Page 2 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION; PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adaptor). DONOT connect this product to any power supply or adaptor other than onedescribed in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommendedby Yamaha. This product should be used only with the component...
Page 3 - Taking Care of Your DD-50
1 Congratulations! ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DD-50. The DD-50 has been developed toact and play like a drum set but with greater ease. Before you use the instru-ment, we recommend you to read through this manual. Your DD-50 will g...
Page 4 - Table of Contents
2 Table of Contents Setting up the DD-50 3 Power Supply ................................................ 3 When Using headphones (About the PHONES/AUX OUT jack) ............ 3 Control Panel 4 Connecting the foot pedals 1/2 ..................... 5 Supplied Accessories ...................................
Page 5 - Power Supply; Installing Batteries
3 Power Supply Your DD-50 will run either from batteries or an optional power adaptor. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. Setting up the DD-50 Using an AC-Adaptor (sold separately) Installing Batteries Connect the optional power adaptor (Yamaha PA-3 or PA-...
Page 6 - Control Panel; Front Panel; Page
4 Control Panel * ( ! CLICK button ................................................. 9 @ DIAL ............................................................... 8 # START/STOP button .................................... 10 $ BREAK/TAP START button .................... 12, 13 % A-B REPEAT button ..........
Page 7 - Supplied Accessories
5 Control Panel ) q Side Panel (Left) * DC IN 10-12V (AC Adaptor) Jack .................. 3 ( PHONES/AUX OUT Jack .............................. 3 Side Panel (Right) ) MIDI IN/MIDI OUT Terminals ....................... 16 q PEDAL 1/2 Jacks ........................................... 5 @ MIDI IN MIDI...
Page 8 - Playing the Demo Song; Turn on the power; Start the Demo Song; Stop the Demo Song; To stop playback, press either the [DEMO] button again or the
6 Playing the Demo Song 1 Turn on the power Turn the [POWER] switch ON. To give you idea of the DD-50’s possibilities, it comes with a demonstration song. To playbackthe demo song: POWER OFF ON Press the [DEMO] button, the demo song will start playback. 2 Start the Demo Song MASTER VOLUME Small Larg...
Page 9 - Pad Names
7 Play the Pads/Pedals Strike the pad with the supplied drum sticks to play the drum voices. Drum Kit “00” is auto-matically chosen whenever the power is turned on (see the “Drum Kit List” page 24). Striking the pads with different force results in relatively loud or soft sounds accordingly.Loudness...
Page 10 - Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads and Pedals; Select a Drum Kit Number; CU
8 Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads and Pedals Play the Pads/Pedals The DD-50 allows you to choose from 20 different Drum Kits (00-19 : see the “Drum Kit List” page 24) quickly and easily. 20 of the kits have preset voice combinations that will be set to the padsand pedals when the kit is selected. S...
Page 11 - Select a Voice Number; Striking the pad or pressing the pedal to select a voice.; Play the Pads and Pedals
9 Play the Pads/Pedals 3 Select a Voice Number You can select the voice by repeatedly striking the pad, repeatedly pressing the pedal (while listening to the voice) or by turning the DIAL. ● Striking the pad or pressing the pedal to select a voice. First, select a pad or pedal by striking or pressin...
Page 12 - Playing a SONG; Selecting a SONG; Use the DIAL to select a song number; Auto Kit Select ON/OFF Setting; Setting the Auto Kit Select to ON or OFF
10 Playing a SONG The DD-50 features 100 different songs that can be used to provide accompaniment (see the“Song List” page 26). Select one of the songs and have a listen. Selecting a SONG 1 Press the [SONG] button Press the [SONG] button, its LED indicator will light, and the cur- rently selected s...
Page 13 - Select ON or OFF; Press the [BACKING] button and the current ON/OFF setting will; Adjusting the TEMPO; Set the Tempo; Use the DIAL to select the TEMPO. Turn the DIAL to the right; Exit the Tempo setting mode; About the Beat Indicator; on; oF; Exit the Auto Kit Select
11 2 Select ON or OFF Press the [BACKING] button and the current ON/OFF setting will appear in the display. Turn the DIAL to the right (clockwise) to activatethe Auto Kit Select (on). Turn to the left (counter-clockwise) to deactivatethe Auto Kit Select (oF). Playing a SONG Adjusting the TEMPO 1 Pre...
Page 14 - Play along with a SONG; TAP START; Tap Start; Stop the Song Playback
12 Play along with a SONG TRACK ON/OFF Use the pads and pedals to play along with a song accompaniment. The DD-50’s song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks; Drum 1/2, Bass, and Backing tracks. • The DD-50 can play a total of 28 notes simultaneously. That includes notes produced by song accompaniment...
Page 15 - B R E A K; During song playback, press the BREAK/TAP START button; Exit the BREAK mode; Break
13 B R E A K 1 During song playback, press the BREAK/TAP START button With the BREAK function, you can liven up songs by adding your own solos or fills, whenever you want. Striking a pad while in the BREAK mode, the song’s accompaniment will be muted until the endof the measure you have finished you...
Page 16 - Stop the A-B REPEAT mode; Press the [START/STOP] button once again and the accompaniment; Ab; Cancel the Repeat Points
14 A-B REPEAT 1 To set the “A” (start repeat) point 3 Stop the A-B REPEAT mode When the song playback has reached the start of the section you want to practice, press the [A-B REPEAT] button and the “A” repeat point isset. An “A” will appear in the display. If you want to practice a particular secti...
Page 17 - Try Recording; Playback; R E C O R D; Prepare to Record; Stop Recording; oo
15 Try Recording Playback The DD-50’s Custom Song feature (song number “CU”) allows you to record and playbackone original song (600 notes approximately). The recorded Custom Song (song number “CU”) can be played back in the same manner as any song (song numbers “00”-”99”). CU BEAT Song number “CU” ...
Page 18 - Using the MIDI/Utility Mode; What you can do with MIDI
16 Using the MIDI/Utility Mode The MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals, located on the DD-50’s right side panel, offer broad-ened musical possibilities through use of MIDI. But, what is MIDI? What can you do withMIDI? How can you use MIDI with the DD-50? Here are a few examples. MIDI Keyboard’s MIDI IN M...
Page 19 - Setting the Clock; Display the clock setting; Set the Clock to External or Internal; mm
17 Enter/Exit the MIDI/Utility Mode To enter the MIDI mode, press the [START/STOP] and [DEMO] buttons simultaneously, an “ mm ” will appear in the display to indicate the MIDI mode. Setting the Clock Connecting the DD-50, by MIDI cable, to an external MIDI device, such as a sequencer, time based fun...
Page 20 - Display the Local On/Off Setting; Exit the MIDI/Utility mode; Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel
18 Local ON/OFF Setting the Local ON/OFF determines whether or not the internal voices respond to the notes you play on the DD-50’s pads. Setting this to OFF disconnects the DD-50’s pads from the voices. How-ever, data produced by the DD-50 is transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal. 1 Display the Loc...
Page 21 - Select a pad to be assigned a MIDI Transmit Number; Turning the DIAL to the right (clockwise), MIDI transmit channel; Display the MIDI Transmit Channel Number
19 Using the MIDI/Utility Mode ■ Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel . Drum (Song) Song performance data is transmitted on channel 9. You can change this transmit channel to chan- nel 10 by using the procedure below: > First enter the MIDI/Utility mode by pressing both the [START/STOP] and [DEMO] b...
Page 22 - Setting the MIDI Note Number; Display the MIDI Note Number; Select the pad to be assigned a MIDI Note Number; Assign a MIDI Note Number; To select the desired MIDI note number, turn the DIAL to the right
20 Setting the MIDI Note Number Using the MIDI/Utility Mode After entering the MIDI/Utility mode, press the [KIT ASSIGN] button, the MIDI note number currently assigned to Pad 1 will appear inthe display. 1 Display the MIDI Note Number E1 BEAT ASSIGN PAD KIT 2 Select the pad to be assigned a MIDI No...
Page 23 - Initialize; Cr; Data Backup
21 Initialize The DD-50’s Custom Song, Custom Kit, and Panel Setting data are backed up so long as power is supplied to the DD-50 by means of batteries or an AC adaptor. Initialize is the termwhich refers to this data being restored to its original factory settings. To initialize the DD-50,follow th...
Page 24 - Troubleshooting
22 In many cases, problems or malfunctions that occur during use can be remedied easily.Please check the following list before deciding that your DD-50 is damaged.If the suggested remedy is ineffective, take the DD-50 to an authorized Yamaha dealer forproper diagnosis and repair. Do not attempt to r...
Page 25 - Lista de voces de batería
23 Drum Voice List / Drum Voice-Verzeichnis / Liste des voix de batterie / Lista de voces de batería Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos Pad assign No. Voice Name 0 Bass Drum Lo 1 Bass Drum Mid 2 Bass Drum Hi 3 Bass Drum Rock 4 Bass Drum Dance 5 Bass Drum Jazz 6 Snare Drum Lig...
Page 27 - de juegos de batería
25 de juegos de batería Data / Verzeichnisse und Spezifikationen / Données / Datos Small Pad 1 Small Pad 2 Small Pad 3 Pedal 1 Pedal 2 38 Crash Cymbal-H 39 Ride Cymbal 34 HH Open/Closed 1 Bass Drum Mid 34 HH Pedal (Pedal 2 Off/On) 34 HH Open/Closed 37 Crash Cymbal-L 47 Cowbell 2 Bass Drum Hi 34 HH P...
Page 32 - Adjusting the Pad’s Sensitivity; Einstellen der Pad-Empfindlichkeit
30 Adjusting the Pad’s Sensitivity The factory default setting for pad sensitivity should provide you with trouble-free use. However, it is possible to adjust the pad’s sensitivity (0-3, factory default = 2) if you are experiencing one of the problems shown below. • Striking two pads simultaneously ...
Page 33 - Réglage de la sensibilité des pads; Procédure de réglage; Ajuste de la sensibilidad de los pulsadores
31 Réglage de la sensibilité des pads Le réglage par défaut en usine de la sensibilité des pads devrait vous permettre une utilisation sans problème.Cependant, il est possible de régler la sensibilité des pads (de 0 à 3, 2 étant le défaut) au cas où vous seriez confronté à l’un des problèmes mention...
