DD-45/YDD-40 Digital Percussion Owner’s Manual EN
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION 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 components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.
PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual 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, shortcircuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
NOTICE To avoid the possibility of damage to the product, data or other property, follow the notices below. Handling and Maintainance • Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.
Congratulations! Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DD-45/YDD-40. The DD-45/YDD-40 has been developed to respond and play like a drum set—but with greater ease, flexibility and sophisticated functions. Before you use the instrument, we recommend that you carefully read through this manual. Contents Panel Controls..........................................................................................................6 Setting Up .............................................................................
Panel Controls Front Panel Pad 2 sound can be switched between a Hi-Hat sound and a Bass Drum sound (see “Assigning Bass Drum to Pad 2” on page 11). Pad 3 features a Magic Tom function which allows you to add a fill-in (page 13). Pad 3 w q 88 e r t y i o !0 !1 u (Tom) Pad 2 Pad 4 (Hi-Hat) (Cymbal) !2 88 !3 Pad 1 !4 (Snare) q w e r t y u Display .............................................................. page 9 [ ][ ] buttons ...........................................
Setting Up Make all necessary settings below BEFORE turning the power on (page 9). CAUTION • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power of all the components. Also, before turning any components on or off, make sure to set all volume levels to minimum (0). Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may occur.
Setting Up Using a Drum Stand Position mark An optional stand Yamaha SS662 is available for installing this instrument. Fix the instrument on the stand’s arms, aligning the stand position marks on the bottom of the instrument. NOTE • Do not tighten the arms more than necessary. Over tightening may result in bending the instrument. CAUTION Connecting an Audio Source ([AUX IN] jack) This jack is for connection to an external audio source such as an MP3 player.
Listening to the Demo Songs This instrument features three demonstration Songs (d1 – d3), specially created to showcase the dynamic possibilities of the instrument. 1. 2. Turn on the power. Press the [DEMO] button to start a Demo Song. d1 Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch to turn on the power. A Drum Kit number is displayed after the “dd” indication, as the power is turned on.
Playing the Pads Strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks or your hands to play the Drum Voices. When playing the pads with your hands, make sure to turn the Hand Percussion feature on by pressing the [HAND PERC.] button. The volume of the pads’ sounds responds to your playing; when you play soft the volume is soft, and when you play strongly the volume is loud. The actual loudness of the sound may vary according to which part of the pad is struck.
Playing the Pads Selecting and Playing a Drum Kit The instrument allows you to choose from 50 different Drum Kits (see the “Drum Kit List” on page 20) quickly and easily. 50 of the kits have preset Voice combinations that will be set to the pads and the pedal when the kit is selected. Select some different kits and try playing them.
Playing the Pads Assigning Voices to Individual Pads and Saving to a Custom Kit The instrument contains a total of 99 high quality drum Voices (see the “Voice List” on page 19)—and you can assign these freely to each of the four pads and a pedal. Try assigning some different Voices and save your own “CU” Custom Drum Kits. NOTE • Any data assigned to the Custom Kit will be replaced by factory default values (“1”) when the power is turned off.
Playing the Pads Adding a Fill-in (MAGIC TOM) The instrument features a Magic Tom function which lets you add variations in the rhythm to make your performance sound more professional. Adding a fill-in requires several pads on an acoustic drum kit; however, the Magic Tom function allows you to add a fill-in easily just by hitting a single pad. 1. Press the [MAGIC TOM] button. Fill-in Rhythm Examples The rhythm examples for each of the Magic Toms are provided here.
Playing the Pads Setting the Click On/Off The instrument includes a click sound with adjustable tempo and time signature. 1. Press the [CLICK] button to turn the click on. Setting the Time Signature of the Click The time signature (beat) of the click can be set to 0, 2, 3, 4 or 6. The first beat is accented with a bell sound and the rest with clicks. “0” actually represents a beat of 1 (time signature 1/1), and the click sounds all beats without a bell accent. 1.
Play Along with a Pattern This instrument features 50 different rhythm patterns that can be used to provide accompaniment (see the “Pattern List” on page 19). Play the pads (and the pedal) along with the rhythm accompaniment. Selecting and Playing a Pattern 1. Press the [PATTERN] button. 01 Use the [ ] and [ ] buttons to select a Pattern number. 01 01 02 02 Press the [START/STOP] button to start Pattern playback. Pattern number The current Pattern number appears on the display. 2. 3.
Play Along with a Pattern Adjusting the Tempo Tap Start The Pattern tempo and Click tempo can be set anywhere from 11 to 280 beats per minute. The higher the tempo value, the faster the tempo. The Tap Start function allows you to set the Pattern’s overall tempo as well as start the accompaniment—simply by tapping out the rhythm. The accompaniment plays back at the tempo with which the pads are struck or the pedal is pressed. 1. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. 1.
Play Along with a Pattern Muting Parts Each Pattern consists of a drum part and a backing part. Either the drum part or the backing part can be individually muted, letting you play along with the Pattern and practice the missing part. 1. Press the [MUTE] button to select the part to be muted. 1 2 3 oF Each time the [MUTE] button is pressed the setting changes between “1,” “2,” “3” and “oF.” 1 Mutes all drum part sounds with the exception of the bass drum.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power. The LED display is dark. The batteries are low or dead. Replace all six batteries with completely new ones, or use an AC adaptor. The volume is too low. The Custom Kit Voice assignments have disappeared or been reset to their default settings. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced.
Voice List Voice No.
Drum Kit List Pad 3 Pad 2 Pad 4 88 Pad 1 Pedal Kit No.
Drum Score There are many different types of drum score commercially available, but we’ve chosen the following common format for the examples below. Hi-Hat Cymbals (H.H.) Ride Cymbal (RIDE) Hi-Hat (H.H.) Open Close Crash Cymbal Snare Drum Snare Drum (Side Stick/ Rim Shot) High Tom Low Tom High Hi-Hat Cymbals (PEDAL) Mid Tom Low Bass Drum : Repeat the previous measure. : Repeat the previous two measures. : Eighth notes are to be played with a triplet feel.
Drum Score 03 8 Beat 3 (Drum Kit 2) CRASH H.H. =112 04 8 Beat 4 (Drum Kit 3) CRASH H.H. =118 05 8 Beat 5 (Drum Kit 4) H.H. =120 06 8 Beat 6 (Drum Kit 1) CRASH H.H. =125 07 Rock 1 (Drum Kit 14) CRASH H.H.
Drum Score 08 Rock 2 (Drum Kit 15) =140 09 CRASH H.H. Magic Tom 3 Rock’n Roll (Drum Kit 5) CRASH H.H.Open =168 Early rock ‘n’ roll pattern from the 1950’s, popularized by Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry and others. 10 Hard Rock 1 (Drum Kit 6) CRASH H.H.Open =86 11 Hard Rock 2 (Drum Kit 7) CRASH H.H.
Drum Score 12 Hard Rock 3 (Drum Kit 6) CRASH COWBELL =132 13 Blues (Drum Kit 23) CRASH H.H. =65 Blues is a genre created by African-Americans in the U.S. and is the musical root for both jazz and rock. 14 Soul (Drum Kit 24) CRASH H.H. =122 15 =96 16 Beat 1 (Drum Kit 8) H.H. A rhythm developed in dance music and jazz fusion, based on sixteenth notes.
Drum Score 16 16 Beat 2 (Drum Kit 8) CRASH H.H. =108 17 16 Beat 3 (Drum Kit 16) CRASH H.H. =126 18 Slow Ballad (Drum Kit 30) CRASH H.H. Magic Tom 3 =62 19 Slow 16 Beat (Drum Kit 9) CRASH H.H. =66 20 =72 16 Beat Shuffle (Drum Kit 10) CRASH H.H.
Drum Score 21 6/8 Ballad (Drum Kit 25) =44 CRASH H.H. 22 Magic Tom 3 House (Drum Kit 19) CRASH H.H. =128 This music genre originated in Chicago in 1977 and is characterized by drum machine sounds and rhythms. 23 Drum’n Bass (Drum Kit 20) CRASH H.H. Snare 2 =160 A dance music genre characterized by complicated and fast rhythms, with heavy bass lines. 24 Hip Hop (Drum Kit 21) =92 CRASH H.H. Hip Hop dates back to the 1970’s, with the emerging Rap music from the Bronx in New York City.
Drum Score 25 Technical Funk (Drum Kit 17) CRASH RIDE R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L =108 Played with a single paradiddle rudiment. 26 70’s Funk (Drum Kit 18) CRASH H.H. =114 27 4 Beat (Drum Kit 26) =120 RIDE Basic legato cymbal playing for jazz drumming.
Drum Score 29 Swing Jazz (Drum Kit 28) =166 30 RIDE Country (Drum Kit 11) =108 SPLASH H.H. A broad music genre created and popularized in the south in the U.S. 31 Second Line Beat (Drum Kit 26) =88 Highly popular, funky rhythm born from traditional parades in New Orleans.
Drum Score 33 =132 Samba (Drum Kit 35) High Low AGOGO SURDO Open Popular Brazilian music style. Played with agogo and surdo as shown in this example, as well as other percussion instruments such as pandeiro and tamborim. 34 Bossa Nova (Drum Kit 29) Magic Tom 3 H.H. =132 Brazilian rhythm born in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950’s, popularized by artists such as Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto. 35 Calypso (Drum Kit 13) H.H.
Drum Score 36 Reggae (Drum Kit 31) Magic Tom 3 =143 H.H. SPLASH This rhythm style emerged from Jamaica in the 1960’s. The example here is of the “one drop” playing style where the first beat is left empty. 37 Chacha (Drum Kit 32) =120 Long Short GUIRO TIMBALES High Low DRUMS One of the major Cuban rhythms, along with Mambo and Rumba.
Specifications Size/Weight Dimensions Width 146.1 mm (5-3/4") Depth 325.9 mm (12-13/16") Weight Control Interface Voices Songs Functions Connectivity 1.5 kg (3 lbs., 5 oz.) Pad Number of Pads Touch Sensitivity Yes (Hand Percussion On/Off) Pedal Number of Pedals 1 (optional) Display Type LED (7-segment, 2-digit) Panel Language English Polyphony Number of Polyphony (Max.
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