Alesis DG8 - Table of Contents

Contents
DG8 REFERENCE MANUAL 5
CONTENTS
Alesis Contact Information ..........................................................................4
Important Safety Instructions ......................................................................7
Instructions de Sécurité Importantes (French)...........................................................................9
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Sicherheitshinweise: (German)......................................................................................................11
Instructions to the User...................................................................................................................12
CE Declaration of Conformity.......................................................................................................13
Introduction................................................................................................15
Typographic Conventions...............................................................................................16
Getting Started ...........................................................................................17
What You’ll Need ............................................................................................................................17
Using the DG8 with Other Equipment.........................................................................17
Unpack It ...........................................................................................................................................17
Set It Up .............................................................................................................................................17
Attaching the Music Stand..............................................................................................18
Setting up the DG8 in a Home .......................................................................................19
Hook It Up ........................................................................................................................................19
Power ..................................................................................................................................19
Sustain Pedal......................................................................................................................19
The DG8 as a Stand-alone Instrument ..........................................................................19
The DG8 in a Music System............................................................................................20
Turn It On and Play It.....................................................................................................................23
How the Sounds are Organized.....................................................................................23
How the Sounds are Selected .........................................................................................25
Using the Controls............................................................................................................27
Playing the DG8 ..........................................................................................31
Overview ...........................................................................................................................................31
How the Sounds are Organized....................................................................................................31
Using the Display and Sound Selection Buttons ........................................................33
Selecting Internal Sounds................................................................................................35
Using the External Card Sounds....................................................................................40
DG8 Sound Chart..............................................................................................................43
Front Panel Controls .......................................................................................................................44
Tune.....................................................................................................................................44
Transpose ...........................................................................................................................44
Effects..................................................................................................................................45
Graphic EQ.........................................................................................................................45
MIDI Functions ................................................................................................................................46
Pedals .................................................................................................................................................48
Background........................................................................................................................48
Sustain.................................................................................................................................48
Sostenuto ............................................................................................................................49
Soft Pedal............................................................................................................................49
Pedal Connections ............................................................................................................49
Audio Inputs and Outputs.............................................................................................................51
Initializing the DG8 .........................................................................................................................52
Factory Defaults ................................................................................................................52
Power-Up Resetting .........................................................................................................52