Yamaha DTX-Multi 12 Reviews

What to say

You won't regret buying this - it is amazing - anything you have ever heard can be recreated with this and a few effects pedals and a good amp

Excellent sound

As many people wrote before, the sound is very good of this drums.

I had some previous models of Yamaha drums and i trusted the new model as well.

The only downside is that there is no software for windows, only for iPhone, and it makes it difficult to program e.t.c.

I really don't understand the reason for that.

However it deserves five stars

Excellent Product

Muy buen producto. Envío muy rápido. Very nice product and the shipment was very fast.

DVD-ROM

Hello!

There is a dvd-rom mentioned in the instruction, but there is no dvd -rom in the box.

Should it be in this set?

A very powerful device with a learning curve

I’ve used the drumpad both as an addition to my acoustic drum kit as well as a stand alone percussion kit. The last four years, it has proven to be an incredible asset.

The biggest selling point to me was the amount of pads (12 in total) and the ability to play with the hands. The twelve pads give plenty of room to map an entire drumkit (including two different crashes, a separate ride bell, rim click and a cowbell) or scales of melodical notes (i.e. marimba, piano, vibraphone …) to play melodies.

The pads are responsive and musically expressive, albeit the border pads need a little more force than the middle pads to trigger. With some tweaking of the settings, I was able to get the trigger response just right for me. I use the hand playing mode not only for hand playing, but also for stick playing. That gives me a nice dynamic control and the ability to play ghost notes and rolls (note: I am not a hard hitting drummer). The pads are soft rubber: perfect for the hands, a bit getting used to for sticks (but to me not a deal breaker).

The built in sounds are fine and are tweakable (pitch/attack/reverb/distortion …). There is a large selection of (exotic) percussive sounds, which is nice to have. There are also general MIDI sounds (piano, bass, trumpet …). I find those especially useful in combination with a MIDI keyboard (with 5-pin MIDI connection). When you connect the keyboard with the pad via MIDI in, you can play those sounds of the pad via the keyboard. I have gotten lots of mileage out of a layered glockenspiel-vibraphone sound, the timpani and the tubular bells. As the drum sounds are a bit few, I imported recorded samples of my own drumkit. 64 MB storage is very little in today’s standards, but when you use that room efficiently (no long samples) you can fit quite a lot in it.

A downside of the pad is the navigation system. Prepare to push buttons … a lot. There is only a small screen for a labyrinth of functions and menus. However, when you take your time to discover all those menus, you will discover the power and versatility of the device. There is an iPad app to help with some of it. The app is handy for quick testing and assigning of sounds, adjusting velocity curves, tweaking effect parameters such as attack, reverb, chorus, distortions etc. (the last two I would not recommend trying on the device itself). For other actions, such as working with imported wav. files and patterns, you will want to work on the device itself. The app does not adopt de name of the wav. or pattern files you assigned on the device, instead just referring to them as ‘wav 1’ or ‘pattern 6’, which makes keeping track of the sounds or patterns you want to assign very difficult. Also, if you want to record your own patterns, you will not be able to do that via the app. I personally went through the learning curve of navigating on the device itself and honestly, I get most things done faster that way than via the app.

Build quality is solid, except for the physical turning knobs. The main volume knob sometimes causes a friction sound when turning while the device is playing a sound. Sometimes I hear only through one in-ear and I only get stereo sound when I jiggle the headphone volume knob a little bit.

Despite the few shortcomings, this is a very powerful device, if you take in account that it takes some time and maybe frustration to get to know the full potential. One last tip: be sure to explore the layering and mute switch options: they wil open a world of possibilities.

Great product

I have been using the Yamaha DTX-Multi 12 with a software drum plugin and once the sounds are assigned this is an awesome bit of kit. The pads are surprisingly expressive - the high hat and bass drum can be coupled with Yamaha controllers which makes them much more playable.

It works really well!

Sounds and playability is awesome! The ipad app makes this the most handy electric drum-pad out there!

Nice to play, hard to configure

Once it is configured, it is a really, really good friend ... but you'll need patience to configure it perfectly.

A bit noisy, headphones are nearly mandatory to dissociate the sound of the percussion and the noise of the impact.

Handy MIDI input device

I use this for adding a bit of feeling to MIDI drums. Works well for that.

Awesome!

I use it for almost every percussion /rhythms needs.

For a time it was my available complete E-Drum set.

Now it is a close companion to my new Alesis DM10 MKII Pro Kit.

I recommend this Yamaha Product. One of the best (if not the best) e-drums pad available.

It is a little noisy when hitting the pads with drumsticks. I recommend nylon tips.

Great drum pad!

I can't stop having fun with it. Even though this model is relatively old, it is still great in terms of playability. However, the internal memory might be a downside. Its interface is not the easiest to master, but once you get it you can have thousands of sounds!

Pros:

- Playability (from fingers to sticks)

- Huge library of sounds

- Fx

- Customizable

Cons:

- Small memory size

- Hard user interface

Specific peace for specific applications

I was a bit disappointed at the beginning, it is very complicated to set it up and maneuver the menu. I think that with an IPad and the dedicated application works much better and easier.

Now i am a bit more fluent in maneuvering it and setting it as I want, but for me it is not that practical.

Now given the features in it, it has some really cool features and effects, but at the end it is only a MIDI controller, so if you are looking to do some live looping, sampling and applying effects live then this is definitely not your option.

The build quality in general is good except the volume knob and the screen

Soft pads and sensitivity difficult to adjust

I am using the product purely for midi triggering, so I cannot comment on the built-in sounds, let alone all the other features related to stand-alone operation.

What I can say is that the options for adjusting the dynamic response are very limited. You can only chose between presets (trigger wide, -normal, -narrow, hands, fingers). There are no velocity curves. The 'trigger wide' setting is good for soft playing but you have to hit VERY hard to get the maximum response. The 'hands' setting is too sensitive for sticks since a moderately hard hit will saturate the velocity.

EDIT: There is a way to edit the sensitivity after all. My mistake, didn't find it in the manual first time round.

You should also be aware that the pads are very soft so when you play them with sticks you get a weak bounce.

All in One Multi Purpose Devise, the Best!!!

Just bought in January 2019, reason to buy this Multi Pad was, Tabla, Dhool, Dholak , Indian and Asian Sound, still learning its functions, the best features are that you can play it with the Sticks, hand and Finger, it is multi purpose devise, with 12 pad and expansion pad options also. Many people saying that its display is very small, yes that is but it become some thing else if you attach your Ipad with it for sound configuration. With such price there is no another better option right away available.

Do the job

The sound bank is a bit cheap. But I bought it only as a midi controller for my DAW. The disposition of the pads is convenient

great deal

Loaded with great samples, very flexible piece of gear. It takes a bit of practice to get desired level of fluency in terms of configuration but it pays off

Excellent

Bit of a learning curve with the small menu but worth the effort very versatile will work with via midi with addictive drums no problem. Yamaha drivers are very good.Built like a tank very strong professional piece of kit. Best one out there I'm sure........

Powerful electronic drum kit

I was looking to play live a few electronic elements alongside my acoustic kit and found the solution on the DTX-Multi 12. It has plenty to offer: it's bulky and can take a beating but easy enough to play with a generous hit area on its rubber pads; lots of connectivity options meaning I could add some extra electronic hi?hats, kick, footswitch or a volume pedal down the road; I could use my own samples through its USB connection and comes already packed with an array of Yamaha's own studio quality percussion sounds.

Unfortunately it lacks individual audio outputs which could be useful for the FOH engineer and the midi pattern sequencer feels outdated though I can always resort to my DAW and them import the midi result to the DTX. Recommended!

Brilliant piece of kit

If you are looking to add sound to your acoustic kit or an easy way to translate your drumming through midi into a sequencer or similar, the DTX Multi 12 could well be the product for you. It is compact, relatively light and totally up to life on the road. With a few add on's you can use it as a drum kit in limited space, as I have. The sounds are good quality. The only criticism that I have is that the menu system isn't so intuitive and takes a bit of getting used to. That said, with a bit of effort and usage, it is easy enough to become familiar with it's idiosyncrasies and make it easy for you to quickly alter the settings and parameters to your needs. All in all the DXT Multi 12 is a solid piece of kit, and at it's price point is an absolute bargain!

Yamaha DTX-Multi 12

Two years ago I bought this pad. I am using it additionally to my acoustic drum set while working on stage and in the rehearsal room with my band.

The sensibility of every single pad is awesome. The trigger function allows you a very individual adjustment.

The 64 mb intern memory seems to be a little bit low, but in my opinion it is enough for using it on stage.

The 24 seconds rechargeable samples (only WAVE) can be used very easy in form of patterns (for example to build longer intros and outros ;)).

Also the click function works frictionless (Cave: only one tempo and beat can be chosen for each kit). So I structured one kit for every song with its various tempo, beat and so on.

Before hitting the stage you can place the kits in your individual order you want to play. So you can switch very easily between every song characteristics. Really cool.

All in all I can say that it was the right decision to buy this pad, because it demands every of my requirement!

Thanks a lot!