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Playing a Song
The Tap Start function allows you to set the song’s overall tempo as well as start the accompani-
ment — simply by tapping out the rhythm.
The accompaniment will playback at the tempo with which the pads are struck.
1Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.
2Play the Tap Start.
3Stop the Song Playback.
The song tempo can be set anywhere from 40 to 240 beats per minute. The higher the tempo value,
the faster the tempo.
1Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.
Tap Start
While song playback is stopped, press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.
The DD-35 is set to Tap Start standby.
To cancel the Tap Start mode, simply press the [TEMPO/TAP] button
once again .
In the case of a song in 4/4, strike any pad four times, and the accom-
paniment will start at the desired tempo.
• The number of times needed to strike the pad will change according to
the following time signatures; 5/4, 5 times; 4/4, 4 times; 3/4, 3 times; 6/8,
2 times.
Press the [START/STOP] button and the song accompaniment will
stop.
Adjusting the Tempo
When you press the [TEMPO/TAP] button, the current tempo value
(40 - 240) appears in the display.
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Tempo Display Comment
90 90 —
140 40 Values of 100 and over are indicated by a sin-
gle dot.
240 40 Values of 200 and over are indicated by two
dots.