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Yamaha MULTI PAD DD-75

Description

Essential Information About the Yamaha DD-75 Portable Electronic Drum Kit

  • 8 dynamic pads + 2 assignable pedals for natural bass drum and hi-hat play, or any other sound.
  • 570 sounds, 75 ready-to-play kits (+10 user kits) and 105 built-in songs for learning and practice.
  • Compact, standalone, and silent: battery powered, headphone output, stereo Bass-Reflex amplification 2 x 5 W.
  • Creative connectivity: AUX IN input to play along with your tracks, MIDI IN/OUT for production and learning.

Historical Context and Positioning in the Range

The Yamaha DD-75 is part of the brand's "tabletop drums" lineage and inherits technologies from the DTX electronic drum kits. It offers an all-in-one solution designed for mobility, ideal as a supplementary kit in a home studio, a study instrument, or a compact percussion set for the stage.

Who This Drum Kit Is For

Versatile, the DD-75 suits beginners who want to progress quickly as well as intermediate players looking for a portable instrument. Its kits cover rock, pop, hip-hop, electro, funk, as well as Latin, Oriental, Indian percussion and more, thanks to the very responsive "Hand Percussion" mode.

Features and New Additions

The stereo AWM generator offers an extensive bank of drums and world percussion, complemented by 30 phrases to enrich your patterns. The internal recorder (5 songs, 4 tracks) simplifies rhythmic work, while the Reverb and Master EQ effects allow you to adjust space and tonal curve. Pads and pedals feature precise sensitivity adjustment (presets + 10 custom settings). Compatible with DTX accessories (e.g., HH40, KU100 pedals) and usable on a snare stand, it evolves with your needs.

Sound

The AWM Stereo Sampling samples deliver clear and coherent timbres, with precise attack on rock/electro kits and good articulation for nuanced playing. The 32-note polyphony ensures smooth playback of complex patterns, even with accompaniments.

The stereo Bass-Reflex amplification (2 x 5 W) and 8 cm speakers provide surprisingly present bass for the format, useful for feeling the "pulse" without an external system. On headphones, the stereo field is clear, ideal for working on playing and placement.

Technical Specifications

Color and Finish

  • Body color: black

Dimensions and Weight

  • Width: 602 mm (23-11/16 in)
  • Height: 180 mm (7-1/16 in)
  • Depth: 411 mm (16-3/16 in)
  • Weight: 4.2 kg (9 lb 4 oz, without batteries)

Control Interface

  • Pads: 8, velocity sensitive: yes
  • Pedals: 2, assignable functions (hi-hat, bass drum)
  • Display: LED, 7 segments / 3 digits
  • Panel language: English

Sound Generator

  • Engine: AWM Stereo Sampling
  • Maximum polyphony: 32
  • Voices: 570 sounds + 30 phrases
  • Drum kits: 75 preset + 10 customizable
  • Compatibility: GM yes, XGlite yes

Effects

  • Reverb: 9 types
  • Master EQ: 2 types

Songs and Recording

  • Built-in songs: 105
  • Recording: 5 songs, 4 tracks (DRUM 1/DRUM 2/DRUM 3/BACKING)
  • Capacity: approx. 7,000 notes per song
  • Supported formats: playback/recording SMF Format 0 (MIDI only, audio not supported)

Functions

  • Metronome: 4 sounds (Metronome, Cowbell, Stick, Human Voice)
  • Tempo range: 11 to 320
  • Playing mode: Hand Percussion
  • Pad and bass drum pedal sensitivity adjustment: 5 presets (Fix, 1-4) + 10 custom settings

Storage and Connectivity

  • Internal memory: approx. 370 KB
  • External power supply: DC IN 12 V
  • Headphones: standard stereo jack
  • Pedal inputs: 1 and 2
  • MIDI: IN, OUT
  • AUX IN: stereo mini-jack

Amplification and Speakers

  • Amplifiers: 5 W + 5 W
  • Speakers: 8 cm x 2

Power Supply

  • Power adapter: PA-150 (or Yamaha recommended equivalent)
  • Batteries: six 1.5 V "C" alkaline (LR14), manganese (R14) or six 1.2 V "C" Ni-MH rechargeable (HR14)
  • Battery life: approx. 10 h (alkaline), approx. 7 h (Ni-MH)
  • Power consumption: 18 W
  • Auto power off: yes

Included Accessories

  • Drumsticks
  • Pedal 1 and Pedal 2
Brand reference number: SDD75

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Very good compact drum set! However, the speakers are terrible so plan for amplification, and then the sound is completely different. Also plan to change the pedals which are horrible. So a small budget anyway but it's worth it if you don't want to be burdened with an electronic drum set.
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Posted on 28/12/2021
By Anthony N.

really nice, compact compared to a classic drum set, the sounds are very good, only one small complaint concerns the drumsticks, they feel very toy-like because of the material, apparently pine
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Posted on 25/07/2021
By HENRY
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Nickel battery, works well (it wasn't for me though :-) )
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Posted on 31/03/2018
By Maxime F.

Good overall for starting percussion. Some sounds are however strange like the Japanese drums which are nasal. As for the Yamaha support (website), the product is hardly accessible, even unlisted. Not easy to find the pdf doc online...
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Posted on 06/11/2017
By Stephane C.

Pretty good overall. But for a beginner like me, who lacks practice, it's not obvious: you have to be very precise when hitting a pad, if you miss the center on a diameter of 3cm, the sound doesn't come out. It may be that I don't hit hard enough, because I live in an apartment and I'm not alone at home, but that's why I chose this model... apart from that, I'm happy with it
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Posted on 18/06/2020
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