Programming Hierarchy - Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual

System Architecture
SOUND
VOICE
P
ROGRAMMING
For the programming of Drumkits, Drums and Triggers, the DM Pro programming
interface is also organized into another (non-inverted) pyramid using four basic
programming terms:
By understanding this terminology as it pertains to the DM Pro, you will glide
quickly through the Reference Manual and get right to the more important task of
making music with the module.
MODE
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Think of a Sound as one of the bricks that make up the
building. A Sound is composed of a digital sample (or
multisample) and its synthesizer Functions: Pitch, Filter
and Amplitude, which can be changed, or modulated,
by the Sound's three Envelopes, Function Routings and
Modulation Matrix. Sounds can be edited and stored as
"Drums" in Drum Edit Mode.
Note that Sounds cannot be s t o r e d
individually,
See the chapter "Programming
Edit Mode" for more information.
The Voice is lowest level building block of the DM Pro.
Think of a Voice as one of the ingredients that makes up
a brick. The term "Voice" in this manual is used in two
ways. It can mean:
a) The individual sample around which the Sound is
based, such as a Snare or Gong (this is by far the
more common usage in this manual)
b) The basic sample-playback generator used by the DM
Pro. The DM-Pro has 64 dynamically-allocated
Voices available at any one time for the Sounds
within the Drums to use. For more information, see
the Glossary of Terms (Appendix D).
H
IERARCHY
MODE
FUNCTION
PARAMETER
VALUE
Mode is the highest organizational programming level
of the DM Pro. Mode refers to one of the three basic
operating areas of the unit: Drumkit Mode, Drum Edit
Mode and Trigger Mode. Each Mode contains several
Functions; each Function, in turn, contains several
Parameters. Each Mode has a dedicated button for
immediate access: to enter Drumkit Mode, press [KIT].
To enter Drum Edit Mode, press [DRUM] and then
[EDIT]. To enter Trigger Mode, press [TRIG].
except as "Single Sound" D r u m s .
Drums – D r u m
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