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  • Page 1 Reference Guide for Ver 1.10...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    • Read this in conjunction with the “Quick Start Guide ” Managing tones • The content of this document might differ from the aD5 unit you’re using due to differences in its firmware version. Check the latest firmware update information at the...

  • Page 3: Top Panel

    AUDIO IN MULTI TRIGGER You can connect your music player Connect the included multi-trigger here and listen to its sound mixed with cable here to input trigger signals the audio produced by the aD5 from the pads...

  • Page 4: Home

    “Instrument” (INST) refers to the instrument played by each pad, such as a snare drum or ride cymbal You can change the instrument for each pad Instrument group The aD5 contains numerous instruments The instruments are organized into instrument groups according to their type Drum kit All the pads are collectively called a “drum kit ”...

  • Page 5: Common Operations

    1 Home Common operations Function buttons Use the function buttons to select the corresponding items or functions in the screen Buttons for which there is no corresponding item are unlit Moving between pages If other pages exist at the left or right, press [ PAGE] [PAGE ] to access those pages If you press the page name in the upper left of the screen, a list of the available pages is shown Use the value knob to select a page and then press the [OK] button to confirm;...

  • Page 6: Changing Instruments

    You can change the instruments of other pads in the same way Switching drum kits By switching drum kits you can change the instruments of all pads in a single action The aD5 comes with various drum kits in its memory Press [KIT] The KIT SELECT screen appears...

  • Page 7: Best Kit

    1 Home Best Kit You can register your frequently used drum kits so that they can be recalled easily Recalling In the home screen, press [BEST KIT] The BEST KIT screen appears Press [1-4], [5-8], or [9-12] to switch tabs NOTE Depending on the length of the drum kit name, the entire name...
  • Page 8 1 Home Deleting In the BEST KIT screen, press [ ] to access the page menu Use the value knob to select “DELETE,” and press the [OK] button Select the number that you want to delete To delete the registration of number 5 or later, switch tabs A confirmation screen appears.

  • Page 9: Instruments And Kits

    1 Home Instruments and kits The aD5 contains a wide variety of instruments such as kicks, snares, and cymbals You can assign these instruments to the pads of each drum kit and play them NOTE Inst Drum Kit We’ll use just the kick and snare...
  • Page 10 1 Home Editing an instrument (INST) NOTE The aD5 lets you edit an instrument directly You can also create a clone of an instrument and save it as another instrument with a slightly different tonal character. Support for instrument import is You can create several variations of your favorite instruments and assign them to drum kits so that they can planned via a firmware update.

  • Page 11: Main Menu

    2 Main menu 2 Main menu Most of the aD5’s many functions can be accessed via this main menu In the home screen, press [ The main menu is divided into three tabs: “KIT”, “INST”, and “SYSTEM” CLONE KIT Create a clone of the current kit...

  • Page 12: Kit Edit

    3 Kit edit 3 Kit edit NOTE Here you can edit a drum kit’s name or group, and specify the volume of the entire drum kit To make settings for each pad, Entering the kit edit screen use pad edit (p 14) In the home screen, press [EDIT] The EDIT page appears When you’ve finished editing, be sure to press the [OK] button.

  • Page 13: Adjusting The Volume Of The Entire Drum Kit

    3 Kit edit Adjusting the volume of the entire drum kit Press Kit Volume NOTE Turn the value knob to adjust the volume Adjust the Kit Volume to about 90 If the setting is too high, the audio output might be distorted...

  • Page 14: Pad Edit

    4 Pad edit 4 Pad edit Here you can edit the sound, volume, and pan (stereo position) for each pad of the drum kit NOTE The sound might respond more Entering the pad edit screen slowly during pad editing In the home screen, press [INST] The INST ASSIGN page appears When you’ve finished editing, be sure to press the [OK] button.

  • Page 15: Specifying The Volume And Pan Of A Pad

    You can strike a pad to change the pad that you’re editing You can also change pads by pressing [PAD] Use the value knob to make your selection, and press the [OK] button When the aD5 is used to communicate via MIDI with...

  • Page 16: Kit Menu

    5 Kit menu 5 Kit menu Entering the kit menu screen In the home screen, press [ Press the [KIT] tab Cloning a drum kit Here’s how to create a clone of the drum kit that’s shown in the home screen Press [CLONE KIT] The name entry screen appears Enter a name for the cloned drum kit...
  • Page 17 5 Kit menu Cloning a drum kit Here’s how to create a clone of the drum kit that’s selected in the kit list Press [ ] to access the page menu Use the value knob to select “CLONE,” and press the [OK] button The name entry screen appears Enter a name for the cloned drum kit Function of each button...

  • Page 18: Renaming A Kit Group

    5 Kit menu Renaming a kit group NOTE Here’s how to rename a kit group If you execute Reset System (p Press [KIT GROUP NAME] 41), the kit group names return The KIT GROUP NAME screen appears to the factory-set names Press the button of the kit group that you want to rename The name entry screen appears NOTE...

  • Page 19: Instrument Edit

    6 Instrument edit 6 Instrument edit NOTE In the instrument edit screen you can change the tone that’s played by each zone of the pad, and change the level of the tone You can also rename the instrument, and change the group or icon The sound might respond more slowly during instrument editing Entering instrument edit...

  • Page 20: Adjusting The Volume Of Each Zone

    6 Instrument edit Adjusting the volume of each zone NOTE Press [Level], and use the value knob to specify the volume Adjust the Level setting to about 90 If the setting is too high, the audio output might be distorted Press [ZONE] to select the zone that you want to edit The icon shows the portion of the pad that corresponds to zones A—C * You can also switch zones by striking the pad...

  • Page 21: Creating A New Or Cloned Instrument

    6 Instrument edit NOTE Creating a new or cloned instrument You can also create a new Here’s how to create a new instrument, or clone an existing instrument or cloned instrument in the Press [ ] to access the page menu MANAGE INST screen NOTE It takes approximately 20...

  • Page 22: Instrument Menu

    7 Instrument menu 7 Instrument menu Entering the instrument menu In the home screen, press [ Press the [INST] tab Managing instruments Here you can view a list of instruments, and clone or delete instruments Press [MANAGE INST] NOTE The INST LIST page appears Instruments are listed in alphabetical order NOTE...
  • Page 23 7 Instrument menu Creating a new or cloned instrument NOTE Here’s how to create a new instrument, or clone an existing instrument It takes approximately 20 Press [ ] to access the page menu seconds to clone an instrument NOTE Use the value knob to choose “NEW”...

  • Page 24: Managing Tones

    7 Instrument menu Managing tones Here you can view a list of tones You can also delete tones Press [MANAGE TONE] NOTE The TONE LIST page appears Instruments are listed in alphabetical order Use the value knob or [ ][ ] to select a tone ‹...

  • Page 25: Deleting Unused Instruments Or Tones

    7 Instrument menu Deleting unused instruments or tones NOTE You can delete instruments that are not used in a drum kit, and tones that are not used in an instrument By deleting these, you can decrease the amount of internal storage that’s being used We recommend that you make a backup (p 36) so that you don’t lose important data by...

  • Page 26: Trigger Setup

    8 Trigger setup The aD5 is designed to let you connect pads from a variety of manufacturers, and perform using the pads of your choice You are free to construct your drum kit by choosing snare pads, cymbal pads, and other pads...

  • Page 27: Trigger Setup

    The aD5 calculates the state of crosstalk for all of the connected pads KICK > SNARE > TOM 1 > TOM 2 > TOM 3 > HIHAT > CRASH > RIDE > AUX 1 > AUX 2...

  • Page 28: 2> Trigger Setting For Each Pad

    8 Trigger setup When the following screen appears, play the pads to verify that there is no crosstalk, and then press [EXIT] * If there is crosstalk, press [YES] and repeat the wizard once again In some cases, it might not be possible to completely eliminate crosstalk The following actions might improve the situation ‹...
  • Page 29 8 Trigger setup Specify using the trigger setup wizard NOTE When you strike each pad as directed by the wizard, the sensor output of each pad is analyzed, and the pad response appropriate for the player is specified. If you use the trigger setup wizard to make settings, and then change the pad model In the home screen, press [...
  • Page 30 8 Trigger setup Using the strongest shot (fortissimo) that you will play during performance, strike the head three times When the display indicates “OK,” press [NEXT] Do not deliver a rimshot, but hit the head part In the case of a cymbal, strike the bow Fortissimo is the strongest shot during normal performance Usually, strikes in the climax part of a performance are fortissimo You do not need to deliver the strongest possible shot which you will not use during performance...

  • Page 31: 3> Hi-Hat Control Pedal Adjustment

    8 Trigger setup <3> Hi-hat control pedal adjustment Here’s how to make adjustments so that the hi-hat control pedal operates correctly You can also adjust the foot-close and foot-splash volume In the home screen, press [ Select the [SYSTEM] tab, and press [TRIGGER] Press the [PAGE ] several times to access the HIHAT PEDAL ADJ page Meter Top hi-hat cymbal...

  • Page 32: Fine Adjustments To The Trigger Setup

    You should also adjust the ‹ High volume is hard to reach even with a strong strike Sensitivity setup wizard volume of the aD5 ‹ Sound is fairly loud even with a soft strike NOTE ‹ Sound changes unnaturally between soft and strong strikes Curve ‹...

  • Page 33: Checking The Pad Model And The Corresponding Zones

    8 Trigger setup Press [PAGE ] to access the ZONE SELECT page Select parameters and use the value knob to adjust them Parameters This parameter specifies whether zone B or zone C is sounded when you strike the rim (edge/cup). Zone Select B : Zone B is sounded C : Zone C is sounded...

  • Page 34: System Parameters

    Adjusts the contrast of the display LCD Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the display The aD5 automatically turns off the power to save electricity when it has not been played or operated for 30 minutes Here you can specify the time until when the power automatically turns off.

  • Page 35: Information About The Unit

    9 System parameters Information about the unit Press [PAGE ] to access the INFO page Parameters FIRMWARE Version of the firmware KITS Number of saved drum kits INSTS Number of saved instruments TONES Number of saved tones STORAGE Amount of internal storage used USED...

  • Page 36: Backup

    Select all three items if you will be loading the data into a different aD5 unit Shortening the time for saving or loading Save without selecting the INST check box If this backup is loaded into an aD5 unit that lacks the appropriate instruments or tones, some instruments might not sound...

  • Page 37: Loading A Backup

    Items to be loaded Trigger setup loading on/off NOTE If you want to load only drum kit and instrument data into another aD5 unit, turn trigger setup loading off. It takes more than fifteen minutes to load a backup that Press [LOAD]...

  • Page 38: Deleting A Backup

    10 Backup Deleting a backup Press [DELETE] Use the value knob to select the backup file that you want to delete. Number of backups that are saved Information for the currently selected backup file Press [DELETE] A confirmation screen appears. Press the [OK] button to delete the backup file.

  • Page 39: Sd Card

    11 SD card 11 SD card Here you can view information about an SD card, or format the card Entering the SD card screen In the home screen, press [ Select the [SYSTEM] tab, and press [SD CARD] The SD CARD screen MENU page appears Card information Press [CARD INFO] The INFORMATION page appears...

  • Page 40: Formatting A Card

    11 SD card Formatting a card WARNING Executing the format operation Press [FORMAT] will delete the entire contents of the SD card The FORMAT page appears Press [FORMAT] A confirmation screen appears. Press [OK] to execute formatting If you decide to cancel without formatting, press [CANCEL] When formatting is completed, the screen indicates “Completed ”...

  • Page 41: Reset

    12 Reset 12 Reset Entering the reset screen In the home screen, press [ Select the [SYSTEM] tab, and press [RESET] The RESET screen MENU page appears System reset This returns the following parameters to their default values ‹ System parameters (Option, MIDI) ‹...

  • Page 42: Restoring The Factory-Set Sounds

    To completely return the aD5 to its factory-set state, you can restore the factory sounds All of the data in the aD5 will be To do this, you’ll need an SD card and a factory sound data file which you can download from the ATV deleted...

  • Page 43: Other Information

    Internal Storage Full There is insufficient free space in internal storage. Delete unneeded tones. Try restarting the aD5 several times If this message continues to be displayed, upload a previously-saved backup, or restore Internal Memory Error the factory-set sounds (p 42) If this message is still displayed, it could be that the internal memory has malfunctioned...

  • Page 44: Support

    Connection jacks / AUX TRIGGER INPUT 1/2: TRS phone Interfaces USB 2 0: type B connector (High Speed) ATV LINK: RJ45 LAN connector SD CARD: SD/SDHC card DC IN: only for the included AC adapter Power supply DC 12 V...
  • Page 45 13 Other information...
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