Yamaha DD55 Digital Drum Kit

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The Yamaha DD65 is the perfect compact all-in-one combination for the prospective drummer. In its trendy design the DD-65 offers eight touch sensitive drum pads and two foot pedals that allows expressive playing. To play to your favourite music you can connect a MP3- or CD-Player to the AUX-IN-connector. Learn More...

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Yamaha DD55 Drum Pad Customer Review

Feature:
It would be nice to include a deal with the travel case that's been created for it. overall the accesotries were fine

Quality:
this is a well built product with professional quality

Value:
yes I believe it's worth it's selling price

Desirability:
When I first saw it a 2nd hand music store i just had to have it cause the price was reasonable. Since I produce quite a lot of elctronic, pop, R&B and hip hop music. I really was considering utilizing it as a midi drum controller.

Sound:
Yamaha knows drums the sounds are great beacause there's a variety of sounds that the user can choose from.

Support:
Dealing with Yamaha has never been a problem great service and product knowledge.

Overall:
I'm sure the DD-55 will give me years of enjoyment. I love the sound quality of the machine overall. Portability is a great feature as well. Lastly for the price this product offers quite a real drum feel for the price. Utiliizing the pads as a midi trigger for software drums and synths is probably one of my main uses. however I've enjoyed and utilized the on board sound banks in my productions as well. just for a "live" unsequenced feel. If there was one thing I would hope for in the future from this product it would be to have control of some fine tuning details of the pads in example maybe a velocity sensative ride cymbal that allows you to hit it at certain velocity and here just the rim of the ride and maybe hit it just a little harder to get the bell sound.

Submitted: 9/9/2003

Style of Music: Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Cont. Gospel

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"Has its place."

Feature:
I am giving this a slightly low rating because although it comes with foot pedals (the key to allowing you to play it with the same skills an acoustic kit requires) they are really, really poor. You can use all sorts of third party pedals in place of the ones it comes with. I bought a Roland KD-8 kick trigger and a quality acoustic kick pedal and the difference was absolutely massive. Has a very solid feel on the right foot now. I am looking for a replacement for the hi hat pedal now.

Quality:
Mine has held up really well over time.

Value:
I'd say it's a decent value, but as the technology on electronic drum kits improve this will lose value over time. Considering that this has been around for quite a few years already, back in the day it was impressively before its time.

Sound:
It sounds decent. I play through a bass amp. It has nice variety with tons of unusual sounds like whistles and woodblocks. Obviously inferior to a well-miked acoustic kit, but I fool tons of people with it. I think the crash symbols are the weakest sound.

Ease of Use:
It really is easy to use. I record with it and it just goes directly into the sound card with very little noise. Just turn it on and start hitting stuff.

Overall:
I am a guitarist and I use this in place of software or a drum machine to get drum sounds on my home recordings. It's brilliant in that you can build up a ton of actual drumming skills while playing it, and it's incredibly easy to record with compared to an acoustic kit. It can also be extremely quiet (can play with headphones) which is a really nice feature. It helps that I am not a drumming looking for massive expressiveness... I am a guitarist looking for basic, solid drum rhythms on standard rock tunes.

Submitted: 7/11/2007

Style of Music: rock and pop

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This package includes a pair of drum sticks, 2 footpedals, a power supply, a pair of stereo headphones, plus an extended 2-year warranty.

A complete digital drum kit at an incredible price, the DD55 makes a great compact drum kit for players of all levels. It can also be used as a MIDI controller for recording drum parts much more realistically than you could ever do with a keyboard. Features include new stereo drum samples, 2 included foot pedals, 174 total sounds, digital reverb, chorus & DSP, and GM compatibility. Its stereo speakers and headphone output let you play or rehearse with other musicians or privately.

The new Yamaha DD55 marks a transition to a more professional and versatile digital-drumming instrument. New stereo-sampled voices, a bass boost system and digital stereo processing give the DD55 an irresistible, thundering beat. And with the addition of adjustable pad sensitivity, you can pound out a spicy Latin rhythm with your hands. With its powerful features, this is no mere toy, although anyone can enjoy it.

Features:
7 Touch-Sensitive Drum Pads Allow Expressive Playing

Tempo Control Using Tap Start

Hand percussion with New Latin Drums Allows Playing with Hands

174 Percussion Voices Assignable to Any Pad

Two Assignable Foot Pedals Included, for Kick, Hi-Hat or Any Other Voice

100 Built-in Rhythm Styles to Accompany Your Playing

50 Programmed Drum Kits

One User Programmable Drum Kit to Store a Favorite Setup

Reverb and Chorus Effects Built Into Voices

Large 3-Digit LED Shows Selection

General MIDI

MIDI In/Out for Computer Connectivity

Headphone Jack

Stereo Speakers with Bass Port Provide Great Sound Quality

Don't forget your Survival Kit!
Designed to provide you with everything you need to get started. Includes a Yamaha Power Adaptor, 2-year extended warranty, Stereo Headphones, Yamaha Survival Kit CD-ROM.

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Specifications

7 pads

Touch Response: Yes

Polyphony: 32 notes max.

Tone Generation: AWM, 192 Voices + 128 GM + 8 Drum Kits

Effects: Reverb, DSP

Demo Songs: 100

Sequencer: 1-Track

Foot Pedal: 2

Compatibility: GM

MIDI: IN/OUT

Speakers: 8 cm x 2

Output: 5W x 2

Dimensions (W x D x H): 22.3 x 14.2 x 6.9 in. (552 x 348 x 136 mm)
This hugely popular digital drum kit features authentic stereo drum samples, 2 included foot pedals, 174 total sounds, digital reverb, chorus and DSP, and GM compatibility. Its stereo speakers and headphone output let you play with other musicians or privately.

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