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ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT
DTX400K
DTX430K
DTX450K
MIDI Reference
How to Use This Manual
This MIDI Reference will prove useful when transferring MIDI data between the drum module that came with your DTX400K,
DTX430K, or DTX450K electronic drum set and a computer after they have been connected with a USB cable.
Details on how to connect your drum module and computer with a USB cable can be found in the Connecting to a Computer section of
your DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K Owner's Manual.
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- Page 1 How to Use This Manual This MIDI Reference will prove useful when transferring MIDI data between the drum module that came with your DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K electronic drum set and a computer after they have been connected with a USB cable.
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Page 2: Installing Musicsoft Downloader
Transferring Song Files Using the free Yamaha application Musicsoft Downloader, you can easily transfer song files (in SMF format) between your drum module and computer as described below. Installing Musicsoft Downloader Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet and then download Musicsoft Downloader from the following web site. - Page 3 • Ensure that song or metronome playback has been stopped. Double-click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop. If there is no Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop, open the Start menu, navigate to All Programs YAMAHA Musicsoft Downloader 5, and click Musicsoft Downloader.
- Page 4 Select files and then click Move. The [KIT], [SONG], and [TRAINING] buttons on your drum module will all light up. Select the destination memory area by clicking Flash Memory at the left of the main window. 4 DTX400K/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference...
- Page 5 Confirm that the song data has been correctly transferred to your drum module. Select a transferred song on your drum module and start playback. Details on how to play a song can be found in the Performing with a Song section of your DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K Owner’s Manual. NOTE Musicsoft Downloader must be shut down in order to confirm that song data has been correctly transferred.
- Page 6 • Ensure that song or metronome playback has been stopped. Double-click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop. If there is no Musicsoft Downloader shortcut on your desktop, open the Start menu, navigate to All Programs YAMAHA Musicsoft Downloader 5, and click Musicsoft Downloader.
- Page 7 When you transfer a song file to your computer, it will be deleted from the drum module’s memory. In its place, the preset song originally assigned to the corresponding song number will be restored. Confirm that the song data has been correctly transferred to your computer. Close the main window to shut down Musicsoft Downloader. 7 DTX400K/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference...
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Page 8: Midi Note Numbers Assigned To Pads
*2 These MIDI notes are output only when a pad connected via the [PADsIN] jack on a KP65 Kick Pad is struck. You can modify the note number assignments shown above. Details on how to do so can be found in the Note Number section of your DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K Owner’s Manual. 8 DTX400K/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference... -
Page 9: Midi Reference Material
1.1 Scope The specifications described herein apply to transmission and recep- 2.2.9 Hold 1 (64) tion of MIDI data by a DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K drum mod- Hold 1 messages are received but not transmitted. ule. 2.2.10 Portamento Switch (65) 1.2 Compliance... -
Page 10: System Real Time Messages
Upon receipt of an XG System On message, the drum module acts in the same way as if a General MIDI System On message had been received. XG System On messages are received but not transmitted. 10 DTX400K/DTX430K/DTX450K MIDI Reference... - Page 11 MIDI Implemantation Chart YAMAHA [ Electronic Drum Kit ] Date :11-Apr-2012 Model DTX400K/430K/450K MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered ************** Note 0 - 127...
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