4

Setting Up 5

Power Requirements .............................................5

Panel Controls 6

Playing the Demo Song 8

Play the Pads/Pedals 9

Pad Names............................................................9
Hand Percussion ON/OFF...................................10
Assigning a Drum Kit to the Pads and Pedals.....10
Assigning a Voice to Individual Pads and Pedals
(“CU” Custom Kit)............................................11
Reverb ON/OFF...................................................12
Setting the Pad Sensitivity...................................13
Adjusting the Pad Volume....................................14
Click ON/OFF.......................................................14

Playing a Song 15

Select the Song and Play.....................................15
Tap Start..............................................................16
Auto Kit Select ON/OFF Setting...........................16
Adjusting the Tempo............................................17

Play along with a Song 18

Track ON/OFF .....................................................18
Break....................................................................18
A-B Repeat ..........................................................19

Recording a Song 20

Recording............................................................ 20
Playback.............................................................. 20

MIDI Functions 21

What’s MIDI?....................................................... 21
What You Can Do With MIDI ..............................23
Connecting to a Computer.................................. 24
Enter/Exit the MIDI/Utility Mode.......................... 25
Setting the Clock................................................. 25
Local ON/OFF..................................................... 26
Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel..................... 27
Setting the MIDI Note Number............................ 28
Saving and Loading Song Data.......................... 29

Appendix 31

Initialize............................................................... 31
Troubleshooting .................................................. 32
Drum Voice List................................................... 33
Song List............................................................. 35
Drum Kit List........................................................ 36
Drum Map ...........................................................38
GM Voice List...................................................... 40
MIDI Implementation Chart................................. 41
Specifications...................................................... 44
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• Drum Stick (x2)
• Foot Pedal 1 & 2
• Owner’s Manual

Congratulations!

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DD-55. The DD-55 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.