Yamaha DD-9 Owner's Manual - Percussion Set
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Percussion Set
The DD-9 allows you to choose from ten
different Percussion Sets quickly and easily.
Nine Percussion Sets have preset voice combi-
nations. (See Percussion Set List on page 33.).
The DD-9 has one Custom Percussion Set
allowing you to combine any four of the DD-9’s
voices into a set. (See “Pad Assign” on page 5.)
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To select a Percussion Set:
1. Press the PERC. SET button to enter the
Percussion Set mode.
The current Percussion Set number appears in
the LED display.
You have approximately three seconds after
the PERC. SET button is released to start
selecting a Percussion Set before the DD-9
returns to the Auto Rhythm Style mode.
2. Press the PERC. SET button repeatedly or
turn the SELECTOR dial until the desired
Percussion Set number appears in the LED
display.
The Percussion Set numbers only cycle
forward when you press the PERC. SET
button.
The SELECTOR dial turns either clockwise
or counterclockwise and the Percussion Set
numbers cycle up or down accordingly.
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Percussion Sets appear in the LED display as P0-
P9. P0 is the Custom Percussion Set and P1-P9
represent different combinations of four voices.
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Percussion Set P1 is automatically selected when
the power is turned on.
PERC.
SET
To give you an idea of the DD-9’s sophisticated
capabilities, it comes with a demonstration song.
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To play back the demonstration
song:
1. Press the DEMO button.
2. To stop playback, press either the DEMO
button again or the START/STOP button.
You can begin playing the DD-9’s percussion
pads as soon as you turn the POWER switch on
and adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
57-60 FUNK
61-65 SWING
66-67 JAZZ BALLAD
66-71 FUSION
72-73 BOSSA NOVA
74-76 SAMBA
77-79 SALSA
80-81 REGGAE
82 CALYPSO
83 MERENGUE
84 BEGUINE
85 RHUMBA
86 MAMBO
87 CHA-CHA
88 TANGO
89-90 AFRICAN
91 COUNTRY
92-93 MARCH
94-96 WALTZ
97-99 METRONOME
1
2
3
4
ASSIGN
OFF
ECHO
FLAM
ROLL
SE
SELECT
PAD
TAP
START
STYLE
PERC.
SET
TEMPO DEMO
START/
STOP
AUTO
ROLL
STYLE LIST
00-06 DANCE
06-09 HOUSE
10-13 HIP HOP
14-16 RAP
17-19 DISCO
20-23 POP ROCK
24-26 HARD ROCK
27-28 HEAVY METAL
29-31 CONTEMPO. ROCK
32-35 8 BEAT
36-39 16 BEAT
40-43 ROCK SHUFFLE
44 PROGRE, ROCK
45 PUNK ROCK
46 TECHNO ROCK
47 LATIN ROCK
48-50 ROCK'N'ROLL
51-53 RHYTHM & BLUES
54-56 SOUL
SELECTOR
VOLUME
SOUND EFFECT PADS
POWER
OFF
ON
STYLE/PERC.SET/TEMPO
BEAT
PERC.
SET
OR
Playing the Demo
DEMO
DEMO
START/
STOP
OR