Yamaha DD-55 Owner's Manual - Page 18

Play along with a Song Use the pads and pedals to play along with the song accompaniment. • The DD-55 can play a total of 32 notes simultaneously. That includes notes produced by song accompaniment, pads, 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 1], [DRUM 2], [DRUM 3], [BACKING]) will mute (turn off the sound) the corresponding track and its indicator lamp will turn off. Muting DRUM 1, DRUM 2 and DRUM 3 tracks allows you to play along with the song and practice the missing part. Break With the Break function, you can liven up songs by adding your own solos or fills, whenever you want. Striking a pad while in the Break mode, the song's accompaniment will be muted until the end of the measure you have finished your fill or solo in. 1 During song playback, press the [BREAK/TAP] button. During song playback, press the [BREAK/TAP] button. The three beat lamps in the display flash, indicating the DD-55 is in Break standby mode. To cancel the Break mode, simply press the [BREAK/TAP] button once again. (The beat lamps flash in tempo.) 2 Play the Break. Strike any pad or pedal, and the accompaniment will mute until the end of the measure you played in. You can play a drum fill or drum solo during this break. The DD-55 returns to the Break standby mode when the Break measure is completed. 3 Exit the Break mode. To exit the Break mode, press the [BREAK/TAP] button. The Break mode is also exited when the song is stopped. 18