P6 The Crosstalk Function - Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual

Triggers
capture all of your hits. Even a fast press roll is slow by Trigger standards, so set the
Retrigger Value accordingly. Use higher Values to increase the time between triggers.
To set the Retrigger Value for each Trigger, move the cursor beneath the Value and
turn the Value encoder for the desired setting:
Retrigger: 0 2 0
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Sometimes when a pad or drum trigger is struck, it can cause adjacent Triggers to
erroneously sound due to vibrations between the pads, drums or even the stand. The
Crosstalk Function helps you eliminate a lot of this by setting up a sort of "intelligent
gate" that helps prevent one Trigger from receiving false trigger signals from
another.
With the Crosstalk Function, you can limit the amount of interaction between
Triggers. The Crosstalk Function will help keep an unintended Trigger from
sounding while intended Triggers are sounding. It essentially mutes the erroneously
sounding Trigger while other Triggers are being played.
Here's how to set the Crosstalk level for each Trigger:
1.
2.
Don't hit
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1 0 8
CROSSTALK F
Select the desired Trigger and move the cursor beneath the Value:
Xtalk: OFF
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Watch for the letters
RDY
display. Once you see them, that's your cue to proceed to step 2.
Hit the pad for the currently selected trigger at full velocity several times
(as hard as you would for a very hard hit). Hit only this pad!
any other Triggers while you're on this page.
The DM Pro will "listen" to all other Triggers to see what signals they
are picking up from the Trigger you are striking. The DM Pro will use
these values to generate a "Crosstalk Matrix" (explained below).
While hitting the pad hard, adjust the Crosstalk value until no other
Triggers are false-triggering (watch the circles at the bottom of the
display and/or listen). A Value closer to 0 will filter out more crosstalk.
Values approaching -59 filter out less crosstalk.
Go to the next Trigger (or just the ones which are causing trouble) and
repeat steps 2-4.
When you are done, LEAVE THE CROSSTALK PAGE! Do not stay on
this page while playing since the DM Pro will continue to listen. If you
begin to play your other drums while in the Crosstalk page, you will
effectively de-sensitize your setup.
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(which mean "Ready") to appear in the
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