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Yamaha DD-45 Owner's Manual

Yamaha DD-45 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 DD-45 / YDD-40 Digital Percussion Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is being charged. used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom- When installing batteries, never mix old batteries with new ones, and pany the accessory product.
  • Page 3 Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

  • Page 4: About This Manual

    • Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. • This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Accessories • Owner’s Manual • AC Power Adaptor * May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer. • Drum Stick (x2) • My Yamaha Product User Registration * The PRODUCT ID on the sheet will be needed when you fill out the User Registration form.

  • Page 6: Panel Controls

    • Use the sticks with caution. Do not use them for anything other than playing the instrument. Also, to avoid damage or injury, refrain from waving them recklessly or throwing them. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Setting Up

    Power Requirements Although the instrument will run either from an AC power adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources.

  • Page 8: Pedal] Jack

    Adjust the input An optional stand Yamaha SS662 is available for level from the volume control of the external audio installing this instrument. Fix the instrument on the source for optimum balance.

  • Page 9: Listening To The Demo Songs

    The Auto Power Off function can be disabled if you turn the power on by holding the [ ] (Standby/On) switch for more than 3 seconds; the indication “dd” blinks for a while. You can also stop the Demo Song by pressing the [START/STOP] button. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Playing The Pads

    [HAND PERC.] button until the “Lc” is no longer priate level for hand playing. shown on the display. NOTE • The panel buttons cannot be locked when a Pattern or Demo Song is playing. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Selecting And Playing A Drum Kit

    Voices to Individual Pads and Saving to a Custom Kit” on page 12). • If an optional pedal is connected to the instrument, the Bass Drum Voice is assigned to the pedal. The Bass Drum Voice can also be assigned to Pad 2 (see the right column). DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Assigning Voices To Individual Pads And Saving To A Custom Kit

    Voice), or by using the [ ] and [ ] but- execute the assignment. tons. The instrument will automatically be saved to the Custom Kit “CU.” You can now play the Voice you have assigned to the pad/pedal. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Adding A Fill-In (Magic Tom)

    Snare Magic Tom Snare Magic Tom Magic Tom You can add a fill-in by striking Pad 3 repeatedly. NOTE Magic Tom • Magic Tom does not function when the Custom Kit “CU” is selected. Magic Tom Snare DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Setting The Click On/Off

    Release the [CLICK] button to exe- cute the change. NOTE • While a Pattern is played back, the time signature of the click synchronizes to the Pattern. • The time signature cannot be set during Pattern playback. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Play Along With A Pattern

    • Pattern number “01” is automatically selected whenever the NOTE power is turned on. • The beat lamps do not appear when Tempo setting value is • When Click (page 14) is on, the Click stops as the Pattern is shown in the display. changed. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Tempo

    ] button to decrease the value. Pressing the [ ] and [ ] buttons simultaneously restores the preset tempo of the currently selected Pattern. NOTE • The tempo value cannot be changed while the Demo Song is playing. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Muting Parts

    Mutes all drum part sounds with the excep- tion of the bass drum. (Exceptions to this may be other sounds in certain Patterns.) Mutes all drum part sounds. Mutes all backing parts and plays only the drum part sounds. Turns the mute function off. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    The panel buttons have been locked. Turn off Panel Button Lock (page 10). The power was turned off suddenly. The Auto Power Off function (page 9) is active. When the instrument is not in use for about ten minutes, power is turned off automatically. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Voice List

    Hard Rock 2 Big Band Africa Hard Rock 3 Swing Jazz Bahia Blues Country Carnival Soul Second Line Beat Arabic 16 Beat 1 Paso Doble Japan 16 Beat 2 Samba Voice Percussion 16 Beat 3 Bossa Nova DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Drum Kit List

    Djembe Open Shekere Shake Claves VoicePerc. Kit VoicePerc. Snare Drum VoicePerc. HH Close VoicePerc. Tom VoicePerc. Crash VoicePerc. Bass Drum Japanese Kit Shimedaiko Atarigane Oodaiko Oodaiko Rim Kabuki Voice / Tsuzumi Animal Kit Rooster Horse Hand Clap DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Drum Score

    Drum Kit. Try and play along with these Patterns! 8 Beat 1 (Drum Kit 1) H.H. A typical rhythm pattern in rock and pop music based on eighth notes. 8 Beat 2 (Drum Kit 2) H.H. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 22 8 Beat 4 (Drum Kit 3) CRASH H.H. =118 8 Beat 5 (Drum Kit 4) H.H. =120 8 Beat 6 (Drum Kit 1) CRASH H.H. =125 Rock 1 (Drum Kit 14) Magic Tom 4 CRASH H.H. =102 DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 23 CRASH H.H.Open =168 Early rock ‘n’ roll pattern from the 1950’s, popularized by Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry and others. Hard Rock 1 (Drum Kit 6) CRASH H.H.Open Hard Rock 2 (Drum Kit 7) CRASH H.H. =178 DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 24 Blues is a genre created by African-Americans in the U.S. and is the musical root for both jazz and rock. Soul (Drum Kit 24) CRASH H.H. =122 16 Beat 1 (Drum Kit 8) H.H. A rhythm developed in dance music and jazz fusion, based on sixteenth notes. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 25: 16 Beat

    16 Beat 3 (Drum Kit 16) CRASH H.H. =126 Slow Ballad (Drum Kit 30) CRASH H.H. Magic Tom 3 Slow 16 Beat (Drum Kit 9) CRASH H.H. 16 Beat Shuffle (Drum Kit 10) CRASH H.H. Magic Tom 4 DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Crash H.h

    A dance music genre characterized by complicated and fast rhythms, with heavy bass lines. Hip Hop (Drum Kit 21) CRASH H.H. Hip Hop dates back to the 1970’s, with the emerging Rap music from the Bronx in New York City. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 27 =108 Played with a single paradiddle rudiment. 70’s Funk (Drum Kit 18) CRASH H.H. =114 4 Beat (Drum Kit 26) =120 RIDE Basic legato cymbal playing for jazz drumming. Big Band (Drum Kit 27) =168 RIDE CRASH DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 28 A broad music genre created and popularized in the south in the U.S. Second Line Beat (Drum Kit 26) Highly popular, funky rhythm born from traditional parades in New Orleans. Paso Doble (Drum Kit 12) =118 DRUMS CASTANET DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Brazilian rhythm born in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950’s, popularized by artists such as Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto. Calypso (Drum Kit 13) H.H. TIMBALES High TIMBALES Low =240 A rhythm originating from the Caribbean island of Trinidad. DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 30 TIMBALES High DRUMS One of the major Cuban rhythms, along with Mambo and Rumba. Now that you have played through the scores above, continue to play and enjoy the rest of the Patterns in your favorite styles! DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Specifications

    • Snare Stand SS662 Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or mod- ify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.
  • Page 32 Warranty service will only be provided for defective products within the Warranted Area. Contact your local authorized Yamaha dealer who will advise you of the procedures to be followed. If this is not successful, con- tact Yamaha at the address, telephone number or website shown below. Yamaha may request that you send the defective product to a local authorized Yamaha Servicer or authorize return of the defective product to Yamaha for repair.
  • Page 33 DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 34 DD-45/YDD-40 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 35 Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante.
  • Page 36 Yamaha Home Keyboards Home Page http://music.yamaha.com/homekeyboard/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/ U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2009 Yamaha Corporation WT57470 911POxxx.x-01A0 Printed in China...

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