Alesis D4 Quick Setup Manual page 4

3. Next, manually select a trigger to ediL
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Press the Ext Trig button once to enter the page showing the
editable parameters for the TRIG number, VCURVE
selection, and MIDI note assignment. The cursor will appear
under the trigger number field.
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Use the Data wheel to select the trigger you wish to edit.
4. Select the velocity cunte.
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Move the cursor under the VCURVE field.
o Choose the sensitivity value which bests suits the style of
play, or the pads being used. For average play, (hits ranging
from very soft to very hard) the default setting of 4 will give
you the full range of sensitivity which corresponds to MIDI
velocities 1 through 127.
Nofe: VCURVE 0, Unassigned, is fully explained in the D4
Owners Manual.
5. Choose the MIDI note number.
Note: The default trigger note numbers in the D4 correspond to
General MIDI, so in many cases it may not be necessary to change
the assignments. These default settings can be found in the
Factory Drumset Reference Guide included with your D4
literature.
If you choose to make changes:
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Move the cursor under the NOTE field and select the desired
MIDI note number.
5. Adiust the GAIN for the selected higger.
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Press the Ext Trig button twice to get to the page showing the
trigger number and GAIN editing parameters.
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Move the cursor under the gain field and strike the pad.
Now the lower LCD line will urn into a bar-graph meter that
shows the peak strength of the trigger.
o Adjust the gain by gradually turning the Data wheel until a
powerful suike results in the meter reaching the right-most