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R
EFERENCE
M
ANUAL
2
Table of Contents
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3
Table of Contents
3
Important Safety Instructions
7
Safety Symbols Used in this Product
7
Please Follow These Precautions When Using this Product
7
Instructions de Sécurité Importantes (French)
9
Symboles Utilisés Dans Ce Produit
9
Veuillez Suivre Ces Précautions Lors de L'utilisation de L'appareil
9
Beim Benutzen dieses Produktes Beachten Sie Bitte die Folgenden Sicherheitshinweise: (German)
11
CE Declaration of Conformity
12
Chapter 1: Welcome to the DM Pro
13
Packing List
13
DM Pro Front Panel
14
DM Pro Display
16
AC Power Hookup
17
Line Conditioners and Protectors
17
About Audio Cables
17
Audio Connections
18
Connections Chart
20
MIDI Connections
20
External Trigger Connections
21
Chapter 2: A Brief Hands-On Tutorial
23
Playing the Demos
23
Basic MIDI Setup
24
Selecting and Auditioning Drumkits
25
Selecting Individual Drums Within a Drumkit
25
Saving Changes to a Drumkit
29
Programming Effects
30
Setting the Effects Buss Assignments and Send Levels
30
Editing the Effects Themselves
31
Chapter 3: System Architecture
35
Organizational Hierarchy
35
Programming Hierarchy
36
Other Programming Terms You Should Know
37
The Three Modes of the DM Pro
38
The DM Pro Signal Path
38
Chapter 4: Programming Drumkits
41
The DRUM ASSIGN Function
41
A Note about Using the PREVIEW Button
42
The TUNE Function
43
The MIX Function
43
The NOTE CHASE Function
48
The TRIGGER NOTE ASSIGN Function
50
The TRIGGER SEQUENCE Function
52
The MIDI Function
55
The DRUMKIT NAME Function
57
The EFFECTS Function
57
Chapter 5: Programming Effects
59
The REVERB EFFECTS Function
61
The OVERDRIVE EFFECTS Function
66
The DELAY EFFECTS Function
67
The PITCH EFFECTS Function
71
Pitch Type: CHORUS or FLANGER
72
Pitch Type: RESONATOR
74
The EQUALIZER EFFECTS Function
75
Chapter 6: Programming Drums
79
The SOUND SELECT Function
79
The VOICE SELECT Function
80
The LEVEL Function
81
The PITCH Function
82
The FILTER Function
84
The AMPLITUDE Function
87
A Note about the PREVIEW Button and VELOCITY CURVES
89
The Three ENVELOPE GENERATOR Functions
90
About the Individual Envelopes
95
The PITCH ENVELOPE Function
95
The FILTER ENVELOPE Function
95
The AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE Function
96
The MODULATION MATRIX Function
97
The DRUM NAME Function
100
Chapter 7: Triggers
103
P1 the TRIGGER NOTE ASSIGN Function
104
P2 the TRIGGER GAIN Function
104
P3 the VELOCITY CURVE Function
105
Trigger Velocity Curve Settings
106
P4 the THRESHOLD Function
107
P4 the hat THRESHOLD Function
107
P5 the RETRIGGER Function
107
P6 the CROSSTALK Function
108
P7 the NOISE SUPPRESSION Function
109
P8 the TRIGGER SETUP SELECT Function
110
P11 AUX PEDAL TYPE SELECT Function
112
P6 hat PEDAL TYPE SELECT Function
112
The Interactive Hi-Hat Performance
113
Hat Pedal Type: SWITCH
113
Hat Pedal Type: PEDAL
115
P12 the AUX TRIGGER NOTE SELECT Function
116
P13 the AUX TRIGGER GAIN Function
116
Tips for Triggering from Acoustic Drums
117
Output Sensitivity
117
Mounting
117
Trigger Placement
118
Muffling
119
Mounting Hardware and Configuration
119
Chapter 8: Global Functions
121
The GLOBAL MIDI Function
121
The GLOBAL STORE Function
127
Chapter 9: Extras
139
A Word about the Included CD-ROM
139
Sound Bridge
139
Using PCMCIA Expansion Cards
140
Using Alesis Qcard Expansion Cards
140
Playing Back a Sequence from the Card Slot
140
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
143
Checking the Software Version
143
Reinitializing the DM Pro
143
Maintenance/Service
144
Cleaning Your DM Pro
144
Preventative Maintenance
144
Obtaining Repair Service
145
Appendix B: Advanced Trigger Information
147
The DM Pro Trigger Process
147
Trigger Connection Diagrams
148
Pedal/Footswitch Compatibility
153
Trigger/Pedal Connector Types
153
Appendix C: MIDI Supplement
155
MIDI Basics
155
MIDI Hardware
155
MIDI Message Basics
156
Channel Messages: Mode Messages
156
Channel Messages: Voice Messages
156
System Common Messages
159
MIDI Implementation Chart
160
Appendix D: Glossary of Terms
163
Index
169
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Alesis DM Pro Specifications
General
MIDI
Yes
Sampling
No
Inputs
12 Trigger Inputs
Kits
50
Effects
Reverb
Connectivity
MIDI
Outputs
Stereo
Display
LCD
Power Supply
AC Adapter
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