The new Yamaha DD35 brings an exciting feature to digital drums: guide lamps. Digital keyboards have long used guide lamps to help novices play the right notes at the right time. (Yamaha has been a leader in this technology.) Now, aspiring drummers...

The new Yamaha DD55 marks a transition to a more professional and versatile digital-drumming instrument. New stereo-sampled voices, a bass boost system and digital stereo processing give the DD55 an irresistible, thundering beat. Because of the...