Basic Functions; Editing & Saving Drum Kits; To Adjust The Kit Settings; Playing Along With Songs - Alesis DM7X User Manual

BASIC FUNCTIONS

EDITING & SAVING DRUM KITS
IMPORTANT:
• To edit and save your kits, you must be in Normal Mode. If the LED above the SONG/PATTERN
button is not lit, press and hold PAGE/SELECT until it is.
• Remember to save your kits after you have entered the settings you want!
First, press KIT until NUM appears in the display. Use the < and > buttons to select your desired kit. Once
you've selected your kit, you can edit its settings:

To adjust the kit settings:

1. Press KIT, then press PAGE/SELECT until the desired setting appears in the display:
• VOL: Kit volume
• REV*: Kit reverb
• EQH*: Equalization, high frequencies
• EQM*: Equalization, mid frequencies
• EQL*: Equalization, low frequencies
2. Use the < and > buttons to adjust the value.
To adjust the pad settings:
1. Hit the pad whose settings you want to adjust, or press its
corresponding PAD SELECT button.
2. Press VOICE, then press PAGE/SELECT until the
desired setting appears in the display:
• NUM / H-C**: Pad voice (drum sound)
• VOL: Pad volume
• PAN: Pad panning
• PIT: Pad pitch
• REV: Pad reverb
• MID: MIDI note. See the APPENDIX for a list of the
default MIDI note numbers for each pad.
• P-S: Pad song switch (selects whether or not a
song will play when that pad is struck)
• P-N***: Pad song number (selects which song will
play when that pad is struck, if P-S is set to ON)
3. Use the < and > buttons to adjust the value.
To save your settings:
1. Press SAVE.
2. Use the < and > buttons to select the User Kit slot you want to save it to (25-40).
3. Press SAVE again.

PLAYING ALONG WITH SONGS

IMPORTANT: To play songs, you must be in Normal Mode. If the LED above the SONG/PATTERN button
is not lit, press and hold PAGE/SELECT until it is.
To select and play a song:
1. Press SONG until NUM appears in the display.
2. Use the < and > buttons to select the song.
3. Press START/STOP to start playback.
Adjust the tempo by pressing TEMPO and using the < and > buttons to set the new BPM. Press both < and
> buttons simultaneously to reset the tempo to its default value.
Adjust the volume of the music (not the drum part) by pressing SONG, then pressing PAGE/SELECT until
ACC appears in the display. Use the < and > buttons to adjust the volume. (It will return to its default setting if
you power the module off.)
Adjust the volume of the drum part by pressing SONG, then pressing PAGE/SELECT until DRM appears
appears in the display. Use the < and > buttons to adjust the volume. To mute/unmute the drum part entirely,
press DRUM OFF. (It will return to its default setting if you power the module off.)
* The reverb and equalization affect
the sound of the kit, song, and the
output of a connected MIDI device
when that kit is selected.
** If the selected pad is the Hi-Hat,
you
combinations of open and closed
hi-hat sounds (H-C, 001-007).
*** Songs 61-80 are pitched, non-
drum samples (e.g., bass, piano,
vibraphone, etc.) rather than actual
songs, so they're ideal for assigning
to a pad, when selecting the "pad
song number." They will change
pitch with each hit. Songs 1-60 are
actual songs.
Note: During playback, the PAD SELECT
buttons will light up to indicate which drums
are playing. To disable/re-enable this feature,
press the "KICK" PAD SELECT button.
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