Yamaha DD-55 Owner's Manual

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  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    Owner's Manual
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    DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used
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    off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. owner's manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be different from the ones on your instrument. * Any mention or reference to the DD-55 in this manual
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    the Yamaha DD-55. The DD-55 has been developed to respond and play like a drum set - but with greater ease, flexibility and sophisticated functions. Before you use the instrument, we recommend that you carefully read through this manual. Contents Setting Up 5 Power Requirements 5 Panel Controls
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    batteries and does not deplete resources. Using an AC Power Adaptor q Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the DD-55 is set to STANDBY. w Connect the AC adaptor (PA-5D, PA-5C or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to the power supply jack. e Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet
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    Panel Controls Front Panel !8 888 Pedal 2 Pedal 1 e q 888 w !5 t y u r !2 !4 i o !0 !1 !7 !3 !6 Front Panel q DEMO button 8, 25 w CLICK button 14 e DISPLAY 10 r VOLUME buttons 8 t HAND PERC button 10 y DRUM 1 - 3 buttons 18 u BACKING button 18 i PAD button 11, 14, 27 o KIT
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    them. Using the Foot Pedals (1/2) When connected, these pedals can be used simultaneously play the drum set's hi-hat pedal or bass drum voices - or they can also be assigned to play other voices as well. Connect the supplied Pedal 1 to the PEDAL 1 jack @4 and Pedal 2 to the PEDAL 2 jack @.1 • Make
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 8
    Playing the Demo Song The DD-55 features a demonstration song, specially created to show you the dynamic possibilities of the instrument. 1 Turn on the power. Turn the [STANDBY/ON] switch ON. Large Small • Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position, electricity is still flowing to the
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    ) Pedal 2 102: Hi-Hat Pedal Ex. shown, Drum Kit 00 The bass drum voice is controlled by pressing Foot Pedal 1. Pedal 1 features touch response; the volume responds to how hard you press the pedal. Use Foot Pedal 2 to control the Hi-hat. (This is in the case of Drum Kit 00.) Pedal 1 001: Bass Drum
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    and using with the Hand Percussion feature. • When Hand Percussion is on, do not strike the pads with drumsticks or anything other than your hands. Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads and Pedals The DD-55 allows you to choose from 45 different Drum Kits (00 - 44 : see the "Drum Kit List" page 36
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    Assigning a Voice to Individual Pads and Pedals ("CU" Custom Kit) The DD-55 contains a total of 212 high quality drum sounds (see the "Drum Voice List" page 33) - and you can assign these freely to each of the 7 drum pads and 2 foot pedals. Try assigning some different voices and create your
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    Play the Pads/Pedals Reverb ON/OFF Different depths of the DD-55's reverb effect can be added to the DD-55's overall sound. 1 Display the Reverb On/Off Setting. Simultaneously press the [DEMO] and [START/STOP] button to enter the MIDI/Utility mode, then press the [DRUM3] button. The current Reverb
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    setting is "1." 3 Exit the sensitivity setting. After setting the sensitivity, simultaneously press the [DEMO] and [START/STOP] button to exit the MIDI/Utility mode. DD-55 Sound Triggering The DD-55 the DD-55 assumes the hit to be noise. These problems may be solved by changing the DD-55 settings or
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    Play the Pads/Pedals Adjusting the Pad Volume The DD-55 lets you adjust the volume of each pad (range: L0 - L9), allowing you to set the overall balance of the kit. 1 Press and hold the [PAD] button and strike the pad whose volume you want to adjust. The corresponding pad is selected for changing
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    DD-55 power is turned ON. • With the Auto Kit Select feature turned on, selecting a song will also automatically select the best suited Drum Kit for that song. (See "Auto Kit Select ON/OFF Setting be shown in the display. Try playing the pads and pedals along with the song. To stop playback of the
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    at the tempo with which the pads are struck or the pedals are pressed. 10 1 Press the [BREAK/TAP] button. While song playback is stopped, press the [BREAK/TAP] button. All three of the beat lamps flash, indicating the DD-55 is set to Tap Start standby. To cancel the Tap Start mode, simply
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    . Press the [DEMO] and [START/STOP] buttons simultaneously once again to exit the MIDI/Utility mode. • The Auto Kit Select is automatically set to "oFF" when the MIDI Transmit Channel setting is changed (see "Setting the MIDI Note Number" on page 28). Adjusting the Tempo The song tempo can be
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    foot pedals, and note data received through the MIDI IN jack. Track ON/OFF The DD-55's song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks: Drum tracks 1, 2, and 3, and the Backing track. DRUM 1 DRUM 2 DRUM 3 BACKING Bass Drum Snare Drum Cymbal Backing When drum 3 is muted. Pressing a Track button ([DRUM
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    ) point. When the song playback has reached the end point of the section you want to practice, press the [A-B REPEAT] button once again to set the "B" point ("b" appears in the display). A one-measure count-in plays ("A-b" appears in the display), then the specified section plays back repeatedly. The
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    The DD-55's Custom Song feature (song number "CU") allows you to record and playback one original song (20000 notes approximately). Data that can be recorded in the Custom Song Mode • Drum pad and pedal data • Song data (the number cannot be changed while in the RECORD Mode) • Track ON/OFF settings
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    broadened musical possibilities through use of MIDI. What is MIDI? What can you do with MIDI? And how can you use MIDI with the DD-55? Here are some answers to those questions... What's MIDI? No doubt you have heard the terms "acoustic instrument" and "digital instrument." In the world today, these
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    acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. The DD-55 can control a MIDI device by
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    on the DD-55. Also make appropriate settings on the connected instruments. (Refer to the relevant owner's manuals for details.) ● You can play the voices and sounds of the DD-55 from another MIDI instrument This setup allows you to control the DD-55 from a MIDI keyboard controller - especially one
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    . Connect the UX16 and the computer with a standard USB cable, then make the proper MIDI connections between the DD-55 and the UX16. DD-55 USB Computer (sequencer software) UX16 MIDI OUT IN OUT MIDI IN • If you use the Yamaha UX16, be sure to install the supplied driver on your computer. 24
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    simultaneously press the [DEMO] and [START/STOP] buttons. The DD-55 exits from the MIDI mode and returns to the normal play mode. mm Setting the Clock When the DD-55 is connected via MIDI to another MIDI device - such as a sequencer or rhythm machine - you can have the two devices play back in
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    the notes you play on the DD-55's pads. Setting this to OFF disconnects the DD-55's pads from the voices. However, data produced by the DD-55 is transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal. on (Local ON) ..........The internal voices will be played and controlled by the DD-55 and its pads. Data received
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    MIDI Functions Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel Each of the pads/pedals (a total of 9) can be assigned to transmit on any of the 16 MIDI channels, or turned off (indicated as "oFF" in the display).Also, song transmit channels are as shown below: Pad/Pedal Drum (Song) Backing (Song) Pad/Pedal (
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 28
    on transmit notes and voices, refer to the DD-55 "Drum Map" on page 38. • When the Pad Assign or Kit Assign is set, the MIDI Note Number will be applied to the preset value. If the Auto Kit Select is set to ON and another Song is selected, the MIDI Note Number will be applied to the preset
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 29
    Filer software to the computer. DD-55 song data that can be loaded and saved: • Number of songs: 1 song (song number "CU") • Available memory: 100 Kbytes • Data format: SMF Format 0 ■ Installing Song Filer You can download the Song Filer software from the following Yamaha PK CLUB website. Make
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    described below. Refer to page 24 for information on connecting the DD-55 to a computer. For more information on using Song Filer, refer to the PDF manual included with the Song Filer application download. ● Managing Data on DD-55 The DD-55's custom song data can be deleted by using your computer
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    Initialize The DD-55's Custom Song, Custom Kit, and Panel Setting data are backed up so long as power is supplied to the DD-55 by means of batteries or an AC adaptor. Initialize is the term which refers to this data being restored to its original factory settings. To initialize the DD-55, follow
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    Appendix Troubleshooting In many cases, problems or malfunctions that occur during use can be remedied easily. Please check the following list before deciding that your DD-55 is damaged. If the suggested remedy is ineffective, take the DD-55 to an authorized Yamaha dealer for proper diagnosis and
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 33
    and Open Hi-Hat voices to both the Pad and Pedal, those voices can be controlled with the foot pedal as follows: • Strike the pad while pressing the Foot Pedal, the "Closed" Hi-Hat voice will sound. • Strike the pad without pressing the Foot Pedal, the "Open" Hi-Hat voice will sound. • Press the
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    transmitted. • The pan data for each voice is fixed and cannot be changed, regardless of the pad assignments. For example, if a voice containing a "left" pan setting is assigned to a right pad, the actual sound will come from the left. 34
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    49 Soul 2 50 Club Mix 2 51 Club Mix 2 52 House 1 53 House 2 54 Jazz Funk 1 55 Jazz Funk 2 56 Ballad 1 57 Ballad 2 58 R&B 1 59 R&B 2 60 Motor Town 1 61 Motor patterns appropriate for use with many rhythms. Song: These include drum and fill-in patterns, and are ideal for general practice
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 36
    Conga L 069 Low Tom 070 Floor Tom H The Sequential Kit features complete rhythm pattern phrases that you can play simply by hitting a pad on the DD55. No need to worry if you hit a pad repeatedly or hit more than one pad - the DD-55 plays the phrase through once and stops, until you hit
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 37
    Conga H Close 104 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 048 Side Sticks Pedal 1 Pedal 2 001 Bass Drum Hard 102 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 010 Rock Bass Drum 010 Rock Bass Drum 014 Dance Bass Drum Hard 104 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 000 Bass Drum Soft 157 Claves 001 Bass Drum Hard 102 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 003 Bass
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    Drum Map • "
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    Program Change No. 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Keyboard MIDI Pad Standard 1 Pad Standard 2 Pad Room Pad Rock Pad Electronic Pad Dance Pad Jazz Pad Stereo & Latin 25 C# 0 13 C# -1
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    Rain Sound Track Crystal Atmosphere Brightness Goblins Echoes Sci-Fi Sitar Banjo Shamisen Koto Kalimba Bagpipe Fiddle Shanai Tinkle Bell Agogo Steel Drums Woodblock Taiko Drum Melodic Tom Synth Drum Rev.Cymbal GtrFretNoise Breath Noise Seashore Bird Tweet TelephonRing Helicopter Applause Gunshot 40
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    Implementation Chart Appendix YAMAHA [ DIGITAL PERCUSSION ] Model DD-55 MIDI Implementation Chart Date:07-FEB-2001 Version : 1.0 Ch's x x Pitch Bend o *3 0,32 o 1o *3 6,38 o *3 7o 10 o *1 11 o Control 64 o *3 71 o *3 72 o *3 Change 73 o *3 84 o *3 91 o 93 o *3 94
  • Yamaha DD-55 | Owner's Manual - Page 42
    Pan for each drum pad and foot pedal is not transmitted via MIDI. *2 The DD-55 can accept Start/Stop signals, received via MIDI, by setting the MIDI clock to " DD-55 and playing back the data may result in selection of a different Reverb effect or a different kit. Sending MIDI data from the DD-55 to
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    transmitting the system exclusive messages and param- eter changes, you can select the Reverb, Chorus and DSP effect types which are not accessible from the DD-55 panel itself. ● REVERB TYPE MSB 00 000 No Effect 001 (1)Hall1 002 Room 003 Stage 004 Plate 005...127 No Effect TYPE LSB 01
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    Weight 3.9 kg (8 Ibs. 10 oz) Supplied Accessories Drum Stick x 2, Foot Pedal 1 & 2, Owner's Manual Optional Accessories Headphones HPE-150 USB-MIDI Interface UX16 * Specifications and descriptions in this owner's manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or
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    of products: DD SERIES OF DIGITAL PERCUSSION If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by the servicing of your unit and provide a tracking system if needed. 4. Your owners manual contains important safety and operating instructions. It
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    Yamaha Yamaha- 55 Athens, Greece Tel: 01-228 2160 SWEDEN Yamaha filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB CHINA Yamaha Music & Electronics (China PHILIPPINES Yupangco Music Corporation 339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, P.O. Box 885 MCPO, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: 819-7551 SINGAPORE Yamaha Yamaha OCEAN Yamaha
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    Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page, English only) http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2004 Yamaha Corporation WD47990 ???PO???.?-01A0 Printed in Malaysia
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