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Yamaha DD-50 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Digital Drum Pro

Summary of DD-50

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    2 digital owner’s manual bedienungsanleitung mode d’emploi manual de instrucciones deutsch franÇais espaÑol english.

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    Special message 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 compon...

  • Page 3: Congratulations!

    1 congratulations! ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ thank you for purchasing the yamaha dd-50. The dd-50 has been developed to act and play like a drum set but with greater ease. Before you use the instru- ment, we recommend you to read through this manual. Your dd-50 will...

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    2 table of contents setting up the dd-50 3 power supply ................................................ 3 when using headphones (about the phones/aux out jack) ............ 3 control panel 4 connecting the foot pedals 1/2 ..................... 5 supplied accessories ...................................

  • Page 5: Installing Batteries

    3 power supply your 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 ac-adaptor (sold separately) installing batteries connect the optional power adaptor (yamaha pa-3 or pa-...

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    4 control panel * ( ! Click button ................................................. 9 @ dial ............................................................... 8 # start/stop button .................................... 10 $ break/tap start button .................... 12, 13 % a-b repeat button ..........

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    5 control panel ) q side panel (left) * dc in 10-12v (ac adaptor) jack .................. 3 ( phones/aux out jack .............................. 3 side panel (right) ) midi in/midi out terminals ....................... 16 q pedal 1/2 jacks ........................................... 5 @ midi in midi...

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    6 playing the demo song 1 turn on the power turn the [power] switch on. To give you idea of the dd-50’s possibilities, it comes with a demonstration song. To playback the demo song: power off on press the [demo] button, the demo song will start playback. 2 start the demo song master volume small lar...

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    7 play the pads/pedals strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks to play the drum voices. Drum kit “00” is auto- matically chosen whenever the power is turned on (see the “drum kit list” page 24). Striking the pads with different force results in relatively loud or soft sounds accordingly. Loudne...

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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. ...

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    9 play the pads/pedals 3 select a voice number you 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 pressin...

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    10 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 1 press the [song] button press the [song] button, its led indicator will light, and the cur- rently selected ...

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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. Turn the dial to the right (clockwise) to activate the auto kit select (on). Turn to the left (counter-clockwise) to deactivate the auto kit select (of). Playing a song adjusting the tempo 1 p...

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    12 play along with a song track on/off use the pads and pedals to play 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 simultaneously. That includes notes produced by song accompaniment...

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    13 break 1 during song playback, press the break/tap start button 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 f...

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    14 a-b repeat 1 to set the “a” (start repeat) point 3 stop the a-b repeat mode when the song playback has reached the start of the section you want to practice, press the [a-b repeat] button and the “a” repeat point is set. An “a” will appear in the display. If you want to practice a particular sect...

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    15 try recording playback the dd-50’s custom song feature (song number “cu”) allows you to record and playback one original song (600 notes approximately). 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”...

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    16 using the midi/utility mode the midi in and midi out terminals, located on the dd-50’s right side panel, offer broad- ened musical possibilities through use of midi. But, what is midi? What can you do with midi? How can you use midi with the dd-50? Here are a few examples. Midi keyboard’s midi in...

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    17 enter/exit the midi/utility mode to enter the midi mode, press the [start/stop] 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 funct...

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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 display the lo...

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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. You can change this transmit channel to chan- nel 10 by using the procedure below: > first enter the midi/utility mode by pressing both the [start/ stop] and [demo] but...

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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 display the midi note number e1 beat assign pad kit 2 select the pad to be assigned a midi n...

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    21 initialize the dd-50’s custom song, custom kit, and panel setting data are backed up so long as power is supplied to the dd-50 by means of batteries or an ac adaptor. Initialize is the term which refers to this data being restored to its original factory settings. To initialize the dd-50, follow ...

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    22 in many cases, problems or malfunctions that occur during use can be remedied easily. Please check the following list before deciding that your dd-50 is damaged. If the suggested remedy is ineffective, take the dd-50 to an authorized yamaha dealer for proper diagnosis and repair. Do not attempt t...

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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 pad assign no. Voice 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 s...

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    24 data / verzeichnisse und spezifikationen / données / datos drum kit list / drum kit-verzeichnis / liste des kits de batterie / lista small pad 2 small pad 1 pad 2 pad 3 small pad 3 pad 4 pad 1 pedal 2 pedal 1 no. Kit name pad 1 pad 2 pad 3 pad 4 0 standard 1 8 snare drum hi 16 high tom-h 18 mid t...

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    25 de juegos de batería data / verzeichnisse und spezifikationen / données / datos small pad 1 small pad 2 small pad 3 pedal 1 pedal 2 38 crash cymbal-h 39 ride cymbal 34 hh open/closed 1 bass drum mid 34 hh pedal (pedal 2 off/on) 34 hh open/closed 37 crash cymbal-l 47 cowbell 2 bass drum hi 34 hh p...

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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 ...

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    27 bank msb# 127 127 127 127 program # 0 16 25 32 note# note standard rock kit hard rock 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 # -1 19 g -1 finger snap 20 g # -1 21 a -1 22 a # -1 23 b -1 24 c 0 25 c # 0 26 d 0 27 d # 0 28 e 0 29 f 0 30 f # 0 3...

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    28 data / verzeichnisse und spezifikationen / données / datos drum pads 7 pads (125mm x 4, 88mm x 3), touch sensitive maximum polyphony 28 drum kits 20 preset + 1 custom songs 100 tracks 4 (drum 1/drum 2/bass/backing) custom song 1 song (approximately 600 notes) drum voices 75 auxiliary functions tr...

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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 chart version: 1.0 function transmitted recognized remarks basic default 1~16 ch 1~16 ch channel changed 1~16 ch 1~16 ch ...

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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 ...

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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 mentio...

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