Alesis DM Pro Basic User's Manual page 2

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• The DM Pro's Drums can be triggered (played) from two sources:
analog triggers and MIDI triggers.
• Typical analog triggers are drum pads available from numerous
manufacturers that connect to the 1/4" jacks on the DM Pro's rear
panel.
• Because of the wide variety of pads available, setting up external
triggers takes a little time and experimentation. The procedures,
therefore, are not really appropriate here and we recommend that you
go straight to "Chapter 7: Triggers" and "Appendix B: Advanced
Trigger Information" in the DM Pro Reference Manual to get set up
right away.
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MIDI triggers, on the other hand, are a little more straightforward to set
up. Whether you are using a multi-pad device with a MIDI jack built in
or some other type of MIDI device, simply plug a cable from the MIDI
Output jack of that device to the MIDI Input jack of the DM Pro.
Each Drumkit in the DM Pro has 64 consecutive MIDI Note Numbers
available, which can be thought of as locations or slots where Drums
reside. To assign the Drums you want to the MIDI Note numbers you're
sending from your controller, first call up a Drumkit to edit by following
the procedure described on the next page in the topic "How to Select a
Drumkit." Then follow the steps on page 4 in the topic "How to Change a
Drum Within a Drumkit."
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