PLAYING THE GAME
HOW TO PLAY
The DD40 features a game designed to let you
learn rhythms by following the moving bars on the
screen. The bars will begin at the top of the display
and fall towards the bottom. The corresponding
pads should be hit when the bar reaches the
bottom line of the display, as shown in the
diagrams.
STARTING A NEW GAME
To start a new game, press the [GAME] button. The
GAME indicator will appear on the display.
Use the dial to choose a rhythm to learn. The
game difficulty level of the selected rhythm will be
indicated on the display:
*
EASY
**
NORMAL
***
HARD
To start the game, press the [START/STOP] button.
The bars of the corresponding pads will begin
falling from the top of the display and the indicator
lights of the pads will flash. The pads should be
struck when the dropping bars reach the bottom
line of the display.
SCORE
Once the game is complete it will stop and rate
your score as detailed below. A voice comment will
also be heard through the internal speakers.
SCORE
COMMENT
00-39
OK
40-69
GOOD
70-89
VERY GOOD
90-100
EXCELLENT
STOP THE GAME
The game will automatically restart after displaying
the score for 3 seconds. To stop the game, press
[START/STOP] at any time. Press the [GAME] button
to exit the game mode.
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