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Yamaha Druid Pro DD-55 Owner's Manual

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    Owner’s manual owner’s manual.

  • Page 2: Please Keep This Manual

    2 please keep this manual this product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Do not connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by yamaha. This product should be used only with the comp...

  • Page 3: Precautions

    3 precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. Warning 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 othe...

  • Page 4: Congratulations!

    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 t...

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    5 setting up this section contains information about setting up your dd-55 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Although the dd-55 will run either from an optional ac adaptor or batteries, yamaha recommends use of an ac adaptor whenever possible. An ac a...

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    6 panel controls front panel q demo button ......................................... 8, 25 w click button ............................................. 14 e display ..................................................... 10 r volume [ ▲], [▼] buttons........................... 8 t hand perc button.......

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    Panel controls 7 side panel (left) !9 dc in 12v (ac adaptor) jack..................... 5 @0 phones/output jack .............................. 7 @1 pedal 2 jack .............................................. 7 side panel (right) @2 midi in terminal......................................... 22 @3 midi ...

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    8 playing the demo song the dd-55 features a demonstration song, specially created to show you the dynamic possibilities of the instrument. 1 turn on the power. 2 start the demo song. 3 stop the demo song. Turn the [standby/on] switch on. • even when the switch is in the “standby” position, electric...

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    9 play the pads/pedals strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks or your hands to play the drum voices. When playing the pads with your hands, turn the hand percussion feature on by press- ing the [hand perc] button (the lamp lights). The volume of the pads’ sounds responds to your playing; when ...

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    Play the pads/pedals 10 you can play the pads of the dd-55 either with the supplied sticks or with your hands. 1 press the [hand perc] button. The dd-55 allows 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 voice c...

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    Play the pads/pedals 11 the dd-55 contains a total of 212 high quality drum sounds (see the “drum voice list” page 33) — and you can assign these freely to each of the 7 drum pads and 2 foot pedals. Try assigning some dif- ferent voices and create your own “cu” custom drum kit. • any changes made to...

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    Play the pads/pedals 12 different depths of the dd-55’s reverb effect 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 [start/stop] button to enter the midi/uti...

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    Play the pads/pedals 13 the dd-55 allows you to custom-set the sensitivity of the pads (range 0 - 2). When set to a value of 2, the pad sensitivity is the highest, providing the most dynamic range for your playing (softest to loudest volume). 1 display the current pad sensitivity setting. 2 set the ...

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    Play the pads/pedals 14 the dd-55 lets you adjust the volume of each pad (range: l0 - l9), allowing you to set the overall balance of the kit. 1 press and hold the [pad] button and strike the pad whose volume you want to adjust. 2 press and hold down the [pad] button and simul- taneously press volum...

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    15 playing a song the dd-55 features 100 different songs that can be used to provide accompaniment. (see the “song list” on page 35.) select one of the songs and have listen. 1 press the [song] button. 2 select a song number. 3 press the [start/stop] button. Select the song and play when you press t...

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    Playing a song 16 the tap 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 [break/tap] button. 2 play the...

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    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 [tempo] button. 2 set the tempo. Press the [demo] and [start/stop] buttons simultaneously once again to exit the midi/utilit...

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    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 simultaneously. 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 accompanime...

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    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” allowing you to practice between those points for as long as you like...

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    20 recording a song the dd-55’s custom song feature (song number “cu”) allows you to record 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) • ...

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    21 midi functions the midi in and midi out terminals, located on the dd-55’s right side panel, offer broadened musical possibilities through use of midi. What is midi? What can you do with midi? And how can you use midi with the dd-55? Here are some answers to those questions... No doubt you have he...

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    Midi functions 22 midi is an acronym that stands for musical instrument digital interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible note, control change, program change and various other types of midi data, or messages. The dd-55...

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    Midi functions 23 the dd-55 also features side panel midi terminals (midi in and midi out) as well as a compre- hensive set of midi functions, that let you use the instrument in a variety of recording and perfor- mance applications. In all cases, make sure to properly set the midi transmit channels ...

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    Midi functions 24 you 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....

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    Midi functions 25 simultaneously press the [demo] and [start/stop] button 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 device — such as a sequencer or rhythm machine — you can have the two device...

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    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 voices. How- ever, data produced by the dd-55 is transmitted via the midi out terminal. On (local on) ...

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    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 off (indicated as “off” in the display).Also, song transmit channels are as shown below: 1 display the midi transmit channel number. 2 select a pad to be assigned a midi tra...

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    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 midi note number. 2 select the pad to be assigned a midi note num- ber. 3 assign a midi note number. 4 exit the midi/utility mode. Setting the midi note number after ente...

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    Midi functions 29 the dd-55 lets you save 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. To transfer song data between the dd-55 and the connected computer, you must first install the spe- cial song fi...

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    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 below. Refer to page 24 for information on connecting the dd-...

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    31 appendix initialize..................................................................................... The dd-55’s custom song, custom kit, and panel setting data are backed up so long as power is supplied to the dd-55 by means of batteries or an ac adaptor. Initialize is the term which refers ...

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    Appendix 32 troubleshooting ....................................................................... In many cases, problems or malfunctions that occur during use can be remedied easily. Please check the following list before deciding that your dd-55 is damaged. If the suggested remedy is ineffective...

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    Appendix 33 drum voice list ........................................................................ ● panel voice list voice no. Voice 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 s...

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    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 tambourine 124 tambourine 125 cowbell 126 cowbell 127 dance cowbell 128 jazz cowbell 129 conga h close 130 conga h open 13...

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    Appendix 35 song list .................................................................................. Song no. Song name diffi- culty demo 00 technical funk — 01 heavy metal 02 hyper dance mix 03 latin fusion 04 straight ahead pattern 05 simple rock easy 06 pop rock 07 r&r 1 08 r&r 2 09 groove ro...

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    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 tom h 063 low tom 065 floor tom l 01 heavy metal kit 032 rock snare m 080 rock mid tom l 081 rock ...

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    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...

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    Appendix 38 drum map ................................................................................. • “ • each percussion voice uses one note. • the midi note # and note are actually one octave lower than listed. For example, in “gm standard 1”, the “seq click h” (note# 36/note c1) corresponds to...

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    Appendix 39 program change no. 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 keyboard midi pad standard 1 pad standard 2 pad room pad rock pad electronic pad dance pad jazz pad stereo & latin 25 c# 0 13 c# -1 26 d 0 14 d -1 27 d# 0 15 d# -1 28 e 0 16 e -1 29 f 0 17 f -1 30 f# 0 18 f# -1 31 g 0 19 g -1 32 g# 0 20 ...

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    Appendix 40 gm voice list............................................................................ (msb=000, lsb=000) program change no. Voice 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 glockenspiel...

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    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 : tr...

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    Appendix 42 note: *1 value of pan for each drum pad and foot pedal is not transmitted via midi. *2 the dd-55 can accept start/stop signals, received via midi, by setting the midi clock to “external”. *3 this data is transmitted only when it is contained in the song data. *4 exclusive f0h, 7eh, 7fh, ...

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    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 o...

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    Appendix 44 specifications .......................................................................... Drum pads 7 pads (125mm x 4, 88mm x 3), touch sensitive maximum polyphony 32 drum kits 45 preset +1 custom songs 100 tracks 4 (drum 1/drum 2/drum 3/backing) custom song 1 song (approximately 20,000 ...

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    Limited warranty 90 days labor 1 year parts yamaha corporation of america, hereafter referred to as yamaha, 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...

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    Head office yamaha corporation, pro audio & digital musical instrument division nakazawa-cho 10-1, hamamatsu, japan 430-8650 tel: +81-53-460-3273 [pk] 33 for details of products, please contact your nearest yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur le...

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    U.R.G., pro audio & digital musical instrument division, yamaha corporation © 2004 yamaha corporation wd47990 ???Po???.?-01a0 printed in malaysia yamaha pk club (portable keyboard home page, english only) http://www.Yamahapkclub.Com/ yamaha manual library http://www2.Yamaha.Co.Jp/manual/english/.