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DD-512 E-Drum Set
Users manual
00028063
Version 09/2012

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  • Page 1 DD-512 E-Drum Set Users manual 00028063 Version 09/2012...
  • Page 2 INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY! THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA) PRECAUTIONS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Panel & Display Description Settings for Other Functions..........15 Saving to a User Drum Kit..........15 Front Panel................4 Rear & Side Panel..............5 Making the Settings for Pads Display................5 About Settings of Pads............16 Quick Start Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity..........17 Setup Setting the Pad Threshold..........17 Eliminating Crosstalk between Pads........17 Connecting Pads and Pedals..........6 Selecting the Pad Curve.............17...

  • Page 4: Panel & Display Description

    Panel Description Front Panel NORMAL VOLUME BEAT TEMPO SONG VOICE PATTERN RHYTHM BEAT LEARNING START/ STOP SAVE PAGE/SELECT CLICK DRUM OFF TEMPO UTILITY RECORD PLAY/PRACTICE CRASH 1 RIDE TOM 1 TOM 2 HI-HAT CRASH 2 TOM 3 SNARE KICK （　　） LIGHT ON/OFF HI-HAT...

  • Page 5: Rear & Side Panel

    Panel Description Rear Panel & Side Panel AUX IN Jack(1/8”) This stereo input jack is for an external sound source, such as an MP3 or CD player. LINE OUTPUT Jacks(1/4”) Stereo output connection to an audio system or drum amplifier. CRASH 2 Jack(1/4”) Input connection for Crash 2.

  • Page 6: Setup

    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 Pads and Pedals Standard: KICK, SNARE, TOM1-3, CRASH1, RIDE, HIHAT, HIHAT CONTROL PEDAL Extended: CRASH2, TOM4 Using the provided cables, connect with kick, snare, tom1~tom3, ride, crash, hi-hat, hi-hat control triggers.

  • Page 7: Connections

    Connections Connecting an Audio Equipment When using an amplifier, connect the Output L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel to the input of the amplifier. Note: OUTPUT TOM 4 CRASH 2 L/MONO AUX. IN For mono playback, use the L/MONO jack. MIDI OUT For stereo playback, connect both L/MONO and R jacks.

  • Page 8: Performing

    Performing After powering up, the digital drum will be in KIT menu (KIT indicator ON ). The display should look like this: NORMAL BEAT SONG VOICE TEMPO Use the [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the active kit. PATTERN RHYTHM BEAT...

  • Page 9: Adjusting The Sensitivity Of A Pad

    Performing BEAT TEMPO You may wish to adjust the sensitivity of the pads according to UTILITY your playing style and desired dynamic range. UITILY Press the [UTILITY] button The UTILITY indicator appears. Strike a pad or press a pad select button to select the one whose sensitivity is to be adjusted.

  • Page 10: Editing And Saving A Drum Kit

    Editing and Saving a Drum Kit In KIT menu, you can modify the parameters as you like and save to the selected user kit. Press the [KIT] or [PAGE] button. TEMPO BEAT Select the Kit Volume page. Press the [ ] or [ ] button. Adjust the kit volume.

  • Page 11: Setting The Pads To Play Songs

    Playing Along with Songs Press the [SONG] button. TEMPO BEAT SONG Switch to the SONG menu. SONG Press the [ ] or [ ] button. Select the active song. The digital drum has many kinds of songs. Please refer to Song list. Press the [START/STOP] button.

  • Page 12: Recording Your Performance

    Recording Your Performance In RECORD menu, you can record pad performances and the song as accompaniment. BEAT TEMPO Press the [RECORD] button. RECORD The [RECORD] LED will flash. The Metronome will be turned on automatically. The display will show: MEAS BEAT START/ Press the [START/STOP] button or strike the pad.

  • Page 13: Practicing With Patterns

    Practicing with Patterns There are three types of patterns in LEARNING mode. Snare Practice Beat: Drums Practice Rhythm: Drums Practice with accompaniment Pattern: When you are in NORMAL mode, please press and hold the BEAT TEMPO NORMAL SONG VOICE [PAGE/SELECT] button for 1 second. The LED of LEARNING mode will turn on.

  • Page 14: Creating Your Own Drum Kit

    Creating Your Own Drum Kit About the Drum Kits In KIT menu, you can select drum kits to play from the pads, Pad Settings and you can edit voices and their associated parameters, such Kick Head1 as Pitch, Reverb Level, Volume, Pan, MIDI Note, etc. Snare Head2 Rim2 There are 40 kits in the digital drum:...

  • Page 15: About The Drum Instruments

    Creating Your Own Drum Kit About the Drum Instruments The digital drum features 385 different drum instruments which are categorized into 9 separate groups, such as Acoustic Kick, Electric Kick, Acoustic Snare, Electric Snare, Percussion. You can individually adjust the volume, pan, pitch, reverb settings for instruments set to the pad.

  • Page 16: Making The Settings For Pads

    Making the Settings for Pads About Settings of Pads Pad Settings If the digital drum is not yet in UTILITY menu, press the Sensitivity(1-16) [UTILITY] button to enter it. Threshold(0-16) Crosstalk(1-16) The UTILITY indicator will light up. You can use the [ ] or [ ] Curve(1-6) buttons to adjust parameters (as shown to the right ) for each Rim Sensitivity(1-16)

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Pad Sensitivity

    Making the Settings for Pads Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity Press the [PAGE] or [UTILITY] button, select Pad Sensitivity page. The display will show: UTILITY BEAT TEMPO Changes how a pad responds to your playing. At higher sensitivities, the pad will generate a louder signal, even when UTILITY you play softly.

  • Page 18: Setting Rim Sensitivity On Pads

    Making the Settings for Pads Curve refers to how the trigger signal’s dynamic response Loudness Loudness Loudness relates to your pad hit. The standard setting, this produces the most natural Curve1: correspondence between playing dynamics and Striking Force Striking Force Striking Force volume change.

  • Page 19: Setting The Metronome

    Setting the Metronome About Click The digital drum is equipped with a built-in metronome, which Click Settings can be used by itself as a rhythm guide for practice, or in Time 0-9/2, 0-9/4, signature 0-9/8, 0-9/16 conjunction with the song playback or record functions. If the Interval 1-2, 3-8, 1-4, 1-8, 1-12, 1-16 digital drum is not yet in CLICK menu, press the [CLICIK]...

  • Page 20: Playing Back Songs

    Playing Back Songs About Songs Song Settings There are 80 preset songs in the digital drum: Number(1-80) 50 Looped Patterns Accomp(0-32) 10 Looped Percussion Patterns Drum(0-32) 5 Hit Songs 15 Tap Songs HINT The sounds in the tap song are played back Please refer to Song List.

  • Page 21: Recording A Song

    Recording a Song About Recording Record Settings In NORMAL mode, the digital drum allows you to quickly record Song Number ---/1-60 your performance as you play the pads. There are two ways to 1-40 start recording a new song: Tempo 30-280 Press the [START/STOP] button Signature...

  • Page 22: Practicing In Learning Mode

    Practicing in Learning Mode About Learning Mode The LEARNING mode is a unique set of exercises specifically designed to help build speed, accuracy and stamina, as well as develop better drum skills. There are 42 practices in the digital drum: 20 Beats (Only Snare) 12 Rhythms (Only Drum, from Level1-Level6) 10 Patterns (from Level1-Level5)

  • Page 23: Practicing With Rhythms

    Practicing in Learning Mode Practicing with Rhythms If the digital drum is not yet in RHYTHM menu, press the Rhythm [RHYTHM] button to enter it. You can adjust the parameters Number 1-12 (as shown to the right). Level Drum Volume 0-32 Press the [ ] or [ ] button to select the rhythm.

  • Page 24: Recording And Scoring Your Practice

    Practicing in Learning Mode Recording and Scoring Your Practice Press the [START/STOP] button, you can enter the score BEAT MEAS state. A measure count-in will be inserted before playing START/ back the pattern so that you can practice in good time. STOP LEARN When playing back the pattern, your performance will be...

  • Page 25: Making The Setting For Midi

    Making the Settings for MIDI About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard that allows performance data and other information to be exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers. With a MIDI cable connecting MIDI connectors equipped device, you can play multiple instruments with a single keyboard, have multiple instruments perform in ensemble, program the settings to change kits automatically to match the performance as the song progress, and more.

  • Page 26: Connecting With An External Sound Device

    Making the Settings for MIDI Connecting with an External Sound Device The digital drum transmission channel for the drum kit is fixed to Channel 10. It will output MIDI data generated by the triggers when hitting the pads or stepping on the Hi-Hat control pedal (Note ON/OFF, and Foot messages). Song playback data and metronome notes are not transmitted.

  • Page 27: Prompt Messages

    Prompt Messages Display Meaning Action Resetting the digital drum is failed. Please call the distributor, maybe it need repair. BEAT There isn’t data in the digital drum’s Please record your performance, TEMPO memory. and then play it. BEAT There is full of data in the digital If you want to record another song, TEMPO drum’s memory.

  • Page 28: Specifications

    Specifications Maximum Polyphony Display Backlit Segment LCD Drum kits Connectors Drum Kits: 40 (24 Preset Kits + 16 User Kits) 9 Trigger Input Jack, Phone Jack(1/8”, stereo), Aux In General MIDI Kits: 11 GM Kits Jack(1/8”, stereo), 2 External Trigger Input Jack(1/4”, Tom4, Crash2), Instruments Output(1/4”, L/Mono, R), USB, MIDI IN, MIDI OUT Drum Instruments: 385 (Drums, Percussion, SFX)

  • Page 29: Kit/Voice/Song/Pattern/Parameter List

    Drum Kit List PRESET KIT DEFAULT USER KIT Acoustic Acoustic Standard 1 Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 2 Funk 1 Funk 1 Funk 2 Funk 2 Fusion Fusion Camco Camco Brush Brush Room Room Rock Rock Pop Rock Pop Rock Jazz Jazz Jazz Brush...
  • Page 30 Drum Instrument List NAME ELECTRONIC SNARE Electronic Kick 4 Funk Tom 1 ACOUSTIC KICK Electronic Kick 5 House Snare 1 Funk Tom 2 Standard Kick 1 Electronic Kick 6 House Snare 2 Funk Tom 3 Standard Kick 2 Electronic Kick 7 House Snare 3 Funk Tom 4 Classic Kick 1...

  • Page 31: Drum Instrument List

    Drum Instrument List ELECTRONIC TOM Pai Gu 3 Pop Hi-hat Open Timbale Low Mang Luo 1 TR606 Tom 1 Rock Hi-hat Open Timpani High Mang Luo 2 TR606 Tom 2 Jazz Hi-hat Open Timpani Low Mang Luo 3 TR606 Tom 3 Electronic Hi-hat Open Open Tabla High Da Luo 1...
  • Page 32 GM Drum Kit List Note No. Standard 1 (bank 0 ) Standard 2 (bank 4 ) Room (bank 09 ) Rock (bank 16 ) 27－D#1 High Q <- <- <- 28 E1 Slap <- <- <- 29－F1 Scratch Push <- <- <- <-...

  • Page 33: Gm Drum Kit List

    GM Drum Kit List Note No. Funk (bank 17 ) Electronic (bank 24 ) 808 (bank 25 ) House (bank 28 ) 27－D#1 <- <- <- <- 28 E1 <- <- <- <- 29－F1 <- <- <- <- 30－F#1 <- <- <- <-...
  • Page 34 GM Drum Kit List Note No. Jazz (bank 32 ) Brush (bank 40 ) Orchestra (bank 48 ) 27－D#1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Close 28 E1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Pedal 29－F1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Open 30－F#1 <- <- Concert Ride 31－G1 <-...
  • Page 35 GM Backing Instrument List Celloi Lead6 (voice) PIANO Contrabass Lead7 (fifths) Acoustic Grand Piano Tremolo Strings Lead8 (bass & Lead) Bright Acoustic Piano Pizzicato Strings Electric Grand Piano Orchestral Harp Honky-Tonk Piano Timpan Pad1 (newage) E.Piano 1 Pad2 (warm) E.Piano 2 STRINGS ENSEMBLE Pad3 (Polysynth) Harpsichord...
  • Page 36 Song List Type Name Name Type Drum Intro Loop Mambo Loop Drum Main A Loop Latin Rock 1 Loop Drum Main B Loop Latin Pop 2 Loop Electronic&Funk Loop Guitar Bossa Loop Modern Pop Loop Country Blues Loop Loop Loop Fusion 1 Rock HipHop...
  • Page 37 Pattern List BEAT Name Kit Bank Beat Tempo Measure Beat 1 Beat 2 Beat 3 Beat 4 Beat 5 Beat 6 Beat 7 Beat 8 Beat 9 Beat 10 Beat 11 Beat 12 Beat 13 Beat 14 Beat 15 Beat 16 Beat 17 Beat 18 Beat 19...
  • Page 38 Parameter List NORMAL MODE VOICE Parameter Abbreviation Value Parameter Abbreviation Value Kit Number 1—40 Voice Number NUM/H-C 1—385/1—7 Kit Volume 0—32 Voice Volume 0—32 Reverb ON / OFF Voice Pan -8 -- +8 EQ High -12 -- +12 Voice Pitch -8 -- +8 EQ Middle -12 -- +12...

  • Page 39: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart Function Remarks Transmitted Recognized Default 10ch 1－16 Basic Changed × × Channel Default × × Messages × × Mode Altered *********** *********** 0—127 0－127 Note : True Voice *********** 0－127 Number 　　　99H,V=1-127 Note On Velocity Note Off ×（99H,V=0）...

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