Yamaha FGDP-50 Ultimate Finger Drum Kit Pad
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Introducing the Yamaha FGDP-50 finger drumming pad featuring 48 built in preset kits and 1,500 voices to play on with the FGDP-50's ultra-sensitive drum pads in an optimized layout.
Ergonomically optimized to facilitate organic and vibrant finger drum performances, the Yamah FGDP50 features 18 pads, with eight additional RGB-lighted pads. The layout is designed for finger drumming, pads and sound libraries are also tailored to that purpose. For instant inspiration the FGDP-50 houses a high qulaity built-in speaker with the powering from batteries, so it can easily be operated on the move.
The FGDP-50 offers support for flash drives for playback and recording and additional features like Note Repeat that further bolster the creative capabilities of the finger drum pads.
Yamaha optimised the FGDP-50's pads to optimally support finger drumming. The layout is directed by the anatomy of the hand, so a typical three-finger performance is particularly easy to pull off: the thumb kicks the bass drum, the index finger hits the snare and the middle finger plays the hi-hat. This is merely a suggestion, of course – it is just as possible to use fingers of both hands or to come up with entirely different finger placements. The pads themselves are also designed with finger drumming in mind. They react more delicately than other drum pads to accommodate for the lesser energy usually exerted by fingers while also implementing appropriate dynamic control. For added expressive versatility, pushing down on the pads mutes the sound, recreating a cymbal choke effect. With this ergonomic setup, organic finger drum performance are a cinch with the FGDP-50.
Imagine having the sounds from the full-scale Yamaha e-drum kits quite literally at your fingertips – that is what FGDP-50 provides. The sounds from the DTX modules offer a variety of acoustic drum sounds to organically fit into any genre, plus newly created electronic sounds for an even wider creative range. The DTX kits have not simply been mapped onto the FGDP-50 pads, either. Instead, they were optimized for the new instruments and adjusted for the playing with fingers instead of drum sticks, particularly in terms of velocity. The actual numbers underline the scope of the FGDP sound library: 1,500 voices and 48 preset kits for the FGDP-50.
One major issue Yamaha wanted to address with the FGDP-50 was the accessibility of finger drumming. Finger drumming performances required controllers and music production equipment as well as a high level of expertise to set up that gear. The FGDP-50 requires none of that, the models are self-sufficient in that they integrate everything creatives need. Both models include a built-in 2.5 W speaker and run on USB- rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Pads and sound generator are also integrated into the device, so there is no need for any periphery to start a performance. Push the power switch and start playing – that’s how FGDP-50 operates.
While there is no need to connect the Yamaha FGDP-50 to any other devices, there certainly is the possibility to do so. A USB connection to a computer allows for playing drum software or sample sounds from virtual instruments. The connection also enables recording audio or MIDI data to music production software, and playback from a smart device for practice and play-alongs. With the free Yamaha Rec’n’Share app (iOS or Android), users can easily grab and edit performances in video or audio form and upload them to social media.
Highlights
- Ultra-sensitive Pads in an optimized layout
- 48 Preset Kits and 1,500 Voices (instruments)
- USB MIDI/Audio
- Built-in speaker
- Rechargeable battery
- AUX IN
- Eight RGB Pads
- Playback Sampler
- Auto-accompaniment Session Creator
- Note Repeat function
- Four Registration buttons
Technical Specifications
- Size: H/W/D: 11/27/28 cm
- Weight: 1.1 kg
- SKU:
- CFGDP50
- Model Name:
- FGDP-50
- Brand:
- Yamaha
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