Yamaha DD-55 Bedienungsanleitung

Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual[...]

2 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any po wer supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate , or specifically recommended by Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a car t, rack, or stand[...]

3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a saf e place for future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock , short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but ar[...]

4 Setting Up 5 Power Requirements .............................................5 Panel Controls 6 Playing the Demo Song 8 Play the Pads/Pedals 9 Pad Names ............................................................9 Hand Percussion ON/OFF ...................................10 Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads and Pedals .....10 Assigning a Voice to[...]

5 Setting Up This section contains inf ormation about setting up y our DD-55 f or playing. Make sur e to read this section car efully befor e using the instrument. Although the DD-55 will run either from an optional A C adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whenev er possible. An A C adaptor is more en vironmentally friendl[...]

6 Panel Controls Fr ont P anel q DEMO button ......................................... 8, 25 w CLICK button ............................................. 14 e DISPLA Y ..................................................... 10 r V OLUME [ ▲ ], [ ▼ ] buttons ........................... 8 t HAND PERC button ................................... 10 y [...]

Panel Controls 7 Side P anel (Left) !9 DC IN 12V (A C Adaptor) Jack ..................... 5 @0 PHONES/OUTPUT Jack .............................. 7 @1 PED AL 2 Jack .............................................. 7 Side P anel (Right) @2 MIDI IN T erminal ......................................... 22 @3 MIDI OUT T erminal .............................[...]

8 Playing the Demo Song The DD-55 features a demonstration song, specially cr eated to show y ou the dynamic possibilities of the instrument. 1 T urn on the power . 2 Star t the Demo Song. 3 Stop the Demo Song. T urn the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch ON. • Even when the switch is in the “ST ANDBY” position, electricity is still flo w- ing to the inst[...]

9 Play the Pads/Pedals Strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks or y our hands to play the drum voices. When playing the pads with y our hands, turn the Hand P ercussion featur e on by press- ing the [HAND PERC] button (the lamp lights). The volume of the pads’ sounds r esponds to y our playing; when y ou play soft the vol- ume is soft, and w[...]

Play the Pads/Pedals 10 Y ou can play the pads of the DD-55 either with the supplied sticks or with your hands. 1 Press the [HAN D P ERC] button. The DD-55 allo ws you to choose from 45 different Drum Kits (00 - 44 : see the “Drum Kit List” page 36) quickly and easily . 45 of the kits have preset v oice combinations that will be set to the pads[...]

Play the Pads/Pedals 11 The DD-55 contains a total of 212 high quality drum sounds (see the “Drum V oice List” page 33) — and you can assign these freely to each of the 7 drum pads and 2 foot pedals. T ry assigning some dif- ferent voices and create your o wn “ CU ” Custom Drum Kit. • Any changes made to one of the preset drum kits will[...]

Play the Pads/Pedals 12 Dif ferent depths of the DD-55’ s re verb ef fect can be added to the DD-55’ s overall sound. 1 Display the Reverb On/Off Setting. 2 Set the Reverb On/Off. 3 Exit the Reverb On/Off Setting. Reverb ON/OFF Simultaneously press the [DEMO] and [ST AR T/STOP] b utton to enter the MIDI/Utility mode, then press the [DRUM3] b ut[...]

Play the Pads/Pedals 13 The DD-55 allo ws you to custom-set the sensitivity of the pads (range 0 - 2). When set to a v alue of 2, the pad sensitivity is the highest, pro viding the most dynamic range for your playing (softest to loudest volume). 1 Display the current pad sensitivity setting. 2 Set the sensitivity value. 3 Exit the sensitivity setti[...]

Play the Pads/Pedals 14 The DD-55 lets you adjust the volume of each pad (range: L0 - L9), allo wing you to set the ov erall balance of the kit. 1 Press and hold the [P AD] button and strike the pad whose volume you want to adjust. 2 Press and hold down the [P AD] button and simul- taneously press V OL U M E [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] to adjust the designa[...]

15 Playing a Song The DD-55 features 100 differ ent songs that can be used to provide accompaniment. (See the “Song List” on page 35.) Select one of the songs and ha ve listen. 1 Press the [S ONG] button. 2 Select a Song Number . 3 Press the [S T ART/S T OP] button. Select the Song and Play When you press the [SONG] button, the current song num[...]

Playing a Song 16 The T ap Start function allows you to set the song’ s overall tempo as well as start the accompaniment — simply by tapping out the rhythm. The accompaniment will playback at the tempo with which the pads are struck or the pedals are pressed. 1 Press the [B R EAK/T AP] button. 2 Play the T ap Star t. 3 Stop the Song Playback. T[...]

Playing a Song 17 3 Exit the Auto Kit Select. The song tempo can be set anywhere from 32 to 280 beats per minute. The higher the tempo value, the faster the tempo. 1 Press the [TEM PO] button. 2 Set the T empo. Press the [DEMO] and [ST AR T/STOP] buttons simultaneously once again to exit the MIDI/Utility mode. • The Auto Kit Select is automatical[...]

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 sim ultaneously . That includes notes pro- duced by song accompaniment, pads , foot pedals , and note data received through the MIDI IN jack. The DD-55’ s song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks: Drum tracks 1, 2[...]

Play along with a Song 19 If you want to practice a particular section of a song, you can specify that section’ s “ A” (start repeat) and “B” (end repeat) points. The accompaniment will continuously repeat between points “ A” and “B” allo wing you to practice between those points for as long as you like. 1 Set the “ A ” (star [...]

20 Recording a Song The DD-55’ s Custom Song feature (song number “ CU ”) allo ws you to r ecord and play- back 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) • T rack ON/OFF settings • T empo[...]

21 MIDI Functions The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on the DD-55’ s right side panel, offer broadened musical possibilities thr ough use of MIDI. What is MIDI? What can y ou do with MIDI? And how can you use MIDI with the DD-55? Her e are some answers to those questions... No doubt you hav e heard the terms “acoustic instrument” and[...]

MIDI Functions 22 MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and v arious other types of MIDI data, or messages. The DD-55 can control a MIDI de vice by transmitting not[...]

MIDI Functions 23 The DD-55 also features side panel MIDI terminals (MIDI IN and MIDI OUT) as well as a compre- hensi ve set of MIDI functions, that let you use the instrument in a v ariety of recording and perfor- mance applications. In all cases, make sure to properly set the MIDI T ransmit Channels on the DD-55. Also make appro- priate settings [...]

MIDI Functions 24 Y ou can enjoy using personal computer music software when you connect your DD-55’ s MIDI ter- minals to a personal computer . Make sure to use only special MIDI cables. ● Connect the MIDI terminals of the DD-55 to the MIDI terminals of the MIDI inter- face installed to your computer . ● When using a MIDI interface with a Ma[...]

MIDI Functions 25 Simultaneously press the [DEMO] and [ST AR T/STOP] b utton to enter the MIDI/Utility mode. An “ mm ” appears in the display indicating the MIDI/Utility mode. When the DD-55 is connected via MIDI to another MIDI de vice — such as a sequencer or rhythm machine — you can hav e the two devices play back in perfect synchronizat[...]

MIDI Functions 26 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 v oices. How- e ver , data produced by the DD-55 is transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal. on (Local ON) ..........The internal voices will be pla[...]

MIDI Functions 27 Each of the pads/pedals (a total of 9) can be assigned to transmit on any of the 16 MIDI channels, or turned of f (indicated as “ oFF ” in the display).Also, song transmit channels are as shown belo w: 1 Display the M I DI T ransmit Channel Number . 2 Select a pad to be assigned a M I DI T ransmit Number . 3 Set the M I DI T r[...]

MIDI Functions 28 Each pad and pedal (9 total) can be assigned a specific MIDI note number anywhere from C-2 to G8. 1 Display the M I DI Not e Number . 2 Select the pad to be assigned a M I DI Not e Num- ber . 3 Assign a M I DI Not e Number . 4 Exit the M I DI/Utility mode. Setting the MIDI Note Number After entering the MIDI/Utility mode, press t[...]

MIDI Functions 29 The DD-55 lets you sav e and load song data to/from a connected computer . Once the song is loaded, you can play or practice them in the same way as with the preset songs. T o transfer song data between the DD-55 and the connected computer , you must first install the spe- cial Song Filer software to the computer . DD-55 song dat[...]

MIDI Functions 30 ■ Song Filer Functions ......................................................................... After you install Song Filer on the computer and connect the DD-55 to the computer , you can use the two functions described belo w . Refer to page 24 for information on connecting the DD-55 to a computer . For more information on us[...]

31 Appendix Initialize ..................................................................................... The DD-55’ s Custom Song, Custom Kit, and Panel Setting data are back ed up so long as power is supplied to the DD-55 by means of batteries or an A C adaptor . Initialize is the term which refers to this data being r estored to its origina[...]

Appendix 32 T r oubleshooting ....................................................................... In many cases, problems or malfunctions that occur during use can be r emedied easily . Please check the f ollowing list bef ore deciding that y our DD-55 is damaged. If the suggested remedy is ineffecti ve, take the DD-55 to an authorized Y amaha [...]

Appendix 33 Drum V oice List ........................................................................ ● P anel V oice List V oice No. V oice Name 000 Bass Drum Soft 001 Bass Drum Hard 002 Bass Drum 003 Bass Drum Soft 004 Bass Drum Hard 005 Bass Drum 006 Bass Drum 2 007 Room Bass Drum 008 Rock Bass Drum Soft 009 Rock Bass Drum Hard 010 Rock Bass D[...]

Appendix 34 114 Ride Cymbal 2 115 Ride Cymbal Cup 116 Ride Cymbal Cup 117 Chinese Cymbal 118 Chinese Cymbal 119 Splash Cymbal 120 Splash Cymbal 121 Hand Clap 122 Finger Snap 123 T ambourine 124 T ambourine 125 Cowbell 126 Cowbell 127 Dance Cowbell 128 Jazz Cowbell 129 Conga H Close 130 Conga H Open 131 Conga L 132 Conga H Close 133 Conga H Open 134[...]

Appendix 35 Song List .................................................................................. Song No. Song Name Dif fi - culty Demo 00 T echnical Funk — 01 Heavy Metal 02 Hyper Dance Mix 03 Latin Fusion 04 Straight Ahead Pattern 05 Simple Rock Easy 06 P op Rock 07 R&R 1 08 R&R 2 09 Groov e Rock Nomal 10 Hard Rock 1 Easy 11 Ha[...]

Appendix 36 Drum Kit List ............................................................................ Cate- gory Kit No. Kit Name Pad 1 Pad 2 Pad 3 Pad 4 Demo 00 Stereo Kit 1 053 Open Rim Shot 061 Mid T om H 063 Low T om 065 Floor T om L 01 Heavy Metal Kit 032 Rock Snare M 080 Rock Mid T om L 081 Rock Low T om 083 Rock Floor T om L 02 Dance Kit 05[...]

Appendix 37 Small Pad 1 Small Pad 2 Small Pad 3 Pedal 1 Pedal 2 106 Crash Cymbal 1 111 Ride Cymbal 1 102 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 001 Bass Drum Hard 102 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 108 Crash Cymbal 1 116 Ride Cymbal Cup 105 Hi-Hat Open 010 Rock Bass Drum 010 Rock Bass Drum 120 Splash Cymbal 182 Hi Q 104 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 014 Dance Bass Drum Hard 104 Hi-Hat[...]

Appendix 38 Drum Map ................................................................................. •“ < ——” indicates that in the column on the immediate left. • Each percussion voice uses one note . • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octav e lower than listed. For e xample, in “ GM Standard 1 ” , the “ Seq Clic [...]

Appendix 39 Program Change No. 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Keyboar d MIDI Pad Standard 1 Pad Standard 2 Pad Room Pad Rock Pad Electronic Pad Dance Pad Jazz Pad Stereo & Latin 25 C # 01 3C # -1 < —— < —— < —— < —— < —— < —— < —— < —— 26 D 0 14 D -1 < —— < —— < —— &l[...]

Appendix 40 GM V oice List ............................................................................ (MSB=000, LSB=000) Program Change No. V oice Name 000 Grand Piano 001 Bright Piano 002 ElecGrandPno 003 Honkytonk 004 El.Piano 1 005 El.Piano 2 006 Harpsichord 007 Clavi. 008 Celesta 009 Glock enspiel 010 Music Box 011 Vibraphone 012 Marimba 013 [...]

Appendix 41 YAMAHA [ DIGITAL PERCUSSION ] Date:07-FEB-2001 Model DD-55 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1O - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 13 - 96 Number : True voice ************** 13 - 96 Velocity Note ON o[...]

Appendix 42 NO TE: *1 V alue of Pan f or each dr um pad and foot pedal is not transmitted via MIDI. *2 The DD-55 can accept Star t/Stop signals, received via MIDI, b y setting the MIDI clock to “External”. *3 This data is transmitted only when it is contained in the song data. *4 Exclusive <GM System ON> F0H, 7EH, 7FH, 09H, 01H, F7H • T[...]

Appendix 43 ■ Effect map * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0. * The numbers in parentheses in front of the Effect Type names correspond to the number indicated in the display. * By using an external sequencer, which is capable of editing and transmitting the system exclusive [...]

Appendix 44 Speci fi cations .......................................................................... Drum P ads 7 pads (125mm x 4, 88mm x 3), T ouch Sensitiv e Maximum P olyphon y 32 Drum Kits 45 Preset +1 Custom Songs 100 T racks 4 (DR UM 1/DRUM 2/DR UM 3/BACKING) Custom Song 1 Song (appro ximately 20,000 notes) V oices Drum V oices 192 + GM V[...]

L imited W arr anty 90 D A YS LABOR 1 YEAR P ARTS Y amaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Y amaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below , that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This warranty is applicable to all models inc[...]

HEAD OFFICE Y amaha Corporation, Pr o Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Di vision Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 T el: 053-460-3273 [PK] 20 For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha or the authorized distributor listed belo w . Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Y amaha ou au dist[...]

M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2001 Yamaha Corporation V740290 ???PO???.?-01A0 Printed in Malaysia Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page, English only) http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/pk Yamaha Manual Library (English versions only) http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/[...]