XDrum DD-530, User Manual

Page 1: ...00036021 Version 11 2014 DD 530 Mesh Head E Drum User manual ...

Page 2: ... operation by following the owner s manual In case the function could not resume please use the product in other location PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference Power Supply Please connect the designated AC adaptor to an AC outlet of the correct voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which y...

Page 3: ...nstruments 15 Drum Instrument Setting 15 Settings for Other Functions 15 Saving to a User Drum Kit 15 Making the Settings for Pads About Settings of Pads 16 Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity 17 Setting the Pad Threshold 17 Eliminating Crosstalk between Pads 17 Selecting the Pad Curve 17 Setting Rim Sensitivity on Pads 18 Adjusting the Hi Hat Pedal Splash Sensitivity 18 Saving Settings of Pads 18 Setti...

Page 4: ...Button Scroll through the menu pages Press and hold it for 1 second to switch modes between NORMAL and LEARNING 9 CLICK Button Turn the metronome on or off and enter the Click menu in NORMAL mode 10 DRUM OFF Button Mute the drum part of the pattern 11 TEMPO Button Adjust the current tempo 12 UTILITY Button Enter the Utility menu in NORMAL mode 13 RECORD Button Enter the Record menu in NORMAL mode ...

Page 5: ...ation with other products equipped with a MIDI interface 22 USB Connector This port is used to connect to a computer MIDI In Out via USB 23 PAD Connectors Input connections for Kick Snare Tom Cymbal pads and Hi Hat control pedal 24 PHONES Jack 1 8 This stereo jack is used to connect headphones to the unit 25 POWER Switch This switch turns the power on and off 26 DC IN Jack Connect the included DC ...

Page 6: ...ovided cables connect with kick snare tom1 tom3 ride crash hi hat hi hat control triggers Snare tom ride crash are stereo input support double triggering increase edge triggering kick hi hat are mono input which can t response edge triggering Hi hat control pedal is stereo input Note For details on assembling the drum stand attaching the digital drum and connecting pads refer to the Installation m...

Page 7: ... USB Connector This receives and transmits MIDI messages Via the MIDI Connectors MIDI IN Connector This receives MIDI messages transmitted from an external MIDI device or a computer MIDI OUT Connector Pad performance data is transmitted from this connector to connected computer or MIDI device Connecting a Midi Keyboard If you re using an external MIDI keyboard or pads to control the digital drum m...

Page 8: ...ding on the striking force Drum Pad Head or Rim shot The digital drum pad detects head and rim shots rim shots trigger the rim voice Cymbal Bow shot and Rim shot The digital drum cymbals detect bow shot and rim shots rim shots trigger the rim voice Both Ride and Crash cymbals have cymbal choke But hi hat don t have the cymbal choke Choking the crash ride edge with the hand immediately after hittin...

Page 9: ...ill swing accordingly You can set the time signature and interval adjust the click volume and select the click sound in the CLICK menu 1 Press the CLICK button Start the metronome with click sound 2 Press the PAGE button to select the click menu pages and press the or button to adjust the parameters 3 Press the CLICK button again Stop the metronome and exit the click menu Adjusting the Tempo You c...

Page 10: ... Please refer to Drum Instrument List Adjusting the Volume Pan and Pitch of the Pad Setting the Pads to Play Songs Saving the Edited Kit 1 Select the Pad Volume Pad Pan and Pad Pitch pages 2 Press the or button Adjust the corresponding parameter Press the VOICE or PAGE button 1 Press the VOICE or PAGE button Select the Pad Song and Song Number pages 2 Press the or button Switch the Pad Song functi...

Page 11: ...ton Select the ACC Volume or Drum Volume page 2 Press the or button Adjust the corresponding volume Muting the Drums in Songs If you want to mute the drum track of the song please press the DRUM OFF button The DRUM OFF LED will turn on Using the Pads to Play Songs This function is available only with electric drum When you struck the pads that have been set Pad Song function they will start the pe...

Page 12: ... 3 Press the START STOP button again or press the RECORD button Stop recording the RECORD LED will turn off Your performance has been recorded 1 Press the PLAY button Play back your recording The display will show 2 Press the PLAY button again Stop playing back your performance If you are not satisfied with your recording please press the RECORD button to restart the recording progress You can mak...

Page 13: ...above Drum Lessons Score can be downloaded from internet consult your dealer We recommend you to follow it If you want to check your progress please press the START STOP button The display will show A measure count in will be inserted before playing back the pattern so that you can practice in good time Your practice will be recorded automatically When finished playing back the pattern the digital...

Page 14: ... display the current kit number Press the or buttons to select a kit When holding down values increase rapidly When holding down values decrease rapidly Overall Drum Kit Setting In KIT menu you can set the overall kit parameters 1 Press the PAGE or KIT button select Kit volume page The parameter adjusts the overall kit volume 0 32 2 Press the PAGE or KIT button select Reverb Switch page The parame...

Page 15: ...lect Pad Volume page The parameter adjusts the volume of the pad 2 Press the PAGE or VOICE button select Pad Pan page The parameter adjusts the pan of the pad 3 Press the PAGE or VOICE button select Pad Pitch page The parameter adjusts the pitch of the pad 4 Press the PAGE or VOICE button select Pad Reverb page The parameter adjusts the reverb level of the pad Settings for Other Functions 1 Press ...

Page 16: ...the sensitivity of the splash in SPLASH SENSITIVITY Threshold This setting allows a trigger signal to be received only when the pad is struck harder than a specified force This can be used to prevent a pad from sounding in response to extraneous vibrations from another pad Crosstalk When two pads are mounted on the same stand the vibration produced by hitting one pad may trigger the sound from ano...

Page 17: ...r signal Setting a high threshold requires hitting the pad very hard to get a sound This can help cut out transient responses such as vibrations from the kit or accidental pad taps that you don t intend to generate sounds Setting a low threshold means even light touches will produce sound Adjust according to environment and playing style Eliminating Crosstalk between Pads Press the PAGE or UTILITY...

Page 18: ...n select Pad Rim Sensitivity page The display will show Same as the basic sensitivity feature except that it relates specifically to playing the rim Note This parameter can be adjusted only on SNARE TOM1 TOM2 TOM3 TOM4 If you select the other pads on this page a horizontal line appears and you can t make the setting Adjusting the Hi Hat Pedal Splash Sensitivity Press the PAGE or UTILITY button sel...

Page 19: ...ronome The CLICK indicator will turn off Adjusting the Click Tempo Press the TEMPO button and use the and buttons to adjust the current click tempo The current tempo always displays in the top left corner of the LCD Setting the Time Signature Press the PAGE button select Click Time signature page The display will show When the parameter is set to 0 such as 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 16 no accent is added to th...

Page 20: ...back in SONG menu the PAD indicators will show which pads of the drum track is triggering This function can be disabled or enabled by pressing the KICK button while in SONG menu Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Press the PAGE or SONG button select Song Accompaniment volume page The display will show Use the or to adjust it It will be restore to default value on the next power on Adjusting the Dr...

Page 21: ...nces Accompanied with a Song If you want to record your performance accompanied with a song first set the parameters Song Number and Drum off before start to record The display will be as shown to the right For details on setting refer to Recording Standby Recording operations are as mentioned above Playing Back Your Recorded Performance Press the PLAY button Play back your recording The display w...

Page 22: ...um is not yet in LEARNING mode press and hold the PAGE SELECT button for 1 second The LED of LEARNING mode will turn on The display will show In this Learning Mode after you press the PRACTICE or START STOP to start practicng your hitting accuracy will always be indicated in the middle of the display according to the current pattern DRAGGING PERFECT RUSHING Practicing with Beats If the digital dru...

Page 23: ... drum volume of the rhythm Practicing with Patterns If the digital drum is not yet in Pattern menu press the PATTERN button to enter it You can adjust the parameters as shown to the right 1 Press the or button to select the pattern 2 Press the PRACTICE button to listen to the pattern and follow it Press it again to stop the pattern 3 Press the PATTERN or PAGE button to select the Pattern Level pag...

Page 24: ...nished playback the digital drum will score your practice automatically The display will show the score for 3 seconds 2 Press the START STOP button again to stop playing back the pattern and recording your practice during the playback Playing Back Your Recorded Practice 1 Press and hold the PLAY PRACTICE button for 2 seconds you can enter the playback state The display will show You will listen to...

Page 25: ...I messages through a single USB cable The USB port is used only for MIDI messages MIDI via USB Note When the USB port is connected to a computer all MIDI messages will be received and transmitted via USB If the digital drum is not yet in UTILITY menu press The UTILITY button to enter it Press the PAGE or UTILITY button select Local mode pages The display will show Press the or button set local mod...

Page 26: ... PAGE or VOICE button select Pad MIDI Note page 3 Press the or button change the MIDI Note Number for each pad Hit the pad you wish to set or press the related Pad Select button 4 Press the SAVE button twice to save to user kit Using the Digital Drum as a Sound Module Connecting an external keyboard or sequencer to the MIDI Input allows you to use the digital drum as a multi part polyphonic sound ...

Page 27: ...ages Troubleshooting 27 There isn t data in the digital drum s memory There is full of data in the digital drum s memory You can not record any data You didn t record your practice in the Learning mode 0 5 2 7 9 1 ...

Page 28: ...time Maximum Note Storage approx 1600 Notes Tempo 30 280 Display Backlit Segment LCD Connectors 9 Trigger Input Jack Phone Jack 1 8 stereo Aux In Jack 1 8 stereo 2 External Trigger Input Jack 1 4 Tom4 Crash2 Output 1 4 L Mono R USB MIDI IN MIDI OUT Control Buttons Power on off switch Volume Start Stop Save Song Kit Voice Page Select INC DEC Click Drum off Record Tempo Utility Play Practice Pad Sel...

Page 29: ...9 HipHop 1 HipHop 2 Electronic 1 Electronic 2 Teckno 1 NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PRESET KIT Tabla Latin 808 Teckno 2 DJ Acoustic Standard 1 Standard 2 Funk 1 Funk 2 Fusion Camco Brush Room Rock Pop Rock Jazz Jazz Brush Timpani Songo 1971 s NO 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 29 0 5 2 7 9 1 ...

Page 30: ...e HipHop Snare 1 HipHop Snare 2 1969 Snare 1969 Snare Rim 1971 Snare 1971 Snare Rim 1976 Snare 1976 Snare Rim House Snare 1 House Snare 2 House Snare 3 Teckno Snare 1 Teckno Snare 2 808 Snare 909 Snare Drum Bass Snare 1 Drum Bass Snare 2 TR606 Snare Electronic Snare 1 Electronic Snare 2 Electronic Snare 3 Electronic Snare 4 Electronic Snare 5 Electronic Snare 6 Electronic Snare 7 Electronic Snare ...

Page 31: ...336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 Metronome Click Scratch Scratch Push DJ FX High Q Zap Ding Bell Finger Snaps Standard Clap Tambourine Vibraslap Agogo Low Agogo High Bell Tree Bongo High Bongo Low Shaker Conga Slap Hi...

Page 32: ...onga Open Hi Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Hi Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Standard 2 bank 4 Standard 2 Bass Drum Standard 2 Snare Standard 2 Snare Rim Standard 2 Tom 6 Standard 2 Hi hat C...

Page 33: ...use Hand Clap House Snare Rim House Tom 6 House Hi hat Close House Tom 5 House Hi hat Pedal House Tom 4 House Hi hat Open House Tom 3 House Tom 2 House Tom 1 GM Drum Kit List 33 Funk bank 17 Funk Bass Drum 1 Funk Bass Drum 2 Funk Snare Funk Snare Rim Funk Tom 6 Funk Hi hat Close Funk Tom 5 Funk Hi hat Pedal Funk Tom 4 Funk Hi hat Open Funk Tom 3 Funk Tom 2 Funk Crash 1 Funk Tom 1 Funk Ride Funk Cr...

Page 34: ...pani D Timpani D Timpani E Timpani F Concert Crash 1 Concert Crash 2 GM Drum Kit List Brush bank 40 Brush Bass Drum 1 Brush Bass Drum 2 Brush Snare Brush Snare Rim Brush Tom 6 Brush Tom 5 Brush Tom 4 Brush Tom 3 Brush Tom 2 Brush Crash 1 Brush Tom 1 Brush Ride Brush Crash 2 34 Note No 27 D 1 28 E1 29 F1 30 F 1 31 G1 32 G 1 33 A1 34 A 1 35 B1 36 C2 37 C 2 38 D2 39 D 2 40 E2 41 F2 42 F 2 43 G2 44 G ...

Page 35: ...GM Backing Instrument List 35 0 5 2 7 9 1 ...

Page 36: ...op Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop Loop No 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Name Mambo Latin Rock 1 Latin Pop 2 Guitar Bossa Country Blues Rock Reggae 1 60 s Rock Blues World 1 World 2 Latin Bossa Samba 2 3 4 Pop Pop Jazz 2 Reggae 2 Reggae 3 Latin Rock 2 Chorused P...

Page 37: ...op Rock 2 Rock 6 8 Pop Rock Funk HipHop Latin Jazz 6 8 Ballad Bossanova R B 3 4 Jazz Reggae Rock Fusion Beat 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tempo 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 110 90 90 113 157 187 190 200 105 97 ...

Page 38: ... 12 12 12 12 1 80 0 32 0 32 1 16 0 16 1 16 1 6 1 16 1 9 30 280 1 400 1 7 0 32 8 8 8 8 0 16 0 127 ON OFF 1 80 0 9 2 0 9 4 0 9 8 0 9 16 1 2 3 8 1 4 1 8 1 12 1 16 0 32 1 5 1 60 1 45 30 280 1 9 2 1 9 4 1 9 8 1 9 16 1 2 3 8 1 4 1 8 1 12 1 16 38 0 5 2 7 9 1 ...

Page 39: ...MIDI Implementation Chart 39 drum kit part only 0 5 2 7 9 1 ...