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Yamaha DTXtreme III Special £2985
The top-end electronic drum kit war rages on as Yamaha rolls out its latest and greatest big gun
The MusicRadar Team, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:23 pm UTC
The DTXtreme III immediately renders everything else a bit dated in the aesthetics department
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Manufacturer's description
Introducing the DTXtreme III Special Kit, an electronic drum kit like no other.
Coming from a long and illustrious line of Yamaha electronic drum kits, the DTXtreme III features a brand new brain that's based upon 'Motif' AWM2 sounds.
The DTXtreme III has an outstanding sampling capability (with optional memory installed) and a powerful sequencing engine.
With USB MIDI on board, the DTXtreme III is not only a standout stand-alone instrument, it can function as the front end of a complete production system embracing live, rhythm training, music creation and studio recording.
The DTXtreme's preset kits and voices are just the beginning. You also have full WAV/AIFF sampling capability that lets you store your own sounds and compile your own kits, and a MIDI sequencer to drive new beats.
The 6 individual outputs make the DTXtreme III the perfect instrument for live- and studio performances as you can mix each channel (as e.g Snare, Toms & HiHat) separately for your individual sound.
The digital output (S/PDIF) enables you to send a signal in digital quality to any external recording device.
With the AUX IN/SAMPLING IN jack, you can attach any CD Player or audio device and jam along with your favourite songs.
The Special Set is equipped with the 4-leg HexRack system that guarantees absolute stability.
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User comments (2)
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Amazing bit of kit, Really responsive compared with Roland TD-20 and others. Loads of outputs make it great for recording - but who uses electric kits live?? Also a few of the standard kits on the brain suck, edit them - add decent sounding cymbals!!!! Dont worry about Rubber pads against Mesh, these are way better and respond quicker. Catching the crash is lush too.
Love this so much, and have my DW 9000's attached to it. The only thing i would say is wrong with this is the USB side of it, USB Host doesnt do anything but if you plug in a memory stick into USB Device then you can save your kits.
Advice: Use decent headphones or use an Amp. -
Amazing bit of kit, Really responsive compared with Roland TD-20 and others. Loads of outputs make it great for recording - but who uses electric kits live?? Also a few of the standard kits on the brain suck, edit them - add decent sounding cymbals!!!! Dont worry about Rubber pads against Mesh, these are way better and respond quicker. Catching the crash is lush too.
Love this so much, and have my DW 9000's attached to it. The only thing i would say is wrong with this is the USB side of it, USB Host doesnt do anything but if you plug in a memory stick into USB Device then you can save your kits.
Advice: Use decent headphones or use an Amp.
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Specification
DTXtreme III Special
- Price:
- £2985
- Drum Kit Components:
- 1 x Kick, 1 x Snare, 2 x Mounted Toms, 2 x Rack Toms
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