Drummers looking to take their electronic drums to new heights will love the quality, functionality, and usability of the Yamaha DTX6K3-X 9-Piece Electronic Drum Kit with DTX-PRO Drum Module. The kit features an 8" snare pad and three 7" tom pads with textured cellular silicone (TCS) heads, a 7.5" bass drum rubber pad with multilayer cushion, a 13" hi-hat with a traditional stand, two crash cymbals, a ride cymbal, and a high-quality RS6 rack system, plus a 10-channel snake cable and various accessories. The only things missing are a kick-drum pedal, drum throne, and drum sticks, which are all available separately.

The DTX-PRO drum module includes many technological advancements including the Kit Modifier function, which allows you to create your own unique sound by dialing in ambience, compression, and effects. Alter the tone and ambience of sounds sampled in some of the most respected studios in the world.

By undertaking exhaustive investigations into how drums respond when hit, Yamaha has leveraged this information to achieve a truly faithful representation of instrument behavior. The DTX-PRO covers the full range of sound, from the initial attack to the final cutoff, all based on authentic sounds tuned by a skilled sound director. Additionally, professional drummers from around the world evaluated the performance of the DTX-PRO, allowing Yamaha to improve the expressive capabilities for even better performance.

The DTX-PRO features a variety of connections for a broad selection of applications. Use USB to send and receive MIDI and audio data. You can send sound directly from the DTX to DAW software or a smart device. A standard DIN MIDI connector allows you to send MIDI signals to any MIDI device, such as a hardware sequencer.

High Quality DTX-PRO Drum Module    Adjust Ambience, Compression & Effects    Over 30 Preset Kits and 200 User Kits    More than 400 Drum and Percussion Sounds    8" 3-Zone Snare Pad    3 x 7" Tom Pads with TCS Heads    7.5" Bass Drum Head with Cushion    13" 2-Zone Hi-Hat with Stand    3 x 3-Zone Cymbals    RS6 Rack System

• Snare: XP80 (8") TCS head 3-zone pad
• Tom 1 and 2: Two XP70 (7") TCS head 1-zone pad
• Floor Tom: XP70 (7") TCS head 1-zone pad
• Bass Drum: (7.5") Rubber head with multilayer cushion
• Hi-Hat: RHH135 (13") 2-zone pad
• Crash Cymbal 1: PCY135 (13") 3-zone pad
• Crash Cymbal 2: PCY135 (13") 3-zone pad
• Ride Cymbal: PCY135 (13") 3-zone pad
• Hi-Hat Stand: HS650A
• Rack System: RS6
• 10-channel snake cable
• 10 cable bands
• Drum key

• Includes natural drum sounds with real ambience, played by top studio drummers and recorded in renowned studios, including Real World Studios
• Includes unique kit modifiers, giving you intuitive control of Ambience, Comp, and Effects—the core elements of the drum sound creation
• Equipped with a high-quality headphone amplifier that delivers high fidelity reproduction of all drum sounds
• High-quality tone generator that enables natural expressive control like that of acoustic drums—with high-definition dynamics, high-performance effects processing, position sensing on snare and ride cymbal pads, low latency, and 256-note polyphony

• A sophisticated programmable metronome allows you to adjust the volume of each click beat, change the tone of the click sound, and much more
• Enhanced versions of popular DTX training menus, such as Rhythm Gate, that are sure to take your drumming skills to the next level
• Wide variety of training songs and drum phrases supervised by Yamaha drums master trainers will broaden your range of expression
• You can record or playback your songs using the built-in audio recorder or a USB flash drive

• With iOS or Android apps such as Rec’n’Share, you can play the drums along with your favorite music, or make a video of your performance to upload to social networking sites
• Digitally connect to smart devices for high-sound-quality recording and playback
• Includes Steinberg Cubase AI for comprehensive music production tools

• Featuring compatibility with upper model drum pads and providing separate trigger input jacks for individual drum pads, the DTX-PRO lets you combine various drum pads in countless ways to build your perfect drum set

• More than 30 preset kits and 200 user kits
• More than 400 drum and percussion sounds
• 256 note polyphony
• 10 types of training with 37 preset songs and 1 user song
• 760 seconds of mono sampling (380 seconds of stereo)
• 10 standard stereo 1/4" trigger inputs (14 total with the use of Y-cables)
• Headphone output
• Stereo 1/4" main output
• 3.5mm stereo aux input

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Why only 2 channels? What is the purpose of SACD if the rest of the channels are not read?

A: The Yamaha CD-S3000 has 2 physical inputs and 2 physical outputs. I do not know why Yamaha designed the CD-S3000 with 2 channels specifically.

Q: 2. What type of USB cable to be used to connect to PC/Laptop?

A: It's the larger square printer cable style USB on the Pyle

Q: 3. can an Iphone be plugged in to this item to play along with music?

A: Yes. Unless you have the iPhone 7 which does not have the headphone jack (without an adapter). Through its 3.5mm input, you can plug-in an audio device and then drum along to your favorite songs, either monitoring through the headphone jack, or using this jack to route audio to loudspeakers.

Q: 4. Has anyone published a measured response, impulse, and square waves for this yet?

A: Unfortunately these specs are not available from the manufacturer.

Q: 5. Would this mic kit perform well for playing live at small hard rock/metal venues on a 5 piece kit with 3 cymbals and a hi hat?

A: Yes. This kit includes mics for each of the three toms, the snare, and kick, as well as two overheads for the cymbals.

Q: 6. How does the snare tell between a rim shot and a x stick?

A: The Yamaha XP125SD-M Two-Zone 12" Mesh Electronic Snare Drum Pad with Wood Shell included with the Yamaha DTP8-MBF Mesh Pad Set with Wood Shells is capable of producing two different sounds, depending on where you hit the surface of the pad. For open rim shots, strike the head and the rim at once. For closed rim shots (cross sticking), strike only the rim.

Q: 7. does it need a specific application?

A: Plugs right into wall

Q: 8. Hi, is it possible remove the copper-plated case that enclosed the power transformer, in order to change the voltage to 220v? Thank you!

A: No, it would not be advisable to alter this product in that way. Yamaha does make 220v products for regions where that is required. If you are looking for a 220v Yamaha product, you would need to purchase it from a region where the AC power is 220v.

Q: 9. What is the actual db attenuation of external noise? NRR rating?

A: Unfortunately Alesis does not offer this particular specification. You may wish to contact Alesis directly for a pre-sale tech inquiry as well. a href= http://www.alesis.com/support target= _blank http://www.alesis.com/support/a

Q: 10. Will a standard snare drum stand hold this well?

A: Yes,it can hold the standard snare drum stand