Play Along With A Song; Track On/Off; Break - Yamaha DD-55 Owner's Manual

Play along with a Song

Use the pads and pedals to play along with the song accompaniment.
The DD-55's song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks: Drum tracks 1, 2, and 3, and the Backing
track.
When drum 3 is
muted.
With the Break function, you can liven up songs by adding your own solos or fills, whenever you
want.
Striking a pad while in the Break mode, the song's accompaniment will be muted until the end of the
measure you have finished your fill or solo in.
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• The DD-55 can play a total of 32 notes simultaneously. That includes notes pro-
duced by song accompaniment, pads, foot pedals, and note data received
through the MIDI IN jack.

Track ON/OFF

DRUM 1
DRUM 2
DRUM 3
BACKING
Pressing a Track button ([DRUM 1], [DRUM 2], [DRUM 3],
[BACKING]) will mute (turn off the sound) the corresponding track
and its indicator lamp will turn off.
Muting DRUM 1, DRUM 2 and DRUM 3 tracks allows you to play
along with the song and practice the missing part.
1
During song playback, press the [BREAK/TAP]
button.
During song playback, press the [BREAK/TAP] button. The three
beat lamps in the display flash, indicating the DD-55 is in Break
standby mode.
To cancel the Break mode, simply press the [BREAK/TAP] button
once again. (The beat lamps flash in tempo.)
2
Play the Break.
Strike any pad or pedal, and the accompaniment will mute until the end
of the measure you played in. You can play a drum fill or drum solo
during this break.
The DD-55 returns to the Break standby mode when the Break mea-
sure is completed.
3
Exit the Break mode.
To exit the Break mode, press the [BREAK/TAP] button.
The Break mode is also exited when the song is stopped.
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Cymbal
Backing

Break