Music Pad

Music Pads are special pads that appear in Donkey Kong 64.

History

Music Pads are found throughout levels in DK Isles (including in DK Isles itself). To use a Music Pad, the Kongs must first visit Candy Kong in her music shop to purchase an instrument that can be used on a specific pad. Playing an instrument on a Music Pad will tigger a certain event.

Types of Music Pads

• Bongos: Used for Donkey Kong's Bongo Blast.
• Electric Guitar: Used for Diddy Kong's Guitar Gazump.
• Trombone: Used for Lanky Kong's Trombone Tremor.
• Saxophone: Used for Tiny Kong's Saxophone Slam.
• Triangle: Used for Chunky Kong's Triangle Trample.

Trivia

• Lanky's Music Pad is the only one in the game that appears during a boss fight (as four of them appear during the third round fight with King Krusha K. Rool.

Characters	Playable characters	Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lanky Kong • Tiny Kong • Chunky Kong • Krusha • Klaptrap • Mario
	Non-playable characters	Banana Fairy • Banana Fairy Princess • Beanstalk • Beetle • Candy Kong • Cranky Kong • Funky Kong • Ice Creature • K. Lumsy • Llama • Mermaid • Microbuffer • Mini Car • Necky • Owl • Rabbit • Scoff • Seal • Snide • Troff • Worm • Wrinkly Kong
	Animal Friends	Rambi the Rhinoceros • Enguarde the Swordfish • Squawks the Parrot • Lightfish
Locations	Worlds	Jungle Japes • Angry Aztec • Frantic Factory • Gloomy Galleon • Fungi Forest • Crystal Caves • Creepy Castle • Hideout Helm
	DK Isles	Kong Isle • Banana Fairy Island • Crocodile Isle • K. Lumsy's Prison
	Other locations	DK's Tree House • Llama's Temple • Five Doored Temple • Funky's Store • Candy's Music Shop • Cranky's Lab • Wrinkly Door • Snide's H.Q. • King Kruiser II
Bosses	Main Bosses	Army Dillo • Dogadon • Mad Jack • Puftoss • King Kut Out • King K. Rool/King Krusha K. Rool
	Minor Bosses	Giant Spider • Toy Monster • Giant Kosha
Enemies	Enemies	B. Locker • Barrel • Bat • Bones • Book • Fire • Flame • Ghost • Gnawty • Jack • Kasplat • Klaptrap • Klobber • Kaboom • Klump • Kop • Kosha • Krash • Kritter • Kroc • Mecha-Zinger • Mr. Dice • Oyster • Puftup • Purple Klaptrap • Robokremling • Resident Demon • Ruler • Sand Pile • Scubi • Shroom • Shuri • Sir Domino • Small Spider • Super Block • Skull Cart • Tomato • Zinger
Items and Objects	Items	5-Banana Coin • Bananas (Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple & Green) • Banana Balloon • Banana Fairy's Camera • Banana Camera Film • Banana Coin • Banana Medal • Battle Arena Crown • Blueprint • Boss Key • Crystal Coconut • Candy's Headphones • Golden Banana • Melon Crate • Nintendo Coin • Orange • Rareware Coin • Supply Crate
	Objects	Animal Crate • Barrel • Cranky's Kong Barrel • Tag Barrel • Bonus Barrel • TNT Barrel • Training Barrel • Steel Keg
Techniques	From Cranky	Baboon Balloon • Baboon Blast • Chimpy Charge • Gorilla Gone • Gorilla Grab • Hunky Chunky • Mini-Monkey • Monkeyport • OrangStand Sprint • OrangStand • Pony Tail Twirl • Primate Punch • Rocketbarrel Boost • Simian Slam • Simian Spring • Strong Kong
	From Candy	Bongo Blast • Guitar Gazump • Saxophone Slam • Triangle Trample • Trombone Tremor
Bonus Stages	Mini-games	Batty Barrel Bandit • Peril Path Panic • Big Bug Bash • Searchlight Seek • Kremling Kosh • Mine Cart Ride • Splish Splash Salvage • Speedy Swing Sortie • Mad Maze Maul • Minecart Mayhem • Stealthy Snoop • Teetering Turtle Trouble • Busy Barrel Barrage • Beaver Bother • Krazy Kong Klamor • Stash Snatch
Miscellaneous	Switches	Kong Switch • Target Switch • Wall Switch
	Pads	Cranky's Kong Pad • Music Pad • Battle Arena Pad • Bananaport Pad
	Weapons	Coconut Shooter • Peanut Popgun • Grape Shooter • Feather Bow • Pineapple Launcher • Orange grenade launcher
	Other	Banana Hoard • Boulder • Blast-o-Matic • DK Rap • Donkey Kong • Jetpac • Kannon • Kannonball • Minecart