Clavia ddrum4 Owner's Manual
OWNER´S MANUAL
version 1.x
© Clavia DMI AB 1997
Warning - When using electric products,
basic precautions should always be
followed, including the following:
1. Read all the instructions and observe
the graphic symbols above before using
the product.
2. Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub, washbowl,
kitchen sink, in a wet basement, near or in
a swimming pool, a swamp or the like.
3. This product should be used only
with a cart or a stand that is recommended
by the manufacturer.
4. This product, either alone or in
combination with an amplifier and
headphones or speakers may be perfectly
capable of producing sound levels that
could cause permanent hearing loss. Do
not operate for a long period of time at a
high volume level or at a level that is
uncomfortable. If you experience any
hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you
should consult an audiologist.
5. The product should be located so
that its location or position does not
interfere with or obstruct its normal flow
of ventilation.
6. The product should be located away
from heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers or other products that produce
heat.
The lightning flash with the arrowhead
symbol within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of
uninsulated voltage within the products
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
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d´un triangle équilatéral est utilisé pour alerter
l´utilisateur de la presence à l´intérieur du coffret de
”voltage dangereux” non isolé d´ampleur suffisante
pour constituer un risque d`éléctrocution.
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literature accompanying the product.
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fonctionnement et l´entretien (service) dans le livret
d´instructions accompagnant l´appareil.
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SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
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OU L´HUMIDITET.
7. The product should be connected to
a power supply only of the type described
in these operation instructions or as marked on the product.
8. The power supply cord of the
product should be unplugged from the
outlet when the product is left unused for
a long period of time.
9. Care should be taken so that objects
do not fall, or liquids are not spilled into
the enclosure through openings.
10. The product should be serviced by
qualified service personnel when:
A. The power supply cord has
been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen or liquids
have been spilled onto the
product; or
C. The product has been exposed
to rain; or
D. The product does not appear to
operate normally or exhibits a
marked change in performance;
or
E. The product has been dropped
or the enclosure has been
damaged.
11. Do not attempt to service the product
beyond those means described in this
operating manual. All other servicing
should be referred to qualified service
personnel.
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Table Of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................... 5
Welcome!..................................................................................................................5
About this manual and about the ddrum4 system.....................................................5
The pads....................................................................................................................5
Expand your sound library .......................................................................................5
2. Overview................................................................................ 6
Front panel................................................................................................................6
Rear panel .................................................................................................................8
3. Connections ........................................................................... 9
Setting up..................................................................................................................9
Selecting the trigger input type............................................................................... 10
Adjusting the input sensitivity................................................................................ 11
Setting the trigger threshold ...................................................................................12
4. Selecting kits & sounds....................................................... 13
Palette mode ...........................................................................................................13
Important stuff!.......................................................................................................13
Kit mode .................................................................................................................13
How to store your edits...........................................................................................14
5. Good drum sounds.............................................................. 15
About your sound system .......................................................................................15
Headphones ............................................................................................................15
Mixer ......................................................................................................................15
6. Reference ............................................................................. 16
System functions.....................................................................................................16
Trig input ................................................................................................................................. 16
Thres ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Dyn........................................................................................................................................... 17
Out A........................................................................................................................................18
Out B........................................................................................................................................ 18
Note #....................................................................................................................................... 18
Note P ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Opt ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Button....................................................................................................................................... 19
MIDI ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Sound functions ......................................................................................................21
Sound ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Variation................................................................................................................................... 22
Pitch ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Decay ....................................................................................................................................... 22
Level A.....................................................................................................................................22
Level B..................................................................................................................................... 22
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Shift functions.........................................................................................................23
Important stuff ........................................................................................................23
Shift-Sound ..............................................................................................................................24
Shift-Size ................................................................................................................................. 24
Shift-Mem.Left ........................................................................................................................ 24
Shift-Listen .............................................................................................................................. 24
Shift-Mark................................................................................................................................ 25
Shift-Delete .............................................................................................................................. 25
Shift-Exit.................................................................................................................................. 25
Sounds, sound formats............................................................................................ 26
ddrum4 sounds ......................................................................................................................... 26
Go see our web site and get free sounds .................................................................................. 26
MIDI Sample Dumps...............................................................................................................26
Check the size ..........................................................................................................................27
How to load new sounds into the ddrum4 ............................................................................... 27
Error codes when loading ........................................................................................................27
7. Appendix.............................................................................. 28
MIDI Program Change messages ...........................................................................28
Output assignment ..................................................................................................29
Dynamic curves ......................................................................................................29
8. Index .................................................................................... 30
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1. Introduction
Welcome!
We would first like to congratulate you on your purchase of the ddrum4. The ddrum4 is a new
type of electronic drum system with several innovative features.
About this manual
Please read it. It contains a lot of useful information. The first section contains the necessary
information for connecting your system parts. The reference section contains information
regarding all the functions of the ddrum4. Every time this manual refers to a physical object
on the ddrum4, a button on the panel, an indicator LED etc, it will be printed
LIKE THIS, e.g.
”press the
SYSTEM button once”.
About the ddrum4 system
The ddrum4 system is a 10 channel percussion system. One channel contains one sound, e.g.
channel 1 can be the kick drum, channel 2 the snare etc. The sounds are digitally reproduced
with the proprietary ddrum sound engine. The sounds have been carefully selected for you by
the Clavia crew. All the sounds in the ddrum4 have been edited and stored with an unique
method. The intelligent playback engine eliminates machine-gun effects during rolls and other
unwanted experiences that are typical in other electronic drum systems.
Many of the ddrum4 sounds are constructed with more than just one sample (multisamples),
in order to make a more realistic simulation of how an acoustic drum sounds when it is struck
with different velocities or when you vary the striking point. ”Dynamics” is one of the keywords,
describing the functionality of the ddrum4. It is designed to make every acoustic nuance available to you. The dynamic sound possibilities of the ddrum4 are one of its major features not
available in any sampler or ROM based playback machine.
The pads
The Cast Precision Pads as well as the Cast Acoustic Pads, feature a real drumhead. They are
assembled in conjunction with a cast aluminium shell. The feel of the pads is as important to
the overall function of the ddrum4 as the sounds themselves are. The Cast Precision Pads
detect downward pressure on the head and position (where on the pad you strike). They are
also dampened for those of you who need a quiet performance. The Cast Acoustic Pads give
you the best of two worlds, perfect triggering and acoustic feedback from the pad itself.
Expand your sound library
At our web site (http://www.clavia.se/), you will find brand new sounds to download (free of
charge) and load into your ddrum. This is done via MIDI which means that the computer that
will be transmitting the sounds to the ddrum4 needs to be equipped with a MIDI interface.
Introduction
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2. Overview
Front panel
SNARE RIM HIGH MID LOWKICK
INPUT SENS INPUT SENS INPUT SENS
Kick Snare Toms Percussion
INPUT SENS
PALETTE
5
3
1
4
2
PALETTE
5
3
1
4
2
PALETTE
5
3
1
4
2
PALETTE
5
3
1
4
2
CYMBAL 2 HI HATPERC CYMBAL 1
Out B3Out A2 Out B6
Midi In
Midi Out
Out B4 Out B5
The front panel is divided in two sections. To the left side you see the channel slots with the
CHANNEL buttons, the PALETTE select buttons and the INPUT SENSITIVITY knobs.
Y ou can play the sounds with the CHANNEL buttons. They are not velocity sensitive but you can
program the velocity amount that they use to play the sounds.
The CHANNEL buttons are also used for selecting channels when you wish to edit the sounds or
the functions of the channels. The indicator above the
CHANNEL buttons flashes when a channel
receives a trigger and it will be continuously lit when a channel is selected for editing. You can
only select one channel for editing purposes at a time.
Overview
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Overview
T o the right you have the edit section with the
EDIT buttons, the ROTARY dial, the SYSTEM INDICATOR
bar, the DISPLAY and the MASTER LEVEL control.
The
SYSTEM BAR will show activity when you are playing. This is an indication that the ddrum4
is not subject to any editing and it displays an approximation of the volume of the sounds. If
you trigger a channel that has no sound, the SYSTEM BAR will not indicate anything. The SYSTEM
BAR
will also under certain circumstances help you to set the proper input sensitivity level.
If the display shows a P. followed by a number, then the ddrum4 is in the Kit mode. If the
display shows PAL then the ddrum4 is in the Palette mode. You can always press the
PALETTE
buttons repeatedly to select different sounds from the four main channel groups, kick, snare,
toms and percussion, no matter if the ddrum4 is in the Kit or Palette mode.
The MASTER LEVEL control affects the line level outputs A1, A2 and the PHONES output.
Master
level
SOUND VARIATION PITCH DECAY LEVEL A
System Sound
EXIT
SHIFT
DUMP
ASSORTED
EFFECT
HI HAT
CYMBAL
PERCUSSION
TOM
RIM
SNARE
KICK
MIDI
BUTTON
OPT
NOTE P
NOTE #
OUT B
OUT A
DYN
THRES
TRIG INPUT
LEVEL B
MEM. LEFT LISTEN MARK DELETESIZESOUND
KIT STORE
SYSTEM
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Rear panel
The rear panel contains the INPUT and OUTPUT jacks, the MIDI connectors and the POWER switch.
The outputs are configured according to this illustration.
12345678910
PhonesOut A1Out A2
Out B3Out B4Out B5Out B6INOUT
Trigger inputs
The ten TRIGGER inputs for the pads or external triggers correspond to each sound channel.
They are identical in function except for the following: inputs 1, 2, 8 and 9 are pressure sensitive. If you have pads that can transmit pressure, connect them to these inputs. Input 10 is also
pressure sensitive but only with the special ddrum Hi-Hat Controller. This input has a special
stereo jack connector, but it may be used with any other pad or trigger source for ordinary
triggering.
• Pressure can be very useful if, for instance you want to play a tabla sound and change the
pitch with your hands or to choke a cymbal.
Rear panel
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3. Connections
1. Make all the connections before turning on the ddrum4. Start with the main volume at 0.
2. Connect the pads to the ddrum4 according to the illustration below.
Kick Snare Rim Tom-high Tom-mid Tom-low Perc Cymbal Cymbal Hi hat
Kick Snare Toms Percussion
Out B3Out A2 Out B6
Midi In
Midi Out
Out B4 Out B5
INPUT SENS INPUT SENS INPUT SENS INPUT SENS
3. Connect the main outputs, marked A1 and A2 on the ddrum4 rear panel, to a suitable sound
system. If you’d rather use a pair of headphones, a headphone jack has been provided. The
MASTER LEVEL control lets you adjust the output volume of the headphone output and of the line
level outputs A1 and A2. The line level outputs B3 to B6 are not affected by the
MASTER LEVEL
control.
4. Connect the mains cable and power-up your system in the following order;
ddrum4 -mixer - amplifier.
The very first thing that will appear in the ddrum4
DISPLAY is the software version number.
After a brief moment, PAL will appear in the
DISPLAY. This indicates that the ddrum4 is in the
Palette mode.
Setting up
The ddrum4 can be used with a variety of pads. After you have connected the pads of your
choice, please proceed with the following procedure. When shipped from the factory the ddrum4
is by default set to kick (bAS) trigger on the kick channel, rim (rin) trigger on the rim channel
and pad (PAd) triggers on all the other channels. If your ddrum4 has been delivered with ddrum
pads, you do not have to change this.
Connections
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Selecting the trigger input type
1. Press the SYSTEM button once, to the left of the SYSTEM INDICATOR bar. The first segment will
light up.
System Sound
DUMP
ASSORTED
EFFECT
HI HAT
CYMBAL
PERCUSSION
TOM
RIM
SNARE
KICK
MIDI
BUTTON
OPT
NOTE P
NOTE #
OUT B
OUT A
DYN
THRES
TRIG INPUT
SYSTEM
(If not, press the SYSTEM button repeatedly until the TRIG INPUT LED lights up or hold the SHIFT
button while pressing SYSTEM to scroll downwards).
2. Press one of the CHANNEL buttons, e.g. the KICK button. This will trigger a sound and it will
also select the channel for editing. This is indicated with a steady light from the
TRIGGER
indicator.You can also select a channel by hitting a pad, however once you select a channel by
pressing a
CHANNEL button, the pad select is disabled. T o enable it again, press EXIT and go back
to edit mode.
KICK
PALETTE
4
2
3. The DISPLAY will indicate the trigger source of the selected channel. If you turn the ROTARY
dial, you will scroll through the possible trigger sources that have been implemented in the
ddrum4. These trigger sources have their respective characteristics and by selecting the most
appropriate for each channel, the ddrum4 will perform at its best. Please turn to page 14 for
more details regarding the trigger options.
4. To select another channel for editing, just press any other
CHANNEL button. The steady TRIG-
GER light will indicate which channel is selected for editing.
5. To leave the System mode, press the
EXIT button. You will find EXIT to the left of the ROTARY
dial.
EXIT
KIT STORE
Selecting trigger input type
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