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Yamaha DD55C 7-Pad General MIDI Digital Drum System

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Yamaha DD55C 7-Pad General MIDI Digital Drum System

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The Yamaha DD55C 7 Pad General MIDI Digital Drum System is a serious musical instrument to extend the creative latitudes of a professional or amateur drummer. It works on batteries or an optional PA5D AC adapter. 100 Built-in Rhythm Styles for accompaniment 50 Programmed Drum Kits One User Programmable Drum Kit to store a favorite setup Reverb and Chorus Effects Large 3-Digit LED display screen General MIDI and MIDI In/Out for computer connectivity Headphone Jack Stereo Speakers with Bass Port and 5 Watt per channel amplification deliver exceptional sound Port for hookup to an external amplifier Download songs from Internet and play them Includes 2 Drum Sticks Battery requirement information not available at writing

List Price:	$199.99
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Product Details

Product Length:	10.25 inches
Product Width:	25.0 inches
Product Height:	18.25 inches
Product Weight:	15.0 pounds
Package Length:	25.0 inches
Package Width:	18.4 inches
Package Height:	10.2 inches
Package Weight:	14.3 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 7 reviews

Features

Digital drum system with 7 touch-sensitive drum pads
174 stereo-sampled percussion voices assignable to any of the pads
2 assignable foot pedals; 100 built-in rhythm styles
50 programmed drum kits and 1 user-programmable drum kit
Pair of 5-watt stereo speakers; 22.3 x 6.9 x 14.2 inches (W x H x D)

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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0 of 4 found the following review helpful:

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Jan 18, 2007
Though I ordered a few items including this for Christmas, I was disappointed in a way that this item did not arrive. The shipment date originally given to me did not meet up with expectations. If this was not going to be delivered by Christmas, I should have given the options to pay shipping within 3 to 5 days. Was not too happy that the gift did not arrive in time for Christmas. That was my only disappointment. As for the product, it arrived after Christmas in one piece. So that kind of made up for the late after-Christmas gift.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Toy-like hardware, unimaginitive sounds, unresponsive pads Jul 05, 2006
I bought this product looking for a good drum machine that I could use alongside my keyboard and in the software Reason 3 on my PC to input midi data for drums. This seemed perfect.

First impressions are very poor. The machine is toy-like, with only a 3-digit LED to communicate to the user making the interface awkward. There are a selection of built-in rhythms that suggest it is intended for absolute beginners rather than experienced musicians, and the overall feel of the product is cheap and nasty.

The drum pads are unresponsive. If you hit them, more often than not they do not sound. The touch sensitivity is laughable, with hard hits often sounding quiet and vice versa. The footpedals that come with it are pure Fisher-Price nonsense, unweighted and often unresponsive.

So much for the hardware. But the biggest crime is the selection of sounds: desperately unimaginitive percussion sounds are on board, with an almost depressingly poor selection. The snares all sound like a variation of one another (increased pitch for one, reverb for another, etc.) There are several sampled, but they all sound very similar. The same goes for the bass drums. Whilst there are electronic toms (though not in any of the preprogrammed kits), you have to hunt for them and there is no electronic snare/bass to accompany them for that 'electronic kit' feel. Even the tabla/congas are poorly represented.

In short, the sounds lack any of the imagination and subtlety one would expect of a dedicated drum machine. I would guess they have been taken off of one of Yamaha's less expensive portatone keyboards.

The MIDI implementation is truly pitiful, with no way of adjusting any of the MIDI settings as far as I can tell. It will not work properly with Reason 3, anyway.

You can tell I'm not enamoured with this product. I would advise anyone looking to buy this to try it out first if you can, as it left me with a bad taste in the mouth and I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in saying that. I would have expected better from Yamaha, especially at the incredibly high price they are charging for what is essentially a kiddies toy.

2 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Excellent, just one complaint... Feb 10, 2006
This is a great little system, especially for the price. My one complaint, as a lefty, is that NONE of the preconfigured kits are left-handed. That means the only one I can use is the custom one. Bummer, but still fun. Also, note that it doesn't come with a power cord (strange).

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

fantastic Feb 09, 2006
this set is fantastic. the only down side is that you need like dj headphones to play in private. another fault is that the pads have a little sensor device so you have to hit the middle of the pad. Overall this is a great set for a starter or someone who just wants to travle and not bting a big acoustic.

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

An Exceptional Value Aug 08, 2005
No, It's not as good or as realistic as a real set and not as good a digital drum set as a Roland V Drum setup, but for what it is, it's excellent. As a beginning recreational drummer, this was a great buy since it allows me to get acquainted with playing without taking up tons of room, being loud to play and cumbersome to transport.

I wish such an instrument was available when I was in college in Minnesota when other band members and I had to help our drummer move his set and cymbals across campus to and from evening practice in the freezing Winter. Although this digital drum pad would never completely replicate a real set for practice / jam sessions, it would definitely get the job done by plugging into the sound system via a direct-input box. Also this DD-55 would have been much smaller and lighter to transport and we wouln't have wasted 20 minutes per practice for set up / take down time.

If you're interested in learning drums without buying a full-blown set that takes up lots of space, can't be played with headphones, requires additional sound insulation and costs more it would be a well-placed purchase. It would also be a good buy if you already have a set and want to practice at night and/or need to move your gear frequently to and from practice and jam sessions.

Now, if anyone from Yamaha Products is reading here are my recommendations for changes / enhancements in new models:
- It would be great to be able to store drum kits, songs and settings remotely via a USB device. DD-55 drum kits and settings are lost when the unit looses power.
- 7 levels of drum pad sensitivity are good, but 12 would be much, much better -- particularly for the cymbals.
- The DD-55 unit has one 1/4" stereo output. It would be great if the unit also had two mono 1/4" outputs and/or two RCA outputs.
- Two more small drum pads would be great.
- The built-in DD-55 speakers are very wimpy and can be dispensed with. The sounds come across much better through headphones or an Amplifier / PA setup.
- A more sturdy fiberglass casing would make the unit much more road-worthy.
- The size of the unit is a bit irregular and hard to fit in many gig bags. It would be great if soft-padded or hard-shell case bags are available.

Although these changes may add between $50 and $100 per unit, such enhancements would make the unit a more professional grade, easily transportable practice unit.