Yamaha Druid Digital Percussion DD-55 User Manual

Owner’s ManualOwner’s Manual

Play the Pads/Pedals10You 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 a

Play the Pads/Pedals11The DD-55 contains a total of 212 high quality drum sounds (see the “Drum Voice List” page 33) — and you can assign these freely

Play the Pads/Pedals12Different 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 Se

Play the Pads/Pedals13The 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 th

Play the Pads/Pedals14The 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 an

15Playing a SongThe DD-55 features 100 different songs that can be used to provide accompaniment. (See the “Song List” on page 35.)Select one of the

Playing a Song16The Tap Start function allows you to set the song’s overall tempo as well as start the accompaniment — simply by tapping out the rhyth

Playing a Song173 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

18Play along with a SongUse the pads and pedals to play along with the song accompaniment.• The DD-55 can play a total of 32 notes simultaneously. Tha

Play along with a Song19If you want to practice a particular section of a song, you can specify that section’s “A” (start repeat) and “B” (end repeat)

2PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUALThis product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adap

20Recording a SongThe DD-55’s Custom Song feature (song number “CU”) allows you to record and play-back one original song (20000 notes approximately).

21MIDI FunctionsThe MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on the DD-55’s right side panel, offer broadened musical possibilities through use of MIDI

MIDI Functions22MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate wi

MIDI Functions23The 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 y

MIDI Functions24You can enjoy using personal computer music software when you connect your DD-55’s MIDI ter-minals to a personal computer. Make sure

MIDI Functions25Simultaneously press the [DEMO] and [START/STOP] button to enter the MIDI/Utility mode. An “mm” appears in the display indicating the

MIDI Functions26The 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

MIDI Functions27Each 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” i

MIDI Functions28Each 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 Selec

MIDI Functions29The 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 th

3PRECAUTIONSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference.WARNINGAlways follow the basi

MIDI Functions30 Song Filer Functions ...After you install Song Filer on the co

31AppendixInitialize...The DD-55’s Custom Song, Custom Kit, and Pane

Appendix32Troubleshooting...In many cases, problems or malfunctions that occur dur

Appendix33Drum Voice List ...● Panel Voice ListVoice No.Voice Name000 Bass Drum S

Appendix34114 Ride Cymbal 2115 Ride Cymbal Cup116 Ride Cymbal Cup117 Chinese Cymbal118 Chinese Cymbal119 Splash Cymbal120 Splash Cymbal121 Hand Clap12

Appendix35Song List ...Song No.Song NameDiffi-cultyDemo00 Technical Funk

Appendix36Drum Kit List ...Cate-goryKit No.Kit Name Pad 1 Pad 2 Pad 3 Pad 4De

Appendix37Small Pad 1 Small Pad 2 Small Pad 3 Pedal 1 Pedal 2106 Crash Cymbal 1 111 Ride Cymbal 1 102 Hi-Hat Closed/Open * 001 Bass Drum Hard 102 Hi-H

Appendix38Drum Map ...•“<——” indicates that in the column on the imme

Appendix39Program Change No. 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127Keyboard MIDI Pad Standard 1 Pad Standard 2 Pad Room Pad Rock Pad Electronic Pad Dance Pad

4Setting Up 5Power Requirements ...5Panel Controls 6Playing the Demo Song 8Play the Pads/Pedals 9Pad Names .

Appendix40GM Voice List...(MSB=000, LSB=000)Program Change No.Voice Name000 G

Appendix41 YAMAHA [ DIGITAL PERCUSSION ] Date:07-FEB-2001Model DD-55 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0Tran

Appendix42NOTE:*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 M

Appendix43 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 par

Appendix44Specifications ...Drum Pads7 pads (125mm x 4, 88mm x 3), Touch Sensiti

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5Setting UpThis section contains information about setting up your DD-55 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instr

6Panel ControlsFront Panelq DEMO button ... 8, 25w CLICK button ... 14

Panel Controls7Side Panel (Left)!9 DC IN 12V (AC Adaptor) Jack... 5@0 PHONES/OUTPUT Jack ... 7@1 PEDAL 2

8Playing the Demo SongThe DD-55 features a demonstration song, specially created to show you the dynamic possibilities of the instrument.1 Turn on the

9Play the Pads/PedalsStrike the pad with the supplied drum sticks or your hands to play the drum voices.When playing the pads with your hands, turn t