Rear Panel Features; Top Panel Features - Alesis DM8 Operator's Manual

REAR PANEL FEATURES

1. POWER SWITCH – Turns the module
on and off.
2. POWER IN – Connect the included AC
adapter to this input, then connect the
adapter to a power source.
WARNING: Use only the included
Alesis power supply with the DM8
module.
3. MAIN OUT – Use 1/4" TRS cables to
connect these outputs to an amplifier or speaker system. The volume of these outputs is controlled by
the VOLUME knob on the top panel.
4. AUX IN – Connect an external sound source, such as a CD player, to this input using a stereo 1/8"
cable.
5. USB – Use a standard USB cable to connect the module to your computer via this USB port. This
connection allows the module to send MIDI messages via USB to an external drum software module.
You can also transmit SysEx files over this connection.
6. MIDI IN – Use a standard five-pin MIDI cable to connect this input to the MIDI OUT of an external MIDI
device.
7. CABLE SNAKE CONNECTION – Connect the included
cable snake to this connector, then connect the cables
to their respective triggers.
8. TRIGGER INPUTS – If you have additional drum pads,
cymbal pads, or other triggers, you can use standard 1/4" cables to connect them to the "RIDE
2/PERC1" or "PERC2" TRIGGER INPUTS. Dual-zone pads or cymbals (e.g., a drum with head and
rim triggers or a cymbal that can produce bow and bell sounds) will require TRS cables to trigger both
zones.
9. HEADPHONES OUTPUT – Connect your 1/4" headphones to this output. You can adjust the volume
of this output with the VOLUME knob on the module's top panel.

TOP PANEL FEATURES

1. VOLUME – Adjusts the volume level of
the MAIN OUT and HEADPHONES
OUTPUT.
2. METRONOME ON / OFF – Turns the
metronome on or off.
3. LCD – Displays
parameters, and other settings as you
use the DM8.
4. F-BUTTONS (1-4) – These buttons allow
you to navigate the menus shown in the
LCD. Press an F-BUTTON to select the
"virtual" button or tab shown above it in
the LCD.
5. CURSOR UP / DOWN – Use these
buttons to move (vertically) through the
available parameters shown in menus in
the LCD.
Note: Pressing CURSOR DOWN from
the Main Screen allows you to adjust
overall parameters for the current Kit.
6. VALUE DIAL – Turn this wheel to increase and decrease values and settings shown in the LCD.
7. VALUE UP / DOWN – Use these buttons to increase and decrease values and settings shown in the
LCD. These may be easier to use than the VALUE DIAL when making incremental adjustments to your
parameters.
8. EXIT – Press this button to return to the previous menu shown in the LCD.
system menus,
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Note: The module's HI-HAT CONTROL
TRIGGER INPUT does not support
keyboard-style expression pedals.
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