Alesis DEBUT KIT User Manual page 12

5. Hit the pads in the rhythm you selected (above) and in time with the metronome (the starting
tempo is your metronome's current setting). The six LEDs of the 1-5/Variation buttons indicate
how accurate or "in time" you are:
• When you are right on the beat, the 3
and 4 buttons will light up.
• When you are slightly off the beat, the 2
or 5 button will light up.
• When you are off the beat, the 1 or
Variation button will light up.
• When you are completely off the beat, no buttons will light up.
The Display will show your score:
•
0 – 29: OK
•
30 – 59: Good
•
60 – 79: Very Good
•
80 – 100: Excellent
Follow Me
This exercise helps you identify different drums by their sound and memorize drum rhythms that use
the entire drum kit. In this exercise, the drum module will alternate between (1) a drum pattern and (2)
a metronome track of the same length during which you play the drum pattern yourself.
To use Follow Me:
1. Press the Pattern button and Tempo button at the
same time. Then press the 4 button.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
3. Use the – / + buttons to select the drum pattern you
want to play in.
4. Press the Start/Stop button to begin.
5. When you hear the drum pattern, try to
identify which pads are being played and
when. During the metronome track that
follows, play the same drum pattern in time
with the metronome. For reference, the
Display will show the current beat. The six
LEDs of the 1-5/Variation buttons indicate
how accurate you are.
6. Press the Start/Stop button to stop.
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1 2 3
SLOW GOOD
COACH
PATTERN TEMPO
START
/STOP
1 2 3
SLOW GOOD
4 5
VARIATION
FAST
4
4 5
VARIATION
FAST