Alesis D4 manual 8A Understanding Hi Hat Pedal Mode

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5.8A Understanding Hi Hat Pedal Mode

This is a feature for hardcore drummers. It’s a little complicated, but hang in there— the D4 finally gives you a way to get truly realistic hi hat effects with electronic drums.

An acoustic hi hat produces three main types of sound:

•Open hi hat. The pedal is up so that the upper and lower cymbals do not touch. Striking the upper cymbal causes it to ring until it is struck again, or until the pedal begins closing.

•Foot closed hi hat. This is the sound generated by pushing down on the pedal; it is not initiated by hitting the hi hat with a drum stick, but by the sound of the upper cymbal striking the lower one.

•Closed hi hat. Once the hats are closed (pedal down), then striking the upper cymbal with the drumstick produces the closed hi hat sound.

To replicate these individual effects:

1.Patch a drum pad (the “hi hat” striking surface) into D4 Trigger input 1 and a footswitch (for “opening” and “closing” the hi hat) into the footswitch input. Hi Hat Pedal must be selected for the footswitch mode.

2.If it isn't assigned already, assign an open hi hat sound to the note triggered by Trigger Input 1.

3.Press the EXTERNAL TRIG button until the display shows the Footswitch Closing note. This is the note that will be played when the footswitch is pressed. If it hasn't been assigned already, assign a closing hi hat sound to this note. This will give the hi hat a realistic closing sound, as opposed to an abrupt switch from an open sound to a closed sound.

Note that you don't necessarilyhave to use hi hat sounds while using this mode. If you wish, you can use any sound available in the D4.

4.Press the EXTERNAL TRIG button until the display shows the Footswitch Held note. This is the note that will be played when Trigger 1 is struck AND the footswitch is held. If it hasn't been assigned already, assign a closed hi hat sound to this note.

5.Using the Group function (section 3.7), assign all the hi hat sounds to Group 1 so that you can’t have two different hi hat sounds ringing at the same time. (The hi hat sounds could be assigned to Group 2 if you’re already using Group 1 for other drum sounds.)

If you strike the hi hat pad while the footswitch is not pressed, you’ll hear the open hi hat sound. Pressing the footswitch triggers the foot closed sound (at the same velocity as the most recent open hi hat hit); just like a real hi hat, you don’t have to strike the pad—simply “closing” the hi hat by pressing the footswitch triggers the sound.

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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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