Yamaha DD-55 Owner's Manual - Page 26

MIDI Functions Local ON/OFF The Local ON/OFF setting determines whether or not the internal voices respond to 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 via MIDI will also be played by the DD-55. oFF (Local OFF) .....Striking the pads will not produce any sound from the voices. However, the data will be transmitted through the MIDI OUT. However, data received via MIDI will be played by the DD-55. • Normally, this should be set to "on" - since you'll want to hear the sound of the DD-55 as you play it. However, for external sequencer applications, you may need to set this to "oFF" to avoid getting "double" notes, in which the sounds of the DD-55 are played twice - once from the pads and once again by the pad data routed through the sequencer. on 1 Display the Local On/Off Setting. After entering the MIDI/Utility mode, press the [DRUM 2] button and the current Local ON /OFF setting will appear in the display. oFF on 2 Set the Local On/Off. To set to "on" (Local ON), turn the DIAL to the right (clockwise), to set to "oFF"(Local OFF), turn the DIAL to the left (counter-clockwise). 3 Exit the MIDI/Utility mode. After setting the Local ON/OFF, exit the MIDI/Utility mode. • Regardless of the Local ON/OFF setting, the DD-55's performance data (including demo song data) is always sent to the MIDI OUT terminals for transmission to external MIDI devices. • The default Local ON/OFF setting is ON (Local ON). 26