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3Move the cursor to the Note parameter by using the Cursor but-
tons, then select the desired note type by using the [INC/YES], 
[DEC/NO] buttons and data dial. 
4If the 8th note triplet is selected in step 3, move the cursor to the 
Swing parameter, then select the desired value. 
Trying Out Groove Check
1Select the desired Song (if you are using a Song).
2Press the [CLICK] button to enter the Click mode, then set the 
Note and Swing parameters by following the instructions on page 
50. 
3Press the [F4] GROOVE button, then the [SF1] G.CHECK button 
to call up the Groove Check display.
1Trigger Input 1 – 5
Here, you can set which pads (signals received via the Trigger Input jacks) will be 
monitored by Groove Check. Any (or all) pads can be selected, and up to five differ-
ent pads can be monitored at once. 
The “ALL” indication shows the result for all sounds (from all pads). The “NO 
ASGN” indication means no pad is selected. Lines showing other values indicate the 
result for the signal received via the corresponding Trigger Input jack. 
4Move the cursor to the Trigger Input, then select the desired one. 
5After the setup is completed, start the selected Song or Click 
sound, then play the drum pads along with playback. 
Groove Check starts as soon as you hit the drum pad. The result for each hit (accu-
racy of the hit timing) is shown in the display in real time. 
6Stop playback then confirm the result of the Groove Check. 
For details on the Groove Check display indications, see below. 
1
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Quick Guide■Groove Check Results
In the Groove Check display, you can view the result of the check and see how accurate your 
timing is in real time. With the center line being correct timing, hits indicated at the left are 
early, and hits on the right are late. For details on each indication, see below.
Trying Out Rhythm Gate
The Rhythm Gate function lets you check the accuracy of your hit timing more finely and strictly. The sound is produced 
only when you hit at the correct (allowable) timing, which can be specified beforehand. 
1Select the desired Song (if you are using a Song).
2Press the [CLICK] button to enter the Click mode, then set the Note 
and Swing parameters by following the instructions on page 
50.
3Press the [F4] GROOVE button, then the [SF2] R.GATE button to 
call up the Rhythm Gate display. 
1Trigger Input 1 – 5
Here, you can set which pads (signals received via the Trigger Input jacks) will be 
monitored by Rhythm Gate. Any (or all) pads can be selected, and up to five different 
pads can be monitored at once. 
The “ALL” indication shows the result for all sounds (from all pads). The “NO 
ASGN” indication means no pad is selected. Lines showing other values indicate the 
result for the signal received via the corresponding Trigger Input jack. 
B
Rhythm Gate Range
The crosshatch bar graph which indicates the hit timing range (regarded by Rhythm 
Gate as correct) is specified by setting the EARLY value and LATE value for each 
Trigger Input. From this display, the pad sound is produced only when hitting the pad 
within this timing window. 
NOTE
•The interval between the left end 
(EARLY position) and the right 
end (LATE position) is equivalent 
to the length of a 16
th note.Actual timing at which
the pad was hit last.This crosshatch area indicates the range 
of all your hits so far in this session. This white line represents the average timing
of all your hits so far in this session.
Center line; indicates the correct timing.
1
22
SettingsNO ASGN, SNARE … PAD15, ALL
NOTE
•This parameter can be set in 1/
120 of a 16
th note. The distance 
from the left edge to the right 
edge of the display will be equiva-
lent to length of 16
th note.
Range-59 – +59 
						

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4Move the cursor to the Trigger Input, then select the desired one.
When “ALL” is selected for any one of the lines, no other lines can be used.
5Move the cursor to the EARLY or LATE column, then set the 
allowable range by using the [INC/YES], [DEC/NO] buttons and 
data dial.
According to the value set here, the Rhythm Gate range (crosshatch bar) becomes 
wider or narrower.
6After the setup is completed, start the selected Song or Click 
sound, then play the drum pads along with playback. 
The Rhythm Gate starts as soon as you hit the drum pad. The result for each hit 
(accuracy of the hit timing) is shown in the display in real time. 
7Stop playback, then confirm the result of the Rhythm Gate.
For details on the Rhythm Gate display indications, see below.
■Rhythm Gate Results
In the Rhythm Gate display, you can view the result of the check and see how accurate your 
timing is in real time. With the center line being correct timing, hits indicated at the left are 
early, and hits on the right are late. For details on each indication, see below.
Indicates the actual timing at which you hit the pad. The sound 
is produced only when this timing is within the bar graph.
This bar graph indicates the allowable range (the timing range 
within which sound is produced). This is different from the bar 
graph in the Groove Check display, indicates the timing range 
of all your actual hits.  
						

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Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device
The File mode provides tools for transferring data between the instrument and the USB stor-
age device connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector. This section describes how to save 
all the data (including Drum Kit, Drum Voice, Song, and Trigger Setup, etc.) to a USB stor-
age device as a single file and load it from the device to the instrument. 
File/Folder Selection
The illustrations and instructions below show you how to select files and folders on the USB storage devices within the File 
mode.
NOTE
•For details about USB storage 
devices, see 21. 
Select the File Type (page 113) from the TYPE column, then 
press the Cursor [M] button to move the cursor to the File/
Directory box at the right section in the display. 
Select the directory or file by using the [INC/DEC], 
[DEC/NO], Cursor [B]/[V] buttons and data dial.  To return to the next 
highest level, press the 
[EXIT] button.To go to the next lowest 
level, highlight the desired 
folder and press the 
[ENTER/STORE] button. 
						

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Saving the Created Data to a USB Storage Device
The Save operation can be done via various methods, such as saving all data as a single file or saving a specified type of data 
(e.g., only Drum Kits) as a single file. This section describes instructions on saving all the data you created in each mode of 
the DTXTREME III to a USB storage device as a single file.
After connecting the USB storage device, follow the instructions below.
1Press the [FILE] button to enter the File mode.
2Press the [F1] SAVE button to call up the Save display.
3Move the cursor to the TYPE parameter, then set the File type to 
“AllData” by using the data dial or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] 
buttons.
4Move the cursor to the file name input location, then input a file 
name.
For detailed instructions on naming, refer to page 15 in the Basic Operation section. 
You can call up a convenient character list for easier name entry by pressing the 
[SF6] button. 
5Press the Cursor [MM M M
] button to move the cursor to the file/direc-
tory select box, then select a destination directory.
This step is necessary if you have created a directory as destination on the USB stor-
age device. This is step is not necessary if you want to save the file to the root direc-
tory.
6Press the [SF1] EXEC to execute the Save operation.
If you are about to overwrite an existing file, the display prompts you for confirma-
tion. Press the [INC/YES] button to execute the Save operation to overwrite the exist-
ing file, or press the [DEC/NO] button to cancel it, then enter the file name again.
After the data has been saved, a “Completed” message appears and operation returns 
to the original display.
NOTE
•If you want to call up a sub direc-
tory, move the cursor to the 
desired directory then press the 
[ENTER/STORE] button.
While the data is being saved, make sure to follow these precautions: 
•Never remove or eject the media from the device (USB storage). 
•Never unplug or disconnect any of the devices. 
•Never turn off the power of the DTXTREME III or the relevant devices.
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Loading a File Saved to a USB Storage Device
This section describes instructions on loading a file saved to a USB storage device as an “AllData” file. 
1Press the [FILE] button to enter the File mode.
2Press the [F2] LOAD button to call up the Load display.
3Move the cursor to the TYPE parameter, then set the File type to 
“AllData” by using the data dial or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] 
buttons. 
4Press the Cursor [MM M M
] button to move the cursor to the file/direc-
tory select box, then select the desired file to be loaded. 
If the file is saved under any directory, select the directory including the desired file, 
then press the [ENTER/STORE] button to find the desired file. 
5Press the [SF1] EXEC to execute the Load operation. 
After the data has been loaded, a “Completed” message appears and operation returns 
to the original display.
•Loading a file (extension: T3A) to the DTXTREME III automatically erases and replaces all 
existing data in the User memory. Make sure to save any important data to a USB storage 
device before performing any Load operations. 
While the data is being loaded, make sure to follow these precautions: 
•Never remove or eject the media from the device (USB storage). 
•Never unplug or disconnect any of the devices. 
•Never turn off the power of the DTXTREME III or the relevant devices.
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Drum Kit mode
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Song mode
Click mode
Trigger mode
File mode
Utility mode
Chain mode
Sampling mode
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Basic Structure of the DTXTREME III
This section describes the internal design of the DTXTREME III so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced 
and convenient functions of this instrument. Take a few moments here to understand how trigger signals are generated 
and transferred to the DTXTREME III when you hit the pads and how the sound is produced. 
The Functional Blocks
Pad (Trigger Input Source)
Trigger Signal
Trigger Input jacks
● Trigger Setup
• Preset
• User
Recording your drum perfor-
mance as MIDI data.Playing the tone generator by 
hitting the pad. 
or or
MIDI 
output
Audio 
output
Tone Generator
● Drum Kit
Created by assigning a Drum 
Voice to each of the Trigger 
Input Sources on the pad. The 
following banks are available. 
• Preset Drum Kit
• User Drum Kit
• External Drum Kit A – P
● Drum Voice
Assigned to each Trigger Input 
Source of the pad to make up 
a Drum Kit. 
• Preset Voice
• User Voice
Sampling
Assigns the audio 
signal (obtained from the 
external device) to a User Voice. 
Audio signal Recording the audio signal from the external audio device or microphone 
in the Sampling mode, or loading the audio file from the USB storage 
device in the File mode. 
Effect
● Set for each 
Drum Kit
• Reverb
• Chorus
• Variation
● Set in the Utility 
mode
• Master Effect
• Master EQ
Song
● Playback
• Preset Song
• User Song
• External Song
● Recording
Recording your drum 
performance to a User 
Song as MIDI data. 
Playback
[DRUM KIT] → [F2] VOICE → 
[SF2] OUT-TUNE → OutputSel [UTILITY] → [F5] MIDI → [SF3] 
OTHER → MIDI IN/OUT
Microphone, etc.
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ReferenceDrum Kit mode Song mode Click mode Trigger mode File mode Utility mode Chain mode Sampling mode
Pads (Trigger Input Sources) and Trigger Signals
Hitting the pad produces a trigger signal which includes information about how strongly you hit the pad and what section of 
the pad you hit. The signal is transmitted via the cable and Trigger Input jack (pages 12 and 60) to the DTXTREME III. The 
corresponding drum sound is triggered in the Tone Generator Block by this trigger signal. One trigger signal triggers one 
Drum Voice when setting the pad to sound only a single sound at a time. One pad generates one type of trigger signal or mul-
tiple types of trigger signals according to the pad model, what section of the pad you hit, how you play the pad and the par-
ticular pad settings. The pad generating the trigger signal may be also referred to as “Trigger Input Source.” 
■Mono pads generating one type of trigger signal
Mono pads such as the TP65 drum pad and PCY65 cymbal pad can generate and transmit only one type 
of the trigger signal to the DTXTREME III regardless of where on the pad you hit. 
■2-zone pads/3-zone pads generating multiple types of trigger signal
The PCY65S generates two different types of trigger signals and the PCY155 generates three different 
types of trigger signals depending on where you hit the pad, while the PCY65 generates one type of 
trigger signal regardless of the location of the hit. 
Pads generating multiple types of trigger signals depending on where they are hit commonly come in 
two different types: 2-zone pads or 3-zone pads. The PCY155 illustrated below as example can gener-
ate three types of trigger signals from the Pad section, Edge section and Cup section, each of which is a 
separate Trigger Input Source. 
Three Trigger Input Sources on the cymbal pad and the corresponding trigger signals
NOTE
•The KICK jack is a mono jack and cannot handle multiple trigger signals 
even when a 2-zone pad or 3-zone pad is connected. 
The Voice assigned to the Trigger Input 
Source A (Bow section) is triggered.
The Voice assigned to the Trigger Input 
Source B (Edge section) is tr iggered.
The Voice assigned to the Trigger Input 
Source C (Cup section) is triggered.
One cable and One Trigger Input jack 
handle three types of trigger signals. Trigger Signal A
Trigger Signal B
Trigger Signal C
Example: PCY155
A: 
Bow section
B:
Edge section
C:
Cup section 
						

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Song mode
Click mode
Trigger mode
File mode
Utility mode
Chain mode
Sampling mode
■Pad Controllers generating different types of trigger signals according to the settings
Different types of Trigger Signal are generated also by using the Pad Controller of a drum pad. When a 
3-zone snare drum pad (e.g., TP120SD) equipped with a Pad Controller is connected to the SNARE 
jack and the Pad Controller Type parameter is set to “snares” in the display called up via [DRUM KIT] 
→ [F5] PAD → [SF1] PADCTRL, the TP120SD can generate two different types of trigger signals 
according to the snappy setting’s on/off status controlled by the Pad Controller. By combining these 
two types with the three types generated depending on the particular zone you hit, a total of six differ-
ent types of trigger signals can be generated from the TP120SD. For details, see below.
Six types of trigger signals generated by using a 3-zone pad and turning the Snappy setting On/Off
■Hi-Hat Controllers generating different types of trigger signals according to the pressure applied
Hi-Hat cymbal pads (e.g., RHH135, 2-zone pad) can generate various types of trigger signal according 
to how deeply you press the Hi-Hat Controller (e.g., HH65 connected to the RHH135) as well as the 
two different types of signals generated depending where on the pad you hit. 
Obtaining trigger signals from an acoustic drum
You can get trigger signals from an acoustic drum or similar percussion instrument by installing 
an appropriate drum trigger product (e.g., DT10 or DT20). This lets you trigger sounds on the 
DTXTREME III by playing the acoustic drum or percussion imt. 
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Six types of trigger 
signals for a single pad
Example: TP120SD
●When you turn the Pad Controller right 
to set the Snares On/Off to “on”: 
●When you turn the Pad Controller left 
to set the Snares On/Off to “off”: 
Trigger Signal B
Trigger Signal C
Trigger Signal A
One cable and One Trigger Input jack 
handle six types of trigger signals.
Trigger Signal B’
Trigger Signal C’
Trigger Signal A’ 
						

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The DTXTREME III provides Trigger Setup parameters for optimum handling of the trigger signals transmitted from the 
pads and to ensure the expected sounds are produced. The Trigger Setup parameters include sensitivity (determining how the 
DTXTREME III responds to the trigger signal) and settings for avoiding problems such as double-triggering (two sounds 
played at the same time) and cross-talk (mixed input signals between the jacks). 
The DTXTREME III lets you create up to five original settings as User Trigger Setups as well as the seven preset Trigger 
Setups. 
As described above, some pads feature multiple Trigger Input Sources, each of which can generate its own trigger signal. 
Depending on the jack to which the pad is connected, however, some trigger signals cannot be transmitted to the DTX-
TREME III. To avoid trigger signal drop outs, refer to the list below when connecting pads to the jacks on the rear panel of 
the DTXTREME III. 
Indicates the corresponding pad model is compatible with 3-zone pads. 
In case of the TP model, three types (two rim sections and head section) of trigger signals are recognized. 
In case of the PCY model, three types (bow, edge and cup sections) of trigger signals are recognized. 
Indicates the corresponding pad model is compatible with 2-zone pads. 
In case of the RHH model, two types (bow and edge sections) of trigger signals are recognized. 
In case of the PCY model, three types (bow and edge sections) of trigger signals are recognized. 
Indicates the corresponding pad functions as a mono pad. 
(  ) Indicates the corresponding pad can be connected to the corresponding jack although the preset data such as Drum Kit and Drum Voice 
will not assume such a case.
Trigger Setup
Pad and Trigger Input Jack
PadsTrigger Input jacks of the DTXTREME III
ModelProduct name
(1) SNARE
(2) TOM1
(3) TOM2
(4) TOM3
(5) TOM4(6) RIDE
(7) CRASH 1
(8) CRASH 2(9) HI-HAT(10) KICK/(11)(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
Compatible with 2-
zone/3-zone pads 
and Pad ControllersCompatible with 2-
zone/3-zone pads, 
but not compatible 
with Pad ControllersCompatible with 2-
zone/3-zone pads, 
but not compatible 
with Pad ControllersNot compatible with 
2-zone/3-zone padsCompatible with 2-
zone/3-zone pads, 
but not compatible 
with Pad Controllers
TP65 Tom pad ( ) ( ) ( )
TP65S Tom pad ( ) ( )
TP100 Tom pad ( ) ( ) ( )
TP120SD Snare pad ( ) ( ) ( )
RHH130 Hi-Hat pad ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
RHH135 Hi-Hat pad ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY65 Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY65S Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY130 Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY130S Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY130SC Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY135 Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY150S Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
PCY155 Cymbal pad ( ) ( ) ( )
KP65 Kick pad ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
KP125 Kick pad ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
DT10 Drum trigger
DT20 Drum trigger
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