Yamaha DD-45 Owners Manual - Page 10

Playing the Pads Strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks or your hands to play the Drum Voices. When playing the pads with your hands, make sure to turn the Hand Percussion feature on by pressing the [HAND PERC.] button. The volume of the pads' sounds responds to your playing; when you play soft the volume is soft, and when you play strongly the volume is loud. The actual loudness of the sound may vary according to which part of the pad is struck. Setting the Hand Percussion On/Off You can play the pads of the instrument either with the supplied sticks or with your hands. Press and set the following button when you play the instrument with your hands. 1. Press the [HAND PERC.] button to turn Hand Percussion on. on The indication "on" appears on the display, and the pad sensitivity is automatically adjusted for optimum playing by hand. To turn Hand Percussion off, press the [HAND PERC.] button again; "oF" appears on the display. NOTE • Be sure to strike the pads only with your hands when Hand Per- cussion is on, since the sensitivity is automatically set to appropriate level for hand playing. Locking the Panel Buttons If you perform on the instrument solely with your hands, we recommend that you use this operation to lock the panel buttons. This protects the instrument from being inadvertently changed during your performance. 1. Turn on Hand Percussion (see the left column). 2. Press and hold the [HAND PERC.] button until "Lc" appears on the display. Lc Hold All buttons other than the [HAND PERC.] button are disabled. To unlock the panel buttons, press and hold the [HAND PERC.] button until the "Lc" is no longer shown on the display. NOTE • The panel buttons cannot be locked when a Pattern or Demo Song is playing. 10 DD-45/YDD-40 Owner's Manual