Alesis D4 manual Drum SET, Output Main

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NOTE: 054 F#2

OUTPUT: MAIN

To change the output assignment, turn the Data wheel. To send the drum sound to the Main outputs, select Main. To send the drum sound to the Aux outputs, select Aux.

Having two stereo output pairs allows for several options.

Stereo with Fixed Placement: Plug the left Main output into the left channel of your amp (or mixer), and the right Main output into the right channel. The default voice mix for the preset Drum Sets pans the drums between the Main output jacks in a way that works well for most applications.

Stereo with Variable Placement: Plug the left Main output into the left channel of your amp (or mixer), and the right Main output into the right channel. Pan the Drum Set drums between the Main output jacks as desired.

Stereo with Individual Outputs: This requires a stereo mixer with at least four channels, and provides individual outputs for any two drum voices. Plug the left Main out into a mixer channel panned fully to the left. Plug the right Main out into a mixer channel panned fully to the right. Plug the left Aux output into a third channel (panned to center for now) and the right Aux output into a fourth channel (also panned to center for now). Decide which two voices should be individual voices, such as kick and snare; assign these to the Aux outputs, and all other drums (panned as desired) to the Main outputs.

Pan the kick full left and the snare full right. Thus, the kick will appear in the left aux output, and the snare will appear in the right aux output. These outputs can feed different signal processors and then be sent to a mixing board. Make sure that the drums selected for individual outputs are panned to the extreme left or right in the D4. Otherwise, some of the sound from one drum will leak into the other output.

Separate Percussion/Drum Outputs: Standard drum kit sounds can be spread in stereo and assigned to the main outputs, with percussion sounds spread in stereo and assigned to the Aux outputs. Run the outputs to a mixing console, and you can treat the drum kit and percussion sounds as two submixes. This technique might also be useful if you’re recording the part on tape; feed the drums to two tape tracks, and the percussion to two other tracks. Adjust the balance between the two in the mix, or fade the percussion in and out independently of the trap drum sounds. Or, process the two groups individually.

3.5 DRUM SET

Press Drum Set, and the LCD shows the selected Drum Set number on the top line and the Drum Set’s name on the bottom line. Example:

DRUMSET 00 “Standard Stuff”

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Contents Alesis Drum SET Management Midi Functions Principal Features IntroductionReturn Your Warranty Card NOW HOOKUP/INSTANT Gratification2A Installation 2B Hook Up Audio rear panel2C Hook Up Midi rear panel 2D Hook Up External Triggers rear panel2G Select Drum Sets 2E Hook Up Power rear panel2F Turn On Power 2H Audition Different Drum Sounds Page 2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular Midi Notes 3A The Voice3D Midi Note Range 3C About Defaults3B About the Edit Buffer About the User Interface 4A Function Buttons 4B Cursor Buttons4C Multi-Page Functions 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 MainGroup Button Mode MultiEXT Trig Drumset Root Midi ButtonCopying a Notes Parameters to Another Note Midi Functions Drum SET Root NoteTurn the Data wheel to select the desired Drum Set root note Program Change Enable Midi Channel SelectionMidi THRU/OUT Selection Channel Omni Thru OFFController Enable Prog Change on Controllers onMake sure the cursor is under the Controllers status Program Table Program Change TableSave Data VIA Midi 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 VCURVE4TRIG02 VCURVE4 Trigger Note SelectionTrigger Velocity Selection Method One Page Trigger Parameter Selection Trigger Crosstalk SelectionTRIG02 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00 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 Hardware3A Voice Messages Midi Message BasicsChannel Messages Page 3B Mode Messages System Common MessagesBooks on Midi Videos on Midi
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