Play Along With A Song; Setting The Track On/Off; Break - Yamaha DD-65 Owner's Manual

Play along with a Song

Use the pads and pedals to play along with the song accompaniment.
NOTE
The instrument's song accompaniment consists of 4 tracks: Drum tracks 1, 2, and 3, and the Backing
track.
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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 instrument can play a total of 32 notes simultaneously. That includes notes produced by
song accompaniment, pads, foot pedals, and note data received through the MIDI IN jack.

Setting the Track ON/OFF

DRUM 1 Bass Drum
DRUM 2 Snare Drum
DRUM 3 Cymbal
BACKING 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
When drum 3 is
along with the song and practice the missing part.
muted.
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 instrument 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 instrument returns to the Break standby mode when the Break
measure is completed.

Break