2/11/2012

Take a Look at the Advantages and Gains Relating to the Yamaha DD-65

By Sudie Mayers


Since the late 1960's, Yamaha has been creating drums. A number of professional drummers from all over the world use their drums. Their acoustic drums are among the best drums anyone can purchase as their quality and craftsmanship are excellent. More electronic instruments were being used by the early 1980's, as a number of electronic drums were being used in main stream music. When first introduced, electronic drums were not very attractive, were quite large, and they were not the best sounding either. The electronic drums these days are much different; as they are smaller, less heavy and proffer a wide range of sounds in a single kit. In fact, it is possible for just a single Yamaha electronic drum set to sound as if it were a number of different drum sets, and you get these sounds by simply touching a button.

Yamaha's electronic drums come with fifty different kits that have been pre-programmed in a single drum set. They also have percussion instruments from all over the globe and many special effects. They achieved this by using a number of great drummers from across the world; pairing them up with the finest acoustic drum sets that Yamaha has. The company then employed a number of the greatest engineers of sound and recording and then they recorded the wonderful drum sounds and then packed them into a module. This is the process they used to capture the amazing sounds that is synonymous with Yamaha. Their electronic drums have a wonderful sound, and their pads that are touch-sensitive, they have afforded their customers the opportunity to get acoustic sounds that are true.

With the Yamaha DD-65 drum, this digital instrument has been created from the point of view of a drummer. This makes it much simpler for acoustic drummers to play the drum. This unit is self-contained; featuring eight pads that are touch-sensitive, speakers that are ported, 2 foot pedal inputs, as well as a secondary radio input that is used with a MP3 player as well as with other audio devices. In addition, the Yamaha DD-65 is General MIDI compatible, has a Flash ROM, and you are able to download songs from the internet to use them for lessons as well. This makes the DD-65 a great learning tool as well.

Other features of the Yamaha DD-65 include its drum-like acoustic design, and its numerous connection options. With the acoustic drummer in mind, this drum set was designed with an intuitive layout which renders it quite simple for acoustic drummers to start playing like professionals in a very short period of time. It is very good for new drummers as it helps them to transition easily into the acoustic or full-blown kit. It also comes with stereo drum samples, aux input jack, and two hundred and fifty-four GM compatible voices that can be assigned to any pad. Furthermore, it has three customs kits and fifty programmed kits, along with its thirty-two note polyphony, its headphone jack, its reverb and master EQ, its one hundred songs that are built-in so that you can play along and learn from as well. Then there is the master and reverb EQ, and it can hold up to five songs that you want to put on yourself, eight pads that are touch-sensitive, and two foot switches that are also touch-sensitive. It also comes with MIDI connectivity as well as stereo speakers that are built-in.

As mentioned previously this is not considered a drum set for intended gig playing. To maximize its potential it should be used for practicing or if you want to have a jam session with friends outdoors. What I am not impressed with is the built-in speakers. They do not have a lot of power and you will not get a great sound. You will get a pinch of sound that is alright, but you will get better quality when it is plugged into a pair of amps or a set of power speakers in an effort to get sound and levels of volume that are impressive. All in all the digital drum pad by Yamaha DD-65 is perfect for practice and is good for a percussion student that has decided to learn how to play the drums.




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