Alesis D4 User Manual

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• Velocity-sensitive Preview button. Audition sounds at the D4 itself, so you don’t
have to go back and forth between a controller and the D4 when making drum kit
assignments or checking out sounds.
• Headphone jack. This is excellent for practicing, or for creating drum kits while
other activity is taking place in the studio.
• Hi hat pedal footswitch. This lets you incorporate a footswitch to create very
realistic hi hat effects.
• Note chasing. You can select a note for editing or previewing based on the most
recently received MIDI note or trigger input.
• Drum sound editing. Vary tuning, mix, and panning, as well as assign drums to
“groups” for special effects (such as hi-hat sounds that cut each other off, or
cymbals that restrike).
1.1 RETURN YOUR WARRANTY CARD NOW!
Your warranty will be in effect and you will receive product update information only if
you send in your warranty card.
1.2 HOOKUP/INSTANT GRATIFICATION
This section describes how to hook up the D4, select Drum Sets, and audition
different drum sounds. For more detail on these and other operations, refer to
Chapters 2-5.

Alesis D4 Specifications

General

Type	Drum Sound Module
Polyphony	16 voices
Trigger Inputs	12
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Outputs	Headphone
Dimensions	19"
Effects	Reverb
Inputs	Trigger inputs
Display	LED
Power Supply	9V AC
Sounds	500