Yamaha DD-75 DD-75 Owners Manual - Page 33

Play along with a Song, Setting the Track ON/OFF, Break - foot pedal

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Play along with a Song Use the pads and pedals to play along with the song accompaniment. NOTE • The instrument 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. Setting the Track ON/OFF The instrument'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 * Includes sounds other than bass drum, snare drum, or cymbal, depending on the selected song. Unlit 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. 1 During song playback or while song playback is stopped, press the [BREAK] button. The three beat lamps in the display flash, indicating the instrument is in Break standby mode. To cancel the Break mode, simply press the [BREAK] button once again. 2 Play the Break. Strike any pad or pedal during song playback, 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 instrument plays back the song from the next measure when the Break measure is completed. DD-75 Owner's Manual 33

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DD-75
Owner’s Manual
33
Play along with a Song
Use the pads and pedals to play along with the song accompaniment.
The instrument can play a total of 32 notes simultaneously. That includes notes produced by song accompani-
ment, pads, foot pedals, and note data received through the [MIDI IN] jack.
The instrument’s song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks: Drum tracks 1, 2, and 3, and the Backing track.
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.
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.
1
During song playback or while song playback is
stopped, press the [BREAK] button.
2
Play the Break.
Setting the Track ON/OFF
DRUM 1
Bass Drum*
DRUM 2
Snare Drum*
DRUM 3
Cymbal*
BACKING
Backing
Break
The three beat lamps in the display flash, indicating the instrument is
in Break standby mode. To cancel the Break mode, simply press the
[BREAK] button once again.
Strike any pad or pedal during song playback, and the accompani-
ment will mute until the end of the measure you played in. You can
play a drum fill or drum solo during this break.
The instrument plays back the song from the next measure when the
Break measure is completed.
NOTE
*
Includes sounds other than bass drum,
snare drum, or cymbal, depending on
the selected song.
Unlit
When drum 3 is muted.