Alesis D4 manual 2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular Midi Notes, 3A The Voice

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1.2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular MIDI Notes

1.Press the Voice button.

2.Use the cursor buttons to place the cursor under the MIDI note number on the top line.

3.Rotate the Data knob and select the note to which you want to assign a particular drum sound.

4.Select the desired Bank and drum sound as described in section 1.2H, “Audition Different Drum Sounds.”

NOTE: It is important to note that your MIDI controller (keyboard or drum pad controller) must have its MIDI note numbers assigned to the corresponding set of note numbers which you have selected for the D4.

You now know how to select Drum Sets, Banks, and individual sounds, as well as how to assign sounds to MIDI notes. However, there is much more to the D4. The next part describes all of the D4’s editing features in detail. Please read the entire manual at some point to understand the D4’s many capabilities.

1.3 BASICS AND DEFINITIONS

1.3A The Voice

Each time the D4 receives a MIDI or acoustic trigger, it plays a voice. A voice is a sound-generating element with several variable parameters: Drum sound, tuning, volume, output assignment (the voice’s audio output can go to either one of two sets of stereo outputs), panning (the voice’s audio output can be positioned at any of the seven positions available within the stereo field of the chosen set of outputs), and MIDI note number.

Each voice is velocity-sensitive:the harder you hit a drum pad (or the Preview button) or the higher the velocity value of the MIDI trigger, the louder the drum sound assigned to the pad will play. Thanks to the Dynamic Articulation™ techniques mentioned earlier, the timbre (tonal content) and pitch will often change as well, just like “real” drums.

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Contents Alesis Drum SET Management Midi Functions Principal Features IntroductionReturn Your Warranty Card NOW HOOKUP/INSTANT Gratification2C Hook Up Midi rear panel 2A Installation2B Hook Up Audio rear panel 2D Hook Up External Triggers rear panel2F Turn On Power 2E Hook Up Power rear panel2G Select Drum Sets 2H Audition Different Drum Sounds Page 2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular Midi Notes 3A The Voice3B About the Edit Buffer 3C About Defaults3D Midi Note Range About the User Interface 4C Multi-Page Functions 4A Function Buttons4B Cursor Buttons 4D Editing Parameter Values4E The Store and Note Chase buttons 4F The Preview ButtonSelecting Drum Sets STORING/NAMING AN Edited Drum SETRecalling Factory Drum Sets Recall AlesisPage Function Buttons VoiceTune OutputDrum SET Output MainEXT Trig Mode MultiGroup Button Copying a Notes Parameters to Another Note Midi ButtonDrumset Root Midi Functions Drum SET Root NoteTurn the Data wheel to select the desired Drum Set root note Midi THRU/OUT Selection Program Change EnableMidi Channel Selection Channel Omni Thru OFFController Enable Prog Change on Controllers onMake sure the cursor is under the Controllers status Save Data VIA Midi Program Change TableProgram Table 6A Save to DataDisk Receive Data from Another Midi Device 7A Load from DataDiskExternal Triggering About Trigger Parameters This is how it worksPage Example Trigger Selection TRIG01 VCURVE4Trigger Velocity Selection Trigger Note SelectionTRIG02 VCURVE4 Method One Page TRIG02 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00 Trigger Parameter SelectionTrigger Crosstalk Selection TRIG03 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00Page Trigger Dcay Control Selection Trigger Noise Level SelectionTrigger Gain Selection TRIG01 GAIN50Footswitch Mode Footswitch Mode HI HAT Pedal8A Understanding Hi Hat Pedal Mode Page Midi Basics Midi HardwareChannel Messages Midi Message Basics3A Voice Messages Page 3B Mode Messages System Common MessagesBooks on Midi Videos on Midi
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