Yamaha DD-75 Compact Digital Electronic Drums

Create awesome grooves with the DD-75's 500+ drum sounds and 85 drum kit banks, or play along with an existing track using its aux input or MIDI capability.

Overview

An ideal first kit for the beginning drummer, the Yamaha DD-75 digital drum kit provides all the pads, pedals, and sounds needed to whet your drum appetite and keep you coming back for more. Affordable and easy to play, the tabletop DD-75 packs a wealth of onboard drum kits, voices, phrases, and songs for on-the-fly jamming and practicing, as well as a handy Aux input for connecting a media player and playing along with your favorite music. It takes time to master any instrument, and for that reason, your housemates and neighbors will be grateful for the digital drum kit's headphone jack, which you can use for quiet practicing at home. Yamaha's DD-75 is the perfect no-nonsense kit for developing your chops.

The Yamaha DD-75 has slots on the bottom that easily fit into a standard snare drum stand with three arms. Or, it can sit flat on a tabletop or desk.

Digital Drums with an Acoustic Feel

Express yourself with the DD-75's eight touch-sensitive drum pads laid out in an intuitive, acoustic kit-like spread. After you've mastered your basic playing skills on this digital drum kit, it's a cakewalk to transition to a traditional kit. Two foot pedals (included) help you with hand/foot coordination, making you feel like you're playing an acoustic drum kit rather than a digital one. A simple LED display and a selection of essential buttons are placed front and center for easy parameter changes during a playing session.

Loaded with Drum Sounds from Around the World

The Yamaha… read more DD-75 gives you 100 songs to play along with, plus the ability to create and save up to 5 of your own custom songs. In the drum department, you have 50 preset drum kits, 3 custom kits, over 570 Drum Voices, and 30 Phrase Voices to kick start any performance. Have fun keeping the rhythm train going with Yamaha's professional percussion and drum sounds from around the world.

Easily Expandable with More Songs

An Auxiliary In jack lets you connect an MP3 player and play along with your favorite music. Or, load MIDI songs from the Internet into the internal Flash ROM memory and play along. New stereo-sampled voices, a wide variety of percussion sounds from all over the world, a bass boost system and digital stereo processing give the DD-75 an irresistible, thundering beat. The panel includes intuitive features that are easy to operate. For example, select the Hand Percussion mode and the kit automatically switches to percussion voices like congas and bongos. With its powerful features, this is no toy!

Features:

- 8 touch-sensitive drum pads and 2 foot pedals
- 105 songs built in and ready to play
- Record and save up to 5 of your own custom songs
- Build songs on 4 tracks: 3 drum tracks and 1 backing tracks
- 75 preset drum kits and 10 user drum kits keep you on the beat
- 570 drum voices and 30 drum phrases onboard
- Play along with your favorite music by connecting a CD or MP3 player to the Aux In jack
- Perform with percussion sounds from all over the world
- Easily accessible panel controls
- Bright LED display
- Flash ROM memory
- Load MIDI songs via a USB/MIDI interface and play along
- Built-in amplifier and speaker for playing on the go
- DC In, MIDI I/O, pedal jacks, Aux In, and phones/output

Included Accessories:

- 2 Foot Pedals
- Owner's Manual
- Wooden Drum Sticks

Specs

Size/Weight:
- Dimensions: Width 602 mm (23-11/16")
- Height: 180 mm (7-1/16")
- Depth: 411 mm (16-3/16")
- Weight: 4.2 kg (9 lb, 4 oz) (not including batteries)

Control Interface:
- Number of Pads : 8
- Touch Response: Yes
- Number of Pedals: 2
- Functions: Hi-hat, Bass drum
- Display Type: LED
- Size: 7-segment, 3-digit
- Panel Language: English

Tone generator:
- Tone Generator: AWM Stereo Sampling
- Maximum Polyphony: 32
- Voices: 570 Voices + 30 Phrases
- Drum Kit: 75 Presets + 10 Customs

Compatibility:
- GM: Yes
- XGlite: Yes

Effects:
- Reverb: 9 types
- Master EQ: 2 types

Songs:
- Number of Preset Songs: 105
- Recording: Number of Songs 5
- Number of Tracks: 4 (DRUM 1/DRUM 2/DRUM 3/BACKING)
- Data Capacity: Approx. 7,000 notes per song
- Recording Function: Yes
- Compatible Data Format: Playback SMF (Format 0) (MIDI data only; audio not supported.)
- Recording: SMF (Format 0) (MIDI data only; audio not supported.)

Functions:
- Overall Controls Metronome Sound: 4 types (Metronome/Cowbell/Stick/Human Voice)
- Tempo Range: 11 - 320
- Performance Modes: Hand Percussion Mode
- Other Control: Pad & Bass Pedal Sensitivity Adjustment: Preset:5 types (Fix, 1-4), Custom Setting:10

Storage and Connectivity:
- Storage Internal Memory: Approx. 370 KB

Connectivity:
- DC IN: 12 V
- Headphones: Standerd stereo phone jack
- Pedal Unit: 1, 2
- MIDI: IN, OUT
- AUX IN: Stereo mini jack

Amplifiers and Speakers:
- Amplifiers: 5 W + 5 W
- Speakers: 8 cm x 2

Power Supply:
- Power Supply Adaptors: AC Adaptor PA-150 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha
- Batteries: Six 1.5 V "C" size alkaline (LR14), manganese (R14) or six 1.2 V "C" size Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (HR14)
- Battery Life: Alkaline battery:About 10 hours, Rechargeable Ni-MH battery:About 7 hours
- Power Consumption: 18 W
- Auto Power Off: Yes

Accessories:
- Included Accessories: Drum Sticks, Foot Pedal 1 & 2

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
with Yamaha PA-150 Power Supply: Shipping Weight: 14.55 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 27 x 20 x 10 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): DD75AD

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 714-522-9011
Web: https://usa.yamaha.com/support

Yamaha DD-75 Owner's Manual

Yamaha's Description

Yamaha DD-75 Compact Digital Drums

The drummer-friendly and stylish design of the Yamaha DD-75 is your entry into professional and versatile digital-drumming instruments. An Auxiliary In jack lets you connect an MP3 player and play along with your favorite music. Or, load MIDI songs from the Internet into the internal Flash ROM memory and play along. Stereo-sampled voices, a wide variety of percussion sounds from all over the world, a bass boost system and digital stereo processing give the DD-75 an irresistible, thundering beat. The panel includes intuitive features that are easy to operate. For example, select the Hand Percussion mode and the kit automatically switches to percussion voices like congas and bongos. With its powerful features, this is no toy!

Features

- 570 Drum Voices
- 30 Phrase Voices
- 75 Preset drum kits
- 10 User drum kits
- 105 Preset songs

Included Accessories:

- 2 Foot Pedals
- Owner's Manual
- Wooden drumsticks

Optional DD-75 Pack Includes:

- Yamaha DD-75
- Wooden drumsticks
- 2 foot pedals
- Owner's manual
- Headphones
- Power supply

Reviews

(4 ratings)

Submitted January 7, 2022 by Cash G in Sevierville, TN

"Live Stage Playing"

Overall:

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I play this small, compact digital pad kit live, on stage for a major Motown production. No other drums are present, just this kit and NOBODY can tell the difference. As a matter of fact, audiences all over stand up to try and see where the drums are. They hear them but, don't see them. It's funny watching them look for them. I use a Yamaha KP65 Kick Tower and the Yamaha HH65 Hi Hat pedal for precise, real kick & hihat sounds. Haven't had any problems or "ghost notes" in over 7 years with it. Highly recommended.