Alesis DMLITE - Using the Built-In Drum Coach

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Changing the Metronome Interval
To change the metronome's note division (the note value it measures with each click):
1. Press the Click Button and 3 Button simultaneously.
2. The display will show the current interval. Use the – or + Buttons to
select a new interval: 2 (half note), 3 (triplet), 4 (quarter note), 6
(sextuplet), 8 (eighth note), or 16 (sixteenth note). (The default is 4.)
3. Wait for 4 seconds. The drum module will automatically save the new
setting.
Using the Built-In Drum Coach
The Built-In Drum Coach contains five different exercises to help you develop and improve a sense of
tempo, accuracy, or stamina: Beat Check, Gradual Up/Down, Rhythm Change Up, Follow Me, and
Drum Mute.
To use the Built-In Drum Coach, press the Pattern Button and Tempo Button at the same time.
Then, press the 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Button that corresponds to the exercise you want to do. The display
will show which exercise you have selected.
1. Beat Check (bCH)
2. Gradual Up/Down (GUd)
3. Rhythm Change Up (C-U)
4. Follow Me (FLo)
5. Drum Mute (d-U)
Using Beat Check
This exercise evaluates your sense of time and how accurately you play along with the metronome.
To use Beat Check:
1. Press the Pattern Button and Tempo Button at the
same time, and then press the 1 Button.
2. Set the metronome's time signature and interval
(described in the Using the Metronome (Click) section).
3. Press the Start/Stop Button to begin.
4. Hit the pads in time with the metronome. The six LEDs of the 1-5/Variation Buttons indicate how
accurate (how "on time") you are.
• When you are right on the beat, the 3
and 4 Button light up.
• When you are slightly off the beat, the 2
or 5 Button will light up.
• When you are off the beat, the 1 or
Variation Button will light up.
• When you are completely off the beat,
no buttons will light up.
5. Press the Start/Stop Button to stop.
Using Gradual Up/Down
Gradual Up/Down evaluates how quickly you can play while still maintaining accurate time.
To use Gradual Up/Down:
1. Press the Pattern Button and Tempo Button at the
same time, and then press the 2 Button.
2. Set the metronome's time signature and interval
(described in the Using the Metronome (Click) section).
3. Press the Start/Stop Button.
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