Xdrum DD-670 Operating instructions / manual

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ArtNr 00056972
Version 07/2020

DD-670 Digital Drum

User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the DD-650 Digital Drumset.

Please read this manual very carefully to be able to use all the functions of the DD-650.
We also advise that you store this manual safely for future reference.

Caution!

In order to prevent injuries and damage to the device please make sure you read the
safety instructions before using the DD-650 for the first time.

Safety instructions

Please read the manual carefully before using the device and keep it in a safe place. Adhere to the safety instructions to prevent
damage or even injuries via electricity, short circuit or fire. The safety instructions are as follows:
Do not remove any part of the casing. There are no parts within the device that need to be maintained by you. If a repair is
necessary, please contact a qualified workshop.

• Keep the device away from rain or other kinds of moisture. Do not use the device in moist or wet conditions. Do not place
containers filled with liquids on top of the device so that nothing wet can get inside the device.

• Should the cable or the socket be damaged there is the possibility of experiencing sound loss during the use of the digital drums.
Should you notice a strange smell or should the device start smoking please turn it off immediately and remove it from the power
grid afterwards send it to a qualified workshop.

• Only use a voltage that is accepted for this device. The correct voltage is displayed on the module.

• Before cleaning the device, make sure to remove it from the power grid. Never touch the plug or the socket with wet hands.

• Please check the condition of the plug on a regular basis and remove dirt or dust which might have accumulated on it.

Precautions

• Do not place the device near heat sources such as radiators or stoves or other appliances that generate heat.

• If you want to remove the device from the power grid please always pull at the plug and never at the cable.

• Do not use the digital drum over a power strip as this may lead to a loss of sound as well as an overheating of the socket.

• Disconnect the device before storms or when you are not using it for longer periods of time.

• Before connecting the digital drum to other devices, power down all the devices and turn the volume down to its minimum then

turn the devices on.

• Do not use the digital drum in close proximity to TVs, radio devices or speakers to avoid interferences.

• Do not put the digital drum on a floor that has an inclination since it won’t stand stable and could fall over.

• Remove all cables before transporting the digital drum.

• If you want to clean the device please use a dry, soft cloth. Do not use petrochemical based polishes or paint thinner or other

cleaning liquids or chemically impregnated cloths. Do not place vinyl-based products on top the digital drum, neither plastic nor
rubber-based objects. This might change the color of the digital drums.

• Do not sit on the digital drums and do not place heavy objects on top of them.

• Do not use excessive force when pushing the buttons, keys and switches on the device.

• Keep a distance of at least 10cm to the nearest wall with the digital drum.

• Read the chapter about the installation and the operation carefully since you might get injured or damage the device if the digital

drum is not set up properly.

• Turn the device off during a thunderstorm and remove it from the power grid.

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Information for your Security

Please read this section carefully before you use the instrument. Please keep
this manual for future reference.

Power Supply

Please connect the included power adapter to a socket with the correct voltage. Do not
connect the device with a socket that is not suited for the device. Remove the power
adapter from the power grid when you are not using the instrument or during a
thunderstorm.

Connections
Before connecting the instrument with other devices, please power down all devices
first. This will ensure that the devices won’t get damaged and malfunctions are avoided.

Surroundings
Please do not expose the device to the following conditions in order to avoid
deformation, decoloring or serious damage:

- Direct sunlight

- extreme temperatures

- extreme humidity

- Dust or dirt

- strong vibrationes or tremors

- magnetic fields

Interferences
If radio or television devices are in close proximity to your instrument there may be
interferences. In this case, increase the distance to these devices.

Cleaning
Please only clean the instrument with a dry soft cloth.
Do not use paint thinner or petrochemical based polishes.

Handling
Do not use excessive force when operating the buttons and switches. Please make
sure that no paper, metal or other objects can get into the instrument. Should this
happen, remove the device from the power supply immediately and take it to your
specialized retailer for inspection. Always remove all the cables prior to moving the
instrument.

Opening the Device
The device may only be opened for repair reasons by authorized service personnel.

Address a qualified workshop or the vendor from which you bought the device.

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Content

Installation ................................................................................................................. 5

Sound Module ......................................................................................................... 10

Control Panel......................................................................................................... 10

Connections......................................................................................................... 13

Pads ......................................................................................................................... 14

Basic Operation ...................................................................................................... 17

Selecting a Kit ....................................................................................................... 17

Modifying a Kit ....................................................................................................... 17

Playing Demo Songs ........................................................................................... 18

Recording a Track ............................................................................................... 18

Restoring Factory Settings................................................................................. 19

Setup........................................................................................................................ 19

Backvolume ........................................................................................................... 19

Tuning ................................................................................................................... 19

MIDI-Funktion ........................................................................................................ 19

Advanced Settings .................................................................................................... 19

Sensitivity .............................................................................................................. 19

Headroom ............................................................................................................. 19

Sense Time ........................................................................................................... 20

Trigger Curve ........................................................................................................ 20

Cross Talk ............................................................................................................. 20

Note Send ................................................................................................ ............. 20

Rim Velocity .......................................................................................................... 20

Pedal Velocity........................................................................................................ 20

Calibration ............................................................................................................. 20

Split Point .............................................................................................................. 20

Chick Time ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 21

Splash Time .......................................................................................................... 21

Peak Decay ........................................................................................................... 21

Rim Modifier .......................................................................................................... 21

Open Point ................................................................ ................................ ............ 21

Close Point ............................................................................................................ 21

Appendix ................................................................................................................. 22

List of Included Kits ............................................................................................... 22

Pattern List ............................................................................................................ 22

Voice List ................................................................................................ ............. 23

Specifications ......................................................................................................... 29

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Installation

This image shows the completely assembled drumkit after installation (power
connector and wire connections are not shown).

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HiHat Installation

1. Open the HiHat stand legs (1) and make it stand
firm.

2. Insert the thin rod (2) into the screw thread at the
bottom of the stand.

3. Place the hollow rod (3) over the thinner rod (2).

4. Place the HiHat Cymbal tray (4) on the thin rod (2)
and fix it onto the structure.

5. Adjust the hollow rod to a suitable height and
fasten it. Put the HiHat (5) on the tray (4).

6. The screw on top of the HiHat allows the control of
space between the tray and the HiHat. Make sure
there is enough space between the two of them.

HiHat Installation

1. Insert the felt (2) on the base (1), align the socket on the base to the stopper
underneath the cymbal and afterwards fix the Hihat (3) on it.

2. Put another felt (2) on top of the HiHat and fixate it with the round nut as
shown in the image above (4).

3. Fix the head (5) to the base.

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Snare Installation

Cymbal and Tom Installation

1. Open the Stand Legs and make it stand firm.

2. Adjust Stand Arms to suitable position and fasten wing nuts.

3. Insert drums according to the picture below and fasten wing nuts on the
stand.

1. Open the Snare stand legs (1) to a suitable
position and make it stand firm.

2. Open the Snare stand arms (2) and put the
Snare upward on the stand.

3. Tighten the Snare stand arms by rotating
the rotary on the bottom side.

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Kick Installation

1. Install kick legs (1) on both sides and then fasten the wing nut.

2. Insert kick pedal (2) to the kick drum and adjust the pedal to a suitable
position. Then fasten the wing nuts on the pedal.

Note: Please aim your kick pedal beat to the cushion foam (3). Playing directly on the
sensor below would damage the device.

Sound Module Installation

1. Align the holes of the module mount and the sound
module, put screws through the holes and fasten them.

2. Insert the rod of the module mount into the clamp then
tighten the wing nut.

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Floor Tom Installation

1. Insert Floor Tom Legs (1) into connectors on tom side.

2. Fasten wing nuts and adjust to suitable position.

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Sound Module

Control Panel

1. Master Vol.: Adjust the output level, rotate it clockwise to increase volume.

2. Headphone Vol.: Adjust the headphone output level, rotate it clockwise to
increase volume.

3. Page Down: Switch to the next option in the current menu.

4. Page Up: Switch to the last option in the current menu.

5. Enter: Proceed to the next submenu or confirm operation.

6. Exit: Proceed to the root menu or cancel operation.

7. Scrolling Wheel: Turn this wheel to increase or decrease values or change
kits quickly.

8. Mixer: Change the values of 3 different fader-modes

9. Alter: Use ALTER to switch between the fader modes:

VOL-Fader: change the volume of the drums and cymbals (S1-S6).
FX-Fader: S1 controls the reverb level of the kit.

S2 controls the compression rate.
S3-S6 controls the gain of a 4-band equalizer.

MIDI-Fader: S1-S6 are assigned to six different Midi-Controllers.
Controller numbers can be set in the midi-set menu.

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10. KIT: Press this button to engage in „Kit“mode.

11. PATTERN: Press this button to engage in „Pattern“mode.

12. EDIT: To edit the current drum kit, including voice type, voice, volume, reverb,
level, pitch and pan.

13. SETUP: Press this button to adjust system settings.

14. MODE: Change playing modes for demo patterns.

15. METRO: Press this button to set the metronome on/off.

16. [–] / [+]: Use these two buttons to increase/decrease values and settings.
Also, you can use these buttons to select a kit.

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17. DRUM: Press this button to mute the drum track of a demo pattern.

18. ACCOMP: Press this button to mute accompaniment tracks of a demo pattern.

19. TEMPO: Tap this button at a desired rate to get a new tempo for a demo
pattern and metronome after you have tapped it four times. You can also use
the scrolling wheel to change the tempo after you have pressed the button.

20. Pauses playback of the current demo pattern, press it again to cancel playing
the current pattern.

21. Plays the current demo pattern.

22. Press this button to record a drum sequence.

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Connections

23. HEADPHONE: Connect your headphones here.

24. MONO LINE OUT L: Left channel of main output. Connect this output to any
amplifier using 1/4“TS cable. For mono output please connect via this socket
only.

25. STEREO LINE OUT R: Right channel main output. Connect this output to any
amplifier using 1/4“TS cable. For stereo output please connect both Line out
right and left.

26. LINE IN: Analog input socket of the sound module. You can connect any
sound source (iPod, CD-player, mobile phone or computer) to the sound
module.

27. EXT1: Extended trigger socket one, connected to the fourth tom pad by
default.

28. EXT2: Extended trigger socket two, connected to the second crash pad by
default.

29. USB: Connect standard B type USB cables to this socket for updating
firmware, gaming, recording midi and using plug-ins for more sound on the
computer.

30. DC 12V: Connect the attached DC 12 V power adapter to this socket.

31. POWER: Turns the module on and off.

Trigger Inputs

The trigger inputs socket is located at the bottom of the sound module.
Connect the multi-trigger connector (aka 25pin connector) to this socket and
lock it.

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Pads

Playing Pads

All pads are with a velocity response feature. Strike the pad harder to create a higher
volume and strike the pad softer to create a lower volume.

Playing Tom Drums

Strike the central position (head) of the pad to make head sound, strike the rim of the
pad to make rim sound.

Playing Cymbals

Strike the central position (bow) of the cymbal to make cymbal bow sound, strike the
edge of the cymbal to make edge shot sound.

Cymbal Choke

Strike a cymbal, its sound will sustain. Then squeeze the edge portion to mute the
sound. Please note that the choke feature is only available on those cymbals marked
with 'Choke' on the surface or in the specifications.

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Playing Snare Drum

Strike the central position (head) of the pad to make head sound, strike the rim of
the pad to make rim sound. The rim triggering is velocity layered.

Playing HiHat

1. Strike the HiHat pad without pressing the HiHat pedal to create an open HiHat
sound.

2. Strike the HiHat pad while fully pressing the HiHat pedal to create a closed
HiHat sound.

3. In certain positions while you press the HiHat pedal, playing the HiHat will
trigger a half-open sound.

4. Press the HiHat pedal down quickly to create the HiHat pedal chick sound.

5. Press and release the HiHat pedal very quickly to create the HiHat foot splash
sound.

Playing Kick Drum

Press the Kick drum pedal to make kick drum sound.

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Before Playing the First Time

Make sure the drum kit is stable and all parts are
securely fastened and locked.

- Connect all the cables to the drum module
according to their tags.

- Connect the multi-trigger connector to its
socket at the bottom of the sound module.

- Connect the power adapter with the device and
a socket.

- Power up the sound module.

- Press setup.

- Press PAGE DOWN/UP until you see

ADVANCE and confirm with ENTER.

- Press PAGE DOWN until you see Xtalk and
then press ENTER.

- Now you can test the functionality of each drum
pad with striking it. Strike the drum pad until it
says „Ok“on the screen.

- Press EXIT. In the following SAVE SETUPS
screen choose YES.

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Basic Operation

Selecting a Kit

- Press KIT and use the scrolling wheel to select the desired kit.

Modifying a Kit

1. Open an existing drum kit and switch into the editing
mode via pressing EDIT.

2. Strike the pad (Trigger) on which you would like to
program a certain sound or repeatedly press DRUM
until the desired pad is shown on the display. For pads
that have more than one assigned sound choose the
specific trigger for the desired sound.

3. Use PAGE DOWN, respectively PAGE UP, to adjust
the menus on the shown images and use the scrolling
wheel [–] / [+] or the buttons [–] / [+] to change the
settings for the activated trigger.

4. Leave the menu via pressing EXIT.

- Choose a saving spot for your modifications in the
following dialogue with [–] / [+]. Existing data may be
overwritten.

5. Confirm the save with ENTER or cancel it with EXIT.

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Playing Demo Songs

1. Press the PATTERN button and use
the scrolling wheel to choose a song.
Afterwards press PLAY and STOP to
start or stop the track from playing.

Recording a Track

The drum module offers the opportunity to record up to 15 drum tracks in the
operation modes „Kit“or „Pattern“. This can be done as follows:

1. Activate either „Kit“ or „Pattern“ mode.

2. Press the record button to activate the record
mode.

3. If desired, set the metronome settings for the
recording.

4. Press the record button again to start recording.

5. With the stop button you can pause the recording
process and restart it with the record button. To
ultimately stop the recording press the stop button
twice. The display will read „Save the song to“.

6. Choose a place to save your recording with [–] /
[+]. Existing data may be overwritten.

7. Press ENTER to confirm the save or cancel it by
pressing EXIT.

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Restoring Factory Settings

1. Press SETUP and mark the menu „RESET“ by
using either PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN.

2. Mark one of the following options with the scrolling
wheel or the buttons:

- „Kits“(reset drum kits)

- „Settings“(reset system settings)

- „Xtalk“ (reset cross talk)

- „Songs“(delete user created songs)

- „All“(reset all settings and delete all user created
songs)

3. Confirm your choice with ENTER.

4. Restart the module.

Setup

In the setup menu you are able to customize certain device settings. Press [SETUP]
to open the menu. Choose [PAGE UP] or [PAGE DOWN] to find the desired options
and change them with the scrolling wheel [–] / [+] or the buttons [–] | [+].

Backvolume

Controls the volume of demo patterns and loops.

Tuning

Default pitch, chamber tone A / 440 Hz.

MIDI-Funktion

If the parameter for normal operation is switched „ON“, the module will use the
programmed soundfiles. If the parameter for MIDI operation is switched „OFF“ (less
latency), the module will send MIDI data.

Advanced Settings

Sensitivity

The higher this value is, the easier it will be to trigger a sound. If this value is too high
it may cause cross talk problems.

Headroom

This sets the velocity dynamic range. This value is the velocity needed to get the max
volume, so the lower the value is, the easier it is to create louder sounds.

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Sense Time

Sets the interval between triggering. Increasing this value by a certain amount may
avoid it being triggered multiple times by vibration in a very short time.

Trigger Curve

Sets the velocity curve for pads. The „Linear“ setting creates the most natural relation
between a beat and the volume. A stronger strike with „Exp“ causes a stronger change
in the volume (eg. dynamic). A stronger change with a softer strike is caused with „Log“.
The setting „Spline“ changes the volume less when a different velocity is used. High
volumes can be reached with a relatively soft strike intensity.

Cross Talk

This controls cross talk. Press ENTER to change the cross talk settings. Strike the pad
with maximum force until the display shows OK. Change to the next pad and repeat
this process. The velocity data of the other pads will be loaded automatically to avoid
the cross talk effect.

Note Send

Default setting of MIDI note values, that are sent while in MIDI mode.

Rim Velocity

This controls the volume behavior of the rim trigger independent of the actual velocity.
The higher this value is, the louder the rim trigger will be and vice versa.

Pedal Velocity

This controls the volume behavior of the HiHat pedal. The higher this value is, the
louder the volume of the HiHat will be when the pedal is used and vice versa (pedal
chick and pedal splash).

Calibration

This defines the HiHat pedal playing range. You can see the current playing range on
the top right of the display. Choose the calibration option, press the pedal down fully
and press ENTER to define the minimal playing range. Allow the pedal to bounce back
and press ENTER to define the maximum playing range. You are advised not to set
extreme values to allow fluid playing.

Split Point

This defines the velocity split point of the snare’s rim trigger. If you hit the rim trigger of
the snare softly, you will hear the cross-stick sound. Above the split point you will hear
the rim-shot sound.

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Chick Time

This defines the trigger disabling time after the pedal has been pressed down. It can
be used to avoid unwanted triggering after physical contact with the pedal.

Splash Time

Defines the difficulty of triggering a pedal splash. (foot splash)

Peak Decay

Sets the signal decay of a selected part. The higher this value, the lesser the chance
of skipping notes, but the easier it is to double-trigger them.

Rim Modifier

Rim judgement correction value. When a head sound is triggered while trying to play
a rim sound turn up this value. When a rim sound is heard while trying to play a head
sound lower this value.

Open Point

Defines at which point the HiHat is triggered with an open sound. The value displayed
is the current position within the entire pedal range. The higher this value, the closer
its position is to the pedal’s release. This in turn means a smaller range to play an open
HiHat.

Close Point

Defines at which point the HiHat is triggered with a closed sound. The value displayed
its he current position within the entire pedal range. The lower this value, the closer its
position is to the point where the pedal is fully pressed down. This in turn means a
smaller range to play a closed HiHat. The range between open and closed position is
for a half-open sound. If you want to increase the half-open range, you have to increase
the values for OPEN POINT and decrease the values for CLOSE POINT.

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Appendix

List of Included Kits

Pattern List

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Voice List

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Specifications

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