is subsequently stored KIT8 4 Initialize Pad page From the Initialize Pad page you can initialize individual pads from the currently selected drum kit With this page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Initialize Pad Setting page KIT8 4 1 Initialize Pad Setting page m Pad number Use this parameter to select the pad to be initialized 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP Once you have selected a pad press the ENTER button and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again 54 Owners Manual DTX lt MULT I 1e KIT8 5 Initialize Kit page From the Initialize Kit page you can initialize the drum Kit cur rently being edited With the Initialize Kit page displayed press the ENTER button and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again N CAUTION When a kit is initialized all of its parameters will be returned to their default settings If you would like to save a copy of the kit before ini tialization perform a Store operation as described on page 45 to store the currently selected drum kit as a different User kit
18. To stop the pattern press the PTN button on the Select Pattern page PTN1 NOTE f you wish to assign a Preset pattern to a pad follow the pro cedure described on page 18 and at Step 5 select the Pre Set pattern instead of a preset voice Making Your Own Patterns Using the DTX MULTI 12 you can also create User patterns by recording your own performances And in the same way as Preset patterns these User patterns can then be freely assigned to pads and played back Recording Your Performance as a Pattern Following the steps below let s create a User pattern by record ing a performance and then assign that pattern to Pad 6 1 Press the PTN button to access the Pat tern setting area and select an empty User pattern using the DEC and INC but tons Empty User patterns are named Empty Ptn Pattern name N CAUTION f you select a User pattern already containing data your performance will be added to that data as a result of recording If you want to avoid this be sure to select an empty User pattern for recording cap If you select a User pattern already containing data for recording you can add additional performance data to that pattern as you record Two existing patterns can be merged to create a new User pattern see page 79 Press the KIT button to open the Select Kit page and using the DEC and INC buttons select the drum kit you want to use
19. has been selected on the Wave Playback Mode page WAVE2 1 playback will loop con tinuously between this point and the end point e End This is the position at which playback will end In other words no data behind this point 1 e with a larger position value will be played Settings start loop or end Looped playback gl d m Start point Loop point End point 2 Point Use this parameter to specify a five digit position value for the selected trim point The lt 7 buttons can be used to move the cursor between digits and the DEC and INC buttons can be used to change the corresponding value Settings From 00000 cup To audition your wave with the current settings press the WAVE but ton with the Trimming Settings page displayed WAVE Setting Area WAVE WAVE2 3 Wave Name page From the Wave Name page you can assign a name to the cur rently selected wave With this page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Wave Name Setting page Wave name On the Wave Name Setting page you can set a wave name of up to 10 characters in length Use the lt 7 buttons to move the flashing cursor to the character you want to change and then select a new character using the DEC and INC buttons The following characters can be used in wave names space Other Wave Related Tasks
20. i e an underscore When you have set the new file name press the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that the file is to be renamed Press the ENTER button to rename the file The following message will be displayed as the file is being renamed N CAUTION Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB TO DEVICE port or turn off either the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 while data is being renamed Failure to observe this precaution can lead to the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged When the renaming process has been completed the message Completed will be displayed Following this the display will return to the Rename File page UTIL7 3 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL To proceed press the ENTER button The following message will be displayed as the data is being deleted UTIL7 4 Delete File page From the Delete File page you can delete files that have been saved on a USB memory device A CAUTION Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB TO DEVICE port or turn off either the memory device or the DTX 1 Plug the USB memory device containing the file s MULTI 12 while data is being deleted Failure to observe this you want to delete into the USB TO DEVICE port on precaution can lead to the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 the side of the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged
21. 4 will be displayed on Screen see page 101 Kit Volume Tempo amp Name In the COMMON section you can set the volume tempo and name of the currently selected drum kit With the COMMON page KIT2 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages KIT2 1 to KIT2 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages KiT2 1 Kit Volume page mnt D Volume Use this parameter to set the volume of the entire kit Settings 0 to 127 D Tempo From the Kit Name page you can assign a name to the currently selected drum kit With this page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Kit Name Setting page KIT Setting Area KIT f you change the volume setting for MIDI channel 10 on the MIDI area s Volume page MIDI3 2 the Volume parameter on this page KIT2 1 will be automatically set to the same value The reverse does not apply however in other words the volume setting on the MIDI area s Volume page MIDI3 2 is not affected by changes made on this page KIT2 1 KIT2 2 Kit Selection Tempo page 0 5 E 9 o ue Use this parameter to specify the tempo to be set automati cally upon selection of the current drum kit If patterns are assigned to any of the kit s pads they will be played at this tempo An off setting means that the tempo will not change automatically when the cu
22. EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 TRIGGER Setting Area tre This section describes the TRIGGER setting area which can be accessed by pressing the SHIFT and UTILITY but tons simultaneously The characteristics of the trigger signals output from pads when they are played depend ona range of different factors such as whether sticks or hands are used and in the case of external pads the design of the pads themselves The TRIGGER setting area allows you to optimize each pad s trigger signals for processing by the DTX MULTI 12 and to save these settings as trigger setup data N CAUTION Be sure to store any settings that you have edited before turning off the instrument or selecting a new trigger setup See page 45 Reference Makeup of TRIGGER Setting Area The TRIGGER setting area is subdivided into four different sections TRG1 to TRG4 Use the lt lt buttons to navigate between these sections If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages In certain cases a number of additional pages may be accessed from a parameter setting page also using the lit ENTER button Furthermore you can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area Parameter setting pages Page 100 E WRG2 1 Pad Type page cene eget eh Page 100 TRG22 Crosstalk Prevention page esee Page 102
23. VOICE Setting Area vce This section describes the VOICE setting area which can be accessed using the VOICE button In this area you can select and edit the voices i e preset voices waves and patterns assigned to individual pads For more information on voices and how they work see page 31 N CAUTION Be sure to store any settings that you have edited before turning off the instrument or selecting a new kit See page 45 Makeup of VOICE Setting Area The VOICE setting area is subdivided into five different sections VCE1 to VCES Use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these sections If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages You can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area Changes made in the VOICE setting area affect the voices assigned to pads from the currently selected kit You should therefore always select the drum kit you want to configure within the KIT setting area before entering the VOICE setting area The top most page within the VOICE setting area is the Select Voice page VCE1 and here you can assign voices i e preset voices waves and patterns to individual pads and layers On each of the parameter setting pages within this area furthermore you can select the pad and or layer to be modified Please note that when you store changes made to parameters within the VOICE setting
24. ior of each effect can be optimized in line with for Device This parameter is used to select one of a number of amp example the type of sound being processed or the type of devices that distort the sound in different ways music being played While the function of each of these TempoPhaser and EarlyRef parameters is described in the following table it is good D eda usen Tool SU Spaciousness othe practice to also listen to how they actually change the Diffuse Reverb effects other than EarlyRef sound of the respective effect in order to achieve the best This parameter is used to set how wide the reverb settings SEDES Directn This parameter is used to set the direction of envelope follower modulation f This parameter is used to set the mid high frequency fr Div Freqh when splitting the sound into three bands fo Div FreoL This parameter is used to set the low mid frequency g Fred when splitting the sound into three bands 1 The Bottom parameter setting is valid only when less than that of the Top parameter 2 The Color parameter s setting has no effect with certain combina tions of Mode and Stage settings DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 39 Internal Design Parameter sare Parameter T Descriptions Descriptions name name DiyLvic This parameter
25. sc ccscsssssssessssessssteseeseassssseesearescseesesseaeseeseeseate Page 54 rs KIT8 4 Initialize Pad page erret nete Page 54 L KIT8 5 Initialize Kit page ET Page 54 Tee DIEN DOTX MULTI 12 Select Kit On the Select Kit page KIT1 you can select the Preset kit or User kit you want to play To access this page press the KIT button and if necessary the lt gt buttons Before you can edit pads or voices in the VOICE or MIDI setting areas the drum kit in question must be selected on this page D Kit category Use this parameter to specify either the Preset P or User U drum kit category Settings PorU Kit number Kit name With P Preset kit selected 001 to 050 With U User kit selected 001 to 200 Settings cup f you select a new drum kit while a pattern assigned to one if its pads is being played the pattern will stop automatically If you select a new drum kit while a preset voice or wave assigned to one if its pads is being played the corresponding sound will be auto matically silenced If identical voices are assigned to the same Channel 10 MIDI note numbers in both the newly selected kit and the previous kit it is normal for voices for the corresponding pads to continue to play when the new drum kit is selected If any of the currently selected drum kit s pads are set to Hand on the Pad Type page TRG2 1 the Hand icon
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27. ChoSend Use this parameter to set the chorus send level to be sent whenever the current kit is selected 0 to 127 Settings MIDI3 7 Reverb Send Level page Reverb send level RevSend Use this parameter to set the reverb send level to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Settings 0 to 127 MIDI3 8 CC Number amp Value page NN CD MIDI channel Ch Settings 1 to 16 2 Control change number CCNo Use this parameter to set the type or number of MIDI Con trol Change message to be sent whenever the current kit is selected No control change messages are sent when off is set Settings off or 1 to 95 8 Control change value Val Use this parameter to set a value for the MIDI Control Change messages to be sent whenever the current kit is selected 0 to 127 Settings m3 f off or PC has been selected on the Transmit page MIDI3 1 these settings will be displayed as and modification will not be possible e If the type of MIDI Control Change message set on this page MIDI3 8 matches one of the control change message types set on the following pages this page s setting will have priority Volume MIDI3 2 Pan MIDI3 3 Variation Send Level MIDI3 5 Chorus Send Level MIDI3 6 or Reverb Send Level MIDI3 7 EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MUILTI 12 WAVE Setting Area wave This sectio
28. Dry signal KIT3 1 VCE4 2 MIDI3 6 ChorusSend KIT5 4 ChoToRev KIT4 4 VarToRev KIT3 2 VCE4 3 MIDI3 7 ReverbSend KIT4 VARIATION VARIATION KITS CHORUS CHORUS KIT6 REVERB REVERB 1 Click track voices cannot be sent to effects Reverb Reverb effects add a warm ambience to sounds simulating the complex reflections of actual performance spaces such as a concert hall or a small club A specific type of reverb can be selected for each kit within the REVERB section KIT6 furthermore you can also specify the degree to which this effect is applied to each layer on the Reverb Send page VCE4 3 The degree to which User patterns are processed by these effect units can be specified on the Variation Send page PTN3 5 the Chorus Send page PTN3 6 and the Reverb Send page PTN3 7 furthermore these set tings can then be saved as part of the User pattern data Master EQ Processing the overall instrument sound just before output the Master EQ supports five band equalization As this equalization is applied to the sound of the entire instrument and not that of individual drum kits or voices Master EQ settings do not change whenever a new drum kit is selected To set the corresponding parameters use the parameter set ting pages from the UTILITY setting area s MASTER EQ section UTIL3 KIT4 3 VarPan KIT4 2 VarReturn UTIL3 MASTER EQ KIT5 3 Cho
29. In the FILE section you can perform a range of file management operations With the FILE page UTIL7 displayed press the ENTER button to access its six parameter setting pages UTIL7 1 to UTIL7 6 You can use the lt gt buttons to nav igate between these pages File related terms A number of terms will be used in the following descriptions of file management functions and operations Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their meanings in order that these functions and operations can be more easily understood File The term file is used to define a collection of data stored on a USB memory device or within the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory The exchange of data with USB memory devices is car ried out in the form of files File name As with your computer the DTX MULTI 12 can assign names to individual files These names are used to tell files apart and for this reason no two files within a specific directory can share the same file name Although computers can handle very long file names that can even contain non English characters the DTX MULTI 12 requires that names be limited to eight alphanumeric characters File extension The three letters following the period at the end of a file name such as mid and wav are referred to as a file extension The type of data contained within the file is identified by the file extension Please note that although this instrument assign
30. KIT4 2 Variation Return page o Variation return VarReturn Use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from the variation effect Settings 0 to 127 KiT4 3 Variation Pan page D Variation pan VarPan Use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the variation effect s return signal L63 to C to R63 Settings KiT4 4 Variation to Reverb page D Variation to reverb VarToRev Use this parameter to set the degree to which the output from the variation effect is sent to the reverb effect Settings 0 to 127 KIT4 5 Variation to Chorus page L_ D Variation to chorus VarToCho Use this parameter to set the degree to which the output from the variation effect is sent to the chorus effect 0 to 127 Settings KIT Setting Area KIT Chorus Effect Setup In the CHORUS section you can select a chorus effect and con figure it in a range of different ways Chorus effects are applied to all voices on all MIDI channels With the CHORUS page KIT5 displayed press the ENTER button to access its four parameter setting pages KIT5 1 to KIT5 4 You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages KIT5 1 Chorus Type page Chorus type Use this parameter to select a chorus effect type Settings Refer to the separate D
31. M 59 68 78 Chot OREN 2 ete eege es 36 50 Clear All Patterns 79 Clear Pattern eeessuss 79 Click DUHOM Sorig 8 86 Click track beat volumes 84 Click track master volume 84 Click track output eee eee eeeeees 84 Click track voice 84 ClkO tSel e eterne 84 Clock OU rite teretes 91 Close position rinon 89 CIOSEP OSI ueste tetris 89 Connector ose eerte ee EES 9 Control change number 65 68 Control change value 65 68 88 Control change send channel 88 Copy Padi asi tese 53 Copy Pattern eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 80 Cord clip eere 9 10 Crosstalk sessssssssss 102 Crosstalk level 102 103 Crosstalk source ss 103 Cubase Remote Control 15 D DC IN terminal 9 10 Decay time sess 58 Delete i eite in tte 73 97 Device number sssnssesossereeessereeesn 92 Display i esee aa 8 BIL BEE 30 31 E Edit Buffer irre eris 42 e Hp 36 Effect parameter 48 49 50 Exchange Kits sssss 54 Exchange Pads 53 Exchange Patterns 80 External MIDI switch 66 F F Frequency eese 87 FACTORY SET 98 Fc
32. This parameter is used to set the wah effect type ype F EarlyRef GateReverb and ReverseGate This parameter is used to specify the amount of time that Log a is pie to E he iocos NAME type MoveSpeed elapses until the sound set using the Vowel parameter is produced Vowel This parameter is used to select a vowel type On Off ua parameter is used to activate and deactivate the 8 The Top parameter setting is valid only when equal to or greater BONER than that of the Bottom parameter OutLvl This parameter is used to set the output level OutLvl1 This parameter is used to set the first stage output level OutLvi2 This parameter is used to set the second stage output level Output This parameter is used to set the output level DT X lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 41 5 E 9 7 o ue PATTERN TRIGGER 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 addi tion User trigger setups and the settings from the UTIL ITY setting area can also be stored in memory for reuse E Data Retained by the DTX MULTI 12 The following types of setting data can be stored in the instrument s internal memory 9 User kits Original drum kits that you have created by assigning voices to pads and extern
33. UTIL4 1 Stereo pan of each pad Effect settings for each pad Settings made in VOICE etc TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 33 Internal Design Specifying MIDI note numbers and assigning voices to each The second approach to configuring a pad involves setting one or more MIDI note numbers to be sent whenever the pad is struck and then telling the internal tone generator which voices to play when MIDI notes with these numbers are received In contrast to the direct approach described above this method allows multiple MIDI Note messages to be sent from a single pad in order to play layered or alter nating voices using the Layer function In addition these MIDI Note messages can also be output via the MIDI OUT connector or USB TO HOST port in order to control another MIDI instrument In the following example we will setup built in Pad 1 to play two different voices simultaneously when it is struck 1 Press the KIT button to access the KIT setting area On the Select Kit page KIT1 select the kit to be set 2 Press the MIDI button to access the MIDI setting area and navigate to the Select Message Type page MIDI1 In the upper row of text select P7 as the pad to be set Following this move the flashing cursor to the lower row of text and set the MessageType parameter to note indicating that a MIDI Note message will be sent when the pad is struck 3 Press the E
34. YAMAHA LS T2 drcum s ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION PAD LT lt X MULT 12 Owner s Manual SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply adapter DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual on the name plate or specifically recom mended by Yamaha WARNING Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on trip over or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind The use of an extension cord is not recommended If you must use an extension cord the minimum wire size for a 25 cord or less is 18 AWG NOTE The smaller the AWG number the larger the current han dling capacity For longer extension cords consult a local electrician This product should be used only with the components supplied or a cart rack or stand that is recommended by Yamaha If a cart etc is used please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom pany the accessory product SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and head phones or speaker s may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hear
35. You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages Operations on the JOB section s parameter setting pages are per formed as follows 1 Make the required setting s and press the ENTER button 2 You will be asked to confirm that you wish to pro ceed 3 To do so press the ENTER button Alternatively you can press the EXIT button to cancel the pro cess cup Use the STORE button to open the Store Kit page and save the drum kit in the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory see page 45 This is not necessary when swapping kits on the Exchange Kit page KIT8 3 KiT8 1 Copy Pad page From the Copy Pad page you can copy settings from one pad to another in the currently selected drum kit With this page dis played press the ENTER button to open the Copy Pad Settings page KIT Setting Area KIT KIT8 1 1 Copy Pad Settings page D Pad to be copied Use this parameter to select the pad whose settings are to be copied 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings foot switch HHCL hi hat close or HHSP hi hat splash 2 Pad to be replaced Use this parameter to select the pad whose settings are to be replaced Set to 01 12 to copy settings to all of the DTX MULTI 12 s built in pads i e Pad 1 to Pad 12 You can also set all to copy settings to all external pads 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW HHCL and HHSP in addition to all of t
36. f your external pads and triggers feature output or sensitivity controllers reduce the output or sensitivity to a more appropri ate level Open the Input Gain page for the pad s trigger SHIFT UTIL ITY 2 TRG2 gt TRG2 1 TRG2 1 1 and ensure that the Gain parameter is not set too high See page 101 Ensure that you are using only the recommended Yamaha drum triggers or trigger sensors Products from other manufacturers can output excessively large signals which in turn can result in double triggering Ensure that the heads are not vibrating in an irregular manner muting them if so required Ensure that drum triggers are attached in the vicinity of the rim and not near the center of the head Ensure that no other objects are coming into contact with the drum trigger Open the Double Trigger Prevention page for the pad s in ques tion SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 5 and increase the setting for the RejectTime parameter Avoid setting too large a reject time as this can make it impossible to accurately detect flams rolls and the like See page 102 Perform the following if sounds are also produced by pads other than the one that was struck i e if crosstalk is occurring Carry out the steps described in the section Typical Example of Crosstalk Prevention Setup on page 103 Open the Global Crosstalk Level and Individual Crosstalk Level pages SHIFT UTILITY TRG2
37. 16 bit using for example the bundled DAW software and then repeat the import process Hold down the SHIFT button and press Once the audio file has been imported the the WAVE button to open the Import page Pad Assign page will open Select the pad to which the imported wave is to be assigned and press the ENTER button N CAUTION f a voice has already been assigned to the selected pad it will be deleted and replaced with the imported wave Select the audio file you want to import using the DEC and INC buttons cup f you set PadAssign to off the imported wave will not be assigned to any pad Imported AIF and WAV audio files are stored as waves or in other words as one of the three types of DTX MULTI 12 voices As such they can be freely assigned to pads at any time using the VOICE setting area see page 56 DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 25 Importing Audio Files Press the KIT button to return to the KIT setting area Press the STORE button and store the current kit and its new wave assignment as a User kit As shown here select an empty User kit using the DEC and INC buttons and then press the ENTER button STORE User kit number User kit name store the kit press the ENTER button to proceed 10 When asked to confirm that you want to N CAUTION The message Please keep power on will be dis played
38. 79 PTN4 6 Exchange Patterns page ue Page 80 PTIN4 7 Import SMF page ettet tete cr eyed tern Page 80 m PTN5 1 Memory Info page Page 81 74 Me Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 Select Pattern On the Select Pattern page PTN1 you can select and play pat terns and also set their tempo and time signature To access this page press the PTN button and if necessary the lt gt but tons If you again press the PTN button with this page displayed the selected pattern will start to play To stop playback press the PTN button once again with the Select Pattern page PTN1 dis played Whenever you want to edit or record a pattern further more be sure to select it first on this page D Tempo Use this parameter to set the tempo at which the selected pat tern will be played 30 to 300 Settings NOTE e Whenever you select a new pattern its tempo will be set automatically The Tempo parameter setting will be displayed as ext and modifica tion will not be possible if ext has been selected on the UTILITY area s MIDI Sync page UTIL6 6 or if auto has been selected on that page and MIDI clock messages are being received from an external device 2 Time signature Use this parameter to set the time signature for playback of the selected pattern Settings 1 4 to 16 4 1 8 to 16 8 or 1 16 to 16 16 cap Whenever you select a new pattern
39. 8 45 EXIT button ssss 8 45 KIT button 8 44 46 MIDI button 8 44 61 P TNI Dutton sete 8 44 74 SHIFT button 8 44 STORE button 8 45 UTILITY button 8 44 82 VOICE button 8 44 55 WAVE button 8 44 69 A Accent note number NoteAcc 85 Alternate group eeeee 60 Ee eere ote 60 Attack time euesesssssuss 58 AUX IN jack eseeeeeeeeeee 9 Auxiliary output selection 84 AuxOUtSel ssassssesssieesineerrerrrnsrenneee 84 B BandWidth erionenn 87 Bank select LSB 66 67 77 Bank select MSB 66 67 77 Built in pads siririna 28 Buttobt daroena ER cei eie 8 C CCNo Control change number 65 68 Ch MIDI channel 66 67 68 76 77 Channel 10 program change receive M AT 90 Channel 10 receive 90 cho Chorus sees 83 GHOP AN ec e ise 36 50 ChoReturn 36 49 hopsen ec 36 83 Chorus pan eeene 50 Chorus return ssseusse 49 Chorus send level 48 59 68 78 Chorus to reverb 50 Chorus type 38 49 ChorusSend niniin 36 48 ChoSend Chorus send level
40. 87 i Born 7 UTILS EQ Shape page ace ie tete etienne iocis Page 87 i UTIL3 3 Master EQ Bypass page ENEE Page 87 HTT ad fe UTIL4 1 Pad Function page netten trenes Page 88 M UTIL4 2 Foot Switch Input page ssssseeeeeeeretetteteteetnnenes Page 89 UTIL4 8 Pad 10 12 Switch page notorie n ttis Page 89 HTT W UTILS 1 Close Position page ET Page 89 EE UTIL5 2 Splash Sensitivity page Page 89 dl UTIL5 3 Send Hi hat Controller page Page 89 Epi i m UTIL6 1 Channel 10 Receive page AANEREN Page 90 n I UTIL6 2 Program Change Receive page Page 90 I UTIL6 3 Channel 10 Program Change Receive page Page 90 I UTIL6 4 Polyphonic Aftertouch Status page eee Page 90 I UTIL6 5 Local Controlipage 1 rrt rrr tte rris Page 90 I UTIL6 6 MIDI Sync page t UTIL6 7 Clock Out page UTIL6 8 Sequencer Control page A Page 91 UTIL6 9 MIDI In Out page Ss M UTIE6 10 MIDI Thru Port page netten tiennent Page 91 UTIL6 11 MIDI Merge page ttttttttnnnn Page 92 UTIL6 12 Device Number page 2 intente a iniaa diiss Page 92 HTT UTIL7 1 Save File page t rrt rente memes I UTIL7 2 Load File page eeeeeeeeneenenenenen nnne UTIL7 3 Rename File page UTIL7 4 Delete File page UTIL7 5 Format page Bs UTIL7 6 Memory Info et EE Instrumen
41. CCO01 to CC95 Control Change AT After Settings touch PBup Pitch bend up or PBdwn Pitch bend down cap If hi hat has been selected on the Hi hat Function page KIT7 3 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible KIT7 6 Trigger Setup Link page o D Trigger setup link TrgSetupLink Use this parameter to specify the trigger setup to be used when the current kit is selected A trigger setup can be assigned to each different drum kit These setups are identi fied using a category P for Preset U for User and a number and you can move the cursor using the lt gt buttons to set these individually Select off if the currently selected drum kit does not need a special trigger setup Settings off PO1 to PO5 or UO1 to U10 D e If TrgSetupLink is set to off the trigger setup selected on the Startup Trigger page UTIL1 5 will be loaded by default whenever the DTX MULTI 12 is turned on See page 83 Following this the trigger setup can be freely changed on the Select Trigger Setup page TRG1 See page 100 0008 omer marua OAREN DOTX MULTI 12 Kit Management In the JOB section you can perform a range of management tasks such as copying swapping and initializing of kits and pads With the JOB page KITS8 displayed press the ENTER button to access its five parameter setting pages KIT8 1 to KIT8 5
42. D 2 Navigate to the Delete File page UTIL7 4 and press When the deletion process has been completed the message the ENTER button Completed will be displayed Following this the display s The Type page UTIL7 4 1 will open will return to the Delete File page UTIL7 4 File type The Type parameter specifies the types of file to be deleted sA anias All user data i e all User kits all waves all User patterns all User triggers and utility set tings AllKit All User kit data AllWave All wave data AllPattern All User pattern data AllTrigger All User trigger data Certain types of USB memory device must be formatted before Utility Utility settings they can be used with your DTX MULTI 12 The correct way to All AllKit AllWave AllPattern AllTrigger or format such a device is as follows Settings i Utility N CAUTION 3 Specify a file type using the Type parameter and All data on the USB memory device will be deleted during the formatting process Before formatting a memory device there press the ENTER button fore ensure that any important data it contains is backed up The File page UTIL7 4 2 will open NOTE e In certain cases USB memory devices formatted on a computer will not be recognized by the DTX MULTI 12 Be sure therefore to always use this instrument to format memory devices that
43. D Pad number 5 E 9 7 ao 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 Control change number CCNo Use this parameter to set the type of MIDI Control Change message to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck Settings 1to 95 3 Control change value Val Use this parameter to set a value for the MIDI Control Change message to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck VARI The control change value will depend on how hard the pad is struck 0 127 Control change messages are sent with this fixed value regardless of how hard or soft the pad is struck VARI or 0 to 127 Settings Before setting Val 3 to VARI it will be necessary to access the Trig ger Velocity page MIDI1 7 with Message Type note MIDI1 and to set the TrgVel parameter to variable MIDI1 2 MIDI Channel page PATTERN D Pad number 01 to 12 18 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 MIDI channel MIDI Ch Use this parameter to set a MIDI channel for the Control Change messages to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck TRIGGER Settings 1to 16 DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 65 MIDI Setting Area MIDI Parameter Setting Pages for PC Messages MIDI1 1 Program Change page D Pad number
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45. In the JOB section you can create waves by importing WAV or AIFF files from a USB memory device into the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory and you can also perform a number of other related tasks With the JOB page WAVE3 displayed press the ENTER button to access its five parameter setting pages WAVE3 1 to WAVE3 5 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages Whenever you press the ENTER button to perform an operation on a JOB section page you will be asked to reconfirm that you want to do so Press the ENTER button once again to proceed 5 E D ue PATTERN TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owners Manual 71 WAVE Setting Area WAVE WAVE3 1 Import All page Using the Import All page you can import all WAV or AIFF files from a USB memory device into your DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory cap Files can also be imported individually and the procedure for doing so is described on the right Only WAV and AIFF audio files can be imported 1 Ensure that the WAV or AIFF files to be imported are located in the USB memory device s root directory using a computer to move them if necessary 2 Plug the USB memory device into the instrument s USB TO DEVICE port 3 With the JOB page WAVES displayed press the ENTER button and if necessary the lt gt but tons to open the Import All page WAVE3 1 4 Press the ENTER button once a
46. Local Control page UTIL6 5 from the UTIL ITY area performance data will also be sent directly to the tone generator and as a result the direct and returned data will over lap making it sound as if the pads are being struck twice Sound is produced Within DTX MULTI 12 e Internal tone generator No sound is produced Local Control Settings DT X lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 13 Setting Up Most DAW applications allow MIDI Thru to be turned on and therefore you can setup your system as shown below with local control of the DTX MULTI 12 turned off and the DAW applica tion returning performance data to the tone generator In this way performances can be recorded in comfort without each strike being heard twice Computer USB TO HOST port DTX MULTI12 IN Internal tone generator qt Local control MIDI Thru turned LocalCtrl off on within DAW application cap DAW is an abbreviation of digital audio workstation DAW applications such as Cubase can be used to record edit and mix audio and MIDI data on a computer We will now describe how to setup parameters for recording your performances first on the instrument itself and then within the DAW application DTX MULTI 12 settings Turn off local control as follows 1 Press the UTILITY button to access the UTILITY setting area navigate to the MIDI section UTIL6 using
47. MIDI Switch page sse Page 66 m OH o MIDIS Transmit Page inrsin trn tette devenu Page 67 MIDIS 2 Volume page tette eeaeee iaa o here ene Page 67 MIDIGS 3 Pani pagonte rte Cette Dee Nae Page 67 MIDI3 4 Program Change page eee cess eee seeeeeeeteeeeeeteeeeeeeaeeeaeeeaeees Page 67 MIDI3 5 Variation Send Level page Page 68 MIDI3 6 Chorus Send Level page ue Page 68 MIDI3 7 Reverb Send Level page ue Page 68 MIDI3 8 CC Number amp Value page cece ee eee eeee eee teseeeee testes eeeeeeeaeees Page 68 DTX lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 61 MIDI Setting Area MIDI MIDI Select Message Type When you press the MIDI button a page for selecting a MIDI message type MIDI1 will be displayed On this page you can select the type of MIDI message to be assigned to each pad CD Pad number Use this parameter to select the pad to be set You can also strike a pad to select it 01 to 12 18 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings foot switch HHCL hi hat close or HHSP hi hat splash Message type Use this parameter to set the type of MIDI message that will be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck note A MIDI note will be sent Use this setting if you want to produce a sound whenever you strike the pad OCC usse A Control Change message will be sent S PC ioo A Program Change message will be sent St enne A SysEx FA Start command will be sent con
48. MIDI section you can set MIDI parameters affecting the Channel 10 program change receive entire DTX MULTI 12 system With the MIDI page UTIL6 dis RevPC10ch played press the ENTER button to access its twelve parameter Use thi ble on or disable off th setting pages UTIL6 1 to UTIL6 12 You can use the lt gt Be i is parameter to enable on or disable off the receipt of MIDI Program Change messages sent on MIDI buttons to navigate between these pages Mp R Ss channel 10 Select on if you want kits to change in line with pattern settings or in response to signals from external MIDI devices Note that this setting is effective only when on is UTIL6 1 Channel 10 Receive page also selected on the Program Change Receive page UTIL6 2 Settings off or on 0O Channel t0 receive Revidch UTIL6 4 Polyphonic Aftertouch Status Use this parameter to enable on or disable off the page receipt of MIDI messages sent by external devices on Chan nel 10 If set to off the internal tone generator will play voices on Channel 10 in response only to input from the DTX MULTI 12 s pads and from pads connected via the PAD jacks Settings off or on D Polyphonic aftertouch status PolyAfter Use this parameter to enable on or disable off the exchange of polyphonic aftertouch messages with external i
49. STORE button and store the current kit and its new pattern assignment as a User kit As shown here select an empty User kit using the DEC and INC buttons and then press the ENTER button STORE f Le FE x b User kit number User kit name When asked to confirm that you want to store the kit press the ENTER button to proceed N CAUTION e The message Please keep power on will be dis played while data is being stored It is very important that the DTX MULTI 12 is not turned off until this message disappears If the instrument were to be turned off at this time data for all User kits could be permanently lost With the stored drum kit selected strike Pad 6 to hear the pattern that you assigned Up to 50 User patterns can be recorded on your DTX MULTI 12 If an attempt is made to record more than this number the message Seq data is not empty will be displayed and the recording process will end In such a case delete unneeded User patterns see page 79 and begin recording again Saving Your Data on a USBWemory Device Data that you have made such as User kits and User patterns can be conveniently saved as combined files on a USB memory device In the following example we will create a EST UT LE tie containing all of the data created or modified in the various DTX MULTI 12 setting areas on a such a device Plug a USB memory device into the USB TO DEVICE
50. Settings By pressing the DEC or INC button you can increase or decrease the setting of the currently selected parameter cap A setting can be decreased in units of 10 by holding down the SHIFT but ton and pressing the DEC button or by holding down the DEC button and pressing the INC button Similarly it can be increased in units of 10 by holding down the SHIFT but ton and pressing the INC button or by holding down the INC button and pressing the DEC button B Storing Parameter Settings Whenever parameter settings have been changed on section and or parameter setting pages the STORE button will light up to remind you to store your settings The correct way to store parameter settings is as follows 1 When you have finished setting parameters in a specific setting area press the STORE button to open the Store Kit page Destination for stored data 2 Using the DEC and INC buttons indicate where you want your data to be stored The above step is not required when storing settings in the UTILITY setting area 3 Press the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that you wish to proceed If necessary you can press the EXIT button to return to the previous page without stor ing any data 4 Press the ENTER button to store your data in the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory N CAUTION f you turn off the instrument without stori
51. UTILITY gt UTIL6 UTIL6 9 and ensure that the correct interface has been set for sending MIDI data If the MIDI IN OUT parameter is set to USB MIDI data will not be sent to external MIDI devices connected via MIDI cables See page 91 Ensure that the DTX MULTI 12 is sending data on the MIDI channel that the external tone generator is set to receive it on For details regarding settings within the MIDI setting area see page 61 In addition see page 76 for more details regarding MIDI settings related to pattern playback Open the External MIDI Switch page MIDI gt MIDI2 MIDI2 2 and ensure that the MIDI Switch parameter is set to on When the external MIDI switch is turned off MIDI messages will not be sent and therefore you will not be able to play external MIDI devices using your DTX MULTI 12 See page 66 Ensure that a pad function has not been assigned to the pads in question To do so open the Pad Function page for each of the pads UTILITY UTIL4 UTIL4 1 and ensure that the Func parameter is set to off No internal or external sound will be produced by any pad with a function assignment See page 88 Open the Pad 10 12 Switch page UTILITY gt UTIL4 gt UTIL4 3 and ensure that the Pad10 12 parameter is set to enable See page 89 Open the MIDI Message page for each of the pads MIDI gt MIDI1 and ensure that note is selected No internal or exter nal soun
52. UTILITY gt UTIL3 gt UTIL3 3 and ensure that the MEQ Bypass parameter is set to off See page 87 Open the Variation Send Chorus Send and Reverb Send pages for individual voices VOICE VCE4 VCE4 1 VCE4 2 VCE4 3 and ensure that appropriate effect send lev Check the following if sounds output from the DTX MULTI els are set on each See page 59 12 appear to be distorted amp Open the Chorus Send and Reverb Send pages for the cur Ensure that effects have been set appropriately Sound can be rently selected kit KIT KIT3 KIT3 1 KIT3 2 and ensure distorted with certain combinations of effect type and parameter that appropriate effect send levels are set on each See page settings See pages 48 49 50 59 68 78 48 Open the Filter page for the voices assigned to each of the pads VOICE gt VCE3 VCE3 4 and ensure that filters have been setup appropriately Depending on the type of sound being fil Values cannot be set or buttons do nothing when tered certain resonance settings Q can produce distortion pressed etc See page 58 mm Ensure that the MASTER dial is not set to too high a volume Check the following if pattern playback does not start causing clipping to occur when the P E button is pressed Ensure that an empty pattern has not been selected Check the following if voices play endlessly and do not stop Open the MID
53. UTILITY Section number KIT setting area KIT button This area is used to select and edit drum kits VOICE setting area VOICE button A part of the KIT setting area this area is used to select and edit voices MIDI setting area MIDI button A part of the KIT setting area this area is used to set MIDI related parameters on an individual kit basis PATTERN setting area PTN button This area is used to select and edit patterns WAVE setting area WAVE button This area is used to import and edit waves UTILITY setting area UTILITY button This area is used to set parameters affecting the overall system and to manage files e TRIGGER setting area SHIFT UTILITY but tons This area is used to edit trigger setup data PTN WAVE UTILITY H E KIT The button corresponding to each setting area will light up in green when that area is selected In the case of the VOICE and MIDI setting areas the KIT button will also light up 44 Owners Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 E Navigating between Pages Each section contains a number of parameter setting pages that are used to make actual settings With a section page displayed press the lit ENTER button to access its parameter setting pages In certain cases it may not be possible to access parameter setting pages from a section page and the ENTER butt
54. Variation send level 59 68 77 Variation to chorus 49 Variation to reverb 49 Variation type eeeeees 48 Mat D EE 36 49 VarReturn 36 49 VarToCho eem 36 49 VarToRev eeeeeeee 36 49 ben c 101 Melo cientes 102 Velocity curve issos 101 Velocity Limits 64 Velocity lower limit 64 Velocity upper limit 64 NEES ee Leti 55 bio e 31 Voice category eeeseees 56 Voice Layer eese 32 Voice name siorse 56 Voice number esses 56 Voice Volume 57 Volume Click track 84 Volume kit siniraan 47 Volume MIDI eeessse 77 Volume Voice sss 57 VOLUME dial etes 8 VOLUME knob headphones 9 W WAVE 52 2 etr Seege 69 WAVE ccseeesecceceeeceeteeeeseeeeeeees 25 31 Wave name eee 70 71 Wave number seeee 70 E g amp 2 DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 113 MEMO IINE DTX MULTI 12 For details of products please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgef hrten Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragsh ndlern in den jeweiligen Be
55. Velocity page D Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP D Pad number Layer number 2 Rye umbe Setti 01 to 12 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings A B C or D etungs HHCL or HHSP Receive key off RevKeyOff Trigger velocity TrgVel Use this parameter to set whether or not MIDI Note Off mes sages will be sent for the layer indicated by 2 Most drum voices are one shot sounds that decay over time until they become silent therefore MIDI Note Off messages are not needed to stop them As such this parameter should normally 1 127 be set to off If however a non decaying sound is assigned to a pad or layer you can ensure that the required MIDI Note Use this parameter to control the velocity value of MIDI notes to be sent whenever the pad indicated by 1 is struck variable MIDI velocity values will reflect the strength with which the pad is struck ere MIDI notes are sent with this fixed velocity value regardless of how hard or soft the pad is struck Off message is sent by setting this parameter to on In addi Settings variable or 1 to 127 tion you can adjust the amount of time that passes between striking of the pad and sending MIDI Note Off messages CD 2 f no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to using the Gate Time page MIDI1 4 D on the MIDI Note pag
56. be used only with User patterns If a Preset pattern has been selected the ENTER button will not open a parameter setting page PTN4 1 Quantize Pattern page From the Quantize Pattern page you can correct irregularities in the timing of notes making up the currently selected User pattern This is referred to as quantizing With the Quantize page dis played press the ENTER button to open the Quantize Pattern Setting page o D Quantize Use this parameter to specify the quantizing resolution as a division of a whole note The lower the resolution the finer the correction of timing When time signature from PTN1 or for recording is 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 or 15 8 16th note triplets 16th notes 8th note triplets 8th notes 4 4th notes d Dotted 4th notes When time signature from PTN1 is other than the above 16th note triplets 16th notes 8th note triplets 8th notes 4th note triplets E 4th notes Settings N CAUTION The natural groove of a recorded performance may be lost as a result of quantization Note that once a pattern is quantized it will not be possible to reverse the procedure FL Re DEIER DOT OC MDULJL T 12 Example of how quantizing works These recorded notes were not played exactly in time J J P t I I I I I le I le I I GA dii RE Exact position 1 1 j i Notes moved closer to the correct position through quantizing
57. can move the cursor using the lt 7 buttons to set these individually Settings P01 to PO5 or UO1 to U10 UTIL1 2 Master Tune page UTIL1 6 Effect Bypass page D Master tune M Tune z tr Use this parameter to tune i e adjust the basic pitch of the i A D Hu internal tone generator The value in parentheses shows the Ge PA a corresponding tuning of A above middle C in Hertz D Variation effect var Settings 102 4 to 0 0 to 102 3 2 Chorus effect cho Gu 3 Reverb effect rev The term cent refers to one hundredth of a semitone i e 100 cents Use these parameters to specify which effects will be 1 semitone bypassed when Effect Bypass is activated from the front panel using the SHIFT and KIT buttons When is selected UTIL1 3 Startup Kit page for an effect type it will not be bypassed Settings var cho or rev TRIGGER 0 StartupKit Use this parameter to specify the kit to be automatically selected when the DTX MULTI 12 is turned on Kits are identified using a category P for Preset U for User and a number and you can move the cursor using the lt gt buttons to set these individually Settings P001 to P050 or U001 to U200 DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 83 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL1 7 Pan Depth page 0O Pan
58. depth Use this parameter to adjust the width of the instrument s overall stereo panning field while maintaining the individual pan settings for drum and musical instrument sounds Settings 1to 127 UTIL1 8 Auxiliary Output page D Auxiliary output selection AuxOutSel Use this parameter to indicate where audio input via the AUX IN jack will be output L amp R ph Auxiliary input audio will be output via both the OUTPUT L MONO and R and PHONES jacks phones Auxiliary input audio will be output via the PHONES jack only Settings L amp R ph or phones Click Track Settings In the CLICK section you can set parameters related to the click track For example you can set the type of sound to be used the volume and where the click track will be output MIDI parame ters related to the click track can also be set here With the CLICK page UTIL2 displayed press the ENTER button to access its five parameter setting pages UTIL2 1 to UTIL2 5 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages UTIL2 1 Click track Voice page r D Click track voice Use this parameter to select from a range of different sounds for use with the click track Metronome1 Metronome2 Cowbell Stick Settings H man 84 Owners Manual DTX lt MULT 12 UTIL2 2 Click track Master Volume page
59. displayed on screen Tempo 30 to 300 3 To check the tempo press the ay click but ton to start the click track The click track will be played at the tempo set using the Tap Tempo function Whenever you change the tempo using this function the new setting will be immediately applied to the click track and any patterns being played cup The DEC and INC buttons can also be used to adjust the tempo on the Tap Tempo page If Func has been set to tap tempo for any of the pads on the UTILITY area s Pad Function page UTIL4 1 that pad can be used at any time to tap the tempo without having to open the Tap Tempo page see page 88 If ext has been selected on the UTILITY area s MIDI Sync page UTIL 6 6 or if auto has been selected on that page and MIDI Clock messages are being received from an external source the tempo value will be displayed as evt and playback on your DTX MULTI 12 will be synchronized with the connected MIDI devices or DAW application If int has been selected on the UTILITY area s MIDI Sync page UTIL 6 6 or if auto has been selected on that page and MIDI Clock messages are not being received from an external source playback will occur at the DTX MULTI 12 s current tempo setting see page 91 EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 Master Equalization In the MASTER EQ section you can adjust the master equaliza tion parameters that control the
60. drum kits should be sent to the internal tone generator Choose on to send to the tone generator Settings off or on MIDI2 2 External MIDI Switch page CD MIDI channel Ch Use this parameter to select the MIDI channel 1 to 16 to be set Settings 1to 16 2 External MIDI switch MIDI Switch Use this parameter to indicate whether MIDI messages pro duced by playing pads and changing drum kits should be sent to an external tone generator via the MIDI OUT connector on the rear panel or the USB TO HOST port on the side panel Choose on to send the messages Settings off or on 0008 omer a Owner s Manual DTX lt MUILTI 12 Other MIDI Settings In the OTHER section you can set various MIDI messages to be sent whenever the current kit is selected With the OTHER page MIDI3 displayed press the ENTER button to access its eight parameter setting pages MIDI3 1 through MIDI3 8 You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages MIDI3 1 Transmit page D MIDI channel Ch Use this parameter to select the MIDI channel 1 to 16 to be set Settings 1to 16 2 Transmit Use this parameter to indicate which MIDI messages are to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Off nisse No MIDI messages will be sent all All applicable MIDI messages will be sent See the following parameter setting
61. ered voices can also be triggered in a number of different ways for example they will all play together in Stack mode a different one will be played for each strike in Alternate mode and they can be sustained and turned off on each successive strike in Hold mode In order that the Layer function may be put to use the pad in question must first be setup to send multiple MIDI messages whenever struck Then voices are assigned to each of the layers and a layer playing mode is specified for the pad For more details refer to the section Specifying MIDI note numbers and assigning voices to each on page 34 Arrangement of Voice Layers When Pad 1 is struck layers A through D are all played simultaneously P lt conn gt Layer A Layer D B Information Contained in Kits Three different setting areas apply specifically to Kits In the KIT setting area you can specify a volume configure effects and set other parameters affecting the entire kit in the VOICE setting area you can assign preset voices pat terns and waves to each pad foot switch and controller and you can also set parameters such as tuning and volume for each of the assigned voices and in the MIDI setting area you can set MIDI related parameters affecting the kit or individual pads and controllers Setting a preset voice pattern or wave to be played when a pad is struck involves the following two steps 1 Indication of the MIDI n
62. for recording your pattern Hold down the SHIFT button and press the PTN button to activate Record Mode The PTN button will turn red cup f a Preset pattern is selected when you activate Record Mode your performance will be recorded to an empty User pattern Set the required recording conditions On the Record Mode screen REC you can set the tempo and time signature of the click track to be played when recording the length of the pattern in measures or bars and a number of other important parameters Move the flashing cursor to the required parameter using the lt VA and gt buttons and change the setting using the DEC and INC but tons DTempo Q2 Time signature 3 Length 8 Playback mode 4 Quantize D Tempo The speed of the pattern in beats per second Time signature The time signature of the pattern to be recorded 3 Length The length of the pattern in mea sures Quantize The precision of timing correc tion for the recorded pattern Playback mode The type of pattern to be recorded i e one shot or loop m a dV J Owners Manual 21 Quick Guide Making Your Own Patterns Press the PTN button to start recording The DTX MULTI 12 will count you in over two mea sures Then play the pattern you want to record in time with the click track Measure currently being recorded N CAUTION Tur
63. from the cur rently selected User pattern To do so press the ENTER button with the Clear Pattern page displayed and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again N CAUTION When a User pattern is cleared as described above its data is com pletely erased from the instrument s pattern memory Be sure there fore to always save important data on a USB memory device or the like before deleting PTN4 4 Clear All Patterns page From the Clear All Patterns page you can delete data from all User patterns To do so press the ENTER button with the Clear All Patterns page displayed and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again N CAUTION When User patterns are cleared as described above their data is completely erased from the instrument s pattern memory Be sure therefore to always save important data on a USB memory device or the like before deleting PTN4 5 Copy Pattern page From the Copy Pattern page you can copy a pattern to the cur rently selected User pattern With the Copy Pattern page dis played press the ENTER button to open the Copy Pattern Setting page DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owner s Manual 79 5 E D ue PATTERN TRIGGER PATTERN Setting Area PTN 80 PTN4 5 1 Copy Pattern Setting page With the Copy Pattern Setting page displayed press the
64. gt TRG2 2 gt TRG2 2 1 TRG2 2 2 and ensure that the Level parameters are set appro priately See pages 102 103 0 f using a separately sold pad featuring a level adjuster ensure that it is set appropriately Open the Input Level Range page for the pad s in question SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 3 and ensure that the lower setting for the Level parameter is set to an appropriate value See page 101 If playing by hand open the Select Trigger Setup page SHIFT UTILITY TRG1 and ensure that a suitable trigger setup is selected for the drum kit See page 100 If playing with sticks open the Pad Type page for the pad s in question SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 TRG2 1 and ensure that the Type parameter is not set for playing by hand See page 100 Perform the following if only one voice is produced even though two pads are struck simultaneously Open the Input Gain page for the pad not producing a sound SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 1 and increase the setting for the Gain parameter See page 101 Open the Input Level Range page for the pad not producing a sound SHIFT UTILITY gt TRG2 TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 3 and reduce the lower setting for the Level parameter See page 101 Open the Alternate Group page for each of the pads VOICE VCE5 VCE5 2 and ensure that they are not assigned to the same alternate group S
65. holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the PTN button see page 21 Q WAVE Button This button is used to access the Wave setting area see page 69 In addition you can also open the Import page by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the WAVE button see page 25 ere DTX MULTI 12 1 rm WAVE D vnum STORE fime JE G VOLUME HH CTRL FX BYPASS lI 111 o 9 T Geor Gees a 000 G O UTILITY Button This button is used to access the Utility setting area see page 82 In addition you can also access the Trigger setting area by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the UTILITY button see page 99 di SHIFT Button Hold down this button and press another button to access the setting area or function indicated above or below it D rA Button The Click track button is used to start and stop the built in click track or metronome In addition you can also activate the Tap Tempo function by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the button p EXIT Button The parameter setting pages in each setting area are arranged in a hierarchical structure Press this button to leave the current page and move one step back towards the top of the setting area In addition you can instantly turn off all sound by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the EXIT button P ENTER Button This button is used to execute processes and confirm va
66. is used to set the delay volume for the FBTimeL This parameter is used to set the delay time for the left center channel feedback delay DIyMix This parameter is used to set the mixing level for the FBTimeR This parameter is used to set the delay time for the right delayed sound feedback delay This parameter is used to set the modulation delay This parameter is used to set how much of the effect s SS time s offset value Feedback output is fed back into its input This parameter is used to set the degree to which the 7 This parameter is used to adjust the first fine pitch set Drive s Fine1 effect is applied ting F This parameter is used to set the depth of modulation This parameter is used to adjust the second fine pitch DriveHorn d Fine2 A produced through rotation of the high frequency horn setting DriveRotor This parameter is used to set the depth of modulation H Fre This parameter is used to set the center frequency of the produced through rotation of the low frequency rotor sed high frequency EQ band This parameter is used to set the degree by which the H Gain This parameter is used to set the amount by which the DstL Gain low frequencies from the distorted sound are boosted or high frequency EQ band is boosted or cut cut Height This parameter is used to set the height of the simulated This parameter is used to set the degree by which the 9 room DstM Gain mid frequencies from the distorted sound are boosted or T
67. is used to set the reverb time Reverb effects RoomSize This parameter is used to set the size of the room This parameter is used to adjust the low frequency com ponent Rotor Horn This parameter is used to set the relative volumes of the This parameter is used to set the input signal level at high frequency nom andthe low ireguency rotor LowTh which the compressor starts to process the sound in the RotorF This parameter is used to set the speed of rotation of the low frequency band low frequency rotor at the fast setting LPF This parameter is used to set the low pass filter s cutoff RotorS This parameter is used to set the speed of rotation of the frequency low frequency rotor at the slow setting ME This parameter is used to set the center frequency of the Sens This parameter is used to set how sensitive the wah filter Freq mid frequency EQ band is to changes in the input level M Gain This parameter is used to set the amount by which the This parameter is used to set how long it takes for the g mid frequency EQ band is boosted or cut S FTmHorn See ere horn to switch between fast and slow f rotation speeds M Width This parameter is used to set the width of the mid fre a Widt quency EQ band This parameter is used to set how long it takes for the Thi teri dio Set the ph dulati f S FTmRotor low frequency rotor to switch between fast and slow Manual Beie er is used to set the phase modulation off rotation spee
68. page descrip tions for more details PC Only program change messages and bank select MSB LSB messages will be sent Settings off all or PC MIDI3 2 Volume page D MIDI channel Ch Settings 1to 16 2 Volume Use this parameter to set a volume value to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Settings 0 to 127 If off or PC has been selected on the Transmit page MIDI3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible MIDI Setting Area MIDI MIDI3 3 Pan page D MIDI channel Ch Settings 1to 16 2 Pan Use this parameter to set the pan value to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Settings L63 to C to R63 cup If off or PC has been selected on the Transmit page MIDI3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible Q O c D o g D E MIDI3 4 Program Change page D MIDI channel Ch Settings 1to 16 2 Bank select MSB M Use this parameter to set a bank select MSB value to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Settings 000 to 127 3 Bank select LSB L Use this parameter to set a bank select LSB value to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Settings 000 to 127 4 Program change PC Use this parameter to set a program chan
69. produced even with softer play ing In contrast the hard2 curve only produces loud sounds when the pad in question is struck quite hard 5 Settings loud2 loud1 normal hard1 or hard2 d loud2 loud1 norm hard1 hard2 Trigger input level e strength of playing gt o Level Use this parameter to set the range of input signals in per centage format that will be converted into trigger signals Any input signals at the minimum level or lower will not be converted into a trigger signal and therefore will not produce any sound Meanwhile input signals at the maximum level or higher will result in trigger signals with the maximum veloc ity as set on the Velocity Range page TRG2 1 4 Minimum level 0 to 99 Settings Maximum level 1 to 100 z tr W E amp TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 101 TRIGGER Setting Area TRG TRG2 1 4 Velocity Range page D Velocity Use these parameters to specify the maximum and minimum velocities corresponding to the settings made on the Input Level Range page TRG2 1 3 When struck the selected pad s will produce sounds within this velocity range Minimum velocity 0 to 126 Settings Maximum velocity 1 to 127 TRG2 1 5 Double Trigger Prevention page When a stick or beater strikes a pad it may rebound and strike again producing a second trigger signal and causing a voice to soun
70. save your own collections of preset voices patterns and waves User defined kit Starts with U m m dV B a M Ise Owners Manual 17 Quick Guide Producing Sounds with the Pads Assigning Preset Voices to Pads In the following simple example we will create a User kit by replacing one of the sounds assigned to the pads in a Preset kit Specifically we will assign a voice to Pad 4 from the selected kit and we will then save the resultant kit to the empty User kit U001 Press the KIT button to open the Select Kit page Use the DEC and INC buttons to select a kit to work with Press the VOICE button to open the Select Voice page 18 Owner s Manual mm a dV M a i M IS 4 Strike Pad 4 to select it and to change the displayed pad number to Alternatively you can move the flashing cursor to the pad number and then change it from iii fie using the DEC and INC buttons Pad number Select the voice you want to assign to Pad 4 Move the flashing cursor to the leftmost parameter from the lower row of text and using the DEC and INC buttons select the voice category and voice number of the voice you wish to assign Voice number Voice name Voice category Voice Categories Similar voices are grouped together in voice categories In addition to melodic instruments such as timpani and ma
71. sounds I 0 D Quarter note note number NoteJ Use this parameter to assign a MIDI note number to click track quarter note sounds off or C 2 to F 8 z tr lu E amp Settings f on is selected on the Click track MIDI In page UTIL2 5 1 a click track quarter note sound will be pro duced each time a MIDI note with the note number set here is received If off is selected on this page UTIL2 5 4 no click track quarter note sounds will be produced in response to received MIDI notes TRIGGER f on is selected on the Click Track MIDI Out page UTIL2 5 2 a MIDI Note On message with the note num ber set here will be produced for each click track quarter note sound f off is selected on this page UTIL2 5 4 no MIDI Note On mes sages will be produced for click track quarter note sounds UTILITY Setting Area UTIL Tap Tempo Using the Tap Tempo function you can set the tempo for pat terns and the click track by simply striking pads In this way you can conveniently and intuitively set the tempo that you need 1 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the rA click button The Tap Tempo page will open displaying the current tempo setting 2 Strike one or more of the pads several times at the required tempo The DTX MULTI 12 will automatically determine the tempo based on the speed at which you strike the pads and this tempo will be
72. the lt gt buttons and press the ENTER button 2 Navigate to the Local Control page UTIL6 5 using the lt gt buttons 3 Set the LocalCtrl parameter to off using the DEC button if necessary 4 Press the STORE button and store this setting With local control turned off in this way performance data pro duced by striking the pads will not be sent to the internal tone generator Setting DAW Application Parameters Within your DAW application turn on MIDI Thru This setting ensures that when performance data is being recorded on a track within your application it is also returned to the external MIDI system For example let s assume that performance data is being recorded on Track 3 by your DAW application In addition we ll also assume that MIDI Channel 1 has been set for the return of perfor mance data If MIDI Thru is now turned on for Track 3 the DAW application will return the performance data to the DTX MULTI 12 as it is being recorded and the instrument s internal tone gen erator will sound as if it is being played directly on Channel 1 For details on how to turn on MIDI Thru refer to the manual that came with your DAW application e H local control on the DTX MULTI 12 and MIDI Thru within your DAW appli cation are both turned off no performance data will be sent to the internal tone generator either directly or indirectly As a
73. the MIDI messages S internal tone generator MDI messagas z ling external tone oc generators and Ki MIDI messages MIDI devices o tc OUT MIDI Portable music Internal tone generator player etc T ek AUX W GAIN Effects Reverb chorus variation and master EQ o R L MONO PHONES VOLUME Sr Audio output DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 27 28 Owners Manual Internal Design Pads amp Trigger Signals The DTX MULTI 12 is played by striking any of the twelve built in pads and by striking and operating external pads foot switches or other controllers connected via the PAD jacks 49 to 2 the HI HAT CONTROL jack and the FOOT SW jack Whenever you perform this type of action a trigger signal containing various items of perfor mance data such as the strength with which the pad was struck will be produced These trigger signals are deliv ered to a tone generator which outputs the appropriate sound in response E Built in Pads 1 to 12 As shown below each of the DTX MULTI 12 s built in pads is assigned a unique number between 1 and 12 On the various parameter setting pages used to configure the instrument these numbers are presented in the format i i asa means of identifying individual pads Although Pads 4 to 9 main pads and Pads 1 to 3 and 10 to 12 rims are shaped differently they all function in exactly the same way Whenever they are struck the assigned voices waves or patterns will b
74. the depth of modulation FBTime This parameter is used to set the feedback delay time LFODpth Tempo Phaser FBTime1 This parameter is used to set the delay time for feedback This parameter is used to set the depth of phase modu delay 1 lation FBTime2 This parameter is used to set the delay time for feedback LFODiff This parameter is used to set the left right phase differ LEVENE DTX MULTI 12 delay 2 ence between modulation waveforms Internal Design Parameter e Parameter ACH name Descriptions ET Descriptions TempoFlanger G Chorus 2 Modulator SPX Chorus OverDr This parameter is used to adjust the way in which the Symphonic and Tremolo sound distorts This parameter is used to set the modulation frequency Beas This parameter is used to set the first stereo panning LFOSpeed TempoPhaser position This parameter is used to set the modulation speed in Pan This parameter is used to set the second stereo panning terms of note lengths position AutoPan PanDirectn This parameter is used to set the auto pan type This parameter is used to set the auto pan frequency AutoWah PhShiftOfst This parameter is used to set the phase modulation off L set value This parameter is used to specify whether the fi
75. the pad indicated by 1 to an alternate group if so required Alternate groups are monopho nic sets of pads and therefore only one pad from an alternate group can be producing a sound at any time If a pad is struck while another pad from the same alternate group is already producing a sound a MIDI Note Off message will be sent for the first pad together with the MIDI Note On message for the second In order to use trigger alternate groups with voices played on MIDI channel 10 the sending of MIDI Note Off messages must be enabled by selecting on for RcvKeyOff on the Receive Key Off page MIDII 5 Up to 32 trigger alternate groups can be setup on your DTX MULTI 12 If there is no need for a pad to be assigned to a trigger alternate group you can set this parameter to off Settings off or 1 to 32 cap f no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible MIDI Note Off messages are not sent when off has been set on the Receive Key Off page MIDI1 5 If you want to use trigger alternate groups therefore be sure to set this parameter to on This will ensure that Note Off messages are sent to prevent overlapping voices MIDI Setting Area MIDI Parameter Setting Pages for CC Messages MIDI1 1 Control Change Number amp Value page
76. to all voices on all MIDI channels With the REVERB page KIT6 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parame ter setting pages KIT6 1 to KIT6 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages 50 Owners Manual DT2 MULJL TI 12 KiTe 1 Reverb Type page D D Reverb type Use this parameter to select a reverb effect type Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet With a reverb type selected you can press the ENTER button on the Reverb Type page KIT6 1 to access a range of setting pages allowing each of its parameters to be set The number of parame ter setting pages depends on the type selected Use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages KIT6 1 1 Parameter setting page example o D Effect parameter Each parameter setting page contains a different parameter for the selected reverb type Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet KIT6 2 Reverb Return page o D Reverb return RevReturn Use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from the reverb effect Settings 0 to 127 KiTe 3 Reverb Pan page C o D Reverb pan RevPan Use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the reverb effect s return signal L63 to C to R63 Settings Other Drum Kit Settings In the OTHER s
77. to be assigned to See page 56 Changing kits or patterns using an FC4 or FC5 Function With parameters configured as described below you can use an FC4 or FC5 Foot Switch to change a range of differ ent settings For example you could operate a foot switch to select the next kit or pattern to increase or decrease the tempo by 1 to tap the tempo or to turn the click track on or off Furthermore you can also set a MIDI Control Change message number and value to be sent when the foot switch is depressed FOOT SW y FC4 FC5 Setup With the DTX MULTI 12 turned off connect the FC4 or FC5 Foot Switch via the FOOT SW jack Turn on the DTX MULTI 12 On the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 set FootSwin Sel to ftSw See page 89 On the Pad Function page UTIL4 1 select then set Func to the function you want to control using the foot switch See page 88 Adjusting volume or other MIDI Control Change values using an FC7 Function With parameters configured as described below you can adjust volume and many other MIDI Control Change val ues by changing the pedal angle of an FC7 Foot Controller in order to send MIDI Control Change messages The FC7 retains its current pedal angle after you remove your foot and therefore it is ideal for making minute changes to the controlled parameter FOOT SW Setup With the DTX MULTI 12 turned off connect the FC7 Foot Contro
78. tone generator receives a trigger sig nal produced by striking a pad or by operating a controller or foot switch it will play a voice assigned to that pad con troller or foot switch As described below three different types of voice are available for assigning namely preset voices patterns and waves Preset voices Drum sounds such as snares bass drums and cymbals percussion sounds and pitched instrument sounds such as piano xylophone and guitar Patterns One shot or looped phrases containing performance data for a range of different instruments Waves Audio files imported into the DTX MULTI 12 from a variety of sources To assign a voice to a pad controller or foot switch access the VOICE setting area s Select Voice page VCE1 by pressing the VOICE button and if necessary the lt button On this page voices are categorized by instrument type in the case of preset voices as patterns or as waves While preset voices patterns and waves can all be assigned to pads in the same way it is important to remem ber that each voice type plays in a different way and is con figured using different parameters B Preset Voices As an electronic percussion instrument played by striking pads the DTX MULTI 12 comes preloaded with a vast library of drum sounds such as snares bass drums and cymbals together with a broad spectrum of percussion instrument sounds Also included are many pitched instru me
79. tone of all preset voices patterns and waves With the MASTER EQ page UTIL3 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages UTIL3 1 to UTIL3 3 You can use the lt gt buttons to nav igate between these pages Gain Ge Q Bandwidth T n gt F Frequency Y low lowMid mid highMid high Five EQ bands The DTX MULTI 12 features a five band master equalizer that allows the signal level to be freely boosted or cut around a center frequency specified for each of the bands In addition the low and high frequency bands can be set to either shelving or peak ing equalization Master equalization has no effect on signals from the AUX IN connector See page 36 Master equalization has no effect on signals output via the PHONES jack See page 36 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL3 1 Gain Frequency amp Bandwidth UTIL3 2 EQ Shape page page On the EQ Shape page you can set an EQ type for each of the low and high bands D Frequency band Frequency band Use this parameter to select the master EQ frequency band to Use this parameter to select the master EQ frequency band to be set beset Settings low or high 8 Settings low lowMid mid highMid or high Shape S 2 Gain G Use this parameter to set an EQ type E Use this parameter to specify the amount by which the signal Settings s
80. walk on trip over or roll anything over it Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit A burning item may fall over and cause a fire Do not open If you notice any abnormality Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or e Ifthe AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a modify them in any way The instrument contains no user serviceable parts If it sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument or if any unusual smells or should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately and have it smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel N CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AC power adaptor e When setting up the product make sure that the AC outlet you are using is e When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold easily accessible If some trouble or malfunction occurs immediately turn of the plug itself and not the cord he power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet Even when the power f switch is turned
81. when the hi hat is open Layers C and D are played when the hi hat is closed Settings off mute or hh cup The mute setting is available only for the twelve built in pads on your DTX MULTI 12 KIT Setting Area KIT KIT7 2 Mute Switch page On the Mute Switch page you can select a group of pads to be treated as one in terms of muting in order to silence or change their sounds during performances 0 r 6 CD Pad number Settings 01 to 12 This parameter can be set only for the twelve built in pads on your DTX MULTI 12 Mute switch MuteSw Set this parameter to on if muting for the pad indicated by D is to operate in conjunction with muting for other pads with the same setting When pad sensitivity is set for playing with sticks we recommend that you set MuteSw to on for at least two pads so that you can use the muting technique with out the fear of accidentally striking your hand As you make your selections the numbers in the Pad Indicator will light up to show which pads have been grouped together for muting Example If MuteSw has been set to on for Pads 4 5 and 6 When you strike Pad 4 5 or 6 while pressing down on either of the other two pads by hand the struck pad will produce a shorter sound When you press down on Pad 4 5 or 6 by hand while one or more of these pads are producing a sound as a result of being struck the struck pad s w
82. while data is being stored It is very important that the DTX MULTI 12 is not turned off until this message disappears If the instrument were to be turned off at this time data for all User kits could be permanently lost To hear the imported wave strike the pad to which it was assigned 26 Owners Manual mm a dV M a i M IS Reference Internal Design In this reference section you will find a description of what takes place within the DTX MULTI 12 between striking of a pad and the output of a sound from speakers Understanding how signals flow and are processed internally will allow you to utilize the powerful functions of this versatile instrument to their maximum potential Functional Blocks Built in pads a External pads controllers and foot switches Reference PAD jacks FOOTSWHHCTRLE OOO OG PAD Trigger signals Trigger Signals Trigger setup Preset or User Kit Preset or User Makeup of each kit Preset voices patterns and waves are assigned to each of the built in pads external pads and external controllers SMF file Each pad has up to four layers A to D t Preset USB Format 0 which voices can be assigned patterns TO DEVICE Import T A ERC H User patterns Pattern recording PATTERN WAV file AIFF file USB TO ek MIDI output e Signals for control Signals for controlling
83. will be treated mono When two overlapping sounds are produced by striking the same pad the latter sound is given priority and the earlier sound is silenced poly No such restriction is applied and all overlap ping sounds are output Settings mono or poly 60 Owners Manual DTX lt MULT 12 VCE5 2 Alternate Group page D Pad number 01 to 12 18 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 Layer number Settings A B C or D 3 Alternate group AltGroup Using this parameter you can assign voices to alternate groups i e monophonic sets of pads only one of which can be producing a sound at any time If you do not want various individual voices to be played together they should be assigned to the same alternate group Whenever voices from the same alternate group are triggered by playing the instru ment the latter voice is given priority and the earlier sound is silenced Set this parameter to off if you do not want to assign an alternate group off hhOpen hhClose or 1 to 124 Settings e The hhOpen and hhClose alternate groups operate in a special way If a voice from the hhClose group is triggered after a voice from the hhOpen group the hhOpen voice is silenced and only the hhClose voice is played No silencing of the earlier sound is performed for an
84. will be used with it z tr LLI E amp 1 Plug the USB memory device into the USB TO File name DEVICE port on the side of the DTX MULTI 12 Select the file to be deleted using the DEC and INC 2 Navigate to the Format page UTIL7 5 and press the buttons Only those files matching your selection on the Type ENTER button page UIE A 1 WiN pe avaiable for selection You will be asked to confirm that the USB memory device is 4 When you have selected the file to be deleted press Kleer the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that the file is to be deleted TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 97 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL 3 To proceed press the ENTER button The following message will be displayed as the memory device is being formatted N CAUTION When formatting a USB memory device it must not be unplugged from the USB TO DEVICE port and the memory device and the DTX MULTI 12 must not be turned off Failure to observe this precaution can lead to the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged When the formatting process has been completed the mes sage Completed will be displayed Following this the dis play will return to the Format page UTIL7 5 From the Memory Info page you can check the memory usage status of a USB memory device To do so navigate to the Mem ory Info page UTIL
85. 0O D Click track master volume Use this parameter to set the master volume for click track sounds Settings 0 to 127 UTIL2 3 Click track Beat Volume page D Click track beat volumes Use these parameters to set volumes for different beat timings within the click track The meanings of the symbols used on this page are shown below Example Beat timings for four beats per bar Re ride fy Ay Settings Oto9 f the time signature from the PATTERN setting area or for pattern recording is 3 8 6 8 9 8 12 8 or 15 8 this page will display ACC dot ted quarter notes eighth notes and sixteenth notes em ge PH emm 1 OTTEN ome DD DD mm HH GAP DY DY DT AY OT ARA 8th note triplets UTIL2 4 Click track Output page D Click track output selection ClkOutSel Use this parameter to specify where the click track will be output when activated In a live performance setting for example you would normally want the click track to be out put to headphones only and in such a case phones should be selected here L amp R ph The click track will be output via both the OUTPUT L MONO and R and PHONES jacks s phones ies The click track will be output via the PHONES jack only Settings L amp R ph phones UTIL2 5 Click track MIDI page From the Click track MIDI page UTIL2 5 you can set a range of MIDI p
86. 1 i 1 J 1 PTN4 2 Merge Pattern page From the Merge Pattern page you can merge two patterns and store the result as a User pattern To start select a User pattern to hold the merged pattern on the Select Pattern page PTN1 Then navigate to the Merge Pattern page and press the ENTER button to open the Merge Pattern Settings page PTN4 2 1 Merge Pattern Settings page Merge pattern 1 2 Merge pattern 2 Use the above two parameters to specify the patterns that are to be merged as one Settings J P004 to P128 or U001 to UO50 cap If the User pattern selected before opening the Merge Pattern page already contains data it will be overwritten with the merged pattern The tempo and time signature of Merge pattern 1 are set as the tempo and time signature of the merged pattern If Merge pattern 1 is empty however the tempo and time signature of Merge pattern 2 are used The channel specific MIDI settings of Merge pattern 1 are set as those of the merged pattern In the case however of MIDI channels for which Merge pattern 1 contains no settings any applicable settings from Merge pattern 2 will be applied Generally speaking only patterns with similar tempos time signatures and MIDI voice settings should be merged Demo patterns cannot be selected for merging PATTERN Setting Area PTN PTN4 3 Clear Pattern page From the Clear Pattern page you can delete all data
87. 1 MIDI controllers master devices 2 MIDI receivers slave devices 3 audio equipment mixers amplifiers speakers etc When turning off your system first turn the volume of each audio device fully down and then switch off the devices one by one in the reverse order to above i e starting with the audio equipment Connecting a USB Memory Device You can plug a USB memory device into the USB TO DEVICE port on the side panel of your DTX MULTI 12 USB memory device i F or Connection to USB memory device hard disk etc DTX MULTI 12 Setting Up E Precautions When Using USB TO DEVICE Port Whenever connecting a USB device via the USB TO DEVICE port be sure to handle it with care and to observe the following important precautions For more details on how to use your USB device refer to the owner s man ual that came with it Supported USB devices Flash drives external hard disks and other USB compatible mass storage devices may be plugged in for use with this instru ment The DTX MULTI 12 does not necessarily support all commer cially available USB memory devices and Yamaha cannot guar antee the operation of all such devices that can be purchased Before purchasing a USB device for use with this instrument therefore please check with your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s Manual or visit the following
88. 1 LOG d stiamo i ee feas 42 94 Local Control 13 90 Local 90 Ko 75 Appendix DTX lt MULTI 12 Owners Manual 111 Index M OR ta ER Master EQ tel Egeter 36 Master EQ bypass 87 Master tune eee 83 Master volume 8 83 Memory sessseeenn 42 43 Memory Info 73 81 98 Memory usage ratio 73 81 98 MEQBypass ee 87 Merge E 92 Merge Pattern ssss 79 Message type eese 62 p pes EE 12 61 MIDI Ch MIDI channel 63 65 66 MIDI channel MIDI Ch 63 65 66 MIIDUIN accro ertet nerd 85 MIDI IN OUT ene 91 MIDI IN OUT connectors 9 12 MIDI merge esses 92 MID OUT eege octets 85 MIDI Switch 66 MIDI synchronization 91 MIDI Thru port eeeeeeese 91 MOND ccrte tice oreet 91 MOORE 62 Mono Poly sesesm 60 Mute switch ssssssssss 51 Mute cerae eerie 51 N Normalize A 73 INOIG canci negnn xi EFC acces 57 63 Noted e eie eres 85 NOt ACC sssssseee 85 0 Optimize octies 73 OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks 9 P Pad oerni aa 100 102 103 Pad furictlon siie ses 88 Pad indicator sssssusss 8 PAD Jacks nce 9 28 30 Pad names 16
89. 12 settings on such a device as standard computer files furthermore you can also import WAV or AIFF audio files from a USB memory device and assign them to indi vidual pads thus adding a unique highly personal flavor to your performances Versatile triggering for enhanced musical possi bilities With the Stack function each pad can produce up to four differ ent sounds meanwhile the Alternate function triggers different sounds each time a pad is struck In addition you can setup the instrument to automatically select different sounds based on how hard or soft you strike the corresponding pad or in response to foot switch operation The DTX MULTI 12 can also be setup to allow sounds to be silenced when a hand is pressed down on the pad and to allow different sounds to be produced when a hand is pressed down on a pad as itis struck And you are not restricted to drumsticks alone The DTX MULTI 12 can be easily setup to support a rich variety of hand playing styles Le UNIEN DOT MAL ILTI 12 Additional Package Contents ssssssse 6 Features of the DTX MULTI 12 sss 6 Component Names A Functions 8 Setting Up nieeeie reinen teer aacenvees 10 Using with Acoustic Drums e 10 Power Supply riii EE ERE er EE E RE EIE 10 Connecting Speakers and or Headphones 10 Connecting to Other Audio Equipment 10 Turn
90. 16 characters PAD 3 jack standard stereo phone plug left trigger right rim switch PAD 4 45 and PAD 6 7 jacks standard stereo phone plug left trigger right trigger HI HAT CONTROL jack standard stereo phone plug Connectors FOOT SW jack standard stereo phone plug OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks standard phone plugs PHONES jack standard stereo phone plug AUX IN jack standard stereo phone plug MIDI IN and OUT connectors USB TO HOST port USB TO DEVICE port and DC IN Power Consumption 9W DTXM12 and PA 5D adaptor 6W DTXM12 and PA 150 adaptor Size and weight 845 w x 319 d x 96 h mm 3 3 kg Package Contents Power adaptor PA 5D PA 150 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha Owner s Manual this booklet Data List booklet DVD ROM Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are for information purposes only Yamaha Corp reserves the right to change or modify prod ucts or specifications at any time without prior notice As specifications compatible equipment and optional extras may not be the same in every region please check with your Yamaha dealer LEO EVENE OT gt X lt MULTI 12 Symbols b standby On switch 9 10 11 D Switch wees 9 10 11 HANC button iieri 9 DEC button esessssess 9 lt VA gt buttons 8 44 M button 8 86 ENTER button
91. 28 100 Pad to be copied 53 Pad to be replaced 53 Pad type ina 101 Pad s to copy sess 104 Pad s to replace 104 Pad10 12 iiie ee 89 STEEN 57 77 Pam depth WE 84 Panel Lock 2 2 e 8 Parameter Setting Areas 44 PATTERN ispiciai 74 Pattern 31 Pattern category 75 Pattern name 75 76 Pattern number 75 Pattern playback mode 56 Pattern to be copied 80 PC Program change 66 67 77 PHONES jack A cene 9 10 Playback mode 70 Playing mode eese 62 PlayMOdG 1 2 rere tein 70 PONE aiat etn dns 71 PolyAfter eessseesssss 90 Polyphonic aftertouch status 90 Power adaptor 6 9 10 Power supply ess 10 Preset kit 17 32 47 Preset pattern 20 31 56 Preset voice 18 31 56 Program change 66 67 77 Program change receive 90 Q Q Bandwidth ssssssse 87 Q Resonance ssscinscssiicninss 59 Quantize sss 78 Quarter note note number NoteJ 85 R atio doa ns raa a oeae 73 PROV TOG iui iei 90 RBcVKeyOlt eire 64 RENE uite etus 90 REVPCA
92. 7 6 and press the ENTER button CD Memory usage ratio This indicates how much of the USB memory device s total memory is currently being used in percentage format Used memory Total memory This indicates separately the amount of memory used and the total memory The units used here will depend on the corre sponding memory size i e KB for kilobytes MB for mega bytes and GB for gigabytes Instrument Reset In the FACTORY SET section you can restore all of the DTX MULTI 12 s user data 1 e all User kits waves User patterns User triggers and utility parameters to default settings N CAUTION Whenever the instrument is reset in this way any settings you have made will be overwritten with the corresponding defaults All impor tant user defined data should therefore be saved on a USB mem ory device see page 93 in advance 1 Navigate to the Factory Set page UTIL8 and press the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that a Factory Set operation is to be performed 2 To proceed press the ENTER button Alterna tively you can press the EXIT button to cancel the process The messages Executing and Please keep power on will be displayed during the Factory Set process When the process has been completed the message Com pleted will be displayed Following this the display will return to the Factory Set page UTIL8
93. Change numbers 01 to 95 and values to pads in order to facilitate a wide range of unique modes of use 5 E 9 ue PATTERN TRIGGER Internal Design Effects The effect processor built into your DX MULTI 12 applies special audio effects to the output from the tone generator in order to modify and enhance its sound in a wide variety of ways Normally applied during the final stages of editing such effects allow you to optimize the sound in line with your own specific requirements B Effect Processor Structure This instrument can apply effects to the tone generator s output using the following four effect units 9 Variation Variation effects allow you to sculpt your sound in a variety of different ways A specific type of variation effect can be selected for each kit within the VARIATION section KIT4 furthermore you can also specify the degree to which this effect is applied to each layer on the Variation Send page VCE4 1 Chorus Chorus effects change the spatial characteristics of the sounds to which they are applied A specific type of chorus effect can be selected for each kit within the CHORUS sec tion KIT5 furthermore you can also specify the degree to which this effect is applied to each layer on the Chorus Send page VCE4 2 B Effect Connection AUX IN Dry line VCE4 1 MIDI3 5 Var Dry Wet line KIT4 5 VarToCho 1
94. DIS 7 is not affected by changes made on this page KIT3 2 Variation Effect Setup In the VARIATION section you can select a variation effect adjust the degree to which it is applied and configure it in a num ber of other ways Variation effects are applied to all voices on all MIDI channels With the VARIATION page KIT4 displayed press the ENTER button to access its five parameter setting pages KIT4 1 to KIT4 5 You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages KiT4 1 Variation Type page D Variation category Use this parameter to select a variation effect category Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet Variation type Use this parameter to select a variation effect type Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet With an effect category and type selected you can press the ENTER button on the Variation Type page KIT4 1 to access a range of setting pages allowing each of the selected effect s parameters to be set The number of parameter setting pages depends on the effect selected Use the lt gt buttons to nav igate between these pages KIT4 1 1 Parameter setting page example D Effect parameter Each parameter setting page contains a different parameter for the selected variation effect Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet EE SACS EWE OTX lt MULTI 12
95. ENTER button and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again D Pattern to be copied Use this parameter to select the pattern to be copied to the currently selected User pattern J P004 to P128 or U001 to U050 Settings N CAUTION The currently selected User pattern is overwritten as a result of this procedure Be sure therefore to always save important data on a USB memory device or the like before copying patterns cup Demo patterns cannot be copied PTN4 6 Exchange Patterns page From the Exchange Patterns page you can swap a pair of User patterns With the Exchange Patterns page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Exchange Patterns Settings page PTN4 6 1 Exchange Patterns Settings page With the Exchange Patterns Settings page displayed press the ENTER button and when asked to confirm that you wish to pro ceed press the ENTER button once again D Exchange pattern 1 2 Exchange pattern 2 Use these parameters to select the two User patterns to be swapped Settings 2U001 to UO50 Owner s Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 PTN4 7 Import SMF page From the Import SMF page you can import a standard MIDI file SMF into the DTX MULTI 12 from a USB memory device for use as a User pattern SMFs contain sequenced MIDI data and have a mid file extension It should be not
96. ENTER button WAVE4 1 Memory Info page O 1 0 Memory usage ratio This indicates how much of the total wave memory is cur rently being used in percentage format 2 Used memory Total memory This indicates separately the amount of wave memory used and the total wave memory in megabyte MB units Certain types of audio file may require more of the instrument s mem ory than indicated by the corresponding file size shown on your com puter 5 E 9 ue PATTERN TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 73 PATTERN Setting Area EGIT This section describes the PATTERN setting area which can be accessed using the PTN button Built into the DTX MULTI 12 are a range of Preset patterns specially for playback P001 to P128 in addition to User patterns that can be freely recorded and edited U001 to U050 Use the PATTERN area to record and edit these patterns cap Parameter setting pages from the COMMON section PTN2 the MIDI section PTN3 and the JOB section PTN4 will not be accessible when a Preset pattern has been selected You can however edit a Preset pattern by first selecting an empty User pattern and then copying the Preset pattern into it using the Copy Pattern page PTN4 5 N CAUTION Be sure to store any recorded patterns or settings that you have edited before turning off the instrument or selecting a new pattern See page 45 Makeup of PATTERN
97. Filter cutoff frequency 58 Fil amp iste dao 43 92 Filter cutoff frequency Fc 58 FOOT MN 29 FOOT SW jack ANE 9 Foot switch eessssss 9 29 Foot switch input selection 89 FootSwinsel essssssss 89 Format ES 97 Frequenoy see 87 Frequency band En 87 Func Pad function 88 Function ssseeneee 29 G G Gi E 87 eC 87 101 GAIN Knob csiis eterni 9 Gate time seeeesssesssss 64 H Headphones sssooneneeeesseeeeeeeene 9 10 HR IBUING EEN ER HH MIDI Ch eeeeeeeeeee 52 HHMIDIType eene 52 HI HAT CONTROL jack 9 Hi hat controller ss 9 Hi hat function usssse 52 Hi hat MIDI channel 52 Hi hat MIDI type 52 l IMPON ite en 8 25 72 Import SMF teet 80 Initialize Kit sseesessssses 54 Initialize Pad ssses 54 Input level indicator 100 Instrument Reset 98 J Ter 9 K HE 46 ge 32 Kit Category incierto 47 Kit NAME iiie RE d 47 Kit number ossasnnnnennsnsnennnnnnrnnnnnnnennne 47 Kit Volume creto eene 47 L Ep 32 Layer Switch 51 I 6V8l i cueste oreet 10
98. GM WV JP or JU Patterns cannot be assigned to MIDI note numbers 4 Voice number Voice name Use these parameters to select a preset voice pattern or wave from the category indicated by 3 Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet 5 Pattern playback mode If a pattern has been assigned to the pad use this parameter to specify how it will be played T Start stop mode The pattern will start to play from the beginning when you strike the pad and it will stop the next time you strike it Chase mode One successive measure will be played each time you strike the pad See Cut off mode Only one pattern set to this mode can play at any time Whenever a cut off mode pattern is triggered any pattern already playing in this mode will be automatically stopped Settings 2 H HD The maximum number of patterns that can play simultaneously is four Demo patterns cannot be assigned to pads EE OME OTX lt MUL TI 12 VOICE Setting Area VCE VCE2 TUNE OUTPUT Note Use this parameter to set the pitch of the assigned voice as a Voice Tuning Volume amp Pan MIDI note number Settings C 2 to G8 Transpose Use this parameter to adjust the pitch of the assigned pattern in one semitone steps Settings 24 to 0 to 24 e Patterns triggered using MIDI channels 7 to 11 cannot be transposed In the TUNE OUTPUT section you can set the tuning volume
99. I Sync page UTILITY gt UTIL6 UTIL6 6 and confirm that MIDI Sync is set as required If this parameter is set Open the Receive Key Off page MIDI gt MIDI gt MIDI1 5 to ext patterns will only playpack when MIDI Clock messages and check the setting for the RevKeyOff parameter If set to off certain types of voice will play endlessly when triggered See page 64 You can silence all voices at any time by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the MIDI button are being received from an external MIDI sequencer or com puter meanwhile if MIDI Sync is set to auto playback will be synchronized to MIDI Clock messages whenever they are received See page 91 Check the following if sounds stop unexpectedly during rolls and flams Open the Playing Mode and MIDI Note pages MIDI MIDI MIDI1 1 MIDI1 2 for the pads in question and check their settings Delete any unnecessary note assignments for stack or Perform the following if a pattern loops endlessly and does not stop Silence all voices by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the MIDI button This action can be performed at any time alternate playing Open the Mono Poly page VOICE gt VCE5 VCE5 1 and d ensure that the Mono Poly parameter is set to poly See page Note the following regarding wave playback speeds 60 Waves have fixed tempos They will always play at the tempo o
100. IDI1 2 MIDI Note page 13 O D Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 Layer number g Use this parameter to select the layer you want to set a Settings A B C or D S 3 Note Use this parameter to select a MIDI note to be sent by the layer indicated by 2 You can also choose either of the fol lowing two special settings Oif scs Regardless of the setting made on the Playing Mode page MIDII 1 no MIDI note will be sent when the pad is struck Sp ox If alternate has been selected on the Playing Mode page MIDII 1 this layer will be skipped In other words no MIDI note will be sent when it is this layer s turn to play Alterna tively if stack or hold has been set on the Playing Mode page MIDII 1 this setting has the same effect as off above i e no MIDI note will be sent for this layer off C 2 1 to F 8 126 or skip Settings Notes outside the range covered by General MIDI are displayed in parentheses for example C 2 1 Notes on MIDI channel 10 having already been assigned to a layer will be displayed with an asterisk in front of them for example C3 If you change the note setting for a pad indicated in this way the note setting for the other pad will also be changed in the same way MIDI1 3 MIDI Channel page z tr LLI E amp O D P
101. MONO jack PHONES Jack standard stereo audio jack Use this audio jack to connect a pair of stereo headphones The headphone volume can be adjusted using the VOLUME knob on the rear panel N CAUTION To prevent hearing loss avoid using headphones at high volumes for extended periods of time Connecting to Other Audio Equipment Audio input from an MP3 or CD player via the AUX IN jack can be mixed with the sound produced by the DTX MULTI 12 and output together from the OUTPUT L MONO and R and PHONES jacks This makes it very easy to play along with your favorite tunes If necessary furthermore you can adjust the input volume using the GAIN knob MS100DRJ or MS50DRJ Electronic Drum Kit Monitor System etc Headphones PHONES jack YAMAHA AUX IN Portable music player etc DTX MULTI 12 Turning on the DTX MULTI 12 1 After you have connected speakers an audio player and any other necessary equipment turn the volume of the DTX MULTI 12 itself and the other devices fully down as a precaution 2 Press the b Standby On switch on the DTX MULTI 12 s rear panel to turn it on The opening screen will be displayed followed by the Select Kit page from the KIT setting area lo B Connecting a mixer or other MIDI devices Ensure that the volume on all devices is turned fully down Then turn on the devices one by one in the following sequence
102. NTER button to open the Playing Mode page MIDI1 1 In the lower row of text set the Mode parameter to stack indicating that all MIDI notes assigned to the pad will be played simultaneously cup In addition to stack you can also set the Mode parameter to alter nate which causes the notes assigned to the pad to play individually in turn each time it is struck or hold which causes the notes to be alternately turned on and off each time the pad is struck See page 62 4 Press the gt button to navigate to the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 Layer On this page we can set the MIDI notes to be sent by the pad Specifically the Note parameter on the lower row of text is used to set a MIDI note number while the indicator in the top right corner shows which of the pad s four layers A to D is being set For now select D1 38 as the MIDI note to be sent by Layer A 5 Press the VOICE button to access the VOICE setting area and navigate to the Select Voice page VCE1 MIDI note number Assigned voice On the upper row of text use the DEC and INC buttons to select D1 38 that is the MIDI note num ber that Layer A of Pad 1 will send On the lower row of text set Sn001 OakCustom as the voice to be played for that MIDI note number With the settings now made a MIDI note with MIDI note number 38 i e D1 will be sent t
103. OGR i tise 1 elemen 90 PREC orn 21 Receive key off 64 Recording 13 21 43 Reject time 102 Release time ssssss 58 Flename tedesco oec cse Lice 96 Resonance Q ssss 59 rev Reverb A 83 Reverb sseeeeeeee 36 83 Reverb pan etm 50 Reverb return uuueueseses 50 Reverb send level 48 59 68 78 Reverb type esses 50 ReverbSend 36 48 RevPan ct 36 50 RevReturn essss 36 50 RevSend Reverb send level politus roasted estu E 59 68 78 S SAVE CREER 42 93 Send hi hat controller 89 Sendklll 5 nire t teenage 89 SEAC eii 91 Sequencer control 91 Shape ME 87 SMF file NAME ee eset eeeeeteeeeeeee 80 Splash sensitivity 89 SplashSens sss 89 Standby On switch 9 10 11 Startup pattern ssessse 83 Startup trigger essssssse 83 StartupKit srei 83 StartupPtn sseesseesssss 83 StartupTrg eiric 83 cM aeaii 45 T Tap tempo 8 29 86 88 KCL E 47 75 Terminal eiit 9 TOSWIIC ete 66 Thr Pott idees 91 Time signature
104. Pan 4 KIT5 2 ChoReturn 3 KIT6 3 RevPan KIT6 2 RevReturn 2 On the Variation Send page VCE4 1 you can set the required balance between the amount of the signal that will bypass the effect i e the dry level and the amount that will be sent to the effect i e the wet level 8 Master EQ is not applied to the headphone output 4 External audio signals AUX IN bypass all effects EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 B Effects amp Effect Categories The various individual effects provided by this instrument s effect units are sorted into a number of different categories What follows is a description of each category and the effects it contains We recommend that you refer to these descriptions whenever setting effects Each category s effect table indicates which of the effect units i e Reverb Rev Chorus Cho or Variation Var can be used to apply the effect in question Any effect marked using a v symbol can be selected and modified on the corresponding effect unit s parameter setting pages Compressor amp EQ The compressor is an effect commonly used to limit and compress the dynamics i e softness or loudness of an audio signal In the case of vocals guitar parts and other signals that have widely varying dynamics this effect essentially squeezes the dynamic range making soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer Furthermore a com pressor s attack and decay characteris
105. Selection of whether to use the MIDI connectors or the USB TO HOST port for this purpose is performed on the MIDI In Out page from the MIDI section of the UTILITY setting area see page 91 E To Control a Sound Module or Synthe sizer Using a MIDI cable connect the MIDI OUT connector on the DTX MULTI 12 to the MIDI IN connector on the device you want to control or play MIDI OUT MIDI cable MIDI IN connector connector ta EEFgalalalol External MIDI device i SV moc mu CR asss 0s An DTX MULTI 12 E To Control the DTX MULTI 12 from Another MIDI Device Using a MIDI cable connect the MIDI IN connector on the DTX MULTI 12 to the MIDI OUT connector on the controller device MIDI IN MIDI cable MIDI OUT connector connector c Gpppppenp coo EE BAD External MIDI device i Sans Sep R DTX MULTI 12 e Synchronizing with Other MIDI Devices Master and slave devices The playback of patterns on the DTX MULTI 12 can be synchro nized with playback on an external MIDI device This instrument and other MIDI devices use an internal clock to control the tempo of playback and when two such devices are synchronized it is necessary to specify which clock will be used by both The device set to use its own internal clock serves as a reference for all con nected devices and is referred to as the master instrument Con nected devices se
106. Setting Area The PATTERN setting area is subdivided into five different sections PTN1 to PTN5 Use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these sections If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages In certain cases a number of additional pages may be accessed from a parameter setting page also using the lit ENTER button Furthermore you can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area Parameter setting pages SSelSCEPaterh DEE Page 75 PTN 2 1 Pattern Loop page ennt netten Page 75 PTN2 2 Pattern Tempo page Page 75 PTN2 3 Pattern Name page 2 2 nennen intei bete inta tee Page 76 PTN3 1 MIDI Transmitpage rrr trei tiet mettere Page 76 PTN3 2 MIDI Vol me page ijt iere ete Page 77 PTN3 3 MIDI Paripage iii tette tetti eene tere Page 77 PTN3 4 Bank Select page rete eter etie c dene Page 77 PTN3 5 Variation Send page eterne titre reiecit Page 77 PTN3 6 Chorus Send page rrt eie eerie teria Page 78 PTINS 7 Reverb Send page jette tiet reete rre eng Page 78 PTH PTN4 1 Quantize Pattern page krsscnresmnnssinnin anai Page 78 ZO PTN4 2 Merge Pattern page nennen Page 79 PTN4 3 Clear Patternipage iret tese rn Fori eye ERES Page 79 PTN4 4 Clear All Patterns page Page 79 PTNA 5 Copy Pattern page EE Page
107. TI 12 If the audio files you wish to use have been recorded with a differ ent bit depth please convert them to 16 bit in advance using for example the bundled DAW software For details regarding the conversion method refer to the DAW software s manual Your DTX MULTI 12 can import audio files of up to approximately 23 seconds in length in the case of 44 1 kHz 16 bit audio e t is important to note that even when the above conditions are satisfied certain other factors may make audio files incompatible with the DTX MULTI 12 Using a computer place the WAV or AIFF When you have made your selection press file s for importing at the root directory of the ENTER button to import the file a USB memory device Unplug the USB memory device from the computer and plug it into the instrument via the USB TO DEVICE port on the side Rune N CAUTION Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB Press the KIT button to open the Select TO DEVICE port or turn off either the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 while data is being Kit page and then select the drum kit to i x 2 loaded Failure to observe this precaution can lead to which the imported wave s will be the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being assigned permanently damaged f the selected file is not 16 bit the error message Illegal wave data will be displayed and the import process will be halted In such a case please convert the file to
108. U001 and U100 Pan MSB 125 LSB 001 PC 001 to 100 Use this parameter to set the stereo panning Control Change User kits between U101 and U200 10 sent by the currently selected pattern on the MIDI channel MSB 125 LSB 002 PC 001 to 100 indicated by 1 In terms of the internal tone generator this value affects all voices played on that channel Settings L64 to C to R63 cap m If off or PC has been selected on the MIDI Transmit page PTN3 1 PTN3 5 Variation Send page this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possi ble If a program change setting is made for MIDI channel 10 the current drum kit will be changed immediately z W amp CD MIDI channel Ch Settings 1to 16 Variation send level Var Use this parameter to set the variation send level to be sent by the currently selected pattern Settings 0 to 127 If off or PC has been selected on the MIDI Transmit page PTN3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possi ble If MIDI channel 10 is selected this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owners Manual 77 PATTERN Setting Area PTN PTN3 6 Chorus Send page D MIDI channel Ch Settings 1to 16 2 Chorus send level ChoSend Use this p
109. User patterns having not yet being created a No Data error message will be displayed and no data will be saved f you select AllWave despite all waves still being empty a No Wave Data error message will be displayed and no data will be saved 3 Specify a file type using the Type parameter and press the ENTER button The Name page UTIL7 1 2 will open Set a name for the file to be saved File name The lt 7 buttons can be used to move the flashing cur sor and the DEC and INC buttons can be used to scroll through the available characters File names can be up to eight characters long Any space characters included in file names will be automatically replaced with i e an underscore 5 E D ue PATTERN TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 93 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL 4 When you have set a file name press the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that the data is to be saved To proceed press the ENTER button Alternatively you can press the EXIT button to return to Step 3 above without sav ing If a file of the same name already exists you will be asked to confirm whether it is to be overwritten as shown below If you want to set a different file name to avoid overwriting press the EXIT button to return to the Name page UTIL7 1 2 5 Press the ENTER button to save the file The following messa
110. Using the Pattern Loop page you can specify whether or not the selected pattern is to be played repeatedly as a loop The selection made on this page will apply regardless of whether the pattern is played using the P E button or by striking a pad to which it has been assigned CD Loop If on is selected for this parameter playback of the pattern will start again from the beginning whenever it finishes i e looped playback When set to off the pattern will be played once to the end and will then stop i e one shot play back Settings off or on PTN2 2 Pattern Tempo page D Tempo Use this parameter to set a tempo for playback of the selected pattern Settings 30 to 300 f the pattern is assigned to a kit the kit s tempo setting see page 47 will take priority over this setting 5 E D ao PATTERN TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owners Manual 75 PATTERN Setting Area PTN PTN2 3 Pattern Name page With the Pattern Name page displayed press the ENTER button to edit the name of the currently selected pattern Patt rn name In the Pattern Name Setting page PTN2 3 1 you can freely specify a pattern name of up to ten characters in length Use the lt lt gt buttons to move the flashing cursor to the char acter you want to change and then select a character using the DEC and INC buttons The following characters
111. a standby DT X lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference AN WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock short circuiting damages fire or other hazards These precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AC power adaptor Water warning Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument The required Do not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into e Use the specified adaptor page 110 only Using the wrong adaptor can result any openings If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument turn off the in damage to the instrument or overheating power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have e Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have EIERE HERE Ee accumulated on it e Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord place heavy objects Fire warning on it or place it in a position where anyone could
112. a value for the MIDI control change message indicated by 2 If setting a pad or external controller other than FTSW This value will be sent when the pad or external controller is struck or operated If setting FTSW and ftSw is selected on the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 3 a is the value that will be sent when the foot switch is released and 3 b is the value that will be sent when the foot switch is depressed If setting FTSW and ftSw is not selected on the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 A specific control change value cannot be specified in this case Instead a value within the range 0 to 127 will be sent based on the degree by which the hi hat controller or foot controller is operated Settings 0 to 127 Control change send channel Use this parameter to set a MIDI channel for sending the MIDI Control Change message indicated by Settings 1to 16 EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 UTIL4 2 Foot Switch Input page 0O D Foot switch input selection FootSwinsel Use this parameter to specify whether a foot switch ftSw a hi hat controller HH65 or a foot controller FC7 is connected via the FOOT SW jack Settings ftSw HH65 or FC7 cru The velocities sent when a hi hat controller or a foot controller is con nected will depend on the setting made on the Trigger Velocity page MIDI1 7 The velocities sent
113. ad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 Layer number A B C orD TRIGGER Settings 3 MIDI channel MIDI Ch Use this parameter to set the MIDI channel for MIDI notes sent for the layer indicated by 2 Settings 1to 16 f no note number has been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible MIDI Setting Area MIDI MIDI1 4 Gate Time page If no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible Sending of MIDI Note Off messages is automatically turned on when ever a MIDI Channel other than 10 has been selected on the MIDI Channel page MIDI1 3 In such a case therefore this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible O 1 Pad number MIDI1 6 Velocity Limits page 01 to 12 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW HHCL or HHSP Settings 2 Layer number Settings A B C or D Gate time Use this parameter to set a gate time for MIDI notes sent for the layer indicated by A MIDI Note On message is sent Pad number when a pad is struck and the corresponding Note Off mes sage is sent a shor
114. al 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 play back 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
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116. and stereo panning of individual voices With the TUNE OUT PUT page VCE2 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages VCE2 1 to VCE2 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages VCE2 2 Voice Volume page 5 E 9 ue On the Voice Volume page you can set the volume of the selected VCE2 1 Voice Tuning page voice The parameters presented on the Voice Tuning page will depend on the type of voice assigned to the pad in question Drum sounds and waves i e imported audio files D Pad number 01 to 12 18 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL HHSP C41 or D 1 to A 5 2 Layer number Settings A B C orD 3 Volume Use this parameter to set the volume of the selected voice Settings 0 to 127 Patterns z VCE2 3 Voice Pan page On the Voice Pan page you can set the stereo panning of the selected voice PATTERN D Pad number L Use this parameter to select the number of the pad or MIDI note to be set o 01 to 12 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings foot switch HHCL hi hat close HHSP D Pad number hi hat splash C 1 or D 1 to A 5 Settings 01 to 12 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW 3 HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 2 Laye
117. arameter to set the chorus send level to be sent by the currently selected pattern Settings 0 to 127 cup If off or PC has been selected on the MIDI Transmit page PTN3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possi ble If you change the chorus send level for MIDI channel 10 the setting on the Chorus Send page KIT3 1 for the currently selected kit will also change to this new setting PTN3 7 Reverb Send page D MIDI channel Ch Settings 1 to 16 Reverb send level RevSend Use this parameter to set the reverb send level to be sent by the currently selected pattern Settings 0 to 127 cup If off or PC has been selected on the MIDI Transmit page PTN3 1 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possi ble If you change the reverb send level for MIDI channel 10 the setting on the Reverb Send page KIT3 2 for the currently selected kit will also change to this new setting Pattern Quantization amp Management In the JOB section you can quantize the currently selected User pattern import SMF files and perform other related tasks With the JOB page PTN4 displayed press the ENTER button to access its seven parameter setting pages PTN4 1 to PTN4 7 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages This section can
118. arameters related to the click track With this page dis played press the ENTER button to access a further four param eter setting pages UTIL2 5 1 to UTIL2 5 4 You can use the 7 buttons to navigate between these pages UTIL2 5 1 Click track MIDI In page eck MIDI IN Use this parameter to specify whether or not click track sounds are to be produced based on MIDI Note On messages received via the MIDI IN connector When set to on the DTX MULTI 12 operates as follows e A click track accent sound will be produced upon the receipt of a MIDI note with the note number set on the Accent Note Number page UTIL2 5 3 e A click track quarter note sound will be produced upon the receipt of a MIDI note with the note number set on the Quarter Note Note Number page UTIL2 5 4 Settings off or on UTIL2 5 2 Click Track MIDI Out page D MIDI OUT Use this parameter to turn the output of click track MIDI events i e MIDI Note On messages on and off When set to on the DTX MULTI 12 operates as follows A MIDI note with the note number set on the Accent Note Number page UTIL2 5 3 will be produced for each click track accent sound A MIDI note with the note number set on the Quarter Note Note Number page UTIL2 5 4 will be produced for each click track quarter note sound Settings off or on cap Regardless of this parameter s setting no MIDI Note On messages can
119. area the entire drum kit is stored Reference Parameter setting pages Select VOC isi 1 envoie cedido e ri er eo dad re nist ER botes Page 56 VGE2 1 Voice Tuning page reri ior rrr rrr i tp iere epe enin Page 57 Lues Voice Volume pajge rientro tiet nitate nne inta Page 57 VGE2 3 Voice Pari page etin iere E Regest ee ee pet CEET Page 57 AE Ei Ne HER e eti i ERR ERERR Page 58 VGES3 2 Decay Time page ir rri re herein rene R HA Page 58 z VCE3 3 Release Time page esee ene nemen Page 58 fa VGES 4 Filter pag E Page 58 E amp VCE4 1 Variation Send page eiinn ninnan aaen Page 59 E Chorus Send page ninisi sinan tee Page 59 VCE4 3 Reverb Send page eseseeeeeeeen nennen Page 59 VGE5 1 Mono Poly page trt hd ee e deoa E ea ROS vcEso Alternate Group page TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 55 VOICE Setting Area VCE Select Voice On the Select Voice page VCE1 you can select the preset voice wave or pattern that will be played when the specified pad is struck Alternatively you can select a MIDI note to be played when a pad is struck and then assign a voice to that MIDI note see page 34 The applicable parameter setting pages parame ters and settings in the VOICE area will depend on whether a pad number or MIDI note number is specified cup Certain parameters have no effect when a pattern
120. as been pre loaded with a rich variety of melodic and rhythmic phrases in the form of Pre set patterns The first three Preset patterns P001 to P003 have been specially setup to demonstrate the rich spectrum of sounds that your DTX MULTI 12 can produce Patterns numbered P004 and higher can be freely assigned to pads for use in your own User drum kits Listening to Demo Patterns Press the PTN button to open the Select Pattern page The PTN button will light up Demo patterns are numbered P001 to P003 PTN n Press the PTN button once again to start playback of a demo pattern The PTN button will flash while the demo pattern is being played and the name of the pattern will be dis played inside lt lt and gt gt characters on the upper row of text Furthermore the lower row of text will shown the name of the kit being used for playback of the demo pattern To stop the demo pattern press any button other than SHIFT 20 Owners Manual DTX MULTI 12 Listening to Preset Patterns 1 2 4 Press the PTN button to open the Select Pattern page Select the Preset pattern you want to listen to using the DEC and INC buttons Select a Preset pattern numbered P004 or higher Press the PTN button once again to start playback of the selected Preset pattern The PTN button will flash while the Preset pattern is being played P gt
121. ased Generally a ratio of 10096 or lower is used With a setting of 100 the volume will be increased to the maximum possible level without clipping Ratios greater than 10046 can be specified however the wave may become distorted as a result Settings 1 to 800 WAVE3 3 Delete page From the Delete page you can delete the wave currently selected on the Select Wave page WAVE1 Press the ENTER button with the Delete page displayed and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again WAVE3 4 Delete All page From the Delete All page you can delete all waves from the DTX MULTI 12 s internal wave memory Press the ENTER button with the Delete All page displayed and when asked to confirm that you wish to proceed press the ENTER button once again WAVE Setting Area WAVE WAVE3 5 Optimize Memory page From the Optimize Memory page you can maximize the amount of unused wave memory In order to do this the content of the DTX MULTI 12 s internal wave memory is rearranged to make more memory available Optimization can be an effective way to increase the amount of memory available for waves Wave Memory Status The MEMORY INFO section allows you to display the current usage status of the DTX MULTI 12 s wave memory To view the memory usage status navigate to the MEMORY INFO section WAVEA and press the
122. ata List booklet With a chorus type selected you can press the ENTER button on the Chorus Type page KIT5 1 to access a range of setting pages allowing each of its parameters to be set The number of parameter setting pages depends on the type selected Use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages KIT5 1 1 Parameter setting page example 0O D Effect parameter Each parameter setting page contains a different parameter for the selected chorus type Settings Refer to the separate Data List booklet KIT5 2 Chorus Return page L0 D Chorus return ChoReturn Use this parameter to set the level of the return signal from the chorus effect Settings 0 to 127 DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 49 5 E 9 o ao PATTERN TRIGGER KIT Setting Area KIT KIT5 3 Chorus Pan page D Chorus pan ChoPan Use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the chorus effect s return signal Settings L63 to C to R63 KIT5 4 Chorus to Reverb page o D Chorus to reverb ChoToRev Use this parameter to set the degree to which the output from the chorus effect is sent to the reverb effect 0 to 127 Settings Reverb Effect Setup In the REVERB section you can select a reverb effect and config ure it in a range of different ways Reverb effects are applied
123. ats 32 to 0 to 32 Settings UTIL5 2 Splash Sensitivity page D Splash sensitivity SplashSens Use this parameter to set the degree of sensitivity for detect ing hi hat foot splashes The higher the value the easier it will be to produce foot splash sounds with the hi hat controller High values may however result in splash sounds being unin tentionally produced when for example you depress the hi hat controller lightly to keep time It is a good idea to set this parameter to off if you do not want to play foot splashes off or 1 to 127 Settings UTIL5 3 Send Hi hat Controller page o CD Send hi hat controller SendHH Use this parameter to enable on or disable off the sending of MIDI messages corresponding to continuous motion of the hi hat controller between the open and closed positions Settings off or on If hi hat is selected on the Hi Hat Function page KIT7 3 MIDI mes sages will be sent only when this parameter is set to on If MIDI is selected on the Hi Hat Function page KIT7 3 MIDI mes sages will always be sent regardless of whether this parameter is set to on or off 5 E D o ue PATTERN TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 89 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL6 3 Channel 10 Program Change Instrument MIDI Setup Receive page 0O In the
124. aying Pads 4 to 9 i e the main pads aim to strike the center of the pad with the tip of the drum stick Playing Pads 4 to 9 Area of drumstick to use Meanwhile when playing Pads 1 to 3 and Pads 10 to 12 i e the rim pads aim to strike the center of the pad with the shoulder of the drum stick Playing Pads 1 to 3 and Pads 10 to 12 Area of drumstick to use Shoulder You can also adjust the sensitivity of the pads to allow them to be played by hand see page 19 cup Drum and other individual instrument sounds known collectively as preset voices and rhythmic or musical phrases known as patterns can be assigned to each of the pads Whenever you strike a pad to which a pat tern has been assigned the pattern will either be played through just once one shot or repeated loop and the corresponding lamp within the Pad Indicator will light up If a pad playing a looped pattern is struck again the pattern will stop playing and the lamp will go out If looping patterns are assigned to multiple pads and you loose track of which ones are actually being played you can silence all sound output by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the EXIT button If a pad is struck too lightly or very close to an edge or corner the corre sponding lamp in the Pad Indicator may not turn on B Muting Muting is the action of placing a hand on a struck percussion instrument in order to silence it and t
125. be produced for click track sounds other than accents and quarter notes DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 85 UTIL2 5 4 Quarter Note Note Number page UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL2 5 3 Accent Note Number page eck D Accent note number NoteAcc Use this parameter to assign a MIDI note number to click track accent sounds Settings off or C 2 to F 8 f on is selected on the Click track MIDI In page UTIL2 5 1 a click track accent sound will be produced each time a MIDI note with the note number set here is 5 received m f off is selected on this page UTIL2 5 3 no click track accent sounds will be produced in response to received MIDI notes f the same value is set on this page UTIL2 5 3 and on the Quarter Note Note Number page UTIL2 5 4 the same sound will be pro duced for all beat timings f on is selected on the Click Track MIDI Out page UTIL2 5 2 a MIDI Note On message with the note num ber set here will be produced for each click track accent sound f off is selected both on this page UTIL2 5 3 and on the Quarter Note Note Number page UTIL2 5 4 no MIDI Note On messages will be output for click track sounds If however off is selected on this page UTIL2 5 3 but a setting other than off is selected on the Quar ter Note Note Number page UTIL2 5 4 MIDI Note On messages with the corresponding note number will be output for all click track
126. can be used in pattern names space MIDI Settings for Patterns In the MIDI section you can configure the MIDI messages sent by the currently selected pattern on each individual MIDI chan nel These settings affect MIDI messages sent to both the DTX MULTI 12 s internal tone generator and external MIDI devices With the MIDI page PTN3 displayed press the ENTER button to access its seven parameter setting pages PTN3 1 to PTN3 7 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages This section can be used only with User patterns If a Preset pattern has been selected the ENTER button will not open a parameter setting page PTN3 1 MIDI Transmit page CD MIDI channel Ch Use this parameter to select the MIDI channel 1 to 16 to be set Settings 1 to 16 Transmit Use this parameter to specify which MIDI messages will be sent to the internal tone generator and to external MIDI devices by the currently selected pattern on the MIDI channel indicated by 1 No MIDI messages will be sent All applicable MIDI messages will be sent Only MIDI Program Change messages includ ing bank select MSB LSB will be sent off all or PC Settings Lee DOT OC MLJL T 12 PATTERN Setting Area PTN PTN3 2 MIDI Volume page PTN3 4 Bank Select page
127. ck The Hi hat Control jack is used to connect an optional RHH135 Two Zone Hi Hat Pad via its HH CTRL jack or an HH65 Hi hat Controller via its OUTPUT jack As you play the pad or controller the DTX MULTI 12 receives and recognizes trigger signals for both hi hat close and hi hat splash Within the display these signals are identified Hi hat splash refers to the technique of producing sound by rapidly depressing and releasing the hi hat pedal HH CTRL HH CTRL Parameters related to hi hats can be set on the various pages from the UTILITY setting area s HI HAT section UTIL5 See page 89 B FOOT SW Jack The Foot Switch jack is used to connect an optional hi hat controller FC4 or FCS etc hi hat controller HH65 etc or foot controller FC7 to the DTX MULTI 12 Within the instrument s display a signal input via this jack is identified as Once you have told the DTX MULTI 12 which type of controller or foot switch is connected you can then select from a range of useful functions to assign to it A number of typical examples are described below cap Be sure to always turn off the DTX MULTI 12 before connecting a controller or foot switch If you do not follow this precaution the controller or foot Switch may not function correctly Using an HH65 as a bass drum pedal Function With parameters configured as described below an HH65 Hi hat Controller can be used to play bass drum voice
128. ck messages i e F8 Timing Clock via the MIDI OUT connector Settings off or on DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 91 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL6 8 Sequencer Control page 0O D Sequencer control SeqCtrl Use this parameter to specify whether or not System Realtime messages i e FA Start FB Continue and FC Stop will be sent and received via MIDI sOff csi System Realtime messages are neither sent nor received g Ha ees System Realtime messages are received but not S sent S D Ae i S System Realtime messages are sent but not be received in out System Realtime messages are sent and received Settings off in out or in out e f strt cont or stop has been set on the MIDI Message page MIDI1 the SeqCtrl setting will have no effect and the respective message i e FA Start FB Continue or FC Stop will be output UTIL6 9 MIDI In Out page mmi MIDI IN OUT Use this parameter to specify whether the exchange of MIDI messages with external devices is to be performed via the MIDI connectors or the USB TO HOST port Settings MIDI or USB UTIL6 10 MIDI Thru Port page z tr lu E amp 0O MIDI Thru port ThruPort When the DTX MULTI 12 receives MIDI messages from a computer connected via USB it can relay those messages received via a specific port to the MIDI OUT connector so that they can be out
129. cursor to the upper row of text and using the DEC and INC buttons select the pad or controller you want to set You can also select a pad by striking it The lower row of text will show the voice i e a preset voice pattern or wave currently assigned to the selected pad or controller Move the flashing cursor down to the lower row of text and using the DEC and INC buttons select the new voice to be assigned Assigning voices to pads connected via the PAD jacks 3 to e OO Gm PAD By repeating this process to assign preset voices pat terns and waves to all pads and controllers you can quickly and conveniently setup your own personalized drum kit Furthermore parameters such as volume tun ing stereo pan and effect levels can be set for the voices assigned to the various pads and controllers I 3 Once you have finished configuring a kit in this way you can store it as one of the instrument s User kits Assigning a voice to a controller or foot Switch connected via FooTSW the FOOT SW jack Assigning a voice to a controller connected via the HI HAT CON TROL jack PATTERN HH CTRL Voices cannot be assigned to any controller or foot switch setting area already having a function Volume of each pad or layer assigned on the Pad Func Tuning of each pad tion page
130. d twice The term double trigger is used to refer to this phenomenon A reject time setting is used to prevent double trig gers from occurring and the DTX MULTI 12 will reject any sec ond input signals produced during this time period a9 D Reject time Use this parameter to specify the time period after a pad is struck during which a second input signal will be ignored The larger the value set here the longer the period during which a second sound will not be produced Settings 4ms to 500ms cup Double triggers may not be rejected in cases where the pad type selection on the Pad Type page TRG2 1 is other than a DT series pad and the input level of the second strike within the reject time is at least twice that of the first strike TRG2 2 Crosstalk Prevention page The term crosstalk refers to the output of trigger signals from a pad other than the one that was stuck as a result of vibration or interference between pads From the Crosstalk Prevention page you can set input levels below which trigger signals will not be produced thus preventing crosstalk With this page displayed press the ENTER button to access the Global Crosstalk Level page TRG2 2 1 and the Individual Crosstalk Level page TRG2 2 2 You can switch between these parameter setting pages using the lt gt buttons The input level indicator shown on the upper row of text on the crossta
131. d will be produced for any other setting on this page See page 62 Open the Velocity Limits page for each of the pads MIDI gt MIDI MIDI1 6 and ensure that the lower setting for the Vel Limit parameter is not too high At high settings pads will pro duce sound only when struck very hard See page 64 Open the Input Level Range page for each of the pads triggers SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 3 and ensure that the lower setting for the Level parameter is not set too high At high settings pads may not produce sounds See page 101 Appendix Troubleshooting Sounds do not stop are distorted or are intermittent and stuttered etc Check the following if unexpected sounds are produced when playing an external tone generator Access the external instrument s MIDI channel settings and ensure that they match the MIDI channel on which the DTX MULTI 12 is sending data Check the following if all of the pads are producing sounds at very high volumes or high velocities Open the Input Gain page for each pad SHIFT UTILITY gt TRG2 TRG2 1 TRG2 1 1 and ensure that the Gain parameter is not set too high See page 101 Open the Velocity Curve page for each pad SHIFT UTIL ITY 2 TRG2 gt TRG2 1 TRG2 1 2 and ensure that the Vel Curve parameter is set appropriately See page 101 Open the Trigger Velocity page for each of the pad
132. dio file you want to import Name of audio file to be imported 5 Press the ENTER button to import When the selected file has been imported the IMPORT page will allow you to assign it to a pad within the cur rently selected kit If there is insufficient free space in the instrument s internal mem ory the message Wave memory full will be displayed and the import process will be terminated Before repeating the import pro cess make additional memory available by deleting unneeded waves on the Delete page WAVE3 3 or the Delete All page WAVE3 4 6 Use the DEC and INC buttons to select the pad to which the wave is to be assigned The available options are 01 to 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW HHCL and HHSP You can also select a pad by striking it Alternatively you can select off to store the imported wave in the instrument s internal memory with out assigning it to a pad at this time Pad number 7 When you have assigned the wave as required press the ENTER button to complete the proce dure WAVE3 2 Normalize page From the Normalize page you can increase the volume of the cur rently selected wave With this page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Ratio page WAVE3 2 1 Here you can specify how much the volume of the wave is to be increased D Ratio Use this parameter to specify how much the wave s volume is to be incre
133. ds This parameter is used to set the left right inclination of Speaker This parameter E MicAngl A i be simulated the microphone used to capture the speaker s output Hh e dm a aserMono an aserStereo This parameter is used to set the amount of time that Hs parameter is used to set eo frequency of the LFO MidAtk S eM is fully applied in the mid Speed that controls cyclic changes in phase modulation l AutoWah MidGain This parameter is used to set the output level of the mid This parameter is used to set the LFO speed frequency band Ti d S TA MidLvl This parameter is used to set the mid frequency level SpeedCtrl n Ee isUsed to set 1e rotation speed ae fast MidMute ie E EE EE Spread This parameter is used to set how wide the effect s out requency muting D put sounds This parameter is used to set the compression ratio for MidRat s This parameter is used to set the number of phase filter the mid frequency band Stage steps This parameter is used to set the input signal level at This parameter is used to set the input signal level at MidTh Pick pde starts to process the sound in the Thresh which the effect starts to process the sound This parameter is used to set how much of the effect Top This parameter is used to set the highest point in the fil MixLvl param ter s sweep range sound is mixed back into the dry sound Wah effects gt gt ah effects Mode A is used to adjust the mode of operation
134. ds causing crosstalk in the pad s indicated by 1 You can also strike a pad to select it TRIGGER Setting Area TRG 3 While striking one of the pads from the MID group i e 4 to 9 raise the level indicated by 3 until other pads from that group no longer pro duce any sound 4 Press the STORE button to open the Trigger Store page and then store your trigger setup as described on page 45 Settings UP MID LOW or 01 to 17 Crosstalk level Use this parameter to specify a level for preventing crosstalk from the pad s indicated by 2 If the input level produced at the pad indicated by 1 is lower than this level whenever the pad indicated by 2 is struck it will be treated as crosstalk and no trigger signal will be generated Although higher set ting values are more effective in preventing crosstalk they can also make it difficult to play multiple pads at the same time Settings 0 to 99 Typical Examples of Crosstalk Prevention Setup No 1 Use this approach when pad sensitivity is set to allow playing by hand and striking of one of the pads from the MID group i e 4 to 9 causes another pad from that group to pro duce a sound 1 Navigate to the Individual Crosstalk Level page TRG2 2 2 and set its parameters as follows CD MID i e pads 4 to 9 2 MID i e pads 4 to 9 2 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the UP DOWN but
135. e MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as Settings off or on and modification will not be possible No sound will be produced if TrgVel 2 is set to a value outside the lim its set on the Velocity Limits page MIDI1 6 LI We TEEN DTX MULTI 12 MIDI1 8 Trigger Polyphony page D Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 2 Trigger mono poly TrgMonoPoly Use this parameter to control what happens when the pad indicated by 1 is struck repeatedly MODNO The previous sound will be stopped before a new sound starts poly Previous sounds will continue to play when a new sound starts Settings mono or poly cup f no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible MIDI Note Off messages are not sent when off has been selected on the Receive Key Off page MIDI1 5 If you want to set trigger monoph ony therefore be sure to set this parameter to on This will ensure that Note Off messages are sent to prevent overlapping voices MIDI1 9 Trigger Alternate Group page D Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP Trigger alternate group TrgAltGrp Use this parameter to assign
136. e Playback Mode page Playback mode PlayMode Use this parameter to set the way in which the selected wave will be played when assigned to a pad For details on editing start end and loop points see the description of the Trim ming page WAVE2 2 below oneshot The wave will be played once only from the start point to the end point This mode is normally selected for drums special effects and other non looped sounds loop The wave will be played continuously first from the start point to the end point and then repeat edly from the loop point to the end point Settings oneshot or loop One shot playback Kos Start point End point Looped playback SEE i Start point Loop point End point WAVE2 2 Trimming page From the Trimming page you can edit the currently selected wave s start end and loop points With the Trimming page WAVE2 2 displayed press the ENTER button to open the Trimming Settings page D Trim point Use this parameter to select the trim point to be set As shown in the diagram below three different types of trim point can be selected start loop and end e Start This is the position at which playback will start In other words no data in front of this point i e with a smaller position value will be played Loop This is the position at which looping will start If loop
137. e assigned to them in line with the sum of both send levels 4 D Chorus send level ChorusSend Use this parameter to set the chorus send level for the cur rently selected drum kit 0 to 127 Settings cup If you change the chorus send level for MIDI channel 10 on the MIDI area s Chorus Send page MIDI3 6 the ChorusSend parameter on this page KIT3 1 will be automatically set to the same value The reverse does not apply however in other words the chorus send set ting on the MIDI area s Chorus Send page MIDI3 6 is not affected by changes made on this page KIT3 1 KiT3 2 Reverb Send page Using the Reverb Send page you can adjust the degree to which the reverb effect is applied to all drum voices in the currently selected kit If any of the kit s individual voices also have a reverb send level set on the VOICE area s Reverb Send page VCE4 3 reverb will be assigned to them in line with the sum of both send levels D Reverb send level ReverbSend Use this parameter to set the reverb send level for the cur rently selected drum kit Settings 0 to 127 cap If you change the reverb send level for MIDI channel 10 on the MIDI area s Reverb Send page MIDI3 7 the ReverbSend parameter on this page KIT3 1 will be automatically set to the same value The reverse does not apply however in other words the reverb send set ting on the MIDI area s Reverb Send page MI
138. e instrument s internal flash ROM USB connection terminated This message is displayed if connection with a USB memory device was lost due to the occurrence of an abnormal electric current Unplug the USB memory device and press the ENTER button to return USB device full This message is displayed if a USB memory device is full and no more files can be saved on it In Such a case use a new USB memory device or make space by erasing unwanted data from the cur rent device USB device not ready This message is displayed if a USB memory device has not been correctly plugged into the instru ment USB device read write error This message is displayed if an error occurred during the exchange of data with a USB memory device USB device write protected This message is displayed if the USB memory device is write protected or if you are attempting to save data on a read only device such as a CD drive Excessive demand for USB power This message is displayed if the current being drawn by the USB memory device exceeds the level supported by the instrument USB transmission error This message is displayed if an error occurred during communication with the USB memory device Wave memory full This message is displayed if the instrument s wave memory is full preventing operations such as the importing and loading of data Wave stored This message is displayed to confirm that the select
139. e overwritten press the ENTER button Alternatively if the older file contains impor tant data press the EXIT button to return to the Name page and repeat the procedure from Step 5 above using a different file name The message Now saving EXIT to cancel will be displayed while your data is being saved The mes sage Completed will then be displayed when the data has been saved and the display will return to the Save File page UTIL7 1 from Step 4 above N CAUTION Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB TO DEVICE port or turn off either the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 while data is being loaded or saved Failure to observe this precaution can lead to the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged N CAUTION Be sure to always unplug USB memory devices from the DTX MULTI 12 before you start to play If you were to accidentally strike a memory device with a drum stick while playing it could be permanently damaged and all data saved on it could be lost 24 Owners Manual m a gt ed V is i B Ise Importing Audio Files WAV and AIFF audio files from your computer and other media can be imported into your DTX MULTI 12 via USB memory devices Referred to as waves these voices can then be assigned to pads and played in the Quick Guide same way as any other preset voice cup Only 16 bit audio files can be used with your DTX MUL
140. e played E PAD Jacks 49 to 7 The trigger input jacks provided on the rear panel are used to connect optional pads Furthermore the PAD 3 jack can be used to connect a three zone pad which produces three different types of trigger signal based on the position at which it is struck The DTX MULTI 12 treats these zones as three individual pads identifying them on screen i and For example the three trig ger signals output by a TP65S Three Zone Drum Pad are identified as shown below Example TP65S E C Head A Rim 1 di m B Rim 2 A When a trigger signal from rim 1 is received the voices assigned to are played ger signal from the head is received the voices assigned are played DYT2 MULJL TI 12 Although each features just one connector the PAD 2 15 and PAD 6 07 jacks can be used to connect the mono out puts from a pair of pads In this way each of these jacks can handle two different trigger signals Within the display the numbers and are used to identify the corresponding pads Example Connecting a TP65 and a PCY65 via the PAD 4 5 jack When a trigger signal produced by striking the TP65 Single Zone Drum Pad is received the voices assigned to Pa i When a trigger signal produced by striking the PCY65 Single Zone Cym l Pad is received the voices assigned to Pa re played E HI HAT CONTROL Ja
141. e this parameter to set a pad type for the pad s indicated by D Listed below the available options will depend on whether you selected one or more of the built in pads i e UP MID LOW or 01 to 12 or one of the external pads i e 13 to 17 using 1 above For built in pads StickDyna StickNorm StickNarrow HandDyna HandNorm or Hand For external pads KP125W 125 KP65 XP120 100Sn XP120 100Tm TP120 100Sn TP120 100Tm TP65S Snare TP65S Tom TP65S HiHat TP65 PCY155 PCY135 PCY150S PCY130SC PCY130S 130 PCY65S 65 RHH135 RHH130 DT Snare DT HiTom DT LoTom DT Kick TRG Snare 1 TRG Snare 2 TRG Snare 3 TRG HiTom 1 TRG HiTom 2 TRG LoTom 1 TRG LoTom 2 TRG Kick 1 or TRG Kick 2 Settings Input level indicator Visual representation of the input level for the pad s being struck With a pad and pad type selected on the Pad Type page TRG2 1 press the ENTER button to access the five parameter setting pages TRG2 1 1 to TRG2 1 5 for that pad type s trigger setup You can navigate between these pages using the lt gt but tons cup f you have selected the UP MID or LOW group of pads the values ini tially shown on each parameter setting page will correspond to those for Pad 4 and 10 respectively In such a case furthermore changes made to any parameter will affect all pads in the group The pad indicator and input level indicator shown on the upper row of text on t
142. ection you can assign a name of up to 12 charac ters in length to trigger setups With the NAME page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Trigger Setup Name page TRG2 1 TRG3 1 Trigger Setup Name page Trigger setup name On this page you can assign a name of up to 12 characters in length to the current trigger setup Use the lt gt buttons to move the flashing cursor to the character you want to change and then select a character using the DEC and INC buttons The following characters can be used in pattern names space Copy Trigger Parameters In the COPY PAD section you can copy and replace data for the currently selected trigger setup on a pad specific basis With the COPY PAD page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Trigger Setup Copy page TRG4 1 TRG4 1 Trigger Setup Copy page D Pad to copy Use this parameter to set the pad whose settings are to be cop led You can also strike a pad to select it 01 to 17 Settings Pad to replace Use this parameter to set the pad whose settings are to be replaced You can also strike a pad to select it o to 17 Settings e Copying of trigger setup data can only be carried out between the built in pads 1 to 12 or between the external pads 13 to 17 If you attempt to copy between a built in pad and an external pad the above parameters will be aut
143. ection you can set parameters related to muting and hi hats and you can also specify the trigger setup to be used when the current drum kit is selected With the OTHER page KIT7 displayed press the ENTER button to access its six parameter setting pages KIT7 1 to KIT7 6 You can use the gt buttons to navigate between these pages Muting The action of pressing a hand down on a pad in order to change the sound it produces or to silence it is referred to as muting This technique can be used to delicately change the sound of a performance and with the DTX MULTI 12 you can setup muting in advance in order to change or silence sounds when you press a hand down on a pad KIT7 1 Layer Switch page Using the Layer Switch function you can apply the muting tech nique during performances to switch between the four layers that can be assigned to built in and external pads D Pad number Use this parameter to select the pad to be set Settings 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 2 Layer switch Use this parameter to specify whether or not triggered layers from the pad indicated by 1 are to be switched in response to muting or operation of a hi hat controller For more details regarding layers see page 32 SU Obf usce Layers will not be switched mute Layers A and B are played when muting is off Layers C and D are played when muting is on hh Layers A and B are played
144. ed in place The average life span of this type of bat tery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement This product may also use household type batteries Some of these may be rechargeable Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged When installing batteries do not mix batteries with new or with batteries of a different type Batteries MUST be installed correctly Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture Warning Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all batter ies away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regu lated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information Disposal Notice Should this product become damaged beyond repair or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end please observe all local state and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead batteries plastics etc If your dealer is unable to assist you please contact Yamaha directly NAME PLATE LOCATION The name plate is located on the bottom of the product The model num ber serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record t
145. ed percussion sounds and ver satile ready to use effect sounds for a grand total of 1 277 voices What s more this rich variety of sounds also includes timpani marimba vibraphone and many other chromatic per cussion instruments Together with great sounding Reverb and Chorus effects that can be applied to entire drum kits the DTX MULTI 12 also features a Variation effect unit that can be used to enhance individual voices in many exciting ways Wide selection of patterns The DTX MULTI 12 comes complete with 128 ready to use melodic and rhythmic phrases including 3 demos known as patterns You can easily start and stop patterns by simply strik ing pads to which they are assigned greatly adding to the expressiveness of your performances In addition you can also record your own performances as patterns and assign them to pads in order to conveniently add original grooves to your drum kits Powerful USB expandability Using the USB TO HOST port and a USB cable sold sepa rately the DTX MULTI 12 can be conveniently connected to a computer This affords you a much greater level of efficiency and speed when recording performances and carrying out many other music production processes using computer based DAW digital audio workstation software such as Cubase Al which is bundled with your DTX MULTI 12 A USB TO DEVICE port allows USB memory devices to be plugged in for flexible data exchange This allows you to store your DTX MULTI
146. ed that the DTX MULTI 12 supports Format 0 SMFs only D SMF file name Use this parameter to select the SMF to be imported Any SMF file having extension mid and stored in the USB memory device s root directory Settings 1 Plug a USB memory device containing the Format 0 SMF to be imported into the USB TO DEVICE port on the side panel of the DTX MULTI 12 2 Navigate to the Import SMF page PTN4 7 and press the ENTER button to open the Import SMF Setting page PTN4 7 1 shown above Select the SMF to be imported and then press the ENTER button once again You will be asked to confirm that you wish to proceed 3 To import the selected SMF press the ENTER but ton Alternatively press the EXIT button to return to the previous page without importing cap If the currently selected User pattern already contains pattern data it will be overwritten with the imported data The message Now importing will be displayed during the import process N CAUTION Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB TO DEVICE port or turn off either the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 while data is being imported Failure to observe this precaution can lead to the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged Only standard MIDI files of Format 0 can be imported e In certain cases where a User pattern created from an imported SMF is looped voices
147. ed wave has been successfully stored Utility stored This message is displayed to confirm that utility settings have been successfully stored DTX lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 109 Appendix Specifications Pad section Built in pads 12 External inputs 5 three zone x 1 monaural x 4 Tone generator Maximum polyphony 64 notes Wave memory 100 MB 16 bit linear conversion Drum and percussion 1 061 Hoes Keyboard 216 p Preset 50 Drumkits User defined 200 Effects Variation x 42 types Chorus x 6 types Reverb x 6 types 5 band master equalizer Trigger section Pad functions Increment or decrement of drum kit pattern or tempo tap tempo switching on or off of click track transmission of control change messages Waves Readable quantity 500 Bit depth 16 bit Wave memory 64 MB Mamusie Mono sample 2 MB Stereo sample 4 MB Sample formats Proprietary WAV and AIFF Sequencer Sequence capacity 152 000 notes Note resolution Quarter note 480 Recording method Real time overdubbing Patiorns Preset patterns 128 phrases including 3 demo patterns User defined patterns 50 phrases Seduence formats GC 0 for loading only Click track Tempo 30 to 300 BPM Tap tempo functionality Beats 1 4 16 4 1 8 16 8 1 16 16 16 Note timing Accent notes quarter notes eight notes sixteenth notes triplets Other Display Backlit LCD with 2 rows of
148. ee page 60 Open the Trigger Alternate Group page for each of the pads MIDI MIDI1 MIDI1 9 and ensure that TrgAltGrp is set to off for both See page 65 Optional add on products do not operate as expected Perform the following checks if consistent reliable trigger signals cannot be produced using an acoustic drum Ensure that a high quality drum trigger such as the DT20 is secured firmly in place using adhesive tape Remember to remove any old tape DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 107 Troubleshooting Carry out the checks listed above in the above section No sound is produced by striking pads or the volume is lower than expected Ensure that the signal cable is securely plugged into the jack on the DT20 or other drum trigger Check the following if closed hi hat sounds cannot be played Open the Pad Type page SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 and ensure that a suitable type has been selected If you are using a Yamaha RHH130 or RHH135 hi hat controller the pad type must be set to either RHH130 or RHH135 See page 100 Check the following if edge and cup sounds cannot be played or the choking technique does not work when using a cymbal pad Open the Pad Type page for the connected cymbal pad SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 TRG2 1 and ensure that a suitable cymbal pad type has been selected See page 100 Perform the following checks if hi hat splash sounds ca
149. egulations does This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit DFF and ON please try to elimi nate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please con tact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries class B COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE Responsible Party Yamaha Corporation of America Address 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 Telephone 714 522 9011 Type of Equipment Electronic Percussion Pad Model Name DTXM12 This device comp
150. ent types of reverb 2 Modulator d d amplitude modulation to be adjusted for a more natural spacious tone such as hall room plate and stage can be used to simu EN en S nhances modulation and spacious late the sound of acoustic environments of varying sizes SPX Chorus y Y nass using a 3 phase LFO p and constructions Multi stage modulation for a wider EE Symphonic i d sounding chorus Effect Type Rev Var Description Ensemble B J Modulation free chorus achieved by Emulation of hall acoustics using an adding a slightly pitch shifted sound SPX Hall algorithm derived from the classic Yamaha SPX1000 Digital Multi Effects Processor Emulation of room acoustics using Tremolo amp Rotary an algorithm derived from the clas Tremolo effects are characterized by the way in which they SEX Room Y sic Yamaha SPX1000 Digital Multi 9 modulate volume in a cyclical fashion An auto pan effect Effects Processor y S 20 meanwhile moves the sound from left to right in a similar Emulation of stage acoustics using lical d ak ff imul h an algorithm derived from the clas cyclical manner and a rotary speaker effect simulates the prot d d sic Yamaha SPX1000 Digital Multi distinctive vibrato of rotary type speakers often used with Effects Processor organs In a rotary speaker the horn and rotor are spun in Emulation of the acoustics of a con order to create highly unique sounds using the Dopp
151. er data Trigger A single User trigger setup e Utility Utility settings All AIIKit Kit All Wave Wave AllPattern Settings Pattern AllTrigger Trigger or Utility 3 Specify a file type using the Type parameter and press the ENTER button The File page UTIL7 2 2 will open File name Select the file to be loaded using the DEC and INC buttons Only those files matching your selection on the Type page UTIL7 2 1 will be presented for loading If you are loading a single file you will first of all need to select the AII file that contains it for example when loading a single drum kit you first select a file saved with the type AIIKit It is not however possible to load a single file when an All type has been selected for loading UTILITY Setting Area UTIL 4 When you have selected the file to be loaded press the ENTER button If All AllKit AllWave AllPattern AllTrigger or Utility was selected The applicable page from Step 8 below will be displayed If Kit was selected If Kit Wave Pattern or Trigger was selected The applicable page from Step 5 below will be displayed If Wave was selected 5 Select the required package of data from inside the selected file You can scroll through the available data using the DEC and INC buttons If Pattern was
152. eset patterns including 3 demo patterns containing performance data from a host of different instrument genres and by assign ing these freely to pads you can easily create your own unique kits For even more flexibility you can also record your own performances and even import standard MIDI files Format 0 to create up to 50 additional User patterns 5 E D ue B Waves The DTX MULTI 12 is fully equipped to playback audio files that can be created edited and played on computers Commonly called samples or sample data these files contain short portions of sound and once imported into the DTX MULTI 12 they are referred to as waves Either WAV or AIFF type audio files can be imported into the instrument s internal wave memory and assigned to pads in much the same way as preset voices and patterns You can also edit imported waves As audio files imported into the instrument s wave memory are assigned to pads as a single voice much like preset voices and patterns the term wave data is used within this manual in the same way as preset voice data or pat tern data In contrast the term wave file is used to refer to data that has not yet been imported and is handled in the form of a file on a computer sampler or USB memory device PATTERN TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owner s Manual 31 Internal Design Kit Makeup The term kit is used to refer to a collec
153. et the speed of rotation of the Th ES dU SH Tm r high frequency horn at the fast setting s parameter is used to set the center frequency for EQ4Freq ino Eod band ide SES Horns This parameter is used to set the speed of rotation of the e high frequency horn at the slow setting EQ4Gain This parameter is used to set the gain for the EQ4 band e Th SEENEN HPF This parameter is used to set the high pass filter s cutoff EQ4Q aa l frequency InitDI This parameter is used to set the amount of time that EQ5Freq This parameter is used to set the cutoff frequency for the y elapses before early reflections are produced EQ5 band e high shelving InitD This parameter is used to set the delay time for the first EQ5Gain This Parameter is used to set the gain for the EQ5 band nitDly1 delay i e high shelving i Y 9 InitDly2 This parameter is used to set the delay time for the sec ER Rev This parameter is used to set the relative volumes of nitDly ond delay early reflections and reverberation This parameter is used to set the delay time for the left This parameter is used to set the front to rear pan depth InitDlyL channel delay F RDpth and is valid only when PanDirectn is set to Lturn or Rturn A This parameter is used to set the delay time for the right u InitDlyR channel delay This parameter is used to set how the feedback sound i FBHiDmp decay
154. ezing your computer and corrupting or losing data If your computer or DTX MULTI 12 should freeze restart the applica tion being used reboot the computer or turn the instrument off once and then back on N CAUTION Use a USB A B cable of no more than 3 meters in length Before connecting to the computer via the USB TO HOST port restore the computer from any power saving mode such as Sus pend Sleep or Standby Connect the computer via the USB TO HOST port before turning on the DTX MULTI 12 Be sure to always perform the following steps before turning the instrument on or off and either plugging or unplugging the USB cable Quit all applications Ensure that no data is being sent from the DTX MULTI 12 Data is transmitted by striking the pads or playing patterns When connected to a computer allow at least 6 seconds to pass between turning the instrument on and off and plugging or unplug ging the USB cable Making Music with a Computer E Recording DTX MULTI 12 Performance Data using a DAW Application The following section will describe how to record your perfor mances using a DAW application running on a connected com puter Normally when playing in order to record on a computer perfor mance data produced by striking the pads is first sent to the com puter and then returned to the instrument in order to play its internal tone generator If local control of the DTX MULTI 12 is turned on via the
155. f Open the Double Trigger Prevention page for the pad in ques the original imported file regardless of the drum kit tempo and tion SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 5 other similar settings and reduce the setting for the RejectTime parameter See page 102 Carry out the following if the value is displayed as and cannot be changed Check the following if no sound is produced when the pads are played by hand Open the Pad Function page UTIL4 1 for the pad in question and ensure that the Func parameter is set to off See page Open the Select Trigger Setup page SHIFT UTILITY gt 88 TRG1 and ensure that P04 Hand or PO5 Finger is selected Open the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 for the pad in question and See page 100 ensure that the Note parameter for all layers A to D is not set Open the Pad Type page for each pad SHIFT UTILITY gt to off See page 63 TRG2 TRG2 1 and ensure that the Type parameter is set for playing by hand See page 100 Check the following if pads 10 to 12 cannot be set Open the Pad 10 12 Switch page UTILITY gt UTIL4 gt UTIL4 3 and ensure that the Pad10 12 parameter is set to enable See page 89 ence OT gt X lt MULTI 12 Multiple sounds are produced when a single pad is struck Perform the following if multiple sounds are produced by the struck pad i e if double triggers are being produced
156. for pad controllers PAD 4 05 PAD 6 07 Not suitable for two zone pads three zone pads or pad controllers Input PAD jacks Model Product name PAD EE Qe TP65 Drum Pad C C TP65S Drum Pad A C TP100 Drum Pad A C TP120SD Snare Pad B C RHH130 Hi hat Pad B C RHH135 Hi hat Pad B C PCY65 Cymbal Pad C C PCY65S Cymbal Pad B C PCY130 Cymbal Pad C C PCY130S Cymbal Pad B C PCY130SC Cymbal Pad A C PCY135 Cymbal Pad A C PCY150S Cymbal Pad A C PCY155 Cymbal Pad A C KP65 Kick Pad C C KP125 Kick Pad C C DT10 Drum Trigger C C DT20 Drum Trigger C C A Operates as a three zone pad If using a compatible product from the TP series voices assigned to each of the two rim sections and the head section can be played If using a compatible product from the PCY series voices assigned to each of the bow edge and cup sections can be played B Operates as a two zone pad If using a compatible product from the RHH series voices assigned to each of the bow and edge sections can be played If using a com patible product from the PCY series voices assigned to each of the bow and edge sections can be played C Operates as a monoaural pad For the most up to date information on support for optional pads and drum triggers visit the following web page http dtxdrums yamaha com 30 Owners Manual DTX MULTI 12 Sounds Produced Using the Pads Whenever the internal
157. for voices assigned to layers For example these voices can be triggered simultaneously a dif ferent one can be played each time the pad is struck or they can alternate between on and off upon successive hits Details on lay ers can be found on page 32 B Playing by hand The DTX MULTI 12 features a number of different preset kits suitable for hand percussion that is for playing with hands instead of drum sticks As described below furthermore you can use a trigger setup at any time to adjust the sensitivity of the pads to suit playing by hand Setting pad sensitivity for playing by hand D Hold down the SHIFT button and press the UTILITY but ton to access the Trigger setting area The Select Trigger Setup page will be displayed Use the DEC and INC buttons to select the P04 Hand or P05 Finger trigger setup Ez cu Whenever you select a hand percussion preset kit the pad sensitivity i e the trigger setup will automatically change to suit playing by hand Very high levels of pad sensitivity are more likely to result in a phenome non known as crosstalk where pads other than the one struck trigger sounds due to vibration or interference between pads For details on how to configure trigger setups in the Trigger setting area see page 99 m m dV B a M Ise Owners Manual 19 Quick Guide Listening to Patterns Your DTX MULTI 12 h
158. gain You will be asked to confirm that you want to import all files You can press the EXIT button to return to the previous page without importing 5 Press the ENTER button to import Each imported wave will be automatically assigned a wave number You can press the EXIT button at any time during the import process to terminate it Files that have been fully imported at that time will be retained in the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory cup e f there is insufficient free space in the instrument s internal memory the message Wave memory full will be displayed and the import pro cess will be terminated Before repeating the import process make additional memory available by deleting unneeded waves on the Delete page WAVE3 3 or the Delete All page WAVE3 4 MONEE OTX lt MUL TI 12 Importing Individual Audio Files The following describes how to import individual WAV or AIFF files from a USB memory device into the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory Only WAV and AIFF audio files can be imported 1 Ensure that the WAV or AIFF file to be imported is located in the USB memory device s root direc tory using a computer to move it if necessary 2 Plug the USB memory device into the instru ment s USB TO DEVICE port 3 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the WAVE button to open the IMPORT page shown below 4 Use the DEC and INC buttons to select the au
159. ge number to be sent whenever the current kit is selected Settings 001 to 128 cup If off has been selected on the Transmit page MIDI3 1 these set tings will be displayed as and modification will not be possible PATTERN TRIGGER DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 67 MIDI Setting Area MIDI MIDI3 5 Variation Send Level page MIDI3 6 Chorus Send Level page MIDI3 7 Reverb Send Level page On the Variation Send Level Chorus Send Level and Reverb Send Level pages you can adjust the send level to be set for each of the corresponding effect units when the current kit is selected NOTE If off or PC has been selected on the Transmit page MIDI3 1 theses settings will be displayed as and modification will not be possible Parameter 2 from each of the pages is used to adjust the corre sponding send level Parameter 1 is identical on all three pages Setting example using the Variation Send Level page MIDIS3 5 D MIDI channel Ch 1to 16 Settings MIDI3 5 Variation Send Level page Variation send level Var Use this parameter to set the variation effect send level to be sent whenever the current kit is selected 0 to 127 Settings GEI e H the MIDI channel 1 is set to 10 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible MIDI3 6 Chorus Send Level page 2 Chorus send level
160. ge will be displayed as the data is being saved If you press the EXIT button at this time the save process will be aborted and the display will return to the Name page UTIL7 1 2 N CAUTION Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB TO DEVICE port or turn off either the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 while data is being saved Failure to observe this pre caution can lead to the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged When the file has been saved the display will return to the Save File page UTIL7 1 94 Owners Manual DTX lt MULT I 1e UTIL7 2 Load File page From the Load File page you can load files previously saved on a USB memory device into the DTX MULTI 12 1 Plug the USB memory device containing the required files into the USB TO DEVICE port on the side of the DTX MULTI 12 2 Navigate to the Load File page UTIL7 2 and press the ENTER button The Type page UTIL7 2 1 will open File type The Type parameter specifies the types of file to be loaded SAT sciri iet All user data i e all User kits all waves all User patterns all User triggers and utility set tings AIIKit All User kit data LE E A single User kit AllWave All wave data Wave A single wave e AllPattern All User pattern data e Pattern A single User pattern All Trigger All User trigg
161. ged wrap it around the cord clip N CAUTION Ensure that the power cord is not bent at an extreme angle when wrapped around the clip Excessive bending can dam age the cord and create a fire hazard Plug the adaptor s AC power cord into an AC wall socket or another electrical outlet N WARNING Use only the power adaptor provided Operation with other adaptors may damage the instrument cause it to overheat or create a fire hazard Ensure that the power supply is correct for the power adaptor provided The DTX MULTI 12 remains charged and draws a small amount of power even when the C Standby On switch is in the Off position If it is not to be used for an extended period of time therefore be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the power supply ILES OT gt X lt MLILTI 12 Connecting Speakers and or Head phones The DTX MULTI 12 has no built in speakers In order to hear it therefore you will need to connect headphones or an external amplifier and speakers See the connection diagram below N CAUTION Whenever making connections ensure that the plugs on the cables being used match the DTX MULTI 12 s output jacks OUTPUT L MONO and R Jacks standard mono audio jacks Use these jacks to connect your instrument to an external ampli fier and speakers in order to hear yourself play If the amplifier has only a single input jack be sure to connect it via the OUTPUT L
162. gs for all of the parameters associated with pad sensi tivity are collectively referred to as a trigger setup In addition to the actual sensitivity of the pad when it is struck a trigger setup can also include parameter settings intended to prevent a pair of trigger signals being produced in response to a single strike i e double triggering and unwanted trigger signals being produced by pads other than the one that was struck 1 e crosstalk The DTX MULTI 12 supports many different playing styles using sticks and hands and by selecting the most appropriate trigger setup for the style being used you can ensure that trigger signals will be correctly processed Trigger setups can also be adjusted in order to ensure that trigger signals from external pads and controllers are processed in an ideal manner Your DTX MULTI 12 comes pre loaded with five Preset trigger setups suitable for many different needs and you can also create up to ten unique User trigger setups to suit your own individual requirements E Using Optional Pads amp Drum Triggers with the PAD Jacks Whenever you are using separately sold pads and or drum triggers the types of trigger signal handled will depend on which of the PAD jacks is used for connection The follow ing table shows how optional pads and drum triggers will operate when connected via the various PAD jacks on the rear panel PAD 3 Suitable for use with two zone and three zone pads Not suitable
163. he DTX MULTI 12 s built in pads Settings 01 to 12 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW g HHCL HHSP 01 to 12 or all All information set for the pad in question and the corresponding layers i e note numbers will be copied Certain factors may require that output MIDI note numbers other than those of the pad being copied are automatically assigned to the layers of the pad s being replaced You can confirm which output MIDI note numbers have been set on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 KiT8 2 Exchange Pads page From the Exchange Pads page you can swap settings for a pair of pads within the currently selected kit With this page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Exchange Pads Settings page D Exchange pad 1 2 Exchange pad 2 Use these parameters to select the two pads whose settings are to be swapped 01 to 12 18 18R1 18R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings HHCL or HHSP 5 E D o ue PATTERN TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 53 KIT Setting Area KIT KiT8 3 Exchange Kits page From the Exchange Kits page you can swap settings for a pair of User kits With this page displayed press the ENTER button to open the Exchange Kits Settings page D Exchange kit 1 2 Exchange kit 2 Use these parameters to select the two drum kits whose set tings are to be swapped Settings U001 to U200 cup
164. he DTX MULTI 12 pads support this playing technique In addition when multiple sounds have been assigned to a pad you can use also muting to switch between these sounds for more expressive performances NOTE For details on how to switch sounds by muting see page 51 Producing Sounds with the Pads Selecting a Preset Kit The term kit is used to refer to a collection of sounds i e pre set voices waves and patterns produced when you strike each of the pads and the DTX MULTI 12 comes complete with an impressive range of specially prepared preset kits Using the pro cedure outlined below select various kits and enjoy some of the stunning sounds that your instrument can produce cap The screen displays shown in this Owner s Manual are for instructional purposes only and they may appear somewhat different from those on your DTX MULTI 12 Press the KIT button to open the Select Kit page The KIT button will light up Use the DEC and INC buttons to select a new drum kit Try playing the each of the pads from various differ ent types of kit cap A number of the Preset kits have been specially setup for playing by hand When you select one of them a hand icon will be displayed on screen as shown below Kit suitable for playing by hand Kits having a number preceded by the letter U are User kits i e user defined kits With these kits you can create and
165. he five parameter setting pages TRG2 1 1 to TRG2 1 5 are identical to those from the Pad Type page TRG2 1 Accordingly they are not covered in the following page descriptions f one or more of the built in pads are set to HandDyna HandNorm or HandR the Hand icon will be displayed on the Select Kit page KIT1 TRG2 1 1 Input Gain page 0 Gain Use this parameter to set the level of gain or amplification that is applied to the input signal from the selected pad s before it is converted into a trigger signal With a high setting all input signals above a certain level will be amplified to the same level i e the maximum level This means that varia tions in the softness or hardness with which the pad is struck can be smoothed out Meanwhile when a low setting is used the softness or hardness of playing will be reflected to a much greater degree in the output trigger signal allowing for more expressive performances Settings 0 to 63 TRIGGER Setting Area TRG TRG2 1 2 Velocity Curve page D Velocity TRG2 1 3 Input Level Range page D Velocity curve VelCurve Use this parameter to select a velocity curve for the selected pad s A velocity curve determines how the relative strength of playing affects the signal produced For example with the loud2 velocity curve shown below relatively loud sounds i e high velocities can be
166. he model number serial number and the date of pur chase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a perma nent record of your purchase Model Serial No Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 92 BP bottom PROVE DTX MULTI 12 FCC INFORMATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions con tained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reason able level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other elec tronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC r
167. helving or peaking level in the frequency band indicated by 1 will be boosted or e t shelving Signals at all frequencies either above or below the specified tti 12t to 12 Settings oer frequency will be boosted or cut 3 Frequency F l EQ low EQ high Use this parameter to specify the frequency within the band indicated by 1 around which the signal level will be cut or G Gain G Gain boosted If the low band has been selected the range of b F Frequency F available frequencies will depend on the EQ type set using the N Frequency Shape parameter on the EQ Shape page UTIL3 2 0 0 LL e low 32 to 2 0k for shelving DW o NL 63 to 2 0k for peaking Settings lowMid mid and highMid 100 to 10k e g E high 500 to 16k Frequency Frequency Use this parameter to specify a width for the band of frequen Signals within a band of frequencies around the specified fre cies to be boosted or cut If you set a large value a narrower quency will be boosted or cut band of frequencies will be affected and the tone will change markedly around the center frequency If you set a smaller G Gain value a wider band of frequencies will be affected and the tone will change gradually around the center frequency Settings 0 1 to 12 0 0 F Frequency Frequency Q 0 1 Q 12 0 z tr lu E amp Frequency UTIL3 3 Master EQ Bypass
168. hen the pad or external controller indicated by 1 is struck or operated E EE Voices will be played in the normal way inc kitNo The kit number will be increased by 1 dec kitNo The kit number will be decreased by 1 inc ptnNo The pattern number will be increased by 1 dec ptnNo The pattern number will be decreased by 1 inc tempo The tempo will be increased by 1 bpm dec tempo The tempo will be decreased by 1 bpm tap tempo The pad or external controller can be used to tap the tempo e clickOn Off The click track will be turned on or off e CCO1 to CC95 A MIDI Control Change message will be sent to the internal tone generator and connected external MIDI devices off inc kitNo dec kitNo inc ptnNo dec ptnNo inc tempo dec tempo tap tempo clickOn Off or CCO1 to CC95 Settings When a MIDI Control Change message CC01 to CC95 is specified as the pad function control change values and the MIDI send channel are set as follows If setting a pad or external controller other than FTSW A A If setting FTSW and ftSw is selected on the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 E b oa oe If setting FTSW and ftSw is not selected on the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 IR 3 Control change value Use this parameter to set
169. his parameter is used to set the amount of time that cut HiAtk elapses before compression is fully applied in the high Edge This parameter is used to specify a curve that deter frequency band mines how the sound is distorted nm This parameter is used to set the output level of the high Thi is used he cutoff f forth Pide f band EQ1Freq is parameter is used to set the cutoff frequency for the requency band EQ band e low shelving HiLvl This parameter is used to set the high frequency level This parameter is used to set the gain for the EQ1 band EQ1Gain x This parameter is used to activate and deactivate high i e low shelving HiMute frequency muting EQ2Freq erg is used to set the center frequency for MitBndComp e and This parameter is used to set the compression ratio for EQ2Gain This parameter is used to set the gain for the EQ2 band HiRat the high frequency band i EQ2Q This parameter is used to set the resonance of the EQ2 Reverb effects band This parameter is used to adjust the high frequency This parameter is used to set the center frequency for component EQ3Freq y z the EQ3 band This parameter is used to set the input signal level at EQ3Gain This parameter is used to set the gain for the EQ3 band HiTh which the compressor starts to process the sound in the high frequency band This parameter is used to set the resonance of the EQ3 EQ3Q band HornF This parameter is used to s
170. ided on the above web page The DTX MULTI 12 Extension may be revised and updated without prior notice Before installing visit the above web page to confirm the latest related information and ensure that you have the most up to date version 2 Execute the expanded DTX MULTI 12 Extension to carry out the required installation procedure For more details refer to the owner s manual included in the downloaded package E DTX MULTI 12 settings Whenever the Cubase Remote function is to be used the follow ing steps must be completed on the DTX MULTI 12 1 Within the UTILITY setting area navigate to the MIDI In Out page UTIL6 9 and set MIDI IN OUT to USB 2 Ensure that the DTX MULTI 12 is connected to your computer in the correct manner and then launch Cubase For more details regarding connection see page 13 Setting Up 3 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the MIDI button The message Cubase Remote will be displayed to confirm that the function has been activated cap When Cubase Remote mode has been activated those front panel buttons that can be used will light up 4 To deactivate Cubase Remote mode again hold down the SHIFT button and press the MIDI but ton E Button Functions in Cubase Remote Mode For more details regarding the operation of Cubase Remote mode refer to the owners manual included in the downloaded package Button Operati
171. ign only one voice to the pad alternate When Alternate mode is selected the notes assigned to the pad are played individually in turn each time it is struck For example you can use this mode to produce a different sound each time you strike the pad hold When Hold mode is selected the notes assigned to the pad are alternately turned on and off each time it is struck If for example a sustained sound has been assigned the first strike of the pad will turn it on the next strike will turn it off and so on Settings cup If no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible stack alternate or hold 0008 omer tan SACS ERTCNE6 OTX lt MULTI 12 Typical Uses of Stack Alternate and Hold Modes Using the Playing Mode page MIDII 1 you can select the way in which a pad s four layers will be played For example pads can be setup to produce a chord by playing multiple lay ers at the same time or to play a different layer on each succes sive strike The following are typical examples of how these modes can be used Playing just one sound when a pad is struck Select stack on the Playing Mode page MIDII 1 and assign a MIDI note to Layer A only on the MIDI Note page MIDII 2 Layer Note number A D1 B off C off D off
172. ill be silenced Settings off or on NOTE Be sure to press firmly on a pad when you want to activate the muting function If you are using the muting technique with the MuteSw parameter 2 above set to on and with mute selected on the Layer Switch page KIT7 1 the Layer Switch function will be activated A polyphonic aftertouch message with a value of 127 is output when ever you press down on a pad with MuteSw set to on Similarly a polyphonic aftertouch message with a value of 0 is output whenever you release the pad These messages are output for note numbers assigned to all DTX MULTI 12 pads except those for which the mute switch is not enabled e MuteSw is set to off In cases where pads 4 to 9 are setup for playing by hand on the TRIG GER area s Pad Type page TRG2 1 muting will be automatically activated without the need for multiple pads to have MuteSw turned on In such a case the pad with MuteSw turned on can be pressed and held in order to mute another struck pad Note however that this type of single pad muting cannot be activated for the other pads 1 to 3 10 to 12 DT X lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 5 E 9 o ue PATTERN TRIGGER 91 KIT Setting Area KIT KiT7 3 Hi hat Function page m Hi hat function HH Func Use this parameter to specify how a hi hat controller con nected to the HI HAT CONTROL jack is to function e hi hat
173. ing loss DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist IMPORTANT The louder the sound the shorter the time period before damage occurs Some Yamaha products may have benches and or accessory mount ing fixtures that are either supplied with the product or as optional accessories Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional fixtures where applicable are well secured BEFORE using Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only No other uses are recommended NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environ mentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the produc tion methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is solder
174. ing on the DTX MULTI 12 sees 11 Connecting a USB Memory Device 11 Connecting Other MIDI Devices 12 Connecting to a Computer 13 Making Music with a Computer 13 Setting up Cubase Remote Control 15 Quick Guide Producing Sounds with the Pads 16 Listening to Patterns eene 20 Making Your Own Patterns eene 21 Saving Your Data on a USB Memory Device 23 Importing Audio Files eere 25 Reference Internal Design eene 27 Functional Blocks netten nde ententi 27 Pads amp Trigger Signals sssesess 28 Sounds Produced Using the Pads 31 Kit Makeup eee teet 32 AEE EE Cms 36 Internal Memory sssee m 42 Basic Operations esee 44 KIT Setting Area KIT 46 Makeup of KIT Setting Area 46 KIT1 Select Kit 47 KIT2 Kit Volume Tempo amp Name 47 KITS Effect Send Level 48 KIT4 Variation Effect Getp eeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeees 48 KITS Chorus Effect Setup sssseeees 49 KIT6 Reverb Effect Setup sse 50 KIT7 Other Drum Kit Gettings ee eeeeeeeeeeeeee 51 KIT8 Kit Management 53 VOICE Setting Area VCE
175. its flash ROM The instrument should never be turned off while in this state If this precaution is not observed user data may be lost or the internal system may be damaged rendering the instrument unable to startup normally when it is next turned on UU RevE EEN DOTX MULTI 12 On screen Messages Message Full meaning Please stop sequencer This message is displayed to remind you to stop pattern playback before performing the selected operation Read only file This message is displayed if you are attempting to perform a file operation using a read only file Sample is protected This message is displayed if the selected audio file is write protected and cannot be overwritten Sample is too long This message is displayed if the audio file is too long to be loaded Sample is too short This message is displayed if the audio file is too short to be loaded Seq data is not empty This message is displayed upon activating Record Mode if no empty patterns are available for recording Seq memory full This message is displayed if the instrument s internal memory for sequence data is full making it impossible to perform record new patterns perform associated management tasks or load data from a USB memory device To free up some of this sequence memory delete unneeded User pat terns System memory crashed This message is displayed if a problem occurred while writing data to th
176. its time signature will be set auto matically 3 Pattern category Use this parameter to select either the Preset AP or User SU pattern category Settings JP or SU 4 Pattern number Pattern name Use these parameters to select the pattern to be played recorded or processed With P Preset pattern selected 001 to 128 With U User pattern selected 001 to 050 Settings Whenever a demo pattern P001 to P003 is being played a page similar to that shown below will be displayed and modi fication of the tempo or time signature will not be possible cap Playback of the click track or of patterns assigned to pads will be stopped whenever playback of a demo pattern is started Playback of demo patterns can be stopped by pressing any button other than SHIFT PATTERN Setting Area PTN Looping Tempo amp Pattern Names In the COMMON section you can specify whether the currently selected pattern is to be played repeatedly as a loop and you can also set its tempo and name With the COMMON page PTN2 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parame ter setting pages PTN2 1 to PTN2 3 You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages This section can be used only with User patterns If a Preset pattern has been selected the ENTER button will not open a parameter setting page PTN2 1 Pattern Loop page
177. jack This adjustment may be necessary given that external audio devices output signals at a wide range of differ ent volumes Increase the gain by rotating the knob clockwise and decrease it by rotating the knob counter clockwise OUTPUT L MONO and R Jacks Use these jacks to output line level stereo mixes For example you can connect each of the jacks to the left and right inputs of an external stereo amplifier or mixer using mono audio jack cables For mono output use the L MONO jack only PHONES Jack Use this standard audio jack to connect a pair of stereo head phones VOLUME Knob Use this knob to adjust the level of audio output from the PHONES jack Increase the volume by rotating the knob clock wise and decrease it by rotating the knob counter clockwise DT X lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual Using with Acoustic Drums If you intend to use your DTX MULTI 12 together with a set of acoustic drums you can attach an MATI Module Attachment sold separately to the bottom of the unit so that it can be conve niently assembled to a tom holder or a stand For details regarding assembly refer to the owner s manual that comes with the MATI Power supply 1 Ensure that the Wi Standby On switch on the rear panel is turned off 2 Connect the DC power cord from the power adap tor included to the DC IN terminal on the rear panel To prevent the cord from being acciden tally unplug
178. l Details regarding any subsequently released models will be made available via the following web site http dtxdrums yamaha com Special Notice This Owner s Manual and all content thereof is copyright of Yamaha Corporation The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this Owner s Manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument This product incorporates and bundles computer software and other content for which Yamaha retains the copyright or with respect to which has license to use others copyrights Such copyrighted materials include but are not limited to all computer software style files MIDI data wave data musical scores and sound recordings Any unauthorized use of said software and content for non personal applications is prohibited under applicable laws Any violation of copyright has legal consequences DO NOT MAKE DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES This device is capable of using various musical data types and formats by optimization thereof in advance to a specific proprietary format As a result this instrument may not play back said data exactly as the producers or composers thereof originally intended Copying of commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data andlor audio data is strictly prohibited except when intended for personal use The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trade
179. lace the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level fall over Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV radio stereo equipment mobile phone or other electric devices Otherwise the instrument TV or radio may generate noise e Before moving the instrument remove all connected adaptor and other cables 3 13 1 2 BEES SACS ERTCNE6 OTX lt MULTI 12 Saving data e When cleaning the instrument use a soft dry cloth Do not use paint thinners Saving and backing up your data solvents cleaning fluids or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Handling caution e Never insert or drop paper metallic or other objects into the gaps on the panel Backing up the USB storage device or keyboard If this happens turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not use the instrument device or headphones for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing i
180. ler cert hall using an algorithm derived Effect R3 Hall 4 from the Yamaha ProR3 a digital reverberator for professional audio Effect Type Var Description applications Cyclically moves the sound between left and Emulation of room acoustics using AutoPan d right channels R3 Room v an algorithm derived from the Gyclealiy modulates the volume of the pro above mentioned Yamaha ProR3 l u vow d romolo S cessed signal Emulation of plate reverb using an R3 Plate 4 algorithm derived from the above RotarySp V Rota speaker simulator mentioned Yamaha ProR3 EarlyRef Early reflections without any subse quent reverberation GateReverb V Simulation of gated reverb ReverseGate 8 V Simulation of gated reverb played in reverse EE Owner s Manual DTX lt MULTI 12 Internal Design Delay Parameters with identical names Delay effects create a delayed version of the input signal and as such they can be used for many different purposes Certain effects contain parameters with identical names yet performing dif ferent functions In the following table the function of each such parameter such as creating a sense of SpacIrousness or thickening a is described separately and the corresponding effects are identified sound Parameter ES Effect Type Var Description RERE Descriptions A pair of delays featuring cross over feed AMDepth This parameter is used to set the depth of ampli
181. lies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is sus pected This applies only to products distributed by FCC DoC YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth termi nal of the three pin plug terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK This applies only to products distributed by 2 wires Yamaha Music U K Ltd mixed with general household waste legislation and the Directives 2002 96 EC point of sale where you purchased the items For business users in the European Union correct method of disposal Information for Users on Collectio
182. lk level pages TRG2 2 1 TRG2 2 2 is identical to that from the Pad Type page TRG2 1 Accordingly it is not covered in the fol lowing page descriptions TRG2 2 1 Global Crosstalk Level page D Pad Use this parameter to select the pad s for which a crosstalk level is to be set You can also strike a pad to select it Settings UP MID LOW or 01 to 17 e Selection by striking is limited to pad groups i e UP MID or LOW and the external pads i e 13 to 17 2 Crosstalk level Use this parameter to specify a level for preventing crosstalk from all of the DTX MULTI 12 s other pads If the input level produced at the pad indicated by 1 is lower than this level whenever any of the other pads are struck it will be treated as crosstalk and no trigger signal will be generated Although higher setting values are more effective in preventing crosstalk they can also make it difficult to play multiple pads at the same time Settings 0 to 99 Ven DTX MULTI 12 TRG2 2 2 Individual Crosstalk Level page D Pad Use this parameter to select the pad s for which a crosstalk level is to be set You can also strike a pad to select it Settings UP MID LOW or 01 to 17 cap Selection by striking is limited to pad groups i e UP MID or LOW and the external pads i e 13 to 17 Crosstalk source Use this parameter to specify a pad or group of pa
183. ller via the FOOT SW jack Turn on the DTX MULTI 12 On the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 set FootSwin Sel to FC7 See page 89 e On the Pad Function page UTIL4 1 select D then set Func to the MIDI Control Change message CC01 to CC95 that you want to control See page 88 and 5 E D o ue PATTERN TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 29 Internal Design Adjusting volume and other parameters using an HH65 Function In the same way as with an FC7 Foot Controller you can adjust volume and a wide range of MIDI Control Change values by adjusting the degree by which an HH65 Hi hat Controller is operated crf of FOOT SW Setup With the DTX MULTI 12 turned off connect the HH65 Hi hat Controller via the FOOT SW jack Turn on the DTX MULTI 12 e On the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 set FootSwin Sel to HH65 See page 89 e On the Pad Function page UTIL4 1 select then set Func to the MIDI Control Change message CC01 to CC95 that you want to control See page 88 and E Using Acoustic Drums to Produce Trigger Signals Optional drum triggers such as the DT10 or DT20 can be used to convert performances on acoustic drums into trig ger signals and to input these signals into the instrument You can even apply drum triggers to training pads in order to produce trigger signals B Trigger Setups Settin
184. lter LFOWave sweep effect is produced using a sine or square wave Pitch mis parameter is used to set the first pitch in semi tone units AutoPan FEIER This parameter is used to set the panning curve Pitch M e Ee is used to set the second pitch in semi one units This parameter is used to set the way in which early Livenss reflections decay PMDepth This parameter is used to set the depth of pitch modula tion This parameter is used to set the amount of time that LowAtk elapses before compression is fully applied in the low Presenc Often seen on guitar amplifiers and the like this parame frequency band ter is used to control the high frequency band pue This parameter is used to set the output level of the low Ratio This parameter is used to set the compression ratio frequency band Release This parameter is used to set the amount of time that LowLvl This parameter is used to set the low frequency level elapses until the sound is no longer being compressed LowMute This parameter is used to activate and deactivate low Resonance This parameter is used to set the resonance of the filter frequency muting ResoOfst This parameter is used to set the resonance offset value MItBndComp RevDI This parameter is used to set the interval between early This parameter is used to set the compression ratio for NU reflections and subsequent reverberation LowRat the low frequency band RevTime This parameter
185. lues In addition you can activate the Panel Lock function to lock and unlock the front panel by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the ENTER button In this way the front panel can be deactivated during performances in order to avoid making unin tentional changes to settings Even with the Panel Lock acti vated the KIT and VOICE buttons can be used to access the corresponding setting areas however you will only be able to change the current kit using the DEC and INC buttons or visually confirm the voice assigned to struck pads To check voices with the Panel Lock activated press the VOICE button D STORE Button This button is used to store settings and other data in the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory In addition this button will light up whenever parameters have been changed but not yet stored P lt VA gt Buttons These selector buttons are used to navigate between param eter setting pages and parameters in the various setting areas You can activate and deactivate Input Lock mode by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the VA button see page 103 With a parameter setting page displayed you can move to the first parameter setting page of the previous or next parameter section in the current setting area by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the lt or gt button P DEC Button This button is used when setting parameters to decrease the value a
186. marks of their respective companies 3 13 2 2 DTX lt MUL TI 12 Owners Manual 5 Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DTX MULTI 12 Electronic Percussion Pad To get the most out of your new instrument please read this owner s manual carefully And after reading this document be sure to store it in a safe place so that you can refer back to it again as needed Additional Package Contents Power adaptor Owner s Manual this document Data List booklet DVD ROM containing software Features of the DTX MULTI 12 12 built in pads and versatile input connectors The DTX MULTI 12 features 12 built in pads that have been conveniently arranged for ease of use in a wide variety of per formance situations On the rear panel furthermore you will find input connectors for five additional Yamaha electronic drum pads and drum triggers By combining separately sold pads and drum triggers with a central DTX MULTI 12 unit you can create your own compact electronic drum kit and also integrate acoustic drums Furthermore with a foot switch jack and a hi hat controller jack also included you can use foot switches and controllers to select drum kits to simulate hi hat playing tech niques and to enhance your performances in a wide range of other ways High quality sound In addition to a broad spectrum of voices from the top of the line DTXTREME III Drum Trigger Module the DTX MULTI 12 also features many newly sampl
187. may not change as expected when playback jumps from the end back to the beginning and instead the voices settings from the end of the pattern will be maintained throughout Specifically this hap pens when program change data from the SMF s header is not read upon return to the start of the pattern To prevent this type of unintended situation move any program change messages slightly back from the SMF header to ensure that they will be correctly read PATTERN Setting Area PTN Pattern Memory Status The MEMORY INFO section allows you to check the usage sta tus of DTX MULTI 12 memory for User patterns To do so navi gate to this section PTN5 and press the ENTER button PTN5 1 Memory Info page 5 E o o ue Memory usage ratio This indicates how much of the total User pattern memory is currently being used in percentage format Used memory Total memory KB This indicates separately the amount of memory used and the total memory in kilobyte KB units PATTERN TRIGGER DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 81 UTILITY Setting Area uti This section describes the UTILITY setting area which can be accessed using the UTILITY button In this area you can set parameters affecting the entire instrument and perform a range of file management operations N CAUTION Be sure to store any settings that you have edited before turning off the instr
188. me name as the one you are about to save already exists File not found This message is displayed if no file of the selected type exists Illegal file This message is displayed if the file selected for loading is unsuitable either for use with the instru ment or for the current setting area Illegal file name This message is displayed if the specified file name is not valid Illegal format This message is displayed if the standard MIDI file SMF you are attempting to import is of Format 1 Please select an SMF of Format 0 to proceed Illegal selection Illegal wave data This message is displayed if an operation cannot be performed in accordance with the settings made This message is displayed if the audio file you are attempting to import is of an unsupported format Incompatible USB device This message is displayed if an unsupported USB device is plugged into the instrument s USB TO DEVICE port Invalid USB device This message is displayed if the plugged in USB memory device is not usable in its current condi tion As long as the device contains no irreplaceable data it should be formatted to make it usable MIDI buffer full This message is displayed if the amount of MIDI data received is too large to process MIDI data error This message is displayed if an error occurs while receiving MIDI data No data This message is displayed if you are attempting to perfo
189. n not be played Ensure that the foot controller is connected via the HI HAT CONTROL jack Open the Splash Sensitivity page UTILITY gt UTIL5 gt UTIL5 2 and ensure that the SplashSens parameter is set to a suitable level Note that hi hat splash sounds will not be pro duced if off has been set here See page 89 Check the following if a foot switch connected via the FOOT SW jack is not working properly You may have connected the foot switch with the DTX MULTI 12 already turned on Ensure that you always connect foot Switches before turning on the instrument Perform the following if nothing happens when but tons on the front panel are pressed Ensure that the Panel Lock is turned off See page 8 Ensure that the Cubase Remote function is turned off See page 15 Carry out the following checks if data cannot be saved on a USB memory device Ensure that the USB memory device has been correctly format ted See page 97 Ensure that the USB memory device has not been write pro tected See page 12 Ensure that there is sufficient free space on the USB memory device to save the data in question To confirm how much mem ory is available for saving data open the Memory Info page UTILITY UTIL7 UTIL7 6 See page 98 Check the following if MIDI data cannot be exchanged with a computer or external MIDI device f you are using USB cables ensure that they are con
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191. n describes the WAVE setting area which can be accessed using the WAVE button Your DTX MULTI 12 can be used to import AIF and WAV audio files from a wide range of sources These files referred to as waves can then be used in the same way as the instrument s preset voices and patterns The WAVE setting area is used to import and edit waves N CAUTION Be sure to store any imported waves or settings that you have edited before turning off the instrument or selecting a new wave See page 45 Reference Makeup of WAVE Setting Area The following four sections WAVE1 to WAVE4 make up the WAVE setting area Use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these sections If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages In certain cases a number of additional pages may be accessed from a parameter setting page also using the lit ENTER button Further more you can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area Parameter setting pages Wave Selection amp Playback 1 eerte ettet Pret a ES Page 70 h WAVE2 1 Wave Playback Mode page Page 70 7 waveza Trimming e Page 71 WAVE2 3 Wave Name page iieri tene ttti nike d acis ataca Page 71 T WAVE3 1 Import All page RENE Page 72 TB WAVES 2 Normalize pege AEN Page 73 ES WAVES 3 Delete page ccccccccccsssssssesessesssesese
192. n the ears consult a physician e Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Save important data to external USB storage device To protect against data loss through media damage we recommend that you save your important data onto two USB storage devices Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument or data that is lost or destroyed Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use Even when the power switch is in the standby position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet Bil Latest Firmware Version From time to time Yamaha may update product firmware without prior notice We recommend therefore that you check our web site below for the latest version and keep your DTX MULTI 12 firmware up to date http dtxdrums yamaha com The content of this Owner s Manual applies to the newest version of the firmware as of printing Details regarding any functions added to later versions will also be made available via the above web site E Optional Pads Within this Owner s Manual the optional external pads that may be connected to the DTX MULTI 12 are referred to by model name Please note that these model names were up to date as of printing of this manua
193. n unison for a thicker deeper tone As all instruments differ slightly from each other in terms of pitch and phase their playing together produces an overall sound that is warmer and more spacious In order to reproduce this type of behavior chorus effects make use of delay Specifically e Wah A wah effect dynamically changes the frequency character istic of a filter in order to produce a highly unique filter sweep sound Auto wah changes the frequency in a cyclic manner using an LFO while touch wah performs filter sweeps in response to the volume of the input signal Effect Type VAR Description dp AutoWah Z Vintage automatic wah effect a s Se version S EE SC produced TouchWah V Classic volume responsive wah effect EE EE EE Touch wah with distortion applied at the out kii period of app roximately Ss second E E ERO put When this second version is mixed back into the original signal the resulting tone sounds as if multiple instruments are being played in unison TouchWahDist v Reverb i Effect Type Var Cho Description Reverb effects model the complex reverberation produced NN 7 v Rich deep chorus with complex mod by sounds within enclosed spaces In this way they add a b ulation natural sounding sustain which produces a feeling of Chorus effect allowing pitch and depth and space Furthermore differ
194. nected correctly See page 13 Open the MIDI In Out page UTILITY UTIL6 UTIL6 9 and check the current setting If you want to exchange MIDI data with a computer via USB ensure that the MIDI IN OUT parameter is set to USB Alternatively if you want to exchange MIDI data with external devices via MIDI cables ensure that this parameter is set to MIDI See page 91 Appendix On screen Messages Message Are you sure Full meaning This message is displayed to confirm whether or not you wish to proceed with the selected opera tion Choose user pattern This message is displayed if you attempt to perform a pattern management task even though a Pre Set pattern is currently selected Select a User pattern to proceed with the operation in question Completed This message is displayed when loading saving formatting and other similar operations have been completed Connecting USB device This message is displayed when the instrument is busy mounting a USB memory device Copy protected This message is displayed if operations such as wave editing cannot be performed due to the digital audio source being copy protected Executing This message is displayed while the instrument is busy performing formatting or another similar management task Please wait until the operation is completed File already exists This message is displayed if a file with the sa
195. never you format a USB memory device using this instrument any previously created files and directories or folders will be erased and the special directories shown above will be created Save and Load The term save refers to the writing of data created on the DTX MULTI 12 to a USB memory device for storage while load refers to the reading of files from the memory device into the instrument s internal memory From the Save File page you can save files on a USB memory device as follows UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL7 1 Save File page From the Save File page you can save files on a USB memory device as follows 1 Plug a USB memory device formatted for use with the DTX MULTI 12 on the Format page UTIL7 5 into the USB TO DEVICE port on the side of the instru ment 2 Navigate to the Save File page UTIL7 1 and press the ENTER button The Type page UTIL7 1 1 will open File type The Type parameter specifies the types of file to be saved s AU o eerie All user data 1 e all User kits all waves all User patterns all User triggers and utility settings S ATIKIL o niii All User kit data e AllWave All wave data AllPattern All User pattern data AllTrigger All User trigger data Utility Utility settings Settings All AllKit AllWave AllPattern AllTrigger or Utility f you select AllPattern despite
196. ng modified settings these modifications will lost i e the settings will revert to their previous state when the instrument is next turned on DT X lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 45 5 E 9 7 jae PATTERN TRIGGER KIT Setting Area mm This section describes the KIT setting area which can be accessed using the KIT button Your DTX MULTI 12 is pre loaded with a rich selection of Preset kits P001 to P050 for immediate use and you can also create and save up to 200 of your own drum kits as User kits U001 to U200 Use the KIT setting area to select and edit these drum kits N CAUTION Be sure to store any settings that you have edited before turning off the instrument or selecting a new kit See page 45 Makeup of KIT Setting Area The KIT setting area is subdivided into eight different sections KIT1 to KIT8 Use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these sec tions If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages In certain cases a number of additional pages may be accessed from a parameter setting page also using the lit ENTER button Furthermore you can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area Erg T t Page 47 Kl T2 1 Kit Vol me
197. ning off the DTX MULTI 12 while recording can result in data for all User patterns being lost and must therefore be avoided Recording will end automatically after the number of measures set as the pattern length in Step 4 above The message Please keep power on will be dis played for a short period of time as data is being stored N CAUTION Turning off the DTX MULTI 12 while the message Please keep power on is being displayed can result in all User pattern data being lost and must therefore be avoided cu Recording can be stopped at any time by pressing the PTN button All performance data recorded up to that point will be stored f looped playback was selected in Step 4 above recording can be ended by pressing the PTN button When the Pad Assign page is displayed strike Pad 6 to display pad number and then press the ENTER button Alternatively you can use the DEC and INC buttons to select n D I on this page Pad number cap f you set PadAssign to off the recorded pattern will not be assigned to any pad Although you can freely assign the recorded pattern to a pad at any time it is best to use a pad from the drum kit selected in Step 1 above If you assign it to a pad from another kit the pattern may not play as recorded 22 Owners Manual mm a dV M a i M IS Press the KIT button to access the KIT setting area Press the
198. nts such as piano xylophone and guitar The term pre set voices is used to refer to these built in drum and instrument sounds Drum and percussion voices from this preset voice collec tion are not rooted at one specific pitch instead you can intuitively adjust their tuning in order to match the sounds of other instruments Meanwhile pitched instrument voices such as piano and guitar can be assigned to pads with a specific pitch setting thus allowing you to play sev eral different notes together to produce chords or with voices at different semitones assigned to the twelve pads to freely play melodic parts With the timing and strength of your playing reflected in the sound produced by preset voices you can perform with practically the same level of expressiveness as afforded by acoustic instruments Internal Design B Patterns The DTX MULTI 12 can also play rhythmic or melodic phrases known as patterns Capable of reproducing the sound of performances on many different instruments each pattern can be up to several measures in length In the same way as snare sounds are produced by striking a pad to which a snare voice has been assigned you can start and stop the playback of a pattern by striking the pad to which it is assigned In effect pads with pattern assignments oper ate as start stop switches whenever struck regardless of how hard or soft they are actually struck Your DTX MULTI 12 comes pre loaded with 128 Pr
199. o the internal tone gener ator whenever Pad 1 is struck and the tone generator will respond by playing the preset voice Sn001 OakCustom Next we will setup Pad 1 to also send the MIDI note num ber 40 E1 whenever struck and we will tell the internal tone generator to play the preset voice Cy013 Thin16Eg in response 6 Press the MIDI button to access the MIDI setting area and navigate to the MIDI Note page MIDII 2 d Layer ER o gt Move the flashing cursor to the i indicator in the top right corner and using the INC button change this to f Move back to the lower row of text and set E1 40 as the MIDI note number to be sent by Layer B EE OGREN OTX lt MULTI 12 1 Press the VOICE button navigate to the Select Voice page VCE1 and in the same way as described above set CyO13 Thin16Eg as the voice to be played for MIDI notes with the MIDI note number 40 E1 Internal Design With your DTX MULTI 12 configured in this way when ever you strike built in Pad 1 two MIDI notes with the MIDI note numbers 38 D1 and 40 E1 will be simulta neously sent to the internal tone generator and the tone generator will respond by playing the preset voices Sn001 OakCustom and Cy013 Thin16Eg together The following diagram illustrates exactly what happens inside the instrument when Pad 1 has been setup to play two voices simultaneously as described above
200. off electricity is still flowing to the product at the minimum Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during level When you are not using the product for a long time make sure to unplug electrical storms he power cord from the wall AC outlet Use only the stand rack specified for the instrument When attaching the stand rack use the provided screws only Failure to do so could cause damage to e internal components or result in the instrument falling over h Do not place objects in front of the instrument s air vent since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the internal components and possibly result in the nstrument overheating e Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple connector Doing so can result in lower sound quality or possibly cause overheating in the outlet CH Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Also be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume Do not p
201. omatically changed to Pad 1 or Pad 13 in order to prevent this from occurring When you have selected the pads to copy and replace press the ENTER button When asked to confirm that you wish to pro ceed press the ENTER button once again to do so N CAUTION Whenever trigger setup data is copied all of the trigger setup data for the pad indicated by 2 will be replaced Be sure therefore to use the STORE button to access the Trig ger Store page and save important information in the instrument s internal memory in advance see page 45 ILU O EEN DTX MULTI 12 Troubleshooting No sound is produced by striking pads or the volume is lower than expected Check your system s connections as follows Ensure that headphones or an external audio system such as an amplifier and speakers are correctly connected See page 10 Ensure that the cables you are using are in good condition Check the following and ensure that their respective vol ume levels are not too low The amplifier and or speakers connected to the DTX MULTI 12 The VOLUME dial on the front panel See page 8 The Volume page for the current kit KIT KIT2 KIT2 1 See page 47 The Voice Volume page for the voices assigned to each of the pads VOICE gt VCE2 VCE2 2 See page 57 The Master Volume page for the entire instrument UTILITY gt UTIL1 UTIL1 1 See page 83 Check yo
202. on SHIFT MIDI Turns the Cubase Remote function on and off KIT Opens the VSTi window PTN Starts and stops playback SHIFT PTN Starts recording DEC INC Increases or decreases a preset by 1 lt Rewinds the transport REW gt Fast forwards the transport FF VA Returns the transport to the start of the song TOP b Turns the click track on and off DTX lt MULT 12 Owner s Manual 15 16 Owners Manual Producing Sounds with the Pads In order that you can start having fun with your DTX MULTI 12 as soon as possible this section will begin by explaining the basic way in which the pads can be played usipng drum sticks sold separately and following that will show how to select various kits i e sets of pad sounds Pad Names As shown below numbers 1 through 12 are assigned to the built in pads These numbers are also shown at the corresponding positions within the Pad Indicator and they will light up when the associated pad is struck FOOT SW HH CTRL Pad Indicator N CAUTION Do not place your fingers into the gaps between Pads 1 to 3 and the instrument s plastic body If this precaution is not observed your fingers may be injured as a result of crushing or squeezing DTX lt MULTI 1e Striking the Pads When pl
203. on will not light up Each parameter setting page is identified at the left of the upper row of text using the name or abbreviation of the setting area the section number and the page number with hyphens between the numbers You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between parameter setting pages Example VOICE setting area s TONE section VCE3 ENTER PHO EUT LAL ELD Page number In certain cases a number of additional pages may be accessed from a parameter setting page using the ENTER button which will light up whenever this is possible By pressing the EXIT button you can move back towards the top of the current setting area B Moving the Cursor Whenever a page contains a number of different parame ters you can move the flashing cursor left and right using the lt 7 buttons or between the upper and lower rows of text using the VA button In this way you can select the parameter setting to be changed as described below If there are no additional parameters to the left or right on the current page when you press the lt 7 button the cur sor will jump to the next parameter setting page to the left or right respectively In addition the lt 7 and VA buttons will light up whenever they can be pressed to move to a different parameter on the current page or an adjacent page Basic Operations B Changing Parameter
204. open the Select Voice page VOICE VCE1 and ensure that a voice other than no assign is selected Pads set to no assign will not produce any sound See page 56 62 Open the Velocity Limits page for each of the pads MIDI gt MIDI1 MIDI1 6 and ensure that the lower setting for the Vel Limit parameter is not too high At high settings pads will pro duce sound only when struck very hard See page 64 Open the Trigger Velocity page for each of the pads MIDI gt MIDI1 MIDI1 7 and ensure that the setting for the TrgVel parameter is not too small resulting in low volumes See page 64 DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 105 Open the Local Control page UTILITY UTIL6 UTIL6 5 and ensure that the LocalCtrl parameter is set to on See page 90 Open the MIDI Note page for each of the pads MIDI gt MIDI1 MIDI1 2 and ensure that all layers are not turned off See page 63 Check your pad settings as follows Open the Pad Function page for each of the pads UTILITY gt UTIL4 UTIL4 1 and ensure that the Func parameter is set to off See page 88 Open the Pad 10 12 Switch page UTILITY gt UTIL4 gt UTIL4 3 and ensure that the Pad10 12 parameter is set to enable See page 89 Check the following if no sound is produced by external tone generators Ensure that MIDI cables have been correctly connected See page 12 Open the MIDI In Out page
205. or a MIDI note number has been assigned to the pad in question Their settings will be displayed as and modification will not be possible Assigning a voice to a pad If the voice is not a pattern i e JP or DU Pad number Use this parameter to select the number of the pad or MIDI note to be set You can also strike a pad to select it 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW Settings foot switch HHCL hi hat close HHSP hi hat splash C 1 or D 1 to A 5 Pad 13 supports three different zones and therefore is assigned three different pad numbers namely 13 for the head 13R1 for rim 1 and 13R2 for rim 2 Pads 10 to 12 cannot be selected if disable has been set on the Pad 10 12 Switch page UTILA 3 2 Layer number Use this parameter to select the layer to be set Each pad can contain up to four layers each of which can be used to play a preset voice or wave For details see page 32 A B C or D Settings The maximum number of layers that can be set for any pad is 4 To add a layer change its setting on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 from off to a MIDI note number 8 Voice category Use this parameter to specify the category of voice to be assigned as a preset voice preset pattern JP user pattern QU or wave Settinas Kk Sn Tm Cv HH EP Cu Br In Jp Af Or 9 E1 E2 E3 MI
206. ote lengths This category contains effect types not included in the DelayC Tne parameter is used to set the delay time for the cen other categories This parameter is used to set the delay time for the left DelayL EffectType Var Description channel eem This parameter is used to set the time that elapses trols the vol f ind Ifi Isolator y ee SE RT SES DelayL gt R eene via the left channel and output Reproduces the sound of telephone speech uS Telephone V by cutting high and low frequencies DelayR EE is used to set the delay time for the right TalkingMod V ere a vowel type formant into the This parameter is used to set the time that elapses Input signal DelayR gt L between input of sound via the right channel and output PitchChange V Changes the pitch of the input signal via the left channel Reverb effects other than EarlyRef This parameter is used to set the reverb density Density Early Ref This parameter is used to set the density of early reflec B Effect Parameters tions Each of the above mentioned effects includes a range of Depth This parameter is used to set the amplitude of the LFO parameters allowing you to adjust the way in which it pro wave that controls cyclic changes in phase modulation z s A This parameter is used to set the degree to which ui cesses the input signal Using these parameters the behav Detune pitches are detuned
207. ote number s to be sent when a specific pad is struck MIDI setting area 2 Indication of the preset voice pattern or wave to be played for each MIDI note number VOICE setting area In cases where only a single layer is setup for a pad how ever it is possible to omit Step 1 above The required set ting will be performed automatically when you select a voice in Step 2 The following two methods of allocating voices are described below Assigning a voice directly to a pad Specifying MIDI note numbers and assigning voices to each EE SACS VERTCNE6 DOTX MULTI 12 Internal Design Assigning a voice directly to a pad In order to assign a voice directly to a pad we first select the pad to be set and then choose the required preset voice KIT setting area pattern or wave Example Working with Preset kit 1 Settings made in KIT setting area Volume of the entire kit 1 Jo start press the KIT button to access the KIT setting 1 Kit tempo A area On the Select Kit page KIT1 select the kit to be DEER Kit name Muting set Next press the VOICE button to access the VOICE setting area and navigate to the Select Voice page VCE1 Hi hat settings etc Pad or controller being set 5 E 9 ue VOICE setting area Assigning voices to built in pads 1 to 12 Voice assigned to the pad or controller 2 Move the flashing
208. 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 E Saving amp 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 further more 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 sec tion UTIL7 LVRe DEIER DOT OC MIULJL T 1e Internal Design E Makeup of Internal Memory The following diagram shows the correlation between the various functions that can be used to create data on the DTX MULTI 12 the data in the instrument s internal memory and the data on a USB memory device Internal memory External USB memory device Preset data ROM Kits Voices Patterns Trigger setups E Reference Data creating functions User memory Flash ROM S File extension MTK Kit editing User kits file type AliKiP Voice setting All combined MIDI setting File extension MTT e Trigger setting
209. p the cord from the power adaptor around this clip to pre vent accidental unplugging during use DC IN Terminal Connect the power cord from the power adaptor provided to this terminal 9 MIDI IN OUT Connectors The MIDI IN connector is used to receive control or perfor mance data from another MIDI device such as an external sequencer via a MIDI cable When connected in this way you can play the internal tone generator and control a wide range of parameters using another MIDI device Meanwhile the MIDI OUT connector is used to send performance data from this instrument to other devices in the form of MIDI messages FOOT SW Jack The Foot Switch jack is used to connect an optional foot switch FC4 FC5 FC7 etc or hi hat controller HH65 etc to the DTX MULTI 12 9 HI HAT CONTROL Jack The Hi hat Control jack is used to connect an optional hi hat controller HH65 etc PAD Jacks 3 to 12 These trigger input jacks are used to connect optional pads The PAD 3 jack is compatible both with mono and stereo two and three zone types meanwhile the PAD 4 45 and the PAD 6 12 jacks support standard mono output pads see page 30 6 AUX IN Jack External audio signals can be input via this standard stereo phone plug In this way you can connect an MP3 or CD player to play along with your favorite tunes 9 GAIN Knob Use this knob to adjust the gain level for audio being input via the AUX IN
210. page F Frequency tr cup Co When low or high is indicated by 1 and shelving has been set using 9 the Shape parameter on the EQ Shape page UTIL3 2 the setting for D Master EQ bypass MEQBypass g SECH Q will be displayed as and modification will not be possi Use this parameter to specify whether the master EQ will be ES e bypassed on or applied off Settings off or on DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 87 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL Pad Utilities In the PAD section you can assign functions to pads and external controllers specify the type of controller connected via the FOOT SW jack and enable or disable rim pads 10 to 12 With the PAD page UTIL4 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages UTILA 1 to UTILA 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages UTIL4 1 Pad Function page On the Pad Function page you can specify operations to be per formed when individual pads or external controllers are struck or operated CD Pad number Use this parameter to select the pad or external controller to be set You can also strike a pad to select it 01 to 12 13 13R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW foot switch HHCL hi hat close or HHSP hi hat splash Settings 2 Pad function Func Use this parameter to set the operation to be performed w
211. page cun or ran pru EEE UTE Page 47 KIT2 2 Kit Selection Tempo pege ku Page 47 KlT2 3 KitiName Ee EE Page 47 KIT3 1 Chorus Send page E Page 48 m KIT3 2 Reverb Send page ripe trie nent Page 48 A KIT4 1 Variation Type page nente Page 48 I KIT4 2 Variation Return page Page 49 L KIT4 3 Variation Pan page niei tanien tin ttti inenin c Page 49 _ KIT4 4 Variation to Reverb page ou eee e ce sene ences eceeeeneeeeaeneeee Page 49 L KIT4 5 Variation to Chorus page esent Page 49 KIT5 1 Chorus Type page tr htt Page 49 vi KIT5s2 Chorus Ret rrn page iret ritirare tede a terre tien Page 49 1 KI T5 3 Chorus Paripage EE Page 50 KIT5 4 Chorus to Reverb page NENNEN Page 50 E KIT6 1 Reverb Type page entente tnnt Page 50 L KIT6 2 Reverb Return page centenar i iiiter inenens Page 50 L KIT6 3 Reverb Pan page cerei tete teuer ptt eben puc ne Page 50 KIT7 1 Layer Switch page eee rtt Page 51 KIT7 2 Mute Switch page Page 51 gt KIT7 3 Hi hat Function page Page 52 _ KIT7 4 Hi hat MIDI Channel page Page 52 _ KIT7 5 Hi hat MIDI Type page Page 52 LG KIT7 6 Trigger Setup Link page iret rerit n terns Page 52 W KIT8 1 Copy Pad pages TTT Page 53 KIT8 2 Exchange Pads page rint tenente inbees Page 53 TT L KIT8 3 Exchange Kits page
212. port on the side panel cup For more details regarding USB memory devices see the section Connecting a USB Memory Device on page 11 Press the UTILITY button to access the UTILITY setting area use the lt gt but tons to navigate to the FILE section UTIL7 and then press the ENTER but ton Navigate to the Save File page UTIL7 1 using the lt gt buttons if necessary and then press the ENTER button Set Type to All using the DEC and Lu INC buttons if necessary When you have made this setting press the ENTER button cap e For details on saving data with a Type setting other than All See page 93 Enter a name for the file to be saved For more details on how to input characters and the types of character that can be used for file names see see page 47 NOTE File names can be up to eight characters in length When you have entered the required name press the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that you want to save the file and the ENTER button will flash on and off m a dV J Owner s Manual 23 Quick Guide Saving Your Data on a USB Memory Device To proceed press the ENTER button one more time If a file with the same name already exists on the USB memory device you will be asked to confirm whether you want to overwrite it If that file is no longer needed and can b
213. put to other external MIDI devices Use this parameter to specify that port Settings 1or2 TRIGGER UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL6 11 MIDI Merge page __ o D MIDI merge The MIDI Merge function allows you to mix MIDI messages received via the MIDI IN connector with performance data produced by playing the DTX MULTI 12 and to output this mixed MIDI data via the MIDI OUT connector Set this parameter to on to enable this merging of MIDI messages Settings off or on cup e If USB has been selected on the MIDI In Out page UTIL6 9 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible UTIL6 12 Device Number page D Device number Use this parameter to set a MIDI device number for the DTX MULTI 12 In order to successfully exchange bulk data parameter changes and other system exclusive MIDI mes sages this setting must match the Device Number of the external MIDI device salles System exclusive messages for all MIDI device numbers will be received In addition the DTX MULTI 12 will transmit messages using Device Number 1 OFF us System exclusive messages such as bulk dump and parameter changes will be neither transmitted nor received An error message will be displayed if an attempt is made to perform such an operation Settings 1 to 16 all or off File Management
214. r 01 to 12 13 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW foot switch HHCL hi hat close HHSP hi hat splash C 1 or D 1 to A 5 Settings 2 Layer number Settings A B C or D Attack Time VCE3 1 3 Attack time Use this parameter to set the amount of time it takes after the pad is struck for the assigned voice to reach its peak level 64 to 0 to 63 Settings Decay Time VCE3 2 3 Decay time Use this parameter to set the amount of time it takes the voice to drop to a steady level after reaching its peak level Settings 64 to 0 to 63 Release Time VCE3 3 3 Release time Use this parameter to set the amount of time it takes for the voice to fade out after sending a MIDI Note Off message 64 to 0 to 63 Settings cup MIDI Note Off messages are not sent for pads and layers for which off is selected on the MIDI area s Receive Key Off page MIDI1 5 Therefore the release time setting has no effect in such a case VCE3 4 Filter page D Pad number 01 to 12 13 18R1 18R2 14 17 FTSW Settings HHCL HHSP C 1 or D 1 to A 5 2 Layer number A B C or D Settings 3 Filter cutoff frequency Fc Use this parameter to set a cutoff frequency for the low pass filter Frequencies above this level will be removed from the selected voice Settings 64 to 0 to 63 Low pass filter Volume
215. r number Use this parameter to select the layer to be set 2 Layer number Ge Settings A B C or D Settings A B C or D m o Tuning Tune 3 Pan E Use this parameter to adjust the tuning of the assigned voice Use this parameter to set the stereo panning of the selected in one cent steps voice Settings 24 00 to 0 0 to 24 00 Settings L63 to C to R63 cup The term cent refers to one hundredth of a semitone i e 100 cents 1 semitone DTX lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 57 VOICE Setting Area VCE Voice Timbre In the TONE section you can adjust the tone or timbre of the preset voice pattern or wave assigned to the pad in question With the TONE page VCE3 displayed press the ENTER but ton to access its four parameter setting pages VCE3 1 to VCE3 4 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages VCE3 1 Attack Time page VCE3 2 Decay Time page VCE3 3 Release Time page On the Attack Time Decay Time and Release Time pages VCE3 1 to VCE3 3 you can adjust the envelope of the assigned voice as shown below Level Time D 1 d i i i i Attack time i 1 VCE3 1 Note Off Release time ed e Decay time VCE3 3 VCE3 2 Parameter 8 from each of the pages is used to adjust a different part of the envelope Parameters 1 and 2 below are identical on all three pages Typical Display for Attack Time VCE3 1 Pad numbe
216. r triggers Freely configurable trigger setups for your own unique triggering needs 3 Input level indicator Visual representation of the input level for the pad s being struck cap The Trigger Setup Link page KIT7 6 can be used to set a complete trigger setup for the current kit See page 52 Pad Setup In the PAD section you can set parameters affecting the sensitiv ity output and other characteristics of each of your DTX MULTI 12 s built in pads and of external pads connected via the PAD jacks With the PAD page TRG2 displayed press the ENTER button to access the Pad Type TRG2 1 and Crosstalk Prevention TRG2 2 parameter setting pages You can use the lt gt buttons to switch between these pages TRG2 1 Pad Type page D Pad Use this parameter to select the pad s to be set UPUpper row of built in rim pads i e 1 to 3 MIDMiddle rows of built in pads Oe 4 to 9 LOWLower row of built in rim pads i e 10 to 12 01Built in pad 1 12Built in pad 12 13External pad connected to PAD 3 jack 7External pad connected to PAD 7 jack Layout of built in pads 01 02 03 UP 04 05 06 MID 07 08 09 10 11 12 LOW O Front panel Settings UP MID LOW or 01 to 17 Selection by striking is limited to pad groups i e UP MID or LOW and the external pads i e 13 to 17 LRO EE EEN DTX MULTI 12 Pad type Us
217. result no sound will be pro duced B Playing the DTX MULTI 12 using MIDI Data from a DAW Application As described below you can setup the DTX MULTI 12 to operate as a multi timbral tone generator for your DAW application In this way you can easily integrate the instrument s high quality MIDI tone generator into your music production setup For details on how to connect the DTX MULTI 12 to your computer see page 13 Set each of the tracks within your DAW applica tion to output their MIDI data to the DTX MULTI 12 2 Play MIDI performance data using the DAW appli cation 14 Owners Manual DT2XCMOULIL TI 12 Setting up Cubase Remote Control Using a special feature the DTX MULTI 12 can operate as a remote controller for Cubase For example you can operate the Cubase transport turn its metronome on or off and control vari ous other functions from the instrument s front panel signifi cantly increasing the efficiency of your music production workflow B Computer settings When setting up Cubase remote control for the first time com plete the following steps to configure your computer correctly 1 Download the latest version of the DTX MULTI 12 Extension from the following web page Save the compressed file in a convenient location and then expand it http dtxdrums yamaha com GI Ensure that the latest USB MIDI driver is installed on your computer see page 13 Information on system requirements is also prov
218. ric pianos to sweeten their sound in a variety of ways Effect Type Cho Var Description SPX Flanger 4 V Produces a swirling metallic sound TempoFlanger V V Tempo synchronized flanger PhaserMono SS V Vintage sounding mono phaser PhaserStereo V Vintage sounding stereo phaser TempoPhaser V Tempo synchronized phaser 0 Distortion As its name suggests a distortion effect distorts the sound fed into it It produces a sound similar to that of an ampli fier turned up too high or fed with a signal that is already sufficiently loud This type of effect is widely used to add a harsh biting edge furthermore the resultant sound is char acterized by overall thickness and long sustain times This thickness comes from the large numbers of harmonics con tained within clipped signals Meanwhile the longer sus tain is not produced by the original sound being stretched rather it is produced when the slowly fading release por tion that cannot normally heard is amplified and distorted Effect Type Var Description AmpSim 1 V Guitar amp simulation AmpSim 2 V Guitar amp simulation CompDist V Combines compression and distortion CompDistDly V a compression distortion and D T2 MUILTI 12 Owners Manual 37 5 E D ue PATTERN TRIGGER Internal Design Chorus Chorus reproduces the sound of multiple instruments play ing i
219. rimba you can also select voice categories containing Preset pat terns User patterns and waves For more information refer to the Data List booklet Press the STORE button and store the edited kit as a User kit As shown here select the empty User kit U001 using the DEC and INC buttons if necessary and then press the ENTER button STORE cup The STORE button will light up whenever settings have been changed but not yet stored in the DTX MULTI 12 s inter nal memory The button will therefore go out when the modi fied settings are stored User kit number User kit name When asked to confirm that you want to store the kit press the ENTER button to proceed N CAUTION The message Please keep power on will be dis played while data is being stored It is very important that the DTX MULTI 12 is not turned off until this message disappears If the instrument were to be turned off at this time data for all User kits could be permanently lost With User pad U001 selected strike Pad 4 to hear the voice that you assigned Producing Sounds with the Pads B Layers Using the Layer function you can assign a number of different voices to a single pad or external controller Up to four layers A to D to be setup per pad meaning that each pad can play as many as four different voices Furthermore a number of different playback modes can be employed
220. rm a pattern management task even though the selected pattern contains no data No response from USB device This message is displayed if the plugged in USB memory device fails to respond No wave data This message is displayed to you are attempting to perform a wave management task even though no wave data exists No unused MIDI note This message is displayed upon execution of a copy pad operation if no unused MIDI notes are available Now importing EXIT to cancel This message is displayed while the instrument is busy importing wave data Now loading EXIT to cancel This message is displayed while the instrument is busy loading a file Now recording This message is displayed while the instrument is busy recording a pattern Now saving EXIT to cancel This message is displayed while the instrument is busy saving a file Now working This message is displayed while the instrument is tidying up after importing a wave or after you press the EXIT button to cancel a load or save operation Overwrite This message is displayed when saving files to confirm whether or not you wish to overwrite a file of the same name already present on the USB memory device Pattern stored Please keep power on This message is displayed to confirm that the selected pattern has been successfully stored This message is displayed while the instrument is busy writing data to
221. rotected to prevent data from being accidentally erased If your USB memory device contains important data we suggest that you use write pro tection to prevent accidental erasure Meanwhile if you need to save data on such a device be sure to disable the write protect function N CAUTION If using a self powered type of USB memory device avoid turning it on and off repeatedly In addition avoid frequent plugging and unplugging of USB cables If this precaution is not observed the DTX MULTI 12 may freeze and stop operating Never turn off either a plugged in USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 or unplug the memory device while it is being accessed within the UTILITY setting area in order to save load or delete data or to perform formatting If this precaution is not observed data on the USB memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 may be cor rupted Connecting Other MIDI Devices Using standard MIDI cables sold separately you can connect other MIDI devices via the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connectors When connected in this way the DTX MULTI 12 can be used to control synthesizers and other sound modules Meanwhile the instrument s internal tone generator can be played using other connected MIDI devices These and many other MIDI functions allow for an even greater range of performance and recording pos sibilities cup In addition to the two built in MIDI connectors the USB TO HOST port can also be used to exchange MIDI data
222. rrent kit is selected in other words the tempo of the previously selected kit will be main tained Settings f waves are assigned to any of the kit s pads the tempo or speed at which they are played will not be affected by the kit s tempo setting off or 30 to 300 KiT2 3 Kit Name page PATTERN Kit name On the Kit Name Setting page a name of up to 11 characters in length can be assigned to the currently selected drum kit Use the lt gt buttons to move the flashing cursor to the character you want to change and then select a character using the DEC and INC buttons The following characters can be used in drum kit names space TRIGGER Owners Manual 47 DT X lt MULT 12 KIT Setting Area KIT Effect Send Levels In the EFFECT SEND section you can adjust the degree to which chorus and reverb effects are applied to the entire drum kit With the EFFECT SEND page KIT3 displayed press the ENTER button to access its two parameter setting pages KIT3 1 and KIT3 2 You can use the lt gt buttons to switch between these pages KIT3 1 Chorus Send page Using the Chorus Send page you can adjust the degree to which the chorus effect is applied to all drum voices in the currently selected kit If any of the kit s individual voices also have a cho rus send level set on the VOICE area s Chorus Send page VCE4 2 chorus will b
223. rs within the TG MIDI SWITCH section MIDI2 and the OTHER section MIDI3 affect individual MIDI channels which can be selected on screen Parameter setting pages The parameter setting pages that make up the MIDI MESSAGE section will depend on the type of MIDI message selected on the Select Message Type page MIDI1 Pages when MessageType is set to note MIDI1 1 Playing Mode page reir rettet tte Page 62 MIDI1 2 MIDI Note page riti t tere tee cen ete Page 63 MIDI1 3 MIDI Channel page ricette rerit rt eene Page 63 MIDI1 4 Gate Time page etit tete tiere cen edo eda Page 64 MIDI1 5 Receive Key Off page ENEE Page 64 MIDI 1 6 Velocity Limits page 2 iter Page 64 MIDI1 7 Trigger Velocity page 2er either Page 64 MIDI 1 8 Trigger Polyphony page innate nni Page 65 MIDI1 9 Trigger Alternate Group page ee ee cece eee eee cnet test tere tneeteenaeees Page 65 Pages when MessageType is set to CC t MIDI1 1 Control Change Number amp Value page see Page 65 MIDI1 2 MIDI Channel page ue Page 65 z e Pages when MessageType is set to PC MIDI1 1 Program Change page rrt te rt n etit Page 66 MIDI1 2 MIDI Channel page rre nnus Page 66 No pages are accessible when MessageType is set to strt cont or stop MIDI2 1 Tone Generator Switch page essere Page 66 L MIDI2 2 External
224. s MIDI gt MIDI1 MIDI1 7 and ensure that the TrgVel parameter is set appropriately If for example this parameter is set to 127 high velocities will be produced even when the pad is struck lightly See page 64 Ensure that you are using only the recommended Yamaha external pads Products from other manufacturers can output excessively large signals Check the following if the DTX MULTI 12 sounds out of tune or seems to be playing the wrong note Open the Master Tune page UTILITY UTIL1 UTIL1 2 and ensure that the setting for the M Tune parameter is not too far removed from 0 See page 83 f you are concerned about the pitch of a wave open the Voice Tuning page for that wave VOICE gt VCE2 VCE2 1 and ensure that the setting for the Tune parameter is not too far removed from 0 00 See page 57 f you are concerned about the pitch of a pattern open the Transpose page for that pattern VOICE VCE2 VCE2 1 and ensure that the setting for the Transpose parameter is not too far removed from 0 See page 57 Check the following if effects produce no changes in the sound Ensure that none of the effect bypass switches have been turned on See page 83 Open the Effect Bypass page for the entire instrument UTIL ITY UTIL1 UTIL1 6 and ensure that the applied effects have not been bypassed See page 83 Open the Master EQ Bypass page
225. s and the like As with acoustic drums furthermore the tone of the sound produced can be influenced by how fast or slow you depress the controller In addition drum sounds can be produced without the vibration and mechanical noise typi cal of acoustic bass drum pedals oa m af FOOT SW Setup With the DTX MULTI 12 turned off connect the HH65 Hi hat Controller via the FOOT SW jack Turn on the DTX MULTI 12 e On the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 set FootSwin Sel to HH65 See page 89 e On the Pad Function page UTIL4 1 select f then set Func to off See page 88 Open the Select Voice page VCE1 and choose a voice such as a bass drum to be assigned to page 56 Playing sounds using an FC4 or FC5 Function With parameters configured as described below you can play sounds by operating an FC4 or FC5 Foot Switch Trig ger signals generated in this way have a fixed velocity and therefore they are ideal for playing effect sounds patterns and waves FOOT SW y FC4 FC5 Setup With the DTX MULTI 12 turned off connect the FC4 or FC5 Foot Switch via the FOOT SW jack Turn on the DTX MULTI 12 e On the Foot Switch Input page UTIL4 2 set FootSwin Sel to ftSw See page 89 e On the Pad Function page UTIL4 1 select f then set Func to off See page 88 Internal Design e Open the Select Voice page VCE1 and choose a preset voice pattern or wave
226. s file extensions to file names they are not displayed on screen in order to allow the available space to be used more efficiently File size The amount of memory needed to store a file is indicated by the file size These sizes and also the capacities of memory devices are presented in standard computer format using B bytes KB kilo bytes MB mega bytes and GB giga bytes 1 KB is equivalent to 1 024 bytes 1 MB is equivalent to 1 024 KB and 1 GB is equivalent to 1 024 MB USB memory device The term USB memory device is used to refer to hard disks and other external USB memory units used for the storage and retrieval of files 0008 omer tant OAREN OTX lt MUL TI 12 Directory A hierarchical directory system is used on memory devices in order to group files together according to type or application In this regard a directory is equivalent to a folder as used on a computer As with files you can assign names to individual direc tories File operations are carried out inside a set of special direc tories that are created as follows within a USB memory device when it is formatted for use on the Format page UTIL7 5 Please note that the DTX MULTI 12 does not display this direc tory structure on screen NYAMAHA L DTXMULTI ALL All ALLKIT AIIKit ALLWAV AllWave ALLPTN AllPattern ALLTRG AllTrigger UTL Utility Format The operation of initializing a USB memory device is referred to as formatting Whe
227. s in the high frequency band with smaller values InpMode This parameter is used to switch between mono and ste corresponding to faster decay reo input Chorus effects Delay effects and TempoFlanger InpSelect This parameter is used to select an input This parameter is used to set how much of the delay L Fre This parameter is used to set the center frequency of the sound is fed back into the effect s input with negative gie low frequency EQ band values indicating that its phase is to be inverted L Gai This parameter is used to set the amount by which the TempoPhaser eR low frequency EQ band is boosted or cut FBLevel This parameter is used to set how much of the phaser s This parameter is used to set the difference between left output is fed back into its input with negative values indi L RDiffuse and right delay times in order to produce a more spa cating that its phase is to be inverted cious sound Reverb effects This parameter is used to set the depth of the left right D parameter is used to set the initial delay s feedback L RDpth Benning effect E P This parameter is used to set a time lag for delay times EBLvit This parameter is used to set the feedback level for the Lag specified in terms of note lengths first delay souna SPX FI TempoFl SPX Ch ds anger TempoFlanger orus an m EBLvi2 This parameter is used to set the feedback level for the phonic J p 9 2 y second delay sound This parameter is used to set
228. sceucneaescseenesnsscssseeneeneasseeeesenss Page 73 WAVES 4 Delete All page Run Page 73 We WAVES 5 Optimize Memory page Page 73 p y pag g z w E I WAVE4 1 Memory Info page Page 73 TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owners Manual 69 WAVE Setting Area WAVE Wave Selection amp Playback You can use the Select Wave page WAVE1 to select and play waves Only waves that have been saved in the DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory by importing see page 72 will be available for selection on this page In other words audio files stored on a USB memory device are not immediately made available for selection simply by plugging in the device On the Select Wave page you can preview the currently selected wave by pressing and holding the WAVE button Release the button to stop playback D Wave number Wave name WV001 to WV500 Settings Playback Mode Trim Points amp Name In the COMMON section you can choose a playback mode for the currently selected wave and perform other related operations such as trimming and naming With the COMMON page WAVE2 displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages WAVE2 1 to WAVE2 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages cap f the selected wave contains no data the ENTER button will not open parameter setting pages FIOR ENTE OTX lt MULTI 12 WAVE2 1 Wav
229. selected If Kit was selected 5 E o o ue Kit U001 to U200 Wave WV001 to WV500 Pattern U001 to U050 Trigger UO1 to U10 Settings When you have selected the file to be loaded press the ENTER button You will be asked to confirm that the data is to be loaded If Trigger was selected Kit U001 to U200 Q To proceed press the ENTER button Settinas Wave WV001 to WV500 The following message will be displayed as the data is being S Pattern U001 to UO50 loaded Trigger UO to U10 PATTERN 6 When you have selected the file to be loaded press the ENTER button 7 Selecta destination for the data to be loaded N CAUTION The DEC and INC buttons can be used to select the Do not unplug the USB memory device from the USB TO number of the User kit wave User pattern or User trigger to DEVICE port or turn off either the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 while data is being loaded Failure to observe this precaution can lead to the memory device or the DTX MULTI 12 being permanently damaged be overwritten with the loaded data When the data has been loaded the display will return to the Load File page UTIL 7 2 TRIGGER DT2 MLJL TI 12 Owners Manual 95 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL7 3 Rename File page
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232. t A SysEx FB Continue command will be sent s SLOP eoe A SysEx FC Stop command will be sent Settings note CC PC strt cont or stop cap note type messages are sent simultaneously to the DTX MULTI 12 s internal tone generator and to connected external MIDI devices Message types other than note are sent only to connected external MIDI devices The parameter setting pages that can be accessed within the MIDI1 section will depend on the type of MIDI message selected Parameter setting pages for note messages are explained on this page Parameter setting pages for CC messages are explained on page 65 Parameter setting pages for PC messages are explained on page 66 Parameter Setting Pages for note Messages MIDI1 1 Playing Mode page D Pad number 01 to 12 18 18R1 13R2 14 to 17 FTSW settings HHCL or HHSP 2 Playing mode Use this parameter to set Stack Alternate or Hold as the play ing mode for the pad indicated by 1 Some typical applica tions of these modes are explained on the following page Stack When Stack mode is selected all notes assigned to the pad are triggered simultaneously For example you can use this mode to produce chords or to trigger multiple preset voices or waves with a single strike To produce just one sound select this mode and ass
233. t Reset 2 eee dte i EE ee re DOT OC MLJL T 12 UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL 1 4 Startup Pattern page System Settings D Startup pattern StartupPtn In the GENERAL section you can set parameters affecting the Use this parameter to select the pattern that will be automati entire system With the GENERAL page UTILI displayed cally set when the DTX MULTI 12 is turned on Patterns are press the ENTER button to access its eight parameter setting pages UTIL1 1 to UTIL1 8 You can use the lt gt buttons to navigate between these pages identified using a category JP for Preset JU for User and a number and you can move the cursor using the lt gt buttons to set these individually Settings JP001 to P128 or U001 to PU050 5 E o 7 ue UTIL1 1 Master Volume page UTIL1 5 Startup Trigger page 0 Master volume Use this parameter to set the master volume of the instru ment s internal tone generator If a small value is set here the D Startup trigger StartupTrg VOLUME dial on the front panel will have very little effect in Use this parameter to select the trigger setup that will be auto increasing the output volume matically selected when the DTX MULTI 12 is turned on Settings 0 to 127 Trigger setups are identified using a category P for Preset U for User and a number and you
234. t the cursor position In addition the selected value can be decreased in units of 10 by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the DEC button or by holding down the DEC button and pressing the INC button B Side Panel Component Names amp Functions INC Button This button is used when setting parameters to increase the value at the cursor position In addition the selected value can be increased in units of 10 by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the INC button or by holding down the INC button and pressing the DEC button mem 8 D USB TO DEVICE Port This port is used to plug in a USB memory device such as a flash drive or external SS B hard disk either directly or via a USB cable When connected in this way you will be E able to save data created on the DTX MULTI 12 to the USB memory device and to import settings sound files and the like D USB TO HOST Port This port is used to connect the DTX MULTI 12 to a computer via a USB cable When connected in this way you will be able to exchange MIDI data between the instrument and your computer B Rear Panel FOOT SW HH CTRL QOO OOD auxin A R L MONO PHONES VOLUME PAD OUTPUT d Standby On Switch Use this switch to turn your DTX MULTI 12 on e and off H Cord Clip Wra
235. t time later The duration between sending Settings SC cuu Tape erie of these signals is referred to as the gate time and by adjusting this setting you can control the duration of MIDI 2 Layer number uem Settings A B C or D Settings 0 0s to 9 9s CED 3 Velocity lower limit If no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to 4 Velocity upper limit D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 this setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible If hold has been selected on the Playing Mode page MIDI1 1 this Use these parameters to set the range of velocities that will cause the layer indicated by 2 to send a MIDI note message setting will be displayed as and modification will not be possible The term velocity refer s to the speed or power with which e MIDI Note Off signals are not sent for pads set to off on the Receive a pad is struck By setting upper and lower limits using these Key Off page MIDI1 5 If you want to set a gate time therefore be parameters you can prevent sounds from being produced sure to set RevKeyOff to on when the pad is struck too hard or too soft Settings 0 to 127 Gru MIDH 5 Receive Key Off page If no note numbers have been assigned to any of the pad s layers A to D on the MIDI Note page MIDI1 2 these settings will be displayed as and modification will not be possible MIDI1 7 Trigger
236. t to use an external clock are referred to as slaves For example if devices were connected as shown above and you wanted to record playback data from the external MIDI device as a pattern on the DTX MULTI 12 it would be necessary to set the external MIDI device as the master furthermore the DTX MULTI 12 would need to be setup to use an external clock for synchronization To do so first of all press the UTILITY but ton to access the UTILITY setting area navigate to the MIDI sec tion UTIL6 using the lt 2 buttons and press the ENTER button Next navigate to the MIDI Sync page UTIL6 6 using the lt 7 buttons and set the MIDI Sync parameter to either ext or auto The MIDI Sync parameter is set to auto by default Ee SEGUE DTX MULTI 12 Connecting to a Computer Although the DTX MULTI 12 is exceptionally powerful and ver satile all by itself connecting it to a computer via USB allows for even greater power and versatility When connected in this way MIDI data can be freely transferred between the instrument and the computer In this section you ll learn how to make the neces sary connections GI As the DTX MULTI 12 has no built in speakers you will need to connect headphones or an external amplifier and speakers in order to hear it For details see page 10 AUSB cable is not included In order to connect to a computer use a USB A B cable of no more than 3 meters in length
237. tics can be adjusted to modify how punchy or sustained an audio signal sounds Multi band compression meanwhile splits the input into three different frequency bands for processing indepen dently of each other accordingly this type of effect can be thought of as combining compression with equalization Effect Type Var Description Compressor Relatively fast acting compressor well suited to solo performances MItBndComp V Three band compressor 3 Band EQ Three band compressor also featuring equalization Vintage EQ V Vintage five band parametric equalizer Enhancer Adds higher order harmonics to enhance a sound s presence Internal Design Flanger amp Phaser A flanger creates a swirling metallic sound similar to that of a jet plane While this effect operates using the same basic principles as chorus effects it uses shorter delay times and also incorporates feedback to produce a very dis tinctive swelling sound Rather than being used constantly throughout a song it is more suited to selective use in spe cific sections in order to add variety A phaser meanwhile introduces a phase shift into the sound being processed before returning it to the effect input using a feedback cir cuit in order to produce a characteristic animated yet mel low tone Gentler overall than a flanger this effect can be put to use in a wider range of situations and for example is often used with elect
238. tion of preset voices patterns and waves assigned to each of the instru ment s built in pads 1 to 12 and to any external pads foot switches or controllers connected via the PAD jacks 3 to 2 the FOOT SW jack and the HI HAT CONTROL jack For added convenience the instrument comes pre loaded with 30 different Preset kits You are however free to make your own unique kits in whatever way you see fit and up to 200 of these User kits can also be stored internally B Kits amp Voices Within the DTX MULTI 12 voice data is grouped and stored in kit units In other words each kit contains the voice related information for all of its pad and controller assignments Whenever a User kit is created by editing voices the voices themselves are not stored within the kit instead the settings for all associated parameters such as tuning stereo pan attack time release time effects etc are stored As you would expect each of the pads can have different parameter settings Therefore even when the Select Voice page shows the same voice assigned to two or more pads the sounds produced by each will not necessar ily be the same E Voice Layers Using the DTX MULTI 12 s Layer function you can assign a number of different voices to a single pad or exter nal controller Specifically this instrument allows up to four layers A to D to be setup per pad meaning that each pad can play as many as four different voices These lay
239. ton to activate the input lock t 10 11 will change to MIG cup The input lock must be activated here to prevent the selection from changing when one of the other pads from the MID group i e 4 to 9 is struck in the next step Typical Examples of Crosstalk Prevention Setup No 2 Use this approach when pad sensitivity is set to allow playing by hand and for example striking of Pad 4 also results in Pad 5 produc ing a sound 1 Navigate to the Individual Crosstalk Level page TRG2 2 2 and set its parameters as follows CD 05 i e Pad 5 04 i e Pad 4 2 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the UP DOWN button to activate the input lock will change to m3 The input lock must be activated here to prevent the selection changing from Pad 5 to Pad 4 when Pad 4 is struck in the next step 3 While striking Pad 4 raise the level indicated by 3 until Pad 5 no longer causes a voice to play i e no longer produces a trigger signal cup If this level is set too high Pad 5 may not produce any sound when struck relatively softly together with Pad 4 Press the STORE button to open the Trigger Store page and then store your trigger setup as described on page 45 5 E n o e PATTERN TRIGGER DTX lt MULTI 12 Owner s Manual 103 TRIGGER Setting Area TRG Trigger Setup Names In the NAME s
240. tor This array of LEDs shows the pads that have been struck and are currently producing a sound The displayed numbers 1 to 12 correspond to the twelve main and rim pads on the instru ment itself In addition the lamp 13 17 turns on in response to playing of expansion pads sold separately which are con nected via the PAD jacks on the rear panel or to signals from a foot switch or hi hat controller sold separately which is con nected via the FOOT SW or HI HAT CONTROL jack also on the rear panel GI Before use be sure to remove the transparent film applied to the indi cator panel to protect it during transportation O MIDI Button This button is used to access the MIDI setting area see page 61 In addition you can turn on and off the Cubase Remote function by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the MIDI button When this function is turned on the buttons on the DTX MULTI 12 front panel can be used to control Cubase operations see page 15 VOICE Button This button is used to access the Voice setting area see page 55 KIT Button This button is used to access the Kit setting area see page 46 In addition you can toggle effects applied to the current drum kit on and off by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the KIT button see page 83 PTN Button The Pattern button is used to access the Pattern setting area see page 74 In addition you can also activate Record Mode by
241. 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 DTX MULTI 12 s internal memory In this way they can be instantly recalled whenever the instrument is turned on B Editing amp 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 set tings 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 modifica tion Kit being edited User or Preset Edit buffer containing all modifications jo w Y i If the DTX MULTI 12 is Ing ens turned off without stor STORE button e ing the kit all modifica lights up store tions will be lost When the kit is stored the version in permanent memory is updated with all modifications STORE button goes out STORE SEH The purpose of the Edit Buffer is to hold a temporary ver sion of the kit being edited and therefore if a new kit is selected without storing any modifications those modifica tions will be lost i e
242. tude CrossDelay V back to produce a sound that swirls ep modulation betweenithe left aie iati channels AmpType This parameter is used to set the type of amplifier to be A pair of delays with cross over feedback y simulated TempoCrosDly v and a tempo synchronized delay time This parameter is used to set the amount of time that Attack elapses before compression is fully applied A single mono delay synchronized with the instrument s tempo Bottom This parameter is used to set the lowest point in the fil ter s sweep range TempoDlyMono v A stereo delay synchronized with the 5 E 9 ao TempoDlySt V inetruments tempo Color Thi parameter is used to set the fixed phase modula Delay LR y delay with separate left and right chan This parameter is used to set the amount of time that nels CommonRel elapses before the compressor stops processing the Gees A triple delay processing left right and input signal common for all three bands SS center channels independently This parameter is used to set the input signal level at Compres which the compressor starts to process the sound i e A stereo delay with fully independent left the threshold Delay LR St v and right channels Cutoff This parameter is used to set the offset value for the fil ter s control frequency Delay This parameter is used to set the delay time in terms of Miscellaneous n
243. ument See page 45 Makeup of UTILITY Setting Area The UTILITY setting area is subdivided into three different sections UTIL1 to UTIL3 Use the lt lt gt gt buttons to navigate between these sections If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages In certain cases a number of additional pages may be accessed from a parameter setting page also using the lit ENTER button Furthermore you can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area QE ND Parameter setting pages HTT S UTILt 1 Master Volume page nete Page 83 D I UTIL1 2 Master Tune page Page 83 UTIL1 3 Startup Kit page Page 83 UTIE1 4 Startup Pattern ele EE Page 83 U11E1 5 Startup Trigger page norte teens Page 83 UTIL1 6 Effect Bypass page ui L UTIL t 7 Pan Bepth page croceo ctim ette gt UTIL1 8 Auxiliary Output page ENEE im T UTIL2 1 Click track Voice page eere nennen UTIL2 2 Click track Master Volume page UTIL2 3 Click track Beat Volume page UTIL2 4 Click track Output page ee L UTIL2 5 Click track MIDI page 3 torti ot rtt th n tenetis t UTIL3 1 Gain Frequency amp Bandwidth page eee ee eee eee teeeeeeeees Page
244. ur trigger settings as follows Open the Select Trigger Setup page SHIFT UTILITY gt TRG1 and ensure that the trigger setup is suitable for your playing style and any external pads being used See page 100 Open the Input Gain and Velocity Curve pages for each of the pads triggers SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 1 TRG2 1 2 and ensure that the Gain and VelCurve parameters are set appropriately See page 101 Open the Input Level Range page for each of the pads triggers SHIFT UTILITY TRG2 gt TRG2 1 gt TRG2 1 3 and ensure that the lower setting for the Level parameter is not set too high At high settings pads may not produce sounds See page 101 Check your effect and filter settings 0 It is important to remember that filters by their very nature cause all sound to be silenced at certain cutoff frequency set tings Open the Attack Time and Decay Time pages for the voices assigned to each of the pads VOICE gt VCE3 gt VCE3 1 VCE3 2 and ensure that the Attack and Decay parameters are not set in such a way that voices are being silenced See page 58 Check your MIDI settings as follows Open the MIDI Message page for each of the pads MIDI gt MIDI1 and ensure that note is selected No sound will be pro duced for any other setting on this page After confirming that the pads are set to play notes on the MIDI Message page see above
245. web page http dtxdrums yamaha com Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used Connecting a USB memory device Before plugging in a USB memory device ensure that its connec tor matches the instrument s USB TO DEVICE port and that both are oriented in the same direction This port supports the USB 1 1 standard however you can also plug in and use USB 2 0 memory devices It should be noted that data will be transferred at the USB 1 1 speed in such a case E Using a USB Memory Device With a USB memory device plugged in you will be able to save data that you have created and to import both settings and audio data Although USB type CD R and CD RW drives can be used to load data into the instrument they cannot be used to save data directly You can how ever transfer data to a computer featuring a CD R or CD RW drive in order to write it to this type of media e Formatting USB Memory Devices Certain types of USB memory device must be formatted before they can be used with this instrument For details on how to do this see page 97 N CAUTION When a USB memory device is formatted all data stored on it will be permanently erased Before formatting such a device therefore ensure that any important data contained on it has been copied to another location Owners Manual 11 D T X MIULJL TI 12 Setting Up e Write Protection Certain types of USB memory device can be write p
246. when a foot switch is connected also depend on the setting made on the Trigger Velocity page MIDI1 7 however if variable is selected on that page velocities will be sent with a fixed value of 100 UTIL4 3 Pad 10 12 Switch page 0O CD Pad10 12 Use this parameter to turn rim pads 10 to 12 on enable or off disable This function can prove useful in preventing voices assigned to these rim pads from being played when they are accidentally struck instead of pads 7 to 9 enable The rim pads will operate in the normal way disable Functions assigned to these rim pads will be disabled When they are struck the DTX MULTI 12 behaves in the same way as if the corresponding main pads 7 to 9 had been struck enable or disable Settings Hi hat Setup In the HI HAT section you can set parameters related to hi hats With the HI HAT page UTILS displayed press the ENTER button to access its three parameter setting pages UTILS 1 to UTILS 3 You can use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these pages UTILITY Setting Area UTIL UTIL5 1 Close Position page 0O D Close position ClosePosi Use this parameter to adjust the position at which the hi hat switches from open to closed when a hi hat controller is depressed The lower the value the smaller the virtual open ing between the top and bottom hi h
247. y other triggering sequence for example hhOpen followed by hhOpen hhClose followed by hhOpen or hhClose followed by hhClose MIDI Setting Area mni This section describes the MIDI setting area which can be accessed using the MIDI button In this area you can set MIDI related parameters on an individual kit basis In addition layer settings for each pad i e the number of layers and the way in which they play are also configured within the MIDI setting area For more information on the functions setup using this setting area see page 34 N CAUTION Be sure to store any settings that you have edited before turning off the instrument or selecting a new kit See page 45 Reference Structure of MIDI Setting Area The MIDI setting area is subdivided into three different sections MIDII to MIDI3 Use the lt 7 buttons to navigate between these sections If a section contains parameter setting pages the ENTER button will light up Press the ENTER button to access these pages You can press the EXIT button to move back towards the top of the setting area MIDI parameters set within this area are stored on an individual kit basis therefore you should always select the drum kit you want to configure within the KIT setting area before entering the MIDI setting area Parameters within the MIDI MESSAGE section MIDII affect individual pads which can be selected on screen or by striking them Meanwhile paramete

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