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    2 DIGITAL Owner’s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ENGLISH[...]

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    SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adaptor). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adaptor other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is [...]

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    1 Congratulations! Thank y ou for pur chasing the Y amaha DD-50. The DD-50 has been developed to act and play like a drum set b ut with greater ease. Before y ou use the instru- ment, we recommend y ou to read through this manual. Y our DD-50 will give y ou years of pla ying pleasure if y ou follow the simple rules giv en below: YAMAHA is not respo[...]

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    2 Table of Contents Setting up the DD-50 3 P ow er Supply ................................................ 3 When Using headphones (About the PHONES/A UX OUT jac k) ............ 3 Control Panel 4 Connecting the f oot pedals 1/2 ..................... 5 Supplied Accessories ................................... 5 Playing the Demo Song 6 ● MASTER V OL[...]

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    3 Power Supply Y our DD-50 will run either from batteries or an optional power adaptor . Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. Setting up the DD-50 Using an A C-Adaptor (sold separatel y) Installing Batteries Connect the optional power adaptor (Y amaha P A-3 or P A-3B) to the DC IN 10-12V jack located on the[...]

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    4 Control Panel * ( ! CLICK button ................................................. 9 @ DIAL ............................................................... 8 # ST AR T/ST OP button .................................... 10 $ BREAK/T AP ST AR T button .................... 12, 13 % A-B REPEA T button ..................................... 14 ^ DEMO bu[...]

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    5 Control Panel ) q Side P anel (Left) * DC IN 10-12V (A C Adaptor) Jac k .................. 3 ( PHONES/A UX OUT J ack .............................. 3 Side P anel (Right) ) MIDI IN/MIDI OUT T er minals ....................... 16 q PED AL 1/2 Jac ks ........................................... 5 @ MIDI IN MIDI OUT PEDAL 1 PEDAL 2 DEMO DD-50 BREAK/ T[...]

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    6 Playing the Demo Song 1 T urn on the power T urn the [POWER] switch ON. T o giv e you idea of the DD-50 ’ s possibilities, it comes with a demonstration song. T o playbac k the demo song: POWER OFF ON Press the [DEMO] button, the demo song will start playback. 2 Star t the Demo Song MASTER VOLUME Small Large SONG VOLUME Small Large ● MASTER V[...]

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    7 Play the Pads/Pedals Strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks to pla y the dr um v oices. Dr um Kit “ 00 ” is auto- matically chosen whene ver the pow er is tur ned on (see the “ Dr um Kit List ” page 24). Striking the pads with different f orce results in relatively loud or soft sounds accordingly . Loudness of the sound may v ar y a[...]

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    8 Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads and Pedals Play the Pads/Pedals The DD-50 allows you to choose from 20 different Drum Kits (00-19 : see the “Drum Kit List” page 24) quickly and easily . 20 of the kits have preset voice combinations that will be set to the pads and pedals when the kit is selected. Select some dif ferent kits and try playing t[...]

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    9 Play the Pads/Pedals 3 Select a V oice Number Y ou can select the voice by repeatedly striking the pad, repeatedly pressing the pedal (while listening to the voice) or by turning the DIAL . ● Striking the pad or pressing the pedal to select a voice . First, select a pad or pedal by striking or pressing it once. After the pad/pedal has been sele[...]

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    10 Playing a SONG The DD-50 f eatures 100 different songs that can be used to pro vide accompaniment (see the “ Song List ” page 26). Select one of the songs and ha ve a listen. Selecting a SONG 1 Press the [SONG] b utton Press the [SONG] button, its LED indicator will light, and the cur - rently selected song number will appear in the display [...]

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    11 2 Select ON or OFF Press the [BACKING] button and the current ON/OFF setting will appear in the display . T urn the DIAL to the right (clockwise) to activate the Auto Kit Select (on). T urn to the left (counter-clockwise) to deactivate the Auto Kit Select (oF). Playing a SONG Adjusting the TEMPO 1 Press the [TEMPO] button 2 Set the T empo The so[...]

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    12 Play along with a SONG TRACK ON/OFF Use the pads and pedals to pla y along with a song accompaniment. The DD-50’ s song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks; Drum 1/2, Bass, and Backing tracks. • The DD-50 can play a total of 28 notes sim ultaneously . That includes notes produced by song accompaniment, pads, f oot pedals, and note data receiv[...]

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    13 BREAK 1 During song pla yback, press the BREAK/T AP ST AR T button W ith 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. During song playback, pres[...]

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    14 A-B REPEAT 1 T o set the “ A ” (star t repeat) point 3 Stop the A-B REPEA T mode When the song playback has reached the start of the section you want to practice, press the [A-B REPEA T] button and the “A” repeat point is set. An “A” will appear in the display . If you want to practice a particular section of a song, you can specify [...]

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    15 Try Recording Playback The DD-50 ’ s Custom Song f eature (song number “ CU ” ) allo ws you to record and pla yback one or iginal song (600 notes appro ximately). The recorded Custom Song (song number “CU”) can be played back in the same manner as any song (song numbers “00”-”99”). CU BEAT Song number “CU” follows Song numb[...]

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    16 Using the MIDI/Utility Mode The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ter minals , located on the DD-50 ’ s r ight side panel, off er broad- ened musical possibilities through use of MIDI. But, what is MIDI? What can you do with MIDI? How can y ou use MIDI with the DD-50? Here are a fe w examples . MIDI Keyboard ’ s MIDI IN MIDI OUT DD-50 What you can do wit[...]

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    17 Enter/Exit the MIDI/Utility Mode T o enter the MIDI mode, press the [ST ART/ST OP] and [DEMO] buttons simultaneously , an “ mm ” will appear in the display to indicate the MIDI mode. Setting the Clock Connecting the DD-50, by MIDI cable, to an external MIDI device, such as a sequencer , time based functions (song playback, etc.) must be cont[...]

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    18 Local ON/OFF Setting the Local ON/OFF determines whether or not the internal voices respond to the notes you play on the DD-50’ s pads. Setting this to OFF disconnects the DD-50’ s pads from the voices. How- ever , data produced by the DD-50 is transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal. 1 Displa y the Local On/Off Setting After entering the MIDI[...]

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    19 Using the MIDI/Utility Mode ■ Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel . Drum (Song) Song performance data is transmitted on channel 9. Y ou can change this transmit channel to chan- nel 10 by using the procedure below: > First enter the MIDI/Utility mode by pressing both the [ST AR T/ ST OP] and [DEMO] buttons simultaneously . Press the [SONG] bu[...]

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    20 Setting the MIDI Note Number Using the MIDI/Utility Mode After entering the MIDI/Utility mode, press the [KIT ASSIGN] button, the MIDI note number currently assigned to Pad 1 will appear in the display . 1 Displa y the MIDI Note Number E1 BEAT ASSIGN PAD KIT 2 Select the pad to be assigned a MIDI Note Number Strike any pad to see the currently a[...]

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    21 I n i t i a l i z e The DD-50 ’ s Custom Song, Custom Kit, and P anel Setting data are bac ked up so long as power is supplied to the DD-50 b y means of batteries or an AC adaptor . Initialize is the term which ref ers to this data being restored to its or iginal factor y settings . T o initializ e the DD-50, f ollow the procedure below . >[...]

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    22 In many cases , problems or malfunctions that occur during use can be remedied easily . Please check the f ollowing list bef ore deciding that y our DD-50 is damaged. If the suggested remedy is ineff ective, tak e the DD-50 to an authorized Y amaha dealer f or proper diagnosis and repair . Do not attempt to repair this digital instr ument by y o[...]

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    23 Drum Voice List / Drum Voice-Verzeichnis / Liste des voix de batterie / Lista de voces de batería Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos P ad assign No . V oice Name 0 Bass Drum Lo 1 Bass Drum Mid 2 Bass Drum Hi 3 Bass Drum Rock 4 Bass Drum Dance 5 Bass Drum Jazz 6 Snare Drum Light 7 Snare Drum Lo 8 Snare Drum Hi 9 Snare Dr[...]

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    24 Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos Drum Kit List / Drum Kit-Verzeichnis / Liste des kits de batterie / Lista Small P ad 2 Small P ad 1 P ad 2 P ad 3 Small P ad 3 P ad 4 P ad 1 P edal 2 P edal 1 No. Kit Name P ad 1 P ad 2 P ad 3 P ad 4 0 Standard 1 8 Snare Drum Hi 16 High T om-H 18 Mid T om-H 20 Low T om-H 1 Standard 2 7 [...]

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    25 de juegos de batería Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos Small P ad 1 Small P ad 2 Small Pad 3 P edal 1 P edal 2 38 Crash Cymbal-H 39 Ride Cymbal 34 HH Open/Closed 1 Bass Drum Mid 34 HH P edal (P edal 2 Off/On) 34 HH Open/Closed 37 Crash Cymbal-L 47 Cowbell 2 Bass Dr um Hi 34 HH P edal (P edal 2 Off/On) 38 Crash Cymbal-H[...]

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    26 Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos No Song Name 8 Beat 00 8 Beat 1 01 8 Beat 2 02 8 Beat 3 03 8 Beat 4 04 8 Beat 5 05 8 Beat 6 06 8 Beat 7 07 8 Beat 8 08 8 Beat 9 09 8 Beat 10 10 8 Beat 11 11 8 Beat 12 16 Beat 12 16 Beat 1 13 16 Beat 2 14 16 Beat 3 15 16 Beat 4 16 16 Beat 5 17 16 Beat 6 18 16 Beat 7 19 16 Beat 8 20 16 Be[...]

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    27 Bank MSB# 127 127 127 127 Program # 0 16 25 32 Note# Note Standard Rock Kit Hard Roc k Kit Dance Kit Jazz Kit 13 C # -1 Surdo Mute <—— <—— <—— 14 D -1 Surdo Open <—— <—— <—— 15 D # -1 <—— <—— <—— 16 E -1 <—— <—— <—— 17 F -1 <—— <—— <—— 18 F #[...]

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    28 Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos Drum P ads 7 pads (125mm x 4, 88mm x 3), T ouch Sensitive Maximum P olyphony 28 Drum Kits 20 Preset + 1 Custom Songs 100 T rac ks 4 (DR UM 1/DRUM 2/BASS/BA CKING) Custom Song 1 Song (approximately 600 notes) Drum V oices 75 A uxiliar y Functions T rack ON/OFF , T AP ST ART , BREAK, A-B [...]

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    29 MIDI Implementation Chart / Implementierungstabelle / Table d'implémentation / Gráfico de implementación [Digital Percussion] Date: 1996. 3. 1 Model: DD-50 MIDI Implementation Char t Version: 1.0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1~16 CH 1~16 CH Channel Changed 1~16 CH 1~16 CH Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Mode Messages XX Al[...]

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    30 Adjusting the Pad’s Sensitivity The factory default setting for pad sensitivity should provide you with trouble-free use. However , it is possible to adjust the pad’ s sensitivity (0-3, factory default = 2) if you are experiencing one of the problems shown below . • Striking two pads simultaneously results in one of the pads not sounding. [...]

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    31 Réglage de la sensibilité des pads Le réglage par défaut en usine de la sensibilité des pads devrait vous permettre une utilisation sans problème. Cependant, il est possible de régler la sensibilité des pads (de 0 à 3, 2 étant le défaut) au cas où vous seriez confronté à l’un des problèmes mentionnés ci-dessous. • En frappant[...]

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