Alesis D4 Reference Manual page 9

1. Press the Voice button, and its LED lights. The display shows a MIDI note
number on the top line and the name of the currently selected drum sound on the
lower line. Here's a typical screen:
This example shows that the sound will be triggered by MIDI note 038, belongs to
the Snare (Snr) Bank, is the 25th sound of the snare Bank, and is named Piccolo.
Note that the 25 is underlined. An underline (cursor) indicates that a parameter is
available for editing. The cursor may be moved to edit either of the two available
parameters in this page. In this case, you could choose a different snare sound
with the Data wheel. If the cursor was under Snr, then you could choose a
different Bank.
2. Tap the Preview button to hear the sound shown on the LCD. Since this button is
velocity-sensitive, harder taps will give a louder sound. If you don't hear anything,
and you're tapping the button with sufficient force, check your audio connections
and volume levels for your monitoring system and D4.
3. To audition other drum sounds within the selected Bank, check that the cursor is
under the drum number. If not, use the cursor buttons to move the cursor under
the instrument name parameter in the lower half of the display.
4. Rotate the large Data wheel. Each click of the knob will call up a new drum
sound, until you reach either the highest- or lowest-numbered sound within the
Bank. Tap the Preview button to hear the selected sound.
5. To audition other banks of sounds, press the left cursor button so that the first
character of the Bank name is underlined, as in the following example:
6. Use the Data knob to change Banks. The drum sound number will reset to 01. To
listen to other sounds within the Bank, repeat steps 3 and 4 and tap the Preview
button as needed.
NOTE: 038 D1
Snr/25: Piccolo
NOTE: 038 D1
Snr/01: Raw Hide
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