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- Page 1 User Guide English ( 3 – 14 )
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Page 3: Box Contents
Safety & Warranty Manual USB Cable Support For the latest information about this product (system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit alesis.com. For additional product support, visit alesis.com/support. Features Top Panel 1. Power Input: Connect this input to a power outlet using the included power adapter. -
Page 4: Rear Panel
11. Exit: Press this button to cancel your selection or to exit a submenu. 12. Dial: Turn this dial to adjust the setting of the currently selected item in the display (number values, kits, songs, etc.). Alternatively, use the Left () and Right () buttons. 13. -
Page 5: Operation
Operation Kits A kit in the drum module is a selection of sounds that you can play with the pads of your electronic drum kit. To select a kit: 1. Press Kit to enter the Kit Selection page (if you are not already viewing it). 2. - Page 6 Reverb: The amount of reverb effect applied to the pad’s sound (00–16). Decay: The amount of time it takes for the pad’s sound to decay (-05–00). 00 is the default and the longest amount of time. -05 is a very short time. Mode: The pad’s playback mode: ...
- Page 7 Songs There are 120 preset songs that you can play along to. Each song has a drum part and accompaniment. You can adjust the volume of each so you can listen to the drum part, and then lower its volume and play along using your electronic drum kit. To play a song: 1.
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Page 8: Trigger Settings
Metronome The built-in metronome (or “click track”) can help you keep a steady tempo while playing. To activate or deactivate the metronome, press Click. When you activate the metronome, its settings will also appear in the display, which you can adjust. - Page 9 Head-Rim Adj: The amount of crosstalk reduction between the head (center) and rim of a drum pad. Higher values reduce the probability that the pad’s rim sound will be triggered when you play its head only and vice versa (due to the force being transferred through the pad).
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Page 10: Usb Drive
Utility The Utility menu lets you configure various settings for the module itself. To use the Utility menu: 1. Press Kit to enter the Kit Selection page (if you are not already viewing it). 2. Press Menu to enter the Kit Menu. 3. - Page 11 You can also load your own samples to use as voices within a kit. Each sample must be a 16- bit mono WAV file with a maximum size of 15 MB. It can have a sampling rate of 48, 44.1, 32, 22.05, or 11.025 kHz.
- Page 12 You can connect the drum module to another MIDI device, allowing you to do any of the following: • use your Crimson Mesh Kit to trigger sounds in software on your computer (connected to the drum module’s USB MIDI port) •...
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Page 13: Factory Reset
To record to an external sequencer: 1. Use a standard MIDI cable (sold separately) to connect the drum module’s MIDI Out to your sequencer’s MIDI In. Use another MIDI cable to connect the sequencer’s MIDI Out to your module’s MIDI In. 2. -
Page 14: Velocity Curves
Appendix Kits Acoustic 1 Marimba Jazz Brush Funk Vibraphone Big Band Standard 1 HipHop Brush Rock Magic Power Dance FunkBand Jazz Electronic Old School Drum & Bass R&B House Studio 1 1970s Techno Studio 2 Latin Noise Standard 2 FX Mix Junkyard Vintage Percussion 1... -
Page 15: Default Trigger Midi Note Assignments
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks and Licenses Alesis is a trademark of inMusic Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. - Page 16 Manual Version 1.2...