Alesis D4 manual

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1.Press the Voice button, and its LED lights. The display shows a MIDI note number on the top line and the name of the currently selected drum sound on the lower line. Here’s a typical screen:

NOTE: 038 D1

Snr/25: Piccolo

This example shows that the sound will be triggered by MIDI note 038, belongs to the Snare (Snr) Bank, is the 25th sound of the snare Bank, and is named Piccolo.

Note that the 25 is underlined. An underline (cursor) indicates that a parameter is available for editing. The cursor may be moved to edit either of the two available parameters in this page. In this case, you could choose a different snare sound with the Data wheel. If the cursor was under Snr, then you could choose a different Bank.

2.Tap the Preview button to hear the sound shown on the LCD. Since this button is velocity-sensitive, harder taps will give a louder sound. If you don’t hear anything, and you’re tapping the button with sufficient force, check your audio connections and volume levels for your monitoring system and D4.

3.To audition other drum sounds within the selected Bank, check that the cursor is under the drum number. If not, use the cursor buttons to move the cursor under the instrument name parameter in the lower half of the display.

4.Rotate the large Data wheel. Each click of the knob will call up a new drum sound, until you reach either the highest- or lowest-numbered sound within the Bank. Tap the Preview button to hear the selected sound.

5.To audition other banks of sounds, press the left cursor button so that the first character of the Bank name is underlined, as in the following example:

NOTE: 038 D1

Snr/01: Raw Hide

6.Use the Data knob to change Banks. The drum sound number will reset to 01. To listen to other sounds within the Bank, repeat steps 3 and 4 and tap the Preview button as needed.

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Contents Alesis Drum SET Management Midi Functions Introduction Principal FeaturesHOOKUP/INSTANT Gratification Return Your Warranty Card NOW2B Hook Up Audio rear panel 2A Installation2C Hook Up Midi rear panel 2D Hook Up External Triggers rear panel2E Hook Up Power rear panel 2F Turn On Power2G Select Drum Sets 2H Audition Different Drum Sounds Page 3A The Voice 2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular Midi Notes3C About Defaults 3B About the Edit Buffer3D Midi Note Range About the User Interface 4B Cursor Buttons 4A Function Buttons4C Multi-Page Functions 4D Editing Parameter Values4F The Preview Button 4E The Store and Note Chase buttonsSTORING/NAMING AN Edited Drum SET Selecting Drum SetsRecall Alesis Recalling Factory Drum SetsPage Voice Function ButtonsOutput TuneOutput Main Drum SETMode Multi EXT TrigGroup Button Midi Button Copying a Notes Parameters to Another NoteDrumset Root Drum SET Root Note Midi FunctionsTurn the Data wheel to select the desired Drum Set root note Midi Channel Selection Program Change EnableMidi THRU/OUT Selection Channel Omni Thru OFFProg Change on Controllers on Controller EnableMake sure the cursor is under the Controllers status Program Change Table Save Data VIA MidiProgram Table 6A Save to DataDisk 7A Load from DataDisk Receive Data from Another Midi DeviceExternal Triggering This is how it works About Trigger ParametersPage Example TRIG01 VCURVE4 Trigger SelectionTrigger Note Selection Trigger Velocity SelectionTRIG02 VCURVE4 Method One Page Trigger Crosstalk Selection Trigger Parameter SelectionTRIG02 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00 TRIG03 XTALK30 DCAY10 NOISE00Page Trigger Noise Level Selection Trigger Dcay Control SelectionTRIG01 GAIN50 Trigger Gain SelectionFootswitch Mode HI HAT Pedal Footswitch Mode8A Understanding Hi Hat Pedal Mode Page Midi Hardware Midi BasicsMidi Message Basics Channel Messages3A Voice Messages Page System Common Messages 3B Mode MessagesVideos on Midi Books on Midi
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