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A b o u t S o n g s
A song consists of two sequence tracks (Tracks 1 and
2) and header data. The header data at the beginning
of the song contains general song information such as
tempo and time signature, as well as program change
and volume data for each MIDI channel. The data is
automatically loaded when you select a song. Each
sequence track can contain performance information
for MIDI channels 1 to 16, just as with conventional
MIDI sequencers. When song playback is started, this
data is sent to the built-in tone generator for the
sounds to be played back.
Each song can be played back as a main song or pad
song. A main song is a song selected in the default
screen and played back with the transport control
buttons. A pad song is a song assigned to a trigger
input and started or stopped when you hit a pad that
is set specifically for that control. Each drum kit can
contain pad songs as part of the sound program
(page 40), and some Preset kits are provided with pad
songs. Since the DTXTREME IIs can play one main
song and up to four pad songs at a time, you can play
a guitar phrase or a chorded brass hit by hitting pads
while playing the drum kit along with the main song.
Playback Parts
Part selection buttons allows you to enable or disable playback
of a specific part (MIDI channel) in the song. For example,
you could mute the rhythm part to play rhythms yourself
using the pads, or you could play along with just the bass part
sounding, or you could jam with an actual bass player with all
other accompaniment parts enabled. Indicators for the
following buttons show that the corresponding part is enabled
(lit) or disabled (unlit). The part is alternately enabled or
disabled each time you press the corresponding button.
1
RHYTHM/INS button
Enables or disables playback of the rhythm part (MIDI
channel 10) in track 1 of the song. The rhythm part in track
2 is unaffected.
2
BASS/DEL button
Enables or disables playback of the bass part (MIDI channel
3) in the song.
3
OTHERS button
Enables or disables playback of parts other than rhythm and
bass parts.
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DTXTREME IIs uses MIDI channel 10 for the rhythm part,
channel 3 for the bass part, and the rest (channels 1, 2, 4 to 9, 11 to
16) for other parts. When the part selection buttons are used to
disable the parts, performance data on the corresponding MIDI
channels (including data from MIDI IN or USB port) will not be
sent to the built-in tone generator.
TR1
(Tracks 1)
TR2
(Tracks 2)
tempo
program
etc...
Data
(MIDI channels 1 to 16)
Header data
...
...
1
2
3
RHYTHM
INS
BASS
DEL
OTHERS
