Medeli DD 638DX Owner's Manual

Medeli DD 638DX Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 1 18/5/30 11:05 MENU CLICK COACH DOWN MASTER EXIT AUX IN VOLUME KICK SNARE TOM 1 TOM 2 TOM 3 TOM 4 PHONES iKIT CLICK SONG HI-HAT CRASH 1 CRASH 2 RIDE SONG...
  • Page 2 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 2 18/5/30 11:05 INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY! THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 3 18/5/30 11:05 Contents Main Features............4 Recording MIDI Recording and MP3 Recording.....17 Panel & Display Description Prepare and Start Recording.........17 Front Panel...............5 Rename and Save MIDI Recording.......18 Rear Panel...............6 LCD Display.............6 Coach Quiet Count............19 Setup Beat Check.............20 Connecting the Pads and Pedals......7 Change Up.............20 Getting Ready to Play Setting up the Power Supply........8...
  • Page 4: Main Features

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 4 18/5/30 11:05 Main Features PURE DRUM Technology No matter playing the pads with soft stroke or forceful passion grooves, with this new technology, all performances can show up extremely wide range of velocity dynamics. Perfectly express the various changes of acoustic drums, all of these let you enjoy the real delicate nuances, capture the unique characteristics of acoustic drum kit from the PURE DRUM! PURE DRUM - Bringing Natural and Realistic Voices to Your Performance!
  • Page 5: Panel & Display Description

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 5 18/5/30 11:05 Panel & Display Description Front Panel MENU CLICK COACH DOWN MASTER EXIT AUX IN VOLUME KICK SNARE TOM 1 TOM 2 TOM 3 TOM 4 PHONES iKIT CLICK SONG HI-HAT CRASH 1 CRASH 2 RIDE SONG 1.
  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 6 18/5/30 11:05 Panel & Display Description Rear Panel MIDI OUTPUT TRIGGER IN PHONES USB MIDI USB MEMORY L/MONO TOM 4 CRASH 2 AUX IN 18. PHONES jack (1/4”) 23. TOM 4 jack (1/4”) Connect a pair of stereo headphones to detect all output Connect an additional Tom 4.
  • Page 7: Setup

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 7 18/5/30 11:05 Setup Caution! To prevent electric shock and damage to the device, make sure the power is switched OFF on the drum and all related device before making any connection. Connecting the Pads and the Pedals Standard configuration: KICK, SNARE (dual-zone trigger), TOM 1~3 (dual-zone trigger), CRASH (dual-zone trigger with choke), RIDE (triple-zone trigger with choke), HI-HAT (dual-zone trigger), PEDAL(HI-HAT).
  • Page 8: Getting Ready To Play

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 8 18/5/30 11:05 Getting Ready to Play Setting up the Power Supply Connect the power adaptor to the DC IN jack on the rear panel. Plug the other end of the power cord to an appropriate AC outlet. Note: 1.
  • Page 9: Quick Play

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 9 18/5/30 11:05 Quick Play Drum Kits and Voices A drum kit is the voices combination of all pads and cymbals. An acoustic drum has only one fixed kit and it’s unchangeable. However, a digital drum is preset with various voices of different styles and some characterized voices of similar styles, allowing you to combine different voices and make as many drum kits as you like.
  • Page 10 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 10 18/5/30 11:05 Quick Play Cross Stick (X Stick) When X-STICK is in use, strike the snare rim slightly and it will respond X-STICK effect. However, if you strike the snare rim with force, it will respond Rim Shot. Cymbal Cymbal Bow Shot Strike the middle area of the cymbal.
  • Page 11: Drum Kit

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 11 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Kit Preset, User and iKit Drum Kits Preset drum kit: kits that are preset on the module. Changes of kit parameters cannot be saved to a preset drum kit. User drum kit: kits parameters are changeable and can be saved on the module.
  • Page 12: Editing Kit Parameters

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 12 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Kit Edit the Kit Parameters Press the [KIT] button to enter KIT menu, then press the [F1(VOICE)] to enter VOICE menu. When editing voice and effect parameters, save it to a user kit after editing, otherwise, the edited data will be lost when you select a different drum kit or power off the module.
  • Page 13: Reverb

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 13 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Kit Editing Other Parameters Press the [KIT] button, then press [F1 (VOICE)], and then press [F2 (OTHERS)] to enter KIT-EDIT menu. Select a trigger pad. Strike the pad that you want to edit. The LCD will display the selected pad name.
  • Page 14: Saving A User Kit

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 14 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Kit Press the [KIT] button, then press [F2 (EFFECT)], and then press [F2 (EQ)] to enter EQ menu. Press the [∧]/[∨] buttons or [F1]/[F2] buttons to select a parameter, then use the data dial or [<]/[>] buttons to change the setting. Parameters and their range: EQ Parameter Description...
  • Page 15: Click

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 15 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Kit Notes: 1. Kit parameters include voice and effect parameters for each trigger. 2. After editing, if you do not save it, the edited data will be lost when you select a different drum kit or turn off the module. 3.
  • Page 16: Song

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 16 18/5/30 11:05 Song Drum off indicator The module features a variety of preset songs and user songs. Try selecting your favorite songs and play along with them. Please refer to Song List for details. Playing Preset Songs SONG Press the [SONG] button to enter SONG MODULE menu.
  • Page 17: Playing Along With A Song

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 17 18/5/30 11:05 Song Press [F1 (LIST)] to enter USB LIST menu. You can select a song from the list to play back. Notes: 1. Format requirement of USB songs: MP3: bit rate≤320k bps; sample rate≤48KHz; WAV: 16 bit; sample rate≤48KHz; MIDI: format0 and format1;...
  • Page 18: Rename And Save Midi Recording

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 18 18/5/30 11:05 Recording Press the [ ] button to enter REC menu. The click will be turned on. You can press the [CLICK] button to mute the click sound, but the [CLICK] button LED will keep blinking. In REC menu, you can adjust the following settings: Use the data dial or [<]/[>] buttons to select a user song to which recording will be saved.
  • Page 19: Coach

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 19 18/5/30 11:05 Coach Coach function provides very unique practice patterns which are designed especially for beginners to help them improve playing accuracy, speed and persistence, as well as other skills on the whole. COACH Press the [COACH] function to enter coach mode. Coach mode contains three parts: Quite Count, Beat Check and Change Up.
  • Page 20: Beat Check

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 20 18/5/30 11:05 Coach Beat Check Beat Check helps improve your playing accuracy of each hit. It provides 15 different beat types. You can select a desired beat type and practice with click sound. Your performance will be scored when score function is in use.
  • Page 21 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 21 18/5/30 11:05 Coach Press the [ ] button to start the practice. It will play a count-in of about one measure length, then you can start practice. The LCD will show the accuracy of each hit. Prior to beat changing, the beat indicator will blink and “CHANGE!”...
  • Page 22: Usb Memory

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 22 18/5/30 11:05 USB Memory When a USB flash drive is connected to the module, the LCD will display the USB icon. Besides playing back MP3 songs and recording, you can also execute the following operations with USB flash drive: Select a playback folder for playing back USB songs.
  • Page 23: Format Usb Memory

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 23 18/5/30 11:05 USB Memory Notes: 1. It will take a few minutes to finish loading a user voice, please wait patiently. 2. If the LCD displays “Unsupported file”, it indicates this format does not meet requirement, please change it to the WAV format as specified above.
  • Page 24: Volume Sliders

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 24 18/5/30 11:05 Volume Sliders You can use the volume sliders to adjust the relevant volumes respec- tively. KICK SNARE TOM 1 TOM 2 TOM 3 TOM 4 Press the [ ] button to select a group of parameters to edit. LED of the selected group will be lit.
  • Page 25: Settings

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 25 18/5/30 11:05 Settings Trigger Settings You can adjust trigger parameters to suit your playing habits and optimize the digital drum for best performance. MENU The module provides a group of preset trigger settings. You can edit the relevant parameters and save it on the module. If you do not save the edited data, it will be lost after power off..
  • Page 26: Master Compress

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 26 18/5/30 11:05 Settings Curve description: Curve Description Normal The most natural setting. There is a linear change between playing dynamics and volume response. Normal Exp-1 Exp-2 Exp-1, Comparing to Normal, heavy strike will produce Exp-2 greater volume change. Playing Playing Playing...
  • Page 27: Midi Setup

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 27 18/5/30 11:05 Settings MIDI Setup Press the [KIT] button, then press the [MENU] button. MENU Press the [∧]/[∨] buttons or [F1]/[F2] buttons to select “Midi Setup”, then press [F3 (ENTER)] to enter MIDI SETUP menu. Press the [∧]/[∨] buttons or [F1]/[F2] buttons to select a parameter to edit, then use the data dial or [<]/[>] buttons to change the setting.
  • Page 28: Factory Reset

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 28 18/5/30 11:05 Settings Factory Reset MENU In Factory Reset, you can restore factory settings respectively for drum kits, songs, triggers, and voices. Press the [KIT] button, then press the [MENU] button. Press the [∧]/[∨] buttons or [F1]/[F2] buttons to select “Factory Reset”, then press [F3 (ENTER)] to enter FACTORY RESET menu.
  • Page 29: Specifications

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 29 18/5/30 11:05 Specifications Drum Kits Kit: 50 Presets + 49 Users Voices Preset: 650 (Percussion Voice, Effect Voice)+ 17 Hi-hat Combination User: 99 samples with approx. 15M Byte in total Sequencer Preset: 100 User: 10 USB flash drive: MP3, Wav and MIDI files; up to 99 files per folder. Tick: 192 ticks per beat Record: Real-time recording Record Capacity: About 2000 notes per song.
  • Page 30: Drum Kit List

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 30 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Kit List Kit Name Kit Name Standard 1 Beatbox 2 Acoustic 1 Power Funk Teckno Rock Dance Brush 1 Metal Latin Funk Band World Dubstep Beatbox 1 Lo-Fi R&B Electronic HipHop Magic Reggae House Jazz FX Mix Percussion 1 Big Band...
  • Page 31: Drum Voice List

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 31 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Voice List Voice Name Brush Snare Rim 1 KICK Brush Snare 2 22” Standard Kick 1 Brush Snare Rim 2 22” Standard Kick 2 Live Snare Rock Kick Live Snare Rim 22” Acoustic Kick Orchestra Snare 22”...
  • Page 32 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 32 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Voice List 909 Snare Stick Brush Tom 5 Rim Electronic Snare Stick Brush Tom 6 Old School Snare Stick Brush Tom 6 Rim House Snare Stick Funk Tom 1 Lo-Fi Snare Stick Funk Tom 1 Rim Junkyard Snare Stick Funk Tom 2 Noise Snare Stick...
  • Page 33 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 33 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Voice List Electronic Tom 5 Dubstep Tom 2 Rim Crash Electronic Tom 6 Dubstep Tom 3 16'' Standard Crash 1 Electronic Tom 7 Dubstep Tom 3 Rim 16'' Standard Crash 1 Edge Electronic Tom 8 Dubstep Tom 4 Rock Crash Power Tom 1...
  • Page 34 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 34 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Voice List Lo-Fi Crash 2 Edge Indian 14 Vibra-slap 1 Techno Crash 1 Indian 15 Vibra-slap 2 Techno Crash 1 Edge Indian 16 Vibra-slap 3 Techno Crash 2 Indian 17 Synthesis Percussion 1 Techno Crash 2 Edge African 1 Synthesis Percussion 2 Beatbox Crash...
  • Page 35 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 35 18/5/30 11:05 Drum Voice List Orchestra Timpani E3 Marimba Bb5 HI-HAT Combination Orchestra Timpani F3 Marimba B5 HH01 Standard Orchestra Timpani G3 Marimba C6 HH02 Rock Orchestra Timpani A3 Vibraphone C3 HH03 Acoustic Orchestra Timpani B3 Vibraphone Db3 HH04 Funk Orchestra Timpani C4...
  • Page 36: Song List

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 36 18/5/30 11:05 Song List Song Name LCD Name Funk1 Funk1 Classic Rock ClassRk Rock N'Roll1 R'N'R1 Hardcore Hip-Hop HcHipHop Dance1 Dance1 Vintage Dance Pop VtDcPop Pop1 Pop1 Nu-Metal Nu-Metal Fusion1 Fusion1 Salsa2 Salsa2 R&B1 R&B1 Eu Hip-Hop EuHipHop Dubstep1 Dubstep1 Bossa Nova2...
  • Page 37: Gm Drum Kit List

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 37 18/5/30 11:05 GM Drum Kit List GM Percussion Kit Rock Set(BANK0) Standard Set(BANK8) Funk Set(BANK16) 808 Set(BANK24) Eb1[27] High Q E 1[28] Slap F 1[29] Scratch Push F#1[30] Scratch Pull G 1[31] Sticks G#1[32] Square Click A 1[33] Metronome Click Bb1[34] Metronome Bell...
  • Page 38 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 38 18/5/30 11:05 GM Drum Kit List 909 Set(BANK25) Acoustic Set(BANK32) Brush Set(BANK40) Dupstep1 Set(BANK48) Dupstep2 Set(BANK56) Eb1[27] E 1[28] F 1[29] F#1[30] G 1[31] G#1[32] A 1[33] Bb1[34] B 1[35] C 2[36] 909 Kick Acoustic Kick Brush Kick Dupstep1 Kick Dupstep2 Kick C#2[37]...
  • Page 39: Gm Melody Voice List

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 39 18/5/30 11:05 GM Backing Voice List...
  • Page 40: Midi Implementation Chart

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 40 18/5/30 11:05 MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted Recognized Remarks 10ch 1-16 × × × × × × *********** *********** 0-127 0-127 *********** 0-127 〇99H,V=1-127 〇 〇(99H,V=0) 〇 × 〇 × × × 〇 × Bank Select 〇 × Modulation 〇...
  • Page 41: Prompt Messages

    AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 41 18/5/30 11:05 Prompt Messages LCD Message Description Notification/Warning Name invalid! (Rename) File name is invalid. Input at least one character for file name. Characters too long! (Rename) The number of characters exceeds the limit. Decrease the number. The 1st character can't be a SPACE! (Rename) Make sure the 1st character is not a blank space.
  • Page 42 AW_DD638DX_manual_G01_180529.pdf 42 18/5/30 11:05 DD638DX_G01...

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