User manual YAMAHA DD-7

[. . . ] When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement. This product may also use "household" type batteries. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. [. . . ] The actual loudness of the sound may vary according to which part of the pad is struck. Pad Names Pad 1 1: Bass Drum Pad 3 23: Crash Cymbal Pad 4 20: Hi-Hat Open Pad 2 5: Snare Drum Ex. shown, Drum Kit 09 · If you hit a pad too strongly, the adjacent pad(s) may inadvertently sound as well. 9 Play the Pads Hand Percussion ON/OFF You can play the pads of the DD-7 either with the supplied sticks or with your hands. 1 Press the [HAND PERC] button. When you press the [HAND PERC] button, "on" appears in the display, and the pad sensitivity is automatically adjusted for optimum playing by hand. · When Hand Percussion is on, a special set of sounds ideal for playing by hand are automatically assigned to the pads (see the "Drum Voice List" page 17). · While " on" or " oF" is indicated in the display, the dial can also be used to turn Hand Percussion on or off. on Hand Percussion on · When Hand Percussion is on, do not strike the pads with drumsticks or anything other than your hands. Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads The DD-7 allows you to choose from 100 different Drum Kits (00 - 99 : see the "Drum Kit List" page 20) quickly and easily. 100 of the kits have preset voice combinations that will be set to the pads when the kit is selected. Select some different kits and try playing them. The DD-7 also has one Custom Drum Kit allowing you to assign the desired voices to the four pads (see "Assigning a Voice to Individual Pads" page 11). 1 Press the [KIT] button. Pressing the [KIT] button, the currently selected Drum Kit number appears in the display. 00 2 Select a Drum Kit Number. Turn the DIAL to select a Drum Kit number. Drum Kit numbers will increase as the DIAL is turned to the right (clockwise), and decrease as the DIAL is turned to the left (counter-clockwise). · Drum Kit number 09 is normally selected when the power is turned on. · The " CU" Drum Kit is the Custom Kit. Changes made to any one of the preset drum kits will be saved here (see "Assigning a Voice to Individual Pads" page 11). · When a song is selected, a suitable kit is automatically assigned for optimum playing with the selected song. · For some drum kits (90 - 99), the sound changes each time you strike the pad. 00 01 99 CU 10 Play the Pads Assigning a Voice to Individual Pads ("CU" Custom Kit) The DD-7 contains a total of 148 high quality drum sounds (see the "Drum Voice List" page 17) -- and you can assign these freely to each of the four drum pads. The pads also light when they are struck. Pad Light is also used with the Game function. When playing a Game Song, the pads light along with the rhythm, indicating which pads are to be played. 1 Press the [LIGHT ON/OFF] button. When you press the [LIGHT ON/OFF] button, the current setting ("on" or "oF" ) appears in the display. Press the [LIGHT ON/OFF] button, repeatedly if necessary, until the desired setting is shown. · You can also determine the setting by using the dial while " on" or " oF" is indicated on the display. · When the Game function is used, Pad Light is automatically set to " on. " on 2 Try striking the pads. The played pad lights up. · Playing while looking at the lights for a long period of time may cause eye strain and stiff neck/shoulders. For your health and comfort, we recommend that you take a ten-minute break for every hour. 14 Playing the Game The DD-7 features a variety of songs specifically designed to be played with the fun and educational Game function. Select one of these special songs (05 - 99) and play one of the three game types along with them -- and see how well you can keep rhythm with the song. Game q . . . . . . . . . . In this game type, you don't need to worry about hitting the right pad -- any pad will do. Just try to play the pad in time with the rhythm and the flashing lights. Game w . . . . . . . . . . In this game type -- a step up from Game 1 -- you'll need to play the specific pads in rhythm as they light. If your timing is off or you hit the wrong pad, the pad will not sound. Game e . . . . . . . . . . In this game type (a step up from Game 2) you can play along with the song as you like here -- everything sounds just as you play it. [. . . ] Navarinou Street 13, P. Code 10680, Athens, Greece Tel: 01-364-7111 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de Mexico S. A. De C. V. , Departamento de ventas Javier Rojo Gomez No. 1149, Col. Tel: 686-00-33 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J. Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S-400 43 Göteborg, Sweden Tel: 031 89 34 00 KOREA Yamaha Music Korea Ltd. [. . . ]