Medeli DD50 Owner Manual

Thank you for purchasing this digital drum. The drum has been developed to act and play like a drum set but with greater ease.

Before you use the instrument, we recommend you to read through this manual.

Taking Care of Your Digital Drum

Your digital drum will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the rules shown below:

Location

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Do not expose the unit to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage.

Direct sunlight.

High temperature (near a heat source, or in a car during the day time).

Excessive humidity.

Excessive dust.

Strong vibration

Power Supply

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Turn the power switch OFF when the instrument is not in use.

If an AC adaptor is used, it should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the instrument is not to be used for an extended period of time.

Unplug the AC adaptor during electric storms.

Avoid plugging the AC adaptor into the same AC outlet as appliance with high power consumption, such as electric heaters or ovens. Also avoid using multiplug adaptors since these can result in reduced sound quality, operation errors, and possibly damage.

Turn Power OFF When Making

Connections

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To avoid damage to the instrument and other devices to which it is connected, turn the power switches of all related d e v i c e O F F p r i o r t o c o n n e c t i n g o r disconnecting cables.

Handling and Transport

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Never apply excessive force to the controls, connectors or other parts of the instrument.

Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly, but not pulling on the cable.

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Disconnect all cables before moving the instrument.

Physical shocks caused by dropping, bumping, or placing heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches and more serious damage.

Cleaning

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Clean the cabinet and panel with a dry soft cloth.

A slightly damp cloth may be used to remove stubborn grime and dirt.

Never use cleaners such as alcohol or thinner.

Avoid placing vinyl object on top of the unit (vinyl can stick to and discolor the surface).

Electrical Interference

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This instrument contains digital circuitry and may cause interference if placed too close to radio or television receivers. If this occurs, move the instrument further away from the affected equipment.

Contents

Setting Up

- Power Supply

- Using Headphones

Control Panel

- Front Panel

- Rear Panel

Playing the Demo Song

Playing a Rhythm

- Selecting a Rhythm

- Adjusting the Tempo

- Tap Start

- The Drum Pad Indicator

- Chord

Play the Pads

- Pad Names

- Assign a Voice to Individual Pads

Playing The Game

- How to Play?

- Starting a New Game

Specifications

Appendix

1. Percussion Voice List

2. Effect Voice List

3. Rhythm List

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Setting Up

Power Supply

Your Digital Drum will run either from batteries or power adaptor. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use.

Using an AC-Adaptor

Connect the power adaptor to the DC

IN jack located on the rear panel of the unit, and plug the AC power adaptor into an AC power outlet.

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Close the battery compartment securely.

AC power socket

Do not use adaptors other than the one specified. The technical specification of the adaptor is 9V DC output, 800mA, centre positive type.

Using Batteries

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Open the battery compartment cover on the underside of the unit.

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Insert six "C" size, R14, SUM-2 or equivalent batteries. When inserting the batteries, be care to follow the polarity markings in the illustration.

EN

OP

NOTES

CAUTION

Power will be automatically drawn from the AC adaptor if an optional AC adaptor is connected while batteries are installed in the instrument.

It is recommended that you replace worn batteries as soon as possible. When battery voltage drops, the display will dim and/or the sound will become distorted. When this occurs, replace the batteries with a complete set of six new batteries of the same type.

NEVER mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (alkaline, magnesium, etc.), batteries by different makers, or batteries from the same maker but of different types.

Misuse may cause the instrument to become hot, result in fire, or battery leakage.

Also, to prevent damage due to battery leakage, remove all the batteries from the instrument when it is not to be used for an extended period of time.

Batteries left in an unused instrument will also loose their power overtime.

Using Headphones

An optional set of stereo headphones can be connected to the Headphones jack located on the rear panel. When a pair of headphones is connected to the jack, the internal speakers of the unit will switch off automatically, perfect for private practice or late night playing. If you want to use an external sound system, the headphone jack can also be used to connect the digital drum to a stereo system or mixing console.

* T u r n t h e p o w e r O F F o n a l l equipment before making any connections.

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Control Panel

Front Panel

Main

Volume

Rhythm

Volume

Tempo/

Tap

Pad

Assign

Chord

Demo

Rhythm

Light

Start/

Stop

Game

Dial

Rear Panel

Headphone jack

DC jack

Power switch

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Playing the Demo Song

Your Digital Drum comes with a demo song for showing you the possibilities of the drum. To playback the demo song, follow the instruction below:

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Turn on the power

Turn the [POWER] switch ON.

The LED display light up.

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Start the DEMO Song

Press the [DEMO] button, the demo song will start and the

LEARNING indicator light up at the same time. At this time the demo song is starting in learning mode, the indicator of the drum pads will flash by following the rhythm of the demo song.

MAIN VOLUME

The overall volume level of the instrument is controlled

by a [MAIN VOLUME] button.

Press the [MAIN VOLUME] button and rotate the DIAL to adjust the volume of the tone. Rotate the DIAL anticlockwise to decrease the volume, or rotate clockwise to increase it.

RHYTHM VOLUME

The song's volume level is controlled by the [RHYTHM

VOLUME] button.

The RHYTHM VOLUME can be used to adjust the balance between the song accompaniment and your own performance on the pads.

Press the top [RHYTHM VOLUME] and rotate the DIAL to adjust the volume of the tone. Rotate the DIAL anticlockwise to decrease the volume, or rotate clockwise to increase it.

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Stop the DEMO Song

To stop the demo song, press the [DEMO] button again.

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Playing a Rhythm

Your Digital Drum features 50 different rhythms that can be used to provide accompaniment.

Select one of the rhythm and listen to it.

Selecting a Rhythm

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Press the [RHYTHM] button

Press the [RHYTHM] button, the currently selected song number will appear on the display.

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Select a rhythm

Use the DIAL to select a rhythm. Rotate the DIAL anti-clockwise to decrease the volume, or rotate clockwise to increase it.

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Press the [START/STOP] button

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the playback.

Note:

You can also use the TAP function to start the songs

(see page 7)

Adjusting the Tempo

The tempo of a rhythm can be set anywhere from 40 to 240 beats per minute. As the tempo value increase, the tempo will become faster.

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Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button, the current tempo will appear on the display

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Rotate the DIAL

Use the DIAL to adjust the tempo. Rotate the DIAL anti-clockwise to decrease, or rotate clockwise to increase it.

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Playing a Rhythm

Tap Start

The TAP START function allows you to set the song's overall tempo as well as start the accompaniment. The accompaniment will playback at the tempo with which the pads are struck.

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Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button, the current tempo will appear on the display

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Tap Start

Strike any pad four times, the accompaniment will start at the desired tempo. The tempo corresponds to the speed of the last 2 times you strike the pads.

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Stop the Playback

To stop the playback, press the [START/STOP] button.

The Drum Pad Indicators

Turn on/off the Drum Pad indicators

You can turn on/off the Drum Pad indicators at anytime while playing. Press the [LIGHT] button once and the status will appear on the display.

Chord

Turn on/off the Chord

You can turn on/off the Chord during the playback or while the accompaniment is stopping.

Press the [CHORD] button once and the status will appear on the display.

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Play the Pads

Pad Names

Pad 1

Pad 2 Pad 3

Pad 4

Assign a Voice to Individual Pads

The Digital Drum has a total of 40 percussion sounds and 10 sound effects that can be assigned to each of the 4 drum pads.

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Select a Rhythm

Rotate the DIAL to select a Rhythm that you want to assign the pads.

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Press the [PAD ASSIGN] button

Press the [PAD ASSIGN] button. PAD ASSIGN indicator appear on the display and the indication light below Pad 1 light up.

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Play the Pads

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Select a Pad

Strike the Drum Pad that you want to assign once, for example, Drum Pad 2, the indicator below Pad 2 light up, and the display show the current Percussion number.

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Select a Percussion

You can select the voice by striking the pad repeatedly until you reach the voice that you desired.

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Press the PAD ASSIGN Button

When you have finished selecting your desired percussion sound, press the [PAD ASSIGN] button to confirm.

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Play the Pads

Now you can play your drum with the assigned drum pads.

Repeat steps 2-4 if you want to assign another drum pads.

Note:

The most recently assigned percussion sounds will overwrite the percussion sounds assigned previously.

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Playing the Game

How to Play?

The Digital Drum's Game feature let the player learn and play a rhythm by following the dropping bars on the screen. When the dropping bars of the pad goes beyond the line at the bottom of the display, strike the corresponding pads.

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The bars of each pads are dropping.

When the bar drops beyond the line, strike the pad.

(In the screen shot on the left, strike PAD3)

Starting a New Game

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Press the [GAME] button

Press the [GAME] button, the GAME indicator appear on the display.

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Select a rhythm to play

Rotate the DIAL to select to select a rhythm to play with. Each rhythm has its own level shown below the GAME indicator:

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Easy

Normal

Hard

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Start the Game

Press the [START/STOP] button, the bars of the corresponding pads start falling from the top of the screen, as well as the indication lights of each pad start flashing. You can strike the pads with flashing indication lights, or strike the pads until the dropping bars of each pad reaches the line at the bottom of the display.

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Playing the Game

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Score

After playing the whole rhythm for 3 times, it will stop and display your score. You will hear a voice comment according to your performance.

Score

0-29

30-59

60-79

80-100

Comment

OK

GOOD

VERY GOOD

EXCELLENT

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Stop the Game

The game will automatically restart after displaying the score for 3 seconds. To stop the game, just press

[START/STOP] at anytime. Press [GAME] button to exit Game mode.

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Specifications

Pads:

Drum Voices:

Rhythms:

Demo Song:

Panel Controls:

Connectors:

Power Source:

Dimensions:

Weight:

4 Touch Sensitive Drum Pads with Indication Lights

40 Percussion Voices + 10 Effect Voices

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POWER ON/OFF, MAIN VOLUME, RHYTHM VOLUME

DEMO, RHYTHM, TEMPO/TAP, PAD ASSIGN, CHORD,

LIGHT, START/STOP, GAME, DIAL

HEADPHONES

DC 9V (AC Adaptor)

Six "C" size, SUM-2, R14, or equivalent batteries

DC 9V adaptor, 800mA

460(W) X 260(D) X 150(H) mm

1.5kg (without batteries)

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Appendix

1. Percussion Voice List

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No.

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Name

BASS DRUM

Bass Drum Hard

Bass Drum

Bass Drum Rock

Bass Drum H

Bass Drum Analog L

SNARE DRUM

Side Stick

Snare M

Snare H Hard

Snare Drum Rock L

SD Rock Rim

Analog Rim Shot

Analog Snare 1

Analog Snare H

HI-HAT

Hi-Hat Closed/

Hi Hat Open

Hi-Hat Pedal

Analog HH Closed 1

Analog HH-Open

TOM

Floor Tom L

Low Tom

Mid Tom L

High Tom

2. Effect Voice List

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No.

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Name

One

Two

Three

Four

OK

Good

Very Good

Excellent

FX

BLJ Trill

No.

Name

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40

CRASH

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Crash Cymbal 1

Analog Cymbal

RIDE

24 Ride Cymbal 1

PERCUSSION

Metronome Click

Metronome Bell

Hand Clap

Tambourine

Cowbell

Hi Bango

Low Bango

Conga H Open

Conga L

Timbale H

Cabasa

Maracas

Claves

Triangle Open

Triangle Mute

Analog Cowbell

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Appendix

3. Rhythm List

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No.

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Name

8 Beat

8 Beat

8 Beat Ballad

8 Beat Pop

8 Beat Rock

Rock 1

Rock 2

Hard Rock

Heavy Metal 1

Heavy Metal 2

16 Beat

16 Beat

16 Beat Ballad

16 Beat Pop

16 Beat Funk

Funk

Funk

Funk Pop

Blues Funk

Dance

Pop Dance

Disco

Hourse

Hip-Hop

Rap

Shuffle

Slow Rock

Soul

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No.

Name

Jazz

Cool Jazz

Jazz Swing

Blues 1

Blues 2

Fusion 1

Fusion 2

Bounce

Latin

Reggae 1

Reggae 2

Bossa Nova

Sambe

Latin Rock

Cha-Cha

Mambo

Rhumba

Country

Country

Country Rock

March & Waltz

March

Polka

Waltz 1

Waltz 2

Sound Effect

SFX 1

SFX 2

SFX 3

SFX 4

SFX 5

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