YDD-60
The Yamaha YDD-60 has a number of built-in features that will appeal to the beginner, the casual musician or even the serious player, regardless of age. Highlights include a new streamlined design and eight touch-sensitive drum pads that can be played with drumsticks or the hands.

Ultra-Realistic Sonic Palette
The ultra-realistic sonic palette includes 50 pre-programmed drum kits, 100 pre-set songs, Master EQ, reverb and 230 voices – including a number of orchestral and \"world\" percussion sounds – that can be assigned to any pad. A \"hand percussion mode\" gives you the sounds and the feel of international percussion, and adds even more realism when playing with the hands. Users can record up to five original songs (up to 10,000 notes) and view song information on the LED display.

Onboard stereo speakers
The YDD-60 can be enjoyed through the onboard, bass-ported stereo speakers, or through the privacy of headphones. The package also includes drum sticks and a pair of foot pedals that can be assigned to kick drum, high hat, or any other voice. AUX In, personal USB Midi and General Midi I/O connections allow the YDD-60 to interface with computers or other MIDI-compatible instruments, and allow the user to download up to 373k bytes of song data from the Internet.
The YDD-60 operates on six size C batteries, or via the included AC adaptor.

In short, these are the main features of the YDD-60:

8 Touch Sensitive Drum Pads

230 Assignable Ultra-Realistic Stereo Sampled Drum Voices

Hand Percussion Mode

Stereo Speakers with a Bass Port for Deep, Rich Sound

Auxiliary In Jack for Connecting to Your Favorite MP3 or CD Player

50 Preset Drum Kits and 100 Built-In Songs

Amazing DSP Effects: Reverb and Master EQ

2 Drum Pedals Included

Headphone Jack for Private Practice (Headphones Optional)

Drum Stick Included

Ron Martino, marketing manager, Yamaha Consumer Products Division, on the YDD-60:

\"The Yamaha YDD-60 brings the sounds and feel of a full-sized, professional grade electronic drum kit, as well as a collection of world percussion instruments, into a package that anyone, of any age, can literally play right out of the box. But despite its compact, lightweight size and super simple user interface, the YDD-60 is not a toy – it\'s a serious musical instrument, and a springboard to musical creativity.\"