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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Astro-AXS580DS...

  • Page 2: Power Supply

    Congratulations! We at Astro Drums would like to congratulate you on the purchase of the Astro AXE580DS Electronic drum kit. The included module, the AXE800DM, is designed to allow you to easily configure and tune your new Electronic Drum Kit the way you would your acoustic kit.
  • Page 3 Contents...
  • Page 4 Controls 1 POWER SWITCH 8 PAD ASSIGN 15 PAGE +/- 2 LCD DISPLAY 9 DRUM OFF 16 SAVE/ENTER/ 3 DATA DIAL 10 TEMPO/TAP SELECT 4 SONG 11 SRART/STOP 17 CLICK 5 VOICE 12 MAIN VOLUME 18 RECORD 6 UTILITY 13 AUX VOLUME 19 DEMO 7 KITS 14 ACCOMP +/-...
  • Page 5 Setting Up...
  • Page 6 Setting Up Connecting a MIDI Device Data in the drum brain can be accessed by any midi devise for storage, recording, and playback. Below you will find the instructions for the connection of your AXE800DM to an external midi device. Transmit MIDI Data Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT jack on the drum brain with the MIDI IN jack on the external MIDI device.
  • Page 7 Setting Up Using headphones An optional set of stereo headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack located on the front of the unit. Connecting the Power Supply Make sure the power switch is OFF and connect the power adaptor to the DC IN jack on the rear panel.

  • Page 8: Switch The Power On

    Start to play the drums 1 . Switch the power ON After confirming that each of the devices, pads, external devices, etc. are all properly connected, press the POWER ON/ OFF button on the front panel to turn on the AXE800DM. The drum module is ready to operate when the display shown below, for selecting the drum kit and song appears (Song Mode).

  • Page 9: Change The Drum Kit

    Start to play the drums 5 . Change the Drum Kit Drum kit numbers 1-30 consist of 30 preset drum kits. Press the [kits] button, the display below will be shown, with the kit # Flashing. Turn the Data Dial to select the Drum Kit Number. 6 .

  • Page 10: Play Song

    Play Song 1 . Select a Song Press the [SONG] button, the song indicator will begin flashing on the display: Then turn the Data Dial to select the selected song. 2. Listen to the Song Press the [START/STOP] button to playback the song The song will stop when it reaches the end, or stop the song during play back by pressing the [START/STOP] button.
  • Page 11 Play Song 6 . Play along with the Click Voice Press [CLICK] button to start the metronome. The click’s LED will flash. To turn off the metronome, press the [CLICK] Button again. 7. Change the Drum Kit Press the [KIT] button to select a different drum kit with the selected song. Then turn the Data Dial to select the drum kit number (1-30).

  • Page 12: Repeat Playback

    Song 1. Repeat Playback 1.1 In the song Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to reach the song repeat display: 1.2 Press the [SELECT] button to move the flashing cursor to the Repeat on/off position, and then turn the Data Dial to set repeat play. 2.

  • Page 13: Play Back Track

    Song 1. Play Back Track In the Song Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the Playback Track setting display shown below: “TR:—” The tracks in the user song are empty. “TR: 1” Track 1 already has recorded data. “TR: 2” Track 2 already has recorded data. “TR: 1&2”...

  • Page 14: Clear Track

    Song 5. Clear Track This function clears all data in the assigned track (1 or 2) in the user song. 5.1 In the Song Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the Clear Track setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to assign the track you want to clear (track 1 or track 2). 5.2 Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button, the confirmation shown below 5.3 Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again to confirm.

  • Page 15: Delete Song

    Song 7. Delete Song This function clears all data in the assigned track 1 or track 2 in the user song. 7.1 In the Song Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the Delete Song setting display shown below: 7.2 Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button, and the confirmation display shown below will appear: 7.3 Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again to confirm.

  • Page 16: Selecting The Drum Voice

    Voice 1.Selecting the Drum Voice 1.1 Selecting the Drum voice category Press the [VOICE] button to enter the Voice Mode display, the voice category indicator flashes on the display: Turn the Data Dial to select the drum voice category. 1.2 Selecting the Drum Voice Press the [SELECT] button, the voice number indicator will flash on the display: Turn Data Dial to select the drum voice category.
  • Page 17 Voice 2. Changing the Note value Changing the note value of each pad’s MIDI out. In the Voice Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the Note value setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to define the note value. Use the [SELECT] button to select the input source.

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Reverb

    Voice 4. Changing the Pad Function In the Voice Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the function setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to assign other functions to the trigger attached to the input source. “Normal”: The drum pad is used for normal pad operations. “Click on off”: Turns the click sound on/off “Start/Stop”: Assign the playback function to the current Song.

  • Page 19: Voice Copy

    Voice 7. Voice Copy This function will copy the input source data to another pad. In the Voice Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the copy setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to set the destination pad (Pad 1-7/Pedal/Open/Closed). When the destination pad is selected, press the [SAVE/ENTER] button, and the confirmation display shown below will appear: 7.2Press the [SAVE/ENTER] button again to confirm.

  • Page 20: Song Recording

    Song Recording Song recording lets you record data, produced as the drum kit is played to the sequencer in real-time (one track at a time). All MIDI channels are recorded simultaneously. 1. Select the User Song Press the [RECORD] button to enter the record mode: Turn Data Dial to set the User Song number (no.

  • Page 21: Start Recording

    Song Recording 4. Start Recording Press the [START/STOP] button to start recording: *When a track has pre-recorded data and the [START/STOP] button is pressed, the error message shown below will appear: 5. Playback to the Song After you have recorded a performance, you can press the [START/STOP] button to playback the recorded performance. Playback stops when the [START/STOP] button is pressed again or the song will stop when it reaches the end.

  • Page 22: Self Rejection, Rejection

    Utility 1. Self Rejection, Rejection This function is used to prevent double triggering and cross talk (mixed input signals between the jacks) between each of the pads. Press the [UTILITY] button to enter the Utility Mode, the LCD will display: 1.1 Self Rejection (SelfRej) Prevents double triggering from occurring between the pad assigned to the UT PAD IN.

  • Page 23: Velocity Curve

    Utility 3. Velocity Curve This function sets the MIDI Velocity. In the Utility Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the velocity curve setting display shown below: 3.1 Velocity Curve (Velcurve) The MIDI velocity curve adjusts the over all sensitivity curve for the pad selected. Turn the Data Dial to select the curve (Normal, Loud 1, Loud 2, Hard 1, Hard 2).

  • Page 24: Hi-Hat Offset

    Utility 6. Hi-Hat Offset This sets the value of the data sent by the foot controller connected to the HI-HAT CONTROL jack on the rear panel. In the Utility Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the Hi-Hat offset setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to set the value.

  • Page 25: Click Voice

    Utility 9. Click Voice This function sets the drum voice used for the click sound. In the Utility Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the click voice setting display shown below: 9.1 Voice Category Sets the voice to be used for the Click Voice. Turn the Data Dial to select category.

  • Page 26: Use Tempo

    Utility 12. Use Tempo This function determines when a song will return to its default tempo or remain at the currently set tempo when the song is changed. In the Utility Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the use tempo setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to set the value.

  • Page 27: Midi Merge

    Utility 15. Local control In the Utility Mode, press the [PAGE+] button to select the local control setting display shown below: Turn the Data Dial to set the Local Control (on or) off. Off: MIDI signals triggered by the connected pads will be disconnected from the AXE800DM’s tone generator. This will cause no sound to be produced by the AXE800DM’s tone generator, when a pad is played.

  • Page 28: Pad Assign

    Pad Assign This function allows you to quickly set up the sounds you will be using on your AXE580DS. By selecting the drum pad in the PAD ASSIGN, you can tap the pads to toggle threw the drum voices in the selected category.

  • Page 29: Preset Drum Kit List

    Preset Drum Kit List...

  • Page 30: Drum Voice List

    Drum Voice List...
  • Page 31 Drum Voice List...

  • Page 32: Song List

    Song List...

  • Page 33: Specifications

    Specifications...

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