Choosing Voices In A Drum Set - Alesis DM5 Reference Manual

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In this section, we will choose Voices for a Drum Set. There are many other
parameters of a Drum Set we may wish to edit, however. Refer to Chapter 4 for more
information about editing.
There are 61 possible notes in a Drum Set. To select a note, turn on the [NOTE
CHASE] button (it will light). Now, whenever you play a note on your MIDI
keyboard, the corresponding pitch will be displayed. When you want to edit a
particular note, just play it and there it is! You can also select a note from the front
panel by pressing the [
flash) and then turning the [VALUE] knob to select the note you wish to edit.
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Press [DRUM SET] and use the [VALUE] knob to select a Drum Set you wish to
edit.
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Press [VOICE].
This selects the Voice function. The display will look like this:
In the upper section of the display there will appear two parameters: Voice Family
and Voice Number (a slash
Note #36 (C1) is selected, and its assigned Voice is the first sound (001) in the Kick
(Kik) Family . Note that the Voice Number (001) is underlined, indicating that it is
selected for editing (using the [VALUE] knob).
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With [NOTE CHASE] turned on (lit), play a note on your MIDI keyboard (or hit a
drum pad) that corresponds to the note you want to change the Voice for.
The selected note's pitch will appear in the middle of the display. Example: If you played
middle-C, the middle section of the display would read "36 C 1".
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Turn the [VALUE] knob to select a different Voice Number within the current
Voice Group; Tap the [PREVIEW] button to audition the selected drum sound.
Example: If the selected note was assigned to a kick drum, turning the [VALUE] knob
would let you audition the other kick drum sounds available in the Kick Voice Group.
5
Press the [
The cursor will appear beneath the Voice Family parameter.
6
Turn the [VALUE] knob to select a different Voice Family.
7
Press the [
8
Turn the [VALUE] knob to select a Voice within the newly selected Family; Tap
the [PREVIEW] button to audition the selected drum sound.
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Repeat steps
Changes you make to a Drum Set are temporary and will be lost if another Drum Set is
selected. To make changes permanent, you must store the Drum Set (see next section).
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OICES IN A RUM
] button to select the Note value in the display (it will
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appears between them). The above example shows
] button once to select the Voice Family parameter.
] button once to select the Voice Number parameter again.
through to select new Voices for other notes in the Drum Set.
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