Yamaha DD-50 Owner's Manual - Page 12

Playing a SONG The DD-50 features 100 different songs that can be used to provide accompaniment (see the "Song List" page 26). Select one of the songs and have a listen. Selecting a SONG PRESET TEMPO SONG TEMPO BEAT 10 00 01 . . .99 CU 1 Press the [SONG] button Press the [SONG] button, its LED indicator will light, and the currently selected song number will appear in the display. 2 Use the DIAL to select a song number Song numbers will increase in value as the DIAL is turned to the right (clockwise) and decrease as the DIAL is turned to the left (counterclockwise). (See the "Song List" on page 26) • Song number "00" is automatically selected whenever the power is turned ON. • With the Auto Kit Select turned on, selecting a song will also automatically select the best suited Drum Kit for that song (see "Auto Kit Select ON/OFF Setting" below). • Song numbers are arranged according to their complexity. Smaller numbers are easier to play than larger numbers. REC. START/ STOP A-B REPEAT BREAK/ TAPSTART Sequence Loop 3 Press the [START/STOP] button Press the [START/STOP] button, after a two-measure count-in (or one measure count-in), the song will start playback. As the song is playing, the Song's current measure will be shown in the display. Try playing the pads and pedals along with the song. To stop playback of the song, press the [START/STOP] button once again. • You can also use the TAP START function to start songs (see page 12). The DD-50's songs consists of two types, loop type and sequence type (see the "Song List" page 26). Sequence type songs will automatically stop when the song reaches its end. Loop type songs will continuously play from the time the [START/ STOP] button is initially pressed, until the button is pressed once again. Auto Kit Select ON/OFF Setting The Auto Kit Select function automatically selects the best matching drum kit to the selected song. You can deactivate this feature by setting the Auto Kit Select to OFF. 1 Setting the Auto Kit Select to ON or OFF Press the [DEMO] and [START/STOP] buttons simultaneously to enter the MIDI/Utility Mode . 10