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(1)B-11 1/2 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
(1)B-11 2/2 3 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual • Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at least 3 cm/one-inch from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air circulation, and possibly result in the instrument overheating. • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 4 Accessories • Owner’ s Manual •P o w er cord Congratulations! Y ou are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboar d, the DDK-7.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 5 Main Features Wide V ariety of Registration Menus page 20 The Registration M enu buttons feature a total of 288 R egistrations, allowing you to instantly set up the DDK-7 for playing your favorite type of music. The Registrations in Registration M enu are divided into six basic categories for ease of selection.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 6 This product utilizes NF , an embedded I nternet browser from A CCESS Co., Ltd. NF is used with the patented LZW , licensed from Unisys Co ., Ltd. NF may not be separated from this product, nor may it be sold, lent or transferred in any way .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 12 Appendix Connections Internet Direct Connection Transpose and Pitch Controls Controllers Rhythm Program Voice Edit Music Data Recorder (MDR) Registration Memory Rhythm/ Keyboard Percussion Voice Controls and Effects Organ Flutes Voices Quick Introductory Guide Contents Accessories .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 8 P anel La y out Fr ont P anel UPPER 1, 2 (page 24) SUST AIN button (page 49) REGIST MENU (page 20) RHYTHM/ KEYBOARD PERCUSSION (page 60) USB TO DEVICE terminal (page 224) [M.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 9 MASTER VOLUME dial (page 12) [D.] (Disable) button (page 91) 45 6 7 8 9 10 12 D. 11 POWER switch (page 12).
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 10 LCD Displa y/Displa y Select Overview 1 LCD display (touch-panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 2 DA T A CONTROL dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 3 [VOICE DISPLA Y] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18 4 [REGIST MENU] button .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 11 Quic k Intr oductor y Guide Whether y ou are an advanced perf ormer or have never touched an electr onic keyboar d in your lif e, we recommend that y ou take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner ho w to star t playing y our DDK-7.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 12 Quick Introductory Guide 1 T urn the power on. Make sure the v olume settings of the DDK-7 and external devices are turned down to the minimum. T urn the power on by pressing the [PO WER] switch on the DDK-7 front panel, then turn the power on the amplifiers.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 13 Quick Introductory Guide 1 This instrument features a special touch panel that allows you to change the parameters by simply touching the ‘ virtual’ buttons or sliders on the display . (Please note that two or more parameters cannot be operated simultaneously .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 14 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Pressing Buttons on the Displa y There are thr ee types of buttons: those that select a function, those that switch a function on/off, and those that open a list or menu of parameters. T o select the desired function, simply press the button in the display directly .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 15 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Adjusting P arameter V alues b y Using the Display Sliders Y ou can adjust some parameters such as V olume, Reverb, P an and so on, by using the ‘ virtual’ sliders in the display . There are two ways to mo ve the slider in the display: touching it directly , and using the Data Control dial.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 16 Quick Introductory Guide 1 He re you can change the display settings: displayed language (English or J apanese), touch panel sound, and display brightness. Selecting the Displa y Language The LCD display can be sho wn in two languages, English and J apanese.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 17 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Muting the T ouch P anel Sound The DDK-7 is set by default with the touch panel sound turned on, giving you audio feedback when you press a button or control. I f you want to mute the touch panel sound, follow the procedur e below .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 18 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Y ou can visually confirm the currently assigned V oices to each keyboard, currently selected rhythm, Registration S hift, and so on, in the V oice Display . How to call up the V oice Display: The V oice Display always appears when the DDK-7 is turned on.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 19 Quick Introductory Guide 1 1 V oice Sections Sho ws the V oices currently assigned to each V oice section. Y ou can also mute specific V oice section by pressing its button (the button is grayed-out). 2 RHYTHM Sho ws the currently selected rhythm.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 20 Quick Introductory Guide 1 A “Registration ” consists of panel settings including the selected Upper K eyboard V oices, Lower Keyboard V oices, P edal V oices, rhythm and so on. The Registration M enu button includes 288 Registrations, specially suited for playing in a different music style.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 21 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Select the desired Registration by pressing the appr opriate button on the displa y . One display page contains 12 Registration buttons. P ressing the numbered buttons in the display changes the display pages, letting you select up to 48 Registrations from one R egistration category button.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 22 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Registration Menu List Pag e LIVE PERFORMANCE BASIC POPS & R OCK D ANCE & BALLAD JAZZ & LA TIN SYMPHONY & WORLD 1 Bell Pop Piano Si.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 23 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Y ou can confirm the version of your DDK-7 by the follo wing procedure. Press the [UTILITY] button to call up the GLOB AL Pa ge of the Utility Display . Press the [V ersion] button in the displa y .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 24 Voices 2 V oices The DDK-7 features hundreds of high quality V oices. An y of these V oices can be used on the Upper Ke yboard and Lo wer Ke yboard. If you connect the P edal Unit to the DDK-7, you can use any of these v oices also on the Pedalboar d.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 25 Lead V oice 1 and 2 sound only the highest note (or last note played) if two or more keys are played together . This makes the Lead V oices ideal for “lead” or solo instruments such as T rumpet and Saxophone.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 26 Since selection of V oices follows the same procedur e throughout all V oice sections, instructions for only the Upper K eyboard V oice 1 (UPPER 1) are giv en here. Selecting a V oice Press the [UPPER 1] button. The voice menu of the currently selected category is shown in the display .
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 27 F or example, to call up Piano 1, select the P iano categor y . The name of the selected category (Piano) is displayed on the upper left. The V oice name shown under the categor y name is that of the currently assigned V oice and is irrelevant to the V oice menu below .
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 28 Using the V OLUME buttons on the panel (coar se) Pr ess one of the VOL UME buttons of each V oice section on the panel to set the desired level for each V oice. The buttons have seven volume settings, fr om a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 29 Pr essing a V oice button once calls up the V oice M enu display . Pr essing it a second time calls up the V oice Condition display . Successive pr esses alternate between the two displays. When the V oice Condition display is shown, pressing [V OICE MENU] button on the display also calls up the V oice Menu.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 30 Reference P age Foot Pedal (page 196) About the Solo function The Lead V oice 2 section features an exclusiv e Solo function. Solo lets you instantly switch to a solo Lead V oice in the middle of your performance, muting all other U pper Keyboard V oices.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 31 Press the [SOLO] button in the displa y . Select the [SOL O] button in the left side of the display if you are using the (1 V OL UME) of the FOOT P EDAL jacks, or select in the right side if you are using (2 SUST AIN).
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 32 This list shows all available V oices on the DDK-7. Numbers written at the left side of each column in this list indicate the numbered buttons displayed in the V oice Menu.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 33 5 Horn 1 8’ THRU THRU Horn 2 8’ THRU THRU Horn 3 8’ THRU THRU Horn 4 8’ THRU THRU Horn 5 8’ THRU THRU Horn 6 8’ THRU THRU Muted Horn 8’ THRU THRU 6T ub.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 34 3 Bell Pad 1 8’ CELESTE 1 DELA Y LR Bell Pad 2 8’ XG CHORUS 3 CROSS DELA Y Bell Pad 3 8’ XG CHORUS 3 DELA Y LR Bell Pad 4 8’ XG CHORUS 4 DELA Y LR Bell Pad 5.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 35 2 Theatre Organ 1 8’ TREMOLO 2 HM ENHANCER Theatre Organ 2 8’ HM ENHANCER THRU Theatre Organ 3 8’ GT TREMOLO 1 HM ENHANCER Theatre Organ 4 8’ TREMOLO 2 HM EN.
Voices 2 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 36 2 Celesta 1 4’ HM ENHANCER THRU Celesta 2 4’ HM ENHANCER THRU Music Box 1 4’ THRU THRU Music Box 2 4’ HM ENHANCER ST AGE 2 Chime 1 4’ AMBIENCE THRU Chime 2.
Organ Flutes 3 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 37 Or gan Flutes The DDK-7 has an Organ Flutes f eature that allows y ou to create y our own or gan V oices, giving y ou access to an unlimited combination of organ sounds.
Organ Flutes 3 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 38 Adjust flute foota ge settings (over a range of 0 – 8). The Flute footage lev ers can be adjusted by directly touching the display . The Data Control dial cannot be used. Play the keyboar d and listen to the changes in the sound as you adjust the footage levels.
Organ Flutes 3 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 39 Press the [EFFECT] button in the upper right on the displa y to adjust the Rotary Speaker settings. 1 EFFECT TYPE S elect the R otar y S peaker (tremolo) effect type. P ressing the button for which the effect type (or “OFF”) is displayed calls up a list of the effect types.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 40 4 Voice Controls and Effects V oice Contr ols and Eff ects The DDK-7 is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the V oices: V oice Controls and Effects. Each V oice has been given certain factor y-preset effect settings to best enhance its sound.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 41 Choose a V oice on the panel, then press the same button on the panel again (or press the name of the selected V oice in the display).
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 42 3 PITCH Controls pitch according to the play style of After T ouch. AFTER touch Controls the pitch according to the pr essure you apply to the keys after playing them. The minimum setting produces no effect at all.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 43 The items included in this page differ between the Lead V oice sections and the other sections. SLIDE ( 3 ) only applies to Lead V oice 1 and 2. 1 VIBRA T O The V ibrato function wavers the level of the V oices, making them sound warmer and more animated.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 44 2 T OUCH VIBRA T O T urns the T ouch Vibrato function on or off. S etting T ouch Vibrato to on lets you apply vibrato to individual notes as you play them by after touch. The harder you pr ess down the key , the greater the vibrato will be.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 45 Y ou can edit the effect parameters from these two displays. Both displays have the same contents. Y ou can select two effects for each V oice section with these displays (V oice Condition P ages 3 and 4).
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 46 The Reverb , S ustain and Rotary Speaker displays are called up b y pressing the respective buttons on the panel. Reverb Rev erb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 47 1 TYPE Determines the reverb type for each of the V oice sections and the Organ Flute V oice. Sev eral types can be selected: Room, Hall, S tage, and so on. Pr essing the TYPE button on the display calls up the Reverb T ype list.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 48 Determines the amount of reverb effect applied to each V oice section. Each slider corresponds to the REVERB slider in V oice Condition P age 1 of the r espective V oices. Range: 0 – 24 1 TYPE Determines the reverb type for rhythm, accompaniment, keyboar d percussion, and microphone signal.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 49 Sustain The sustain effect, selectable for the each V oice section, causes V oices to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The sustain on/off and sustain length settings are independent for each V oice section, providing maximum expr essive control.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 50 Rotary Speaker R otary Speaker r ecreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. The Rotary Speaker effect can be switched in r eal time as you play , with either the front panel button.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 51 Adjust the rotating speed and mode of the Rotary Speaker . Pr ess the [RO T AR Y SP SPEED] button on the panel. The R O T AR Y SPEAKER display appears. The settings in this display are common to all V oice sections.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 52 REVERB Pr oduces a gentle “ wash ” of aftertones in the sound, recreating the subtle ambience and depth of actual performance spaces and rooms. DELA Y Pr oduces delayed distinct repeats of the sound, or echoes.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 53 ER/KARA OKE Pr oduces early reflections without the subsequent rev erb, or a deep echo effect like that used in Karaoke sing-along applications. CHORUS Cr eates a warm effect as if several of the same sound we re playing at once.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 54 PHASER Similar to F langer , this produces rolling timbre changes and a pronounced up/down filter sw eep effect. TREMOLO/A UT O P AN This periodically changes the volume and has the effect of moving the sound image both front and back, and left and right.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 55 RO TA RY SPEAKER This popular effect (used mainly for electronic organ sounds) recreates the rich, animated pulsing sound of a rotating speaker horn. DIST ORTION This effect adds distortion to the sound.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 56 DIST ORTION+ A combination of Distortion and Delay . WA H This uses an automatic up/down filter sweep to change the timbre of the sound, producing a “ wahwah ” sound.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 57 D YNAMIC This effect (also called compression) “ squeezes ” the ov erall dynamic range of the sound, and has a gain control–letting you make soft sounds louder , and thus give more “ punch ” to the sound.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 58 PITCH CHANGE This effect changes the pitch. MISCELLANEOUS Cr eates special effects. AMBIENCE IMPULSE EXP RESONA T OR V OICE CANCEL T ALKING MOD L.
4 Voice Controls and Effects DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 59 D YNA RINGMOD RING MOD ISOLA T OR THRU Bypass contr ol. This cancels the effect processing. Level Offset 0 - 127 Determines the offset values of the filter frequency . The offset value affects the filter frequency when no control signals are received.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 60 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Rh ythm/K e yboar d P er cussion This DDK-7 features 274 different real rh ythms featuring actual drum and percussion sampled sounds.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 61 Select the desired Rhythm category with the category buttons in the display . Y ou can also choose the “U ser” category to select a U ser rhythm you have created in the Rhythm P attern Program.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 62 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Rhythm Structure Each rhythm is made up of “sections.” Since each section is a rhythmic variation of the basic rhythm, you can use them to add “ spice” to y our performance and mix up the beats while you are playing.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 63 Operating the rh ythm from the panel Y ou can turn the rhythm on/off and switch the sections as desired by pr essing the buttons on the panel. U sing the F ill Ins and Br eak patterns let you add dynamic interest and “ spice ” to your performance.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 64 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion INTRO Pr essing one of the INTRO [1] – [3] buttons automatically adds a short introduction before starting the actual (Main) rhythm. F irst press one of the INTR O [1] – [3] buttons, then press the [ST AR T ] or [SYNCHR O ST AR T] button to actually star t the rhythm.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 65 When Auto F ill is set to ON in the left side of the display , the Fill I n pattern is automatically played whenever you switch the M ain sections. To use the Break patterns: As you play the DDK-7 along with the rhythm, occasionally press the [BREAK] button.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 66 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Adjusting the tempo Y ou can adjust the rhythm tempo by pressing the TEMPO buttons. P ressing the right button increases the tempo and pressing the left button decreases it. Each rhythm has its original (preset) tempo .
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 67 Y ou can also see the T empo and Bar/Beat indications in the V oice Display . In the V oice Display , both T empo and Bar/Beat can be seen in one display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 68 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 2 Rh ythm List MARCH 1 Marching Band 1 Marching Band 2 Marching Band 3 Alpine March 6/8 March 1 6/8 March 2 6/8 Kids 6/8 Organ March Broadway SF .
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 69 • B ALLAD 1 Power Ballad Dramatic Ballad Movie Ballad 1 Movie Ballad 2 Secret Service Carpenters Pop Romantic Ballad Love Song 16Beat Ballad 1 .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 70 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion The Accompaniment function pro vides arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments when rhythms are used. A ccompaniment controls ar e selected from the Rhythm M enu and Rhythm Condition display .
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 71 Adjust the v olume and amount of reverb applied to the Accompaniment. Pr essing the rhythm button on the panel again calls up the Rhythm Condition display . The two sliders at the right side of the display can control the Accompaniment volume and reverb .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 72 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 1 A.B.C. MODE OFF: Cancels the Auto B ass Chord function. SINGLE FINGER: The Single F inger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain many different chord/bass combinations.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 73 2 MEMOR Y LO WER: When this is set to on, the Lower keyboar d V oices and chord accompaniment keep playing even after you release y our fingers from the Lower keyboar d, while the rhythm plays.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 74 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 1 M.O .C. MODE OFF: Cancels the Melody O n Chord function. Mode 1: Pr oduces harmonies of up to two notes in a range close to the melody played. Mode 2: Pr oduces harmonies of up to three notes in a range close to the melody played.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 75 Select the desired percussion kit. As a default, M ulti Kit is assigned to the keyboards but y ou can change the kit from a total of 16 different kits. P ressing the Kit button on the display calls up the P ercussion Kit List.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 76 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Preset Ke yboar d P er cussion List : Indicates the keys of the DDK-7 k eyboard and DDKU-P7. *The 10 kits, Standard Kit 2 – Symphony Kit, ha ve the same sound assignments as Standard Kit 1.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 77 SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Preset 2(PK) Preset 1(LK) Preset 1(UK) Preset 2(PK) Preset 1(LK) Preset 1(UK) Cutting Noise 1 - Phone Call - Cutting Noise 2 .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 78 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Arabic Kit Pop Latin Kit Preset 2(PK) Preset 1(LK) Preset 1(UK) Preset 2(PK) Preset 1(LK) Preset 1(UK) Kick Soft - Bongo H Open 1 f - Side Stick .
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 79 Assigning sounds to the User Ke yboar d P er cussion Y ou can assign any desired drum and percussion sound to any key or pedal, and your original setups can be saved to eight memory locations: User 1 thr ough User 8.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 80 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Assign an instrument to a particular key or pedal by simultaneousl y holding down the desired instrument name in the display and pressing the ke y (or pedal) to which the instrument is to be assigned.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 81 To erase all instruments: Y ou can clear all assignments using the [CLEAR] button in the display (ASSIGN P age). Press, then release the [CLEAR] button. The follo wing display appears, prompting confirmation of the operation.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 82 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Within the Menu b uttons, select the User location as the destination — for e xample, User 1. Press the COPY [FROM] b utton in the displa y . A list appears, letting y ou select the copy sour ce location.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 83 Detailed settings f or each per cussion instrument Y ou can independently adjust the settings of pan, pitch, reverb and v olume for each instrument. The settings here ar e system settings that cannot be memorized to Registration memory .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 84 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 6 RESET Initializes settings such as pan, pitch, and r everb to their default values. Pr essing the [EXECUTE] button calls up the following display , prompting confirmation of the operation. Pr ess the [EXECUTE] button in the display to restore (initialize) the default settings.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 85 Kit Assign List Multi Kit CYMBAL Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cym Mute Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Orchestra Cymbal Orch C.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 86 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion Hybrid T om 3 Hybrid T om 4 Hybrid T om 5 Hybrid T om 6 BASS DR UM Kick Tight H Kick Wet Kick Tight L PERCUSSION 1 Conga H Open Conga L Conga H M.
5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 87 Conga Analog H Bongo H Bongo L Timbale H Timbale L Cowbell Analog Claves 2 Guiro Long Guiro Short Maracas 2 Vibraslap PERCUSSION 2 Surdo Mute Sur.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 88 5 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion PERCUSSION 2 Surdo Mute Surdo Open Cuica Mute Cuica Open Cabasa Shaker Agogo H Agogo L Samba Whistle H Samba Whistle L PERCUSSION 3 Ta mbourine C.
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY 89 DDK-7 Owner’s Manual Registration Memor y Registration Memory allows y ou to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD , pr oviding a con venient way to.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 90 6 REGISTRATION MEMORY Functions and settings that cannot be memorized: The following settings cannot be stored to a R egistration M emor y number . • Pitch (page 208) • MIDI Control settings (fpage 238) • Mic. V olume (page 233) • AUX OUT settings (page 228) • Mic.
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 91 Simply press the number ed button that corresponds to the Registration y ou wish to select. •Y ou can also recall Registrations b y using the F oot Contollers. This function is called “Registration S hift” (page 94).
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 92 6 REGISTRATION MEMORY Y ou can save your R egistration Memory settings to an external storage device, such as USB flash memory , with sixteen Registrations comprising a single file. The instructions below explain how to save the R egistration data to a USB flash memory .
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 93 Deleting all Registration data in R egistration Memory initializes the Registration M emor y . Be careful when using this operation, since it erases all your existing data. In or der to avoid inadvertently losing your important data, save it to an external storage device.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 94 6 REGISTRATION MEMORY The Registration S hift function allows you to change Registrations without taking y our hands from the keyboards.
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 95 1 OFF T urns off the Registration Shift assignment. When you select OFF , you cannot change Registrations by using the Right F ootswitch, or with an optional F oot P edal.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 96 6 REGISTRATION MEMORY 3 Repeat the above pr ocedure #1 thr ough #2 to set the Registration order . 1 POSITION These are cursor controls used to mo ve the cursor (colored orange) along the Registration ro w in the display .
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 97 3 SHIFT END Determines how to end the R egistration shift function. ST OP: Selects the last R egistration and quits the operation. T OP: After the last preset is r eached, the first preset is called up again, starting the sequence ov er again from the beginning.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 98 6 REGISTRATION MEMORY Registration Shift, OFF: The current Registration number is display ed. Registration Shift, in “SHIFT” mode: The current Registration number (left) and the next number (right) ar e displayed.
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 99 In the V oice Display , P age 2, you can conveniently “ unify ” a specific parameter used in different V oice groups at one time.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 100 6 REGISTRATION MEMORY Select the parameter and part in the Parameter Select pop-up menu. After selecting the desired parameter , the pop-up menu automatically c loses. The amount of the selected parameter for each Registration is sho wn in the display .
6 REGISTRATION MEMORY DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 101 Unifies the currently turned-on parameter’ s values. Y ou unify the relevant parameter v alues in each Registration memory number or offset them. Keep in mind that you cannot restor e the original data once you change the parameter’ s value.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 102 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Music Data Recor der (MDR) The Music Data Recorder (M.D .R.) is a sophisticated recording system b uilt into the DDK-7 that lets y ou record y our performances and Registration settings to a USB flash memory or other external media.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 103 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Pr ess the [MDR] button in the panel to call up the M.D.R. display . All operations related to the M.D.R., such as recording and playing y our performances, can be done in the M.D.R. display . The M.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 104 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Press the [FORMA T] button in the displa y . Select the desired media y ou want to format. To format a USB flash memor y , select [USB XX]. T o format a floppy disk, select [USB-FD1]. Press the [EXECUTE] button in the displa y .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 105 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Check the currentl y selected media at the top of the display . F or example, if you want to select a song in the USB flash memory , confirm that “USB XX:/” is displayed at the top of the display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 106 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Song P art Information Pr essing the [PAR T SETUP] button calls up the P ar t Setup display of the curr ently selected song, letting you confirm which parts are played when playing the song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 107 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 To change the media/folder: Press the [FOLDER SELECT] button in the SONG SELECT P age to call up the Folder Select display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 108 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Select the desired media and/or folder in the Media/Folder List. To call up the folder in the media in the display , press the selected media button in the M edia/F older List again. Press the [EXECUTE] button.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 109 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Media Contents: Folders, Songs, and Files Folders: A folder is a storage location in the media, used to organize multiple songs in groups. If you ’ ve saved hundreds of songs to a USB flash memory or USB storage device, it may be difficult to find the desired song quickly .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 110 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Recor ding y our performance Set the desired R egistrations on the DDK-7. Make all the DDK-7 settings necessary for the song you will recor d. This means entering the all Registrations you will need for the entire performance in the Registration M emory .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 111 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Re-recor ding (Retry) If you make a mistake during recor ding, you can re-recor d the song from the beginning. Press the [RETR Y] button while the song is still running. This automatically stops recor ding and returns you to the starting point of the song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 112 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 The following setting lets you r ecord only Low er Keyboard and P edalboard parts. Press the [ F ] (Play) b utton, and star t playing after the hourglass icon disappear s. Press the [ J ] (Stop) button when y ou are finished with y our performance to stop recor ding.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 113 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Punch-in Recor ding This lets you re-r ecord a specific phrase or section which you don ’ t want to use, either that of a specific part(s) or all parts. Select the song which contains the phrase y ou want to change.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 114 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Press the [CHANGE SONG NAME] button. The following display appears. Move the cur sor to the desired point by using the [ E ][ F ] buttons in the displa y or the Data Control dial. Select the desired character type: alphabet, upper or lower case, or symbol.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 115 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 To delete the entered character: Move the cur sor to the character y ou want to delete. Press the [DELETE] button at the bottom right in the displa y . The character is deleted. To con ver t into kanji (Japanese language): This applies only if you are using the (Kana-Kan) button in J apanese.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 116 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Y ou can also recor d Registrations by themselves, without r ecording a performance. Bulk data, including R egistration Memory and Registration Shift settings, Rhythm P atterns (User rhythms) Rhythm Sequence data, and U ser V oices, are also saved in the operation.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 117 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Saving T wo or More Registration Banks to One Song When you want to use more than 16 R egistration numbers, you can save additional Registration banks to a single song, with the follo wing procedure.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 118 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Replacing Registrations The M.D.R. also lets you change the Registrations of an existing song without changing the performance data. In advance, you need to cr eate the original Registration that will replace the old one.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 119 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Select the song containing the Registrations for whic h you want to change the order . F or details on selecting a song, see page 104. Press the [REGIST EDIT] button in the SONG SELECT P age to call up the Regist Edit display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 120 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 4 LO AD Loads the selected Registration bank to the panel/keyboar ds. After loading, you can check the Registration by playing the keyboar ds. 5 SA VE Sav es the current panel settings as a Registration bank in the song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 121 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Registrations (and bulk data) recor ded to song numbers can be easily loaded back to the DDK-7 by the following pr ocedure. The M.D.R. independently recor ds the following five types of data: • REGIST • USER V OICE • K.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 122 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Select the song to be play ed back. F or details on selecting a song, see page 104. Press the [ F ] (Play) b utton in the display to load the Registration data. An hourglass icon appears, indicating the Registration data is loading.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 123 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Pla ying Back the Selected P ar t(s) Y ou can also play back selected parts of your recor ded performance, while other par ts are temporarily turned off . This function is especially useful for playing a single part, such as the melody , over pr eviously recorded accompaniment parts.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 124 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Changing the T empo Y ou can change the tempo of the song as the song is playing in the M.D.R. display , either while the song is stopped or while it is playing. To Chang e the T empo: U se the TEMPO buttons in the display to change the tempo.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 125 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Repeat Pla yback This feature allows y ou to repeatedly play back either all songs on a folder or only one specific song. Select the song y ou wish to play bac k. If you wish to play back all songs on a folder , select the first song that will be played back.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 126 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Exit from the Repeat Setting displa y b y pressing the [CLOSE] button at the top right of the displa y . Press the [ F ] (Play) b utton in the SONG SELECT P age to begin playbac k. When you stop playback, the repeat setting is automatically cancelled.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 127 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Select the desired song for pla ybac k. Press the [ F ] (Play) b utton in the display to start song playbac k. The following display appears, letting you set the v olume or mute settings for each part.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 128 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 The TOOLS P age in the M.D.R. display has many functions, such as song copy , song delete, etc. Song Copy This function lets you copy data recor ded in one song to another song. Y ou can copy and exchange the data even betw een two different media.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 129 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Confirm that the desired song to be copied is displayed in the upper half of the display . If you want to change the song, press the COPY FR OM [CHANGE] button to call up the Song S elect display and select another song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 130 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Press the [SONG DELETE] button to call up the Song Delete display . Confirm that the desired song to be deleted is displayed in upper half of the display . If you want to change the song, press the [CHANGE] button to call up the song select display and select the desired song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 131 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 About Protected Songs If y ou buy or do wnload the song data, it may be protected so that you cannot delete or copy , in order to prev ent accidental erasure or protect copyright. This is “P rotected Song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 132 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Con ver ting to XG This function allows you to conv ert the DDK-7 song data to XG format data. Y ou can playback the data using X G devices. The converted X G song data may sound differently from the original data.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 133 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Press the [CONVERT] b utton. After the process of the conversion the L CD returns to the original display . To call up the XG song in the display , press [X G] button in the SONG SELECT P age of the M.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 134 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 XG Song Delete Select the XG song to be deleted. F or details on selecting an X G song, see page 126. Press the [T OOLS] button at the top right of the display to call up the T OOLS Pa ge, then select the [XG SONG DELETE] b utton.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 135 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Confirm that the desired song to be converted is displayed in the upper half of the display . If you want to change the song, press the [CHANGE] button of the Change F rom section to call up the Song S elect display and select the desired song.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 136 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 7 Confirm that the desired song to be con verted is shown in upper half of the display . If you want to change the song, press the [CHANGE] button of the Change Fr om section to call up the Song S elect display and select the desired song.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 137 V oice Edit This DDK-7 has a V oice Edit feature that allows y ou to create your own V oices. We suggest that you read thr ough the V oice Structure below at fir st to get a firmer understanding of the V oices.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 138 Selecting a V oice for editing Select the V oice you want to edit fr om the V oice Menu. F or example, if you want to edit Accor dion 1, select [Accor dion 1] in the V oice M enu in any V oice section. M ute all other V oice sections except for the targeted V oice section.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 139 The message “V oice data is too large to edit” may appear when you pr ess the [PR OGRAM] button. If this message appears, select another V oice.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 140 Editing an A WM V oice Y ou can edit an A WM V oice on the A WM P age and LA YER P age in the V oice Edit display . In the A WM P age, the tonal balance of the entire V oice can be corrected by some EQ parameters.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 141 1 Element select buttons Select the E lement you wish to edit. 2 Element On/Off switc hes The [A WM1] – [A WM4] buttons indicate the Elements which make up the selected V oice. Y ou can mute any of the Elements by simply pr essing the corresponding button.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 142 2 LEVEL Determines the output level of the E lement. Range: 0 – 127 3 NO TE LIMIT Determines the low est and highest notes in the range for which the Element sounds. The setting of the HIGH slider cannot be set lower than that of the L O W slider .
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 143 5 CUT OFF FREQ . Determines the cutoff frequency of the filter . Range: 9600 – 24000 cent 6 RESONANCE Determines the amount of resonance (harmonic emphasis) applied to the signal at the cutoff frequency . Some Elements are not affected by this parameter .
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 144 1 LFO W A VE Determines the LFO waveform used to vary the sound. F or details, see page 145. 2 LFO SPEED Determines the speed of the LFO waveform.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 145 Edited A WM V oices can be saved as User V oices (up to sixteen). Press the [SA VE] button at the top right of the displa y to call up the SA VE Pa ge . Select the User V oice number y ou wish to save to. The message appears to prompt confirmation of the operation.
8 Voice Edit DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 146 Press the [SA VE] button to sa ve the V oice , or press [CANCEL] to abort the operation. After saving the V oice, be sure to quit the V oice Edit function (page 146) before turning the power off . T urning off the DDK-7 without quitting V oice Edit erases the U ser V oice you have edited.
9 Rhythm Program DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 147 Rh ythm Pr ogram The DDK-7 includes po werful rhythm pr ogramming functions: Rh ythm P attern Pr ogram and Rhythm Sequence Pr ogram. Rhythm P attern Program allo ws y ou to record y our own original rhythms and sa ve them as user rhythms.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 148 9 Rhythm Program Rhythm P attern Program lets you use any of the differ ent instrument sounds (drum and percussion) assigned to each key on the U pper and Lower keyboar ds in creating your own rhythms. U p to 48 of your original rhythms can be saved as U ser Rhythms.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 149 9 Rhythm Program To copy a preset rh ythm, press the [RHYTHM] button. T o create y our own rh ythm from scratc h, press the [NEW RHYTHM] button.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 150 9 Rhythm Program A Rhythm consists of 15 sections: Intro 1 – 3, M ain A – D, F ill In A – D, Ending 1 – 3, and B reak. In Rhythm P attern P rogram, you can enter or edit percussion notes one by one, or assemble each part from other different rhythms to create y our own new U ser Rhythm.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 151 9 Rhythm Program Basic settings f or the Rhythm P attern In the SET TING P age of the display , set the conditions of the rhythm, such as time signature, measure length, and so on.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 152 9 Rhythm Program Select a section to which y ou want to enter or edit the rhythm pattern. Pr essing the SECTION button on the display calls up the Section Select pop-up menu. After selecting the desired section, the pop-up menu automatically closes.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 153 9 Rhythm Program 2 ASSEMBLE Copies the part from another rhythm to the currently selected rhythm. Y ou can assemble various sections from multiple rhythms to create y our original rhythm. Pr essing the [ASSEMBLE] button calls up the following display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 154 9 Rhythm Program Entering P ercussion Sounds to a Rh ythm P attern – Step Write Y ou can enter percussion sounds in the INPUT P age of the display . Before entering percussion sounds, turn off the U pper and Lower keyboar d V oices by setting each V oice’ s volume to MIN.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 155 9 Rhythm Program Select the desired Drum Kit. Y ou can select a kit from 20 Drum kits and 5 SFX kits. F or details on each kit, see page 176. P ressing the button indicating the currently selected kit calls up the kit Select the pop-up menu, then select the desired kit fr om the pop-up menu.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 156 9 Rhythm Program Set the Gate Time . (This is optional, and only necessary when y ou want to enter a sustaining sound, such as a whistle.) F or a list of instruments that require a Gate T ime setting, refer to the P ercussion Kit List on page 176.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 157 9 Rhythm Program Editing Entered P er cussion Notes Y ou can change the accent level, position, or gate time of the entered sound, or delete the entered sound. To change the accent level of an entered note: Select the desired note for c hanging the accent level.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 158 9 Rhythm Program Change the accent level b y using the A CCENT buttons or Accent bo x. The Accent box allo ws for finer changes. 1 Accent bo x T ouch on the box to enable the Accent box. T urning the Data Control dial changes the accent level ov er a range of 0 – 127.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 159 9 Rhythm Program To change the length of an entered note: The length of sustaining sounds such as S nare Roll and Whistle can be changed by adjusting the Gate T ime. See page 166 for more information. To erase an entered note: Select the note y ou want to erase (as in Step 1 on page 157).
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 160 9 Rhythm Program Select [CLEAR] to erase the selected instrument. A bell sound indicates that the instrument has been erased. The following method can also be used to erase one instrument. While holding down the [CLEAR] b utton, press the key on the keyboar d corresponding to the instrument y ou wish to erase .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 161 9 Rhythm Program About Quantize The Quantize function is a process of r ounding off timing or duration values, so that each note plays with precise timing. Y ou can select nine types of Quantize value. With Step Write It allows you to automatically corr ect the length (duration) and timing of each note you enter .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 162 9 Rhythm Program Entering P er cussion Sounds to a Rh ythm P attern – Real Time Write While you listen to the entered rhythm or metronome click, play the U pper/Lower keyboards to enter the desir ed percussion sounds.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 163 9 Rhythm Program Y ou can erase an instrument while rhythm is played. To erase an instrument/key assignment: While holding down the [CLEAR] button, press the key on the keyboar d corresponding to the instrument you wish to erase.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 164 9 Rhythm Program Press the [EXECUTE] button to e xecute the cop y . The desired accompaniment part (Rhythmic Chord pattern) has been copied.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 165 9 Rhythm Program Set the appropriate Quantize v alue. F or details on the Quantize function, r efer to page 161. Set the Gate Time . Y ou can adjust the Gate T ime setting by using GA TE TIME buttons in the display , or Data Control dial.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 166 9 Rhythm Program To change the Gate Time: Select the note for whic h you want to c hange the gate time (see Step 1 on page 157). Press the Gate Time box to enab le the box. T urn the Data Control dial to c hange the Gate Time.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 167 9 Rhythm Program Select the desired part for which y ou wish to change the V oice . The V oice menu appears. Select the desired V oice, and the V oice menu automatically closes.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 168 9 Rhythm Program Determines the position of each accompaniment part in the stereo image. Range: L64 – R63 Effect Settings Y ou can set Reverb , Chorus, and V ariation effects as desired for your original rhythm.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 169 9 Rhythm Program 1 CHORUS TYPE D etermines the type of the chorus effect. P ressing the CHOR US T YPE button calls up the chorus type list. Select the desired chorus type, and the list automatically closes. 2 Chorus sliders Determines the amount of chorus effect applied to each accompaniment part.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 170 9 Rhythm Program 1 V ARIA TION (V ariation Effect Category) S elects the effect category of the variation effect. P ressing the V ARIA TION button calls up the effect category list. Select the desired effect category , and the list automatically closes.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 171 9 Rhythm Program Detailed settings f or each per cussion instrument Y ou can independently adjust the settings of pan, pitch, reverb and v olume for each instrument. Press the [DRUM SETUP] b utton at the top of the displa y to call up the DRUM SETUP P age .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 172 9 Rhythm Program 1 P ercussion Kit Name I ndicates the currently selected kit. P ressing this button calls up the P ercussion Kit list, letting you select the desired kit. When you change the kit, the instruments you have already entered ar e replaced with the instruments of the newly selected kit.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 173 9 Rhythm Program Press the [SA VE] button to sa ve the pattern, or press [CANCEL] to abort the operation. After saving the Rhythm, be sure to quit Rhythm P attern Pr ogram (page 174) before turning the power off . T urning off the DDK-7 without quitting Rhythm P attern Pr ogram erases the U ser Rhythm you have cr eated.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 174 9 Rhythm Program Quitting the Rh ythm P attern Pr ogram Y ou can quit the Rhythm P attern Program fr om any of its display pages.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 175 9 Rhythm Program Selecting Rh ythm from an External Media Y ou can load rhythms from a USB flash memory , or other external media and edit and save them as U ser Rhythms. Data that can be loaded includes not only that of the DDK-7, but also all S tyle F ile F ormat files.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 176 9 Rhythm Program Pe r cussion Kit List *: Indicates an instrument which requires the Gate Time setting. Standard Kit 1 Live!Std Kit Live!Std+P Kit Standard Kit 2 Live!Funk K.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 177 9 Rhythm Program *: Indicates an instrument which requires the Gate Time setting. Analog Kit Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit Multi Kit 1 Surdo Mute Kick Dance 1 Su.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 178 9 Rhythm Program *: Indicates an instrument which requires the Gate Time setting. Multi Kit 2 Live!Studio Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Arabic Kit Cuban Kit P op Latin Kit Maracas.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 179 9 Rhythm Program Rh ythm Program V oice List PIANO 1 Live!GrandPiano BrightPiano Harpsichord GrandHarpsi HonkyT onk Live!WarmGrand BalladStack MIDIGrand OctavePiano1 OctavePiano2 CP80 Cool!GalaxyEP StageEP PolarisEP JazzChorus HyperTines 2 Cool!E.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 180 9 Rhythm Program BASS 1 Cool!FingerBass AcousticBass Cool!DynoPick Cool!Fretless SlapBass SubBass HardBass ResoBass HouseBass BigDroneBass RockBass SuperFretles PickBass FusionBass Bass&Cymbal AnalogBass 2 DXFunkBass DrySynBass 80’ sSynBass HiQBass FunkBass MellowFinger ClickBass PunchyBass TBBass Mega Aco.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 181 9 Rhythm Program 6 XG SynthBrass2 XG SoftBrass XG SynthBrass4 XG ChoirBrass XG AnaV el.Brass2 XG AnalogBrass2 REED 1 Sweet!T enorSax Sweet!AltoSax Sweet!SopranoSax GrowlSax BaritoneSax Live!SaxSection Saxappeal MoonLight BalladBrass SaxyMood SopranoSax T enorSax AltoSax SaxStack Live!SaxSect.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 182 9 Rhythm Program ETHNIC 1 Bagpipe XG Sitar XG DetunedSitar XG Sitar2 XG T ambra XG T amboura XG Banjo XG MutedBanjo XG Rabab XG Gopichant XG Oud XG Shamisen XG Koto XG T ais.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 183 9 Rhythm Program With the Rhythm Sequence P rogram function, you can string together any of the DDK-7’ s existing rhythms and the rhythms of your own creation together to make complete rhythm compositions.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 184 9 Rhythm Program Press one of the Sequence buttons ([SEQ. 1] – [SEQ . 4]) in the display to select the rh ythm sequence number y ou want to edit. The lamp of the selected numbered sequence button in the Rhythm section lights, and the Sequence D isplay appears.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 185 9 Rhythm Program Pr ogramming a Sequence Press the [RHYTHM] button at the top right of the displa y to call up the RHYTHM P age. Press the [CA TEGOR Y] button to call up the Rh ythm Category Select pop-up menu, then select the Rhythm category corresponding to the rhythm y ou want to enter to the sequence .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 186 9 Rhythm Program Repeat steps #2 through #5 abo ve to enter the rh ythm and create y our own rh ythm composition. T urning the power off before quitting or closing the Rhythm S equence P rogram erases any sequences you have made.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 187 9 Rhythm Program 1 POSITION These are cursor controls for mo ving the cursor (colored orange) along the rhythm ro w in the display . Mov es the cursor to the first position. Mov es the cursor one step to the left. Mov es the cursor one step to the right.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 188 9 Rhythm Program Pr ogramming a Registration Sequence The Registration S equence feature allows you to hav e desired Registrations automatically called up in sequence, when playing a Rhythm Sequence. I t lets you program the timing (bar/beat/clock) at which the Registration is changed.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 189 9 Rhythm Program Press the D A T A [SET] button in the display . The Registration number appears in the display (in the timing or der), indicating that the Registration is entered.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 190 9 Rhythm Program To move the Registration number timing, press the D A T A [SET] button. T o move the Ne xt Regist timing, press the NEXT REGIST [SET] button. The position of the Registration number or N ext Regist is changed and displayed in the proper or der .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 191 9 Rhythm Program Pla ying Rhythm Sequences To play an y of the rhythm sequences y ou have created: Press the appropriate Sequence b utton ([SEQ . 1] – [SEQ . 4]) on the panel. The SEQ button ’ s lamp lights. Press the rhythm [ST ART] b utton.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 192 9 Rhythm Program To star t a sequence using the Left Footswitch: Y ou can start or stop the Rhythm Sequence playback using the left footswitch. To use the left footswitch, pedal unit must be connected to the DDK-7. Press the desired Sequence buttons, making sure that all their LEDs are lit.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 193 10 Controllers Contr oller s These leg- and foot-operated contr ols allow y ou to execute v arious performance functions and switc h the effect on/off, without taking your hands fr om the keyboar d.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 194 10 Controllers Press the [LEFT] button at the top right of the displa y to call up the LEFT P age. In this display , you can assign the control function to the Left F ootswitch: Rhythm, Glide, and Rotary S peaker . If you choose OFF here, the Left F ootswitch will not control any function.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 195 10 Controllers 4 INTRO 1 – INTR O 3 These functions correspond to the INTR O [1] – [3] buttons on the panel. For example, when the INTR O [1] button is selected in this display and you press the F ootswitch, the rhythm section is switched to Intro 1.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 196 10 Controllers Contr olling Rotary Speaker Y ou can control the Rotary S peaker effect (on/off ) by using the Left F ootswitch. When the [Rotary Speaker] button is selected in this display and y ou press the F ootswitch, the Rotary Speaker effect is switched on or off .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 197 10 Controllers Assigning functions to a Foot P edal: Press the [UTILITY] button to call up the Utility displa y . Press the [F .PED AL] button at the top right of the displa y to call up the Foot P edal P age . In this display , you can assign the control function to the F oot P edal.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 198 10 Controllers Contr olling Sustain Y ou can control the on/off status of S ustain for each V oice Section by using the F oot P edal. Sustain for the P edalboard cannot be controlled. Press the [SUST AIN] button to call up the Sustain displa y , then turn the desired V oice section on from the displa y .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 199 10 Controllers Contr olling Lead Slide Call up the V oice Condition display P age 2 of the Lead V oice section to which y ou want to apply the Lead Slide eff ect. Press the [ON] button of the Slide section on the displa y . Select [SLIDE] in the FOO T PED AL Pa ge of the Utility display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 200 10 Controllers Contr olling Melody On Chor d Call up the P age 3 of the V oice Display . Select one of the modes. Select [M.O .C.] in the FOO T PED AL Pa ge of the Utility display . The M.O.C. function is now assigned to the F oot P edal.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 201 10 Controllers Contr olling the Solo Function Y ou can turn the Solo function on/off by using the F oot P edal. See page 30 for more information. Contr olling the Rhythm Y ou can control the rhythm start/stop or switch the rhythm sections not only by using the Left F ootswitch, but also the F oot P edal.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 202 10 Controllers Contr olling Glide Y ou can control the Glide effect not only by using the Left F ootswitch, but also the F oot P edal. Set the Glide settings in the LEFT P age of the Footswitc h display . Select [GLIDE] in the FOO T PEDAL P age of the Utility display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 203 10 Controllers Press the Foot P edal when you want to s witch the Rotary Speaker effect on or off. Pr essing the Foot P edal has the same effect as pressing the [R OT AR Y SP SPEED] button. T o use this function, you will need to select the Rotary Speaker effect for the desired V oice.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 204 10 Controllers Contr olling Expression Y ou can control Expr ession not only by using the Expression P edal, but also the Foot P edal. Select [EXPRESSION] in the FOO T PED AL Pa ge of the Utility display . The Expression function is no w assigned to the F oot P edal.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 205 10 Controllers The P edal U nit DDKU-P7 features a expression pedal and a 2nd expr ession pedal. The Expression pedal can be used to control the v olume with your foot as you play . The 2nd Expression P edal can be used to control the Pitch Bend and the T empo of the Rhythm.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 206 10 Controllers Contr olling Pitch Bend 1 MODE Determines the range of the Pitch B end control. Each step changes the pitch range by a semitone.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 207 10 Controllers Contr olling the Rhythm T empo 1 MODE Determines the range of tempo change. Range: 1 – 12 The setting 2 (NARR O W) results in a small amount of tempo change (70% – 140%); the setting 12 (WIDE) results in a large amount of tempo change (50% – 200%).
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 208 11 Tr anspose and Pitch Controls T ranspose and Pitc h Contr ols There are two pitc h-related controls on the DDK-7: T ranspose and Pitch. T ranspose allows y ou to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets y ou finely adjust the tuning.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 209 Internet Direct Connection 12 Internet Direct Connection This con venient, powerful feature lets y ou directly connect y our DDK-7 to the Internet. In this section, y ou may come acr oss some unfamiliar terms and phrases related to computers and online communications.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 210 Internet Direct Connection 12 To access the website, press the [INTERNET] button while the instrument is connected to the Internet.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 211 Internet Direct Connection 12 In the Control Menu located in the left part of the display , you can control the displayed website and set various settings. The browser display , to the right of the control menu, is the area in which the website is display ed.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 212 Internet Direct Connection 12 Monitoring the Internet Connection Status The four icons and a message indicate the current Internet connection status. 1 Offline indicator ( ) This is shown when the instrument is not connected to the Internet.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 213 Internet Direct Connection 12 Refreshing a W eb P age/Canceling Loading of a W eb P age To refresh a web page (to make sure y ou have the latest version of the page, or to try reloading), press the [REFRESH] button. To cancel loading of a page (if the page is taking too long to open), press the [ST OP] button.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 214 Internet Direct Connection 12 Saving Bookmarks of Y our Fa v orite P ages Y ou can “bookmark ” the page you ’ re viewing, and set up a custom link so the page can be instantly called up in the future. With the desired page currently selected, press the [BOOKMARK] button in the contr ol menu.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 215 Internet Direct Connection 12 Select the position of the new bookmark b y pressing the desired position directly , or using the [UP]/[DO WN] button or the Data Control Dial. To save the bookmark, press the [EXECUTE] button, or press the [CANCEL] button to cancel.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 216 Internet Direct Connection 12 Editing Bookmarks Fr om the Bookmark display , you can change the names and rearrange the or der of your bookmarks, as well as delete unnecessary bookmarks from the list. 1 UP/DO WN Mov es the selection position in the Bookmark list.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 217 Internet Direct Connection 12 Changing the Home P age Y ou can specify any desired page on the site to be the home page. I n advance, open the page you wish to set as your new home page. Press the [SETTING] button in the contr ol menu to call up the Internet Setting display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 218 Internet Direct Connection 12 Fr om the Internet S ettings display , you can make various settings related to the Internet connection, including preferences for the menus and displays. The Internet S ettings display has four sub-displays: Bro wser , LAN, Wireless LAN, and Others.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 219 Internet Direct Connection 12 LAN In this display page, you can make settings for the LAN connection. These settings are needed for not only wired LAN connection but also wireless LAN connection. 1 Use DHCP Determines whether or not DHCP is used.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 220 Internet Direct Connection 12 1 Access P oint Pr essing the [Display Information] button calls up the access point list. I t shows the access points near the DDK-7.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 221 Internet Direct Connection 12 5 Connection information Sho ws detailed information on the current connection. Pr essing any button other than [INTERNET ] button quits the Internet D irect Connection and closes the website display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 222 Internet Direct Connection 12 6 Glossary of Internet T erms Broadband An Internet connection technology/service (such as ADSL and optical fiber) that allows for high-speed, high- volume data communication. Bro wser The software used to search for , access, and view web pages.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 223 Connections 13 Connections On the backside and fr ont left side of the DDK-7 keyboard is a separate panel equipped with various input/output terminals and miscellaneous contr ols. This section provides brief explanations for each jack/contr ol on the DDK-7.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 224 Connections 13 5 USB T O DEVICE terminal F or connecting USB storage devices such as USB flash memory . 1 FOO T PED AL jacks F or connecting to an optional FC4/FC5/FC7/FC9 F oot P edal. 1 - 1 V OLUME jac k F or controlling the volume and a range of other important functions.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 225 Connections 13 5 TO PED AL terminal F or connecting to the DDKU-P7 P edal U nit. 6 A UX IN (Phone; L/L+R, R) jacks This pair of stereo phone jacks is for connection to an external device. The signal from the connected external device sounds from external speakers connected to the DDK-7.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 226 Connections 13 Pla ying the Sounds of the DDK-7 Through an External A udio System By using the OUTPUT jacks, you can connect your DDK-7 to external powered speakers. If you ’ re connecting the DDK-7 to a mono device, use only the OUTPUT L/ L+R jack.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 227 Connections 13 *The Unbalanced line is intended for line-level signals. Po wer -on Procedure Before turning the po wer on to all components, set all volume levels to minimum.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 228 Connections 13 Selecting Outputs f or Each P ar t Y ou can assign each individual part of the DDK-7's sounds such as V oice, P ercussion, to be output from specific A UX OUT jacks: MAIN and/or SUB. Press the [UTILITY] button to call up the GLOB AL Pa ge of the Utility display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 229 Connections 13 Connecting a P edal U nit (DDKU-P7) to the DDK-7 allows you to use the P edalboard, right and left F ootswitches, Expression P edal and 2nd Expression P edal.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 230 Connections 13 By using the USB T O HOST terminal or MIDI IN/OUT terminals, you can connect your DDK-7 to a computer and receive/transmit MIDI data (for mor e information about MIDI, see page 235). Connecting your DDK-7 to a computer opens up a whole new world of musical possibilities.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 231 Connections 13 Using the MIDI IN/OUT terminals By using an optional MIDI inter face such as the UX16, you can connect the DDK-7 to the computer , with the MIDI IN/OUT terminals on the instrument.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 232 Connections 13 Outputting the Sound of an External Device Thr ough the External Speakers of the DDK-7 Y ou can connect the A UX IN jacks of the DDK-7 with the LINE OUT of an external device, such as a CD player . Y ou can also connect the OUTPUT jacks of the DDK-7 to external speakers.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 233 Connections 13 To adjust the volume/re verb: Press the [UTILITY] button on the panel to call up the Utility display . Using the MIC. REVERB and V OLUME sliders in the GLOB AL Pa ge, adjust the amount of the reverb applied to the micr ophone, and the v olume.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 234 Connections 13 Contr olling the DDK-7 from an External De vice Y ou can use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to r emotely play the sounds of your DDK-7 and change its Registrations. (Y ou will need to set the MIDI transmit channels of the MIDI keyboard to match the fix ed receive channels on your DDK-7.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 235 Connections 13 This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how y ou can use MIDI on your DDK-7. What is MIDI? No doubt you have hear d the terms “ acoustic instrument” and “ digital instrument.” In the world today , these are the two main categories of instruments.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 236 Connections 13 MIDI (M usical Instrument Digital I nterface) allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by sending and receiving compatible N ote, Control Change, P rogram Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 237 Connections 13 MIDI Channels MIDI data is assigned to one of sixteen MIDI channels. U sing these channels, 1 – 16, the performance data for sixteen different instrument parts can be simultaneously sent ov er one MIDI cable.
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 238 Connections 13 When you connect your DDK-7 with a second MIDI device (such as a synthesizer or computer), you can determine how the DDK-7 contr ols that MIDI device, or how the DDK-7 is controlled. Press the [UTILITY] button in the panel to call up the Utility Display .
DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 239 Connections 13 3 INTERNAL/EXTERNAL S witches control ov er the displayed items between the DDK-7 (INTERNAL) or the connected device (EXTERNAL). 3 - 1 LEAD 1 Determines Internal or E xternal control of the Lead V oices. INT .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 240 Appendix XG V oice & Drum List 14 V oice Number V oice Name Categor y MSB LSB PRG 001 XG GrandPiano PIANO 011 XG GrndPianoKSP 01 81 XG MellowGrPno 04 01 XG PianoStrings 04 11 X G Dream 002 XG BrightPiano 012 XG BritePnoKSP 003 XG El.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 241 03 52 6 XG 12StrGuitar GUIT AR 04 02 6 XG Nylon&Steel 04 12 6 XG Steel&Body 09 62 6 XG Mandolin 00 27 XG JazzGuitar 01 82 7 XG MellowGuitar 03 22 7 XG Ja.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 242 00 59 XG T uba BRASS 01 65 9 XG T uba2 00 60 XG MutedT rumpet 00 61 XG FrenchHorn 06 61 XG FrHornSolo 03 26 1 XG FrenchHorn2 03 76 1 XG HornOrchestra 00 62 XG Br.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 243 06 69 7 XG Carib SYNTH EFFECTS 00 98 XG SoundT rack 02 79 8 XG Prologue 06 49 8 XG Ancestral 00 99 XG Crystal 01 29 9 XG SynthDr .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 244 64 0 51 XG Bir dT weet2 SOUND EFFECTS 64 0 55 XG Ghost 64 0 56 XG Maou 64 0 65 XG PhoneCall 64 0 66 XG DoorSqueak 64 0 67 XG DoorSlam 64 0 68 XG ScratchCut 64 0 .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 245 XG Drum Map MSB/LSB/PC Note Standard Kit 1 (127/0/1) Key Off Standard Kit 2 (127/0/2) Key Off Hit Kit (127/0/5) Key Off Room Kit (127/0/9) Key Off Rock Kit (127/.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 246 MSB/LSB/ PCNote Analog Kit (127/0/26) Key Off Dance Kit (127/0/28) Key Off Jazz Kit (127/0/33) Key Off Brush Kit (127/0/41) Key Off Symphony Kit (127/0/49) Key O.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 247 MSB/LSB/ PCNote SFX Kit 2 (126/0/2) Key Off 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Phone Call Ø 37 Door Squeak Ø 38 Door Sl.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 248 1. Channel Messages 1.1 DDK Mode MIDI Data Format Code (Hexadecimal) Function Receive T ransmit Remarks 8n, nn, 00-7F Note Off 1ch 2ch 3ch (4ch)* 5-14ch 15ch ˛ .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 249 * Can be changed in the MIDI settings (page 238). ** Can be output when assigned to channel 4. 1.2 XG Mode Bn, 78, 00 Bn, 79, 00 Bn, 7B, 00 Bn, 7C, 00 Bn, 7D, 00.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 250 * Can be changed in the MIDI settings (page 238). ** Can be output when assigned to channel 4. 2. Realtime Messages * Received only when in the Ext.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 251 Universal Non-Realtime Messages XG Native Clavinova Exclusive Message Exclusive Electone Exclusive ˛ : don’t car e N: Device Number (“0” on DDK-7) ID: Model ID (DDK-7 = 52H) F0, 7F , 7F , 09, 03, 0n, CC, PP , VV , .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 252 * 1. Switches * 2. Panel Switch Events Selectors V olume Organ Flute V oice To Lower Solo Mode nn Switch Receive T ransmit 45H Left Footswitch ØØ cc Switch dd .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 253 Brilliance Sustain Solo Bar Keyboard Per cussion Disable Rotary Speaker Rhythm Sequence cc Switch dd Remarks Code Receive Rx Range T ransmit Tx Range 42 Upper Ke.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 254 * 3. MIDI Parameter V oice Section P arameters Panel V oice Parameters (Address mm: 0 – 7 = UK1 , UK2 , LK1 , LK2 , LEAD 1 , LEAD 2 , PEDAL 1 , PEDAL 2) Addres.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 255 Organ Flute V oice Parameters (Address mm: 0 – 1 = UK, LK) 10 00-07 40 3 00 00-7F 00-7F Effect 1 T ype MSB/LSB 00 00-7F 00-7F Ø 00 00-7F 00-7F Ø 00 00-7F 00-.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 256 Ke yboard Par ameters Sustain Parameters (Address mm: 0 – 2 = UK, LK, PEDAL) 11 00-01 05 1 00-7F Footage 2' 00:MIN 7F:MAX Ø 00-7F Ø 00-7F 11 00-01 06 1 .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 257 Keyboard Percussion Parameters (Addr ess mm: 1 – 2 = K.B.P . [1], K.B.P . [2]) Rh ythm Rhythm Parameters Rhythm Sequence Parameters Address Size Data Parameter.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 258 Accompaniment Parameters A.B.C. Function Parameters M.O.C. Function Parameters Section Parameters Keyboard Percussion Parameters Address Size Data Parameter Data.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 259 Ov erall System Parameters Effect Parameters (Overall): Reverb Effect Parameters (Overall): Rhythm Reverb Effect Parameters (Overall): Rotary Speaker Address Siz.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 260 AUX OUT Foot Pedal * 4. MDR Address Size Data Parameter Data Receive Rx Range T ransmit Tx Range hh mm ll 14 04 00-13 1 00-03 AUX OUT Address II: 00-07 = UK1, UK.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 261 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 16 64 65-67 71-78 84, 91, 93, 94 96, 97 98-99, 100-101 :True Voice 1, 2, 3, 16 ( * 1) 1-16 Ø 9nH, v=1-127 ˛ 9nH, v=0 ˛ Ø ˛ ˛ .
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 262 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 16 64 65-67 71-78 84, 91, 93, 94 96, 97 98-99, 100-101 :True Voice 1, 2, 3, 16 1-16 Ø 9nH, v=1-127 ˛ 9nH, v=0 ˛ Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ Ø.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 263 Tr oubleshooting Prob lem Possible Cause and Solution GENERAL OPERA TION The sound is not heard for about 10 seconds after turning the power on. This is normal; the DDK-7 takes a while to star t up. A cracking noise is sometimes heard.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 264 V OICES/RHYTHMS The pitch may sound excessively high on the Pedalboard and low in the higher r egisters of the Lower and Upper keyboards. This may occur when you compare the DDK-7’ s sounds with that of a piano.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 265 V OICE EDITING During V oice editing, the specified V oice isn’t heard, even when the keyboard is played. • The Element is turned to mute or its level is set to minimum. T urn it to on or increase the volume.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 266 Specifications KEYBOARD Keyboard T ype UPPER: 49 Keys (C-C) Standard (FS) LOWER: 61Keys (C-C) Standard (FS) T ouch T one UPPER: Initial T ouch/After T ouch LOWE.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 267 Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice.
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 268 Numerics 2nd Expression Pedal ............................................................. 205 A AC INLET jack ......................................................................... 223 ACCENT ...............
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 269 K Keyboard Percussion ............................................................... 74 L L. ORGAN FLUTES ................................................................... 37 LAN ..............................
14 Appendix DDK-7 Owner’s Manual 270 R Real Time Write ............................................................... 154, 162 Recording ............................................................................... 110 Recording (Lead Voice 1 Voice only) .
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