Pad Assign; Style - Yamaha DD-20S Owner's Manual

Pad Assign

The DD-20 contains a total of 55 high quality
voices that can be assigned to each of the four
percussion pads. The Custom Set pad assign-
ment allows any combinations of the 55 voices.
To assign a voice to a percussion pad:
1. Strike the percussion pad to which you want
to assign a voice.
STYLE LIST 32-35 8 BEAT
00-05 DANCE 36-39 16 BEAT
06-09 HOUSE 40-43 ROCK SHUFFLE
10-13 HIP HOP 44 PROGRE. ROCK
14-16 RAP 45 PUNK ROCK
17-19 DISCO 46 TECHNO ROCK
20-23 POP ROCK 47 LATIN ROCK
24-26 HARD ROCK 48-50 ROCK' N' ROLL
27-28 HEAVY METAL 51-53 RHYTHM & BLUES
29-31 CONTEMPO. ROCK 54-56 SOUL STYLE / PERC.SET / TEMPO
SELECTOR
VOLUME STYLE PERC.SET TEMPO DEMO
TAP PAD ASSIGN
START
STANDBY ON
START/ AUTO
STOP ROLL
2. Press and hold either the
ASSIGN button.
PAD ASSIGN
The currently assigned voice number is
shown in the LED display.
3. While holding either PAD ASSIGN button,
strike the same percussion pad repeatedly
or turn the SELECTOR dial until the
desired voice number appears in the LED
display. (See the Voice List on page 13.)
Voice numbers cycle from 00 to 54 to 00
when striking the percussion pad.
Q
The PAD ASSIGN button decreases the
voice number and the
button increases the voice number.
Q W
4. Release the or
A new voice is now assigned to the desig-
nated percussion pad.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 for any or all of the
other DD-20 percussion pads to set the
four percussion pads to the desired
voice(s).
The DD-20 always returns to Custom Set P0 when
assigning voices to a percussion pad.
All pad assignment changes are memorized in
Custom Set P0 until the power is turned off.
57-60 FUNK 84 BEGUINE
61-65 SWING 85 RHUMBA
66-67 JAZZ BALLAD 86 MAMBO
68-71 FUSION 87 CHA-CHA
BEAT
72-73 BOSSA NOVA 88 TANGO
74-76 SAMBA 89-90 AFRICAN
91 COUNTRY
77-79 SALSA
80-81 REGGAE 92-93 MARCH
82 CALYPSO 94-96 WALTZ
83 MERENGUE 97-99 METRONOME
SOUND EFFECT PADS
SE
SELECT
1
2
OFF 3
ECHO 4
FLAM ROLL
Q W
or PAD
SELECTOR
OR
W
PAD ASSIGN
PAD ASSIGN button.

Style

The DD-20 features a large variety of Auto
Rhythm Styles including variations of basic 8
and 16 beat patterns as well as more exotic
styles such as Son Afro and Calypso. You can
play along with any of the DD-20 Auto Rhythm
Styles. (See the front panel for the Style list.)
To select and play back an Auto
Rhythm Style:
1. Press the STYLE button repeatedly or
turn the SELECTOR dial until the desired
Auto Rhythm Style number appears in the
LED display.
STYLE
The Auto Rhythm Style numbers only cycle
forward when you press the STYLE button.
The SELECTOR dial turns either clockwise
or counterclockwise and the Auto Rhythm
Style numbers cycle up or down accordingly.
2. Press the START/STOP button.
START/
STOP
The currently selected Auto Rhythm Style
plays back.
To stop playback, press the START/STOP
button again.
You can select another Auto Rhythm Style or
enter the Tempo, Percussion Set or Sound Effect
Set mode while any Auto Rhythm Style is playing.
Auto Rhythm Style "Dance 1" is automatically
selected and "00" appears in the LED
display when the power is turned on.
Auto Rhythm Style "00" is selected and appears
automatically in the LED display when the
demonstration song is stopped.
SELECTOR
OR
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