Alesis DM5 Quick Reference Manual page 2

How to Recall Drumsets
The DM5 has 21 Drumsets available, each of which has 61 programmable drum sounds. To recall a Drumset on the DM5:
1. Press DRUMSET
2. Turn the VALUE encoder to select a Drumset
Editing A Voice
The DM5 has over 500 drum sounds arranged into 8 Families. These consist of Kick, Snare, Toms, Hi-Hats, Cymbals, Percussion, Effects
and Random Samples. To assign a new Voice to a MIDI Note or External Trigger Pad:
1. Press VOICE, then press NOTE CHASE
2. Play a note on your MIDI controller or a Drum Pad
3. Press the CURSOR> button until you have selected the Voice Family parameter on the top left corner of the display. Choose one
of the families listed above using the VALUE wheel
4. By pressing the CURSOR> button one more time you can then select one of the Voices in that Family using the VALUE wheel
Editing The External Triggers
The DM5's 12 Trigger Inputs allow it to be triggered from electronic drum pads, recorded percussion tracks, or even live drums. To
give drummers and engineers maximum control and sensitivity with these triggers, we have provided several parameters to pre-
cisely control how the Trigger Inputs respond.
To change which note is triggered by a certain Trigger Input: Press EXT TRIG, turn the VALUE wheel to choose a Trigger Input, press
CURSOR>, and turn the VALUE wheel to choose a MIDI note number.
To make a Trigger more or less sensitive: Press EXT TRIG, turn the VALUE wheel to choose a Trigger Input, press CURSOR> twice, and
make sure that only the hardest hit light the top pixel on the display meter. Cursor right once again to edit the Velocity Curve, and
turn the VALUE wheel to find a curve which matches your playing style.
If one Trigger is being played falsely by another Trigger: Press EXT TRIG, turn the VALUE wheel to choose the Trigger Input which is
being inadvertently played, press CURSOR> 5 times, and turn up the XTLK value on this trigger.
If a sound is playing twice when a pad is struck once: Press EXT TRIG, turn the VALUE wheel to choose the Trigger Input which is
double-triggering, press CURSOR> 6 times, and turn up the DECAY value using the VALUE wheel.
For more information on the External Trigger Inputs refer to Chapter 6 of the DM5 Reference Manual.
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