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Program Change commands can change Drum Sets at any time, including while the D4 is playing. A Program Change Table (section 4.5) determines which Drum Set will be called up in response to a particular Program Change number. The default is Program Changes 00-20 call up Drum Sets 00-20; so do Program Changes 21-41, 42-62, 63-83, 84-104, and 105 to 125. 126 calls up Drum Set 00, and 127 calls up Drum Set 01.

Caution: Some MIDI devices number Program Changes as 1-128, others as 0-127, and some as banks of programs. Use the Program Change Table to compensate for these differences.

1.The top line of the third page shows the Program Change status. Example:

PROG CHANGE: ON

CONTROLLERS: ON

2.Make sure the cursor is under the Program Change status.

3.Use the Data wheel to select a status of On (the D4 selects Drum Sets when it receives Program Change commands) or Off (the D4 ignores Program Change commands). Note that even with status set to On, you can still select Drum Sets manually at any time.

4.4CONTROLLER ENABLE

The D4 can respond to several standardized MIDI controllers appearing at the D4’s MIDI In jack:

6Data Slider (0-127)This allows an external data slider assigned to controller 6 to vary values, just as if you were using the Data wheel.

7Main Volume (0-127)Controller 7 messages set the D4’s master volume. Note that this is independent of velocity settings. With many D4 sounds, velocity affects the sound’s timbre, so lowering velocity to change the level may affect the timbre. Controller 7 messages alter the overall volume of the entire kit without affecting any sound’s timbre.

96Data Increment (0 or 127) Send any value for this controller and the currently-selected parameter’s value will increment by one.

97Data Decrement (0 or 127) Send any value for this controller and the currently-selected parameter’s value will decrement by one.

98Non-Registered Parameter MSB (0-127) This allows for remote control editing of virtually all parameters via continuous controller messages. The controller value selects the parameter to be edited. The data entry slider can then change the parameter’s value. The controller/data slider messages can be recorded into a sequencer to allow for complex, sequenced parameter control.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hardware3A Voice Messages Midi Message BasicsChannel Messages Page 3B Mode Messages System Common MessagesBooks on Midi Videos on Midi
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