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The serial number of this product may be found on the bottom of the unit. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft. DD-9 Model No. Serial No. Entsorgung leerer Batterien (nur innerhalb Deutschlands) Leisten Sie einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz. Verbrauchte Batterien oder Akkumulatoren dürfen nicht in den Hausmüll. Sie können bei einer Sammelstelle für Altbatterien bzw. So
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Welcome Contents Congratulations! You are now the The DD-9 At a Glance........................ 2 proud owner of a powerful new musi- Setting Up .......................................... 3 cal instrument capable of inspiring Playing the Demo .............................. 4 and fueling your musical creativity. Percussion Set .................................. 4 This is not just another digital per- Pad Assign......................................... 5 cussion instrument. The DD-9 is the Style..
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+ _ HEADPHONES/ DC IN 10-12V AUX. OUT The DD-9 At a Glance LED display LED display shows, the Front View selected Style, Volume, Percussion Set, Tempo, Sound Effect, Auto Roll, and other settings. STYLE LIST 32-35 8 BEAT 57-60 FUNK 84 BEGUINE 00-06 DANCE 36-39 16 BEAT 61-65 SWING 85 RHUMBA 06-09 HOUSE 40-43 ROCK SHUFFLE 66-67 JAZZ BALLAD 86 MAMBO 10-13 HIP HOP 44 PROGRE, ROCK 66-71 FUSION 87 CHA-CHA BEAT 14-16 RAP 45 PUNK ROCK
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OPEN Setting Up Supplying Power The DD-9 will operate on either an optional power adaptor or Percussion optional batteries. To connect a power adaptor: Pads 1. Connect only a Yamaha PA-1, PA-1B or Striking two percussion pads PA-3 power adaptor to the DC IN jack of at the same time produces the DD-9. simultaneous sounds accord- ing to the voices assigned to 2. Plug the power adaptor into an the respective pads. AC power outlet. Sensitivity The DD-9’s main percussion pads feature touch sensors
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Playing the Demo Percussion Set To give you an idea of the DD-9’s sophisticated The DD-9 allows you to choose from ten capabilities, it comes with a demonstration song. different Percussion Sets quickly and easily. Nine Percussion Sets have preset voice combi- To play back the demonstration nations. (See Percussion Set List on page 33.). song: The DD-9 has one Custom Percussion Set 1. Press the DEMO button. allowing you to combine any four of the DD-9’s DEMO voices into a set. (See “Pad Assign
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Pad Assign Style The DD-9 contains a total of 55 high quality The DD-9 features a large variety of Auto voices that can be assigned to each of the four Rhythm Styles including variations of basic 8 percussion pads. The Custom Set pad assign- and 16 beat patterns as well as more exotic ment allows any combinations of the 55 voices. styles such as Son Afro and Calypso. You can play along with any of the DD-9 Auto Rhythm To assign a voice to a percussion Styles. (See the front panel for the Style
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Tap Start Tempo The tempo can be adjusted in 35 steps, from 40 The DD-9 features a Tap Start function that sets to 280 beats per minute (bpm). The steps are the overall tempo depending on how fast you shown in the LED display as values from 01 to strike the percussion pads. This is an advanced 35. The default tempo varies according to Auto feature that is very useful for coordinating your Rhythm Style. playing tempo with the selected Auto Rhythm Style tempo. To adjust the tempo: To set the t
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Auto Roll Sound Effect The DD-9 is equipped with three Auto Roll The DD-9 has four sound effect pads that feature effects that help enhance your playing. The 16 realistic and versatile sound effects. A set of effects include ECHO, FLAM and ROLL. Each four different sound effects, represented by the of these effects varies according to the selected symbols printed on the DD-9’s front panel, is tempo so that the initial strike starts the effect available for each sound effect pad. and the DD-9 kee
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Troubleshooting Specifications Percussion pads In many cases, seemingly big problems or 4 (touch sensitive) malfunctions can be remedied easily. Please check the following list before deciding that SE pads 4 your DD-9 is broken. If the problem is not listed here or the suggested Percussion sets remedy is ineffective, take the DD-9 to an 9 preset + 1 custom authorized Yamaha dealer for proper diagnosis Auto Rhythm Styles and repairs. Do not attempt to repair this digital 100 percussion instrument
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