Contents Introduction........................................3 Features ..........................................4 Panel Control ........................................5 Front panel ....................................... 5 Rear panel ........................................7 Setting up the whole system....................................9 Setting up the Kick....................................10 Connecting the pads, the cymbals, the hi-hat pedal, and the kick......................… 11 Connecting the adapter, the headphone, the Amps, and others ......................12 Function..........................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Artist Electronic Drum Kit. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully.
Panel Control Front panel: ① ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑤ ④ ③ ⑩ ⑨ ② ○ ○ ○ ○ Display the information about the current menu ○ Control the volume of the device ○ Enter the voice menu ○ Enter or quit the memory status ○...
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○ Enter the demo practice menu ○ Setup the parameters of the current pad ○ Adjust the parameters of current menu ○ Tempo increase/decrease ○ Those buttons match the drum pads ○ Turn the click on/off ○ Turn the demo practice on/off...
Rear panel: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Power switch Switch turns the power on/off ○ DC adapter jack 9V DC ○ Headphone jack A pair of stereo headphones can be connected to this jack ○ MIDI OUT It can be connected with the external MIDI sound generator...
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○ LINE IN Connect this to the external sound source ○ OUTPUT Jacks (L, MONO, R) Connect these to your amp or audio system. ○ TRIGGER INPUTS These inputs are to connect the pads, cymbals, kick, hi-hat control...
1.1 KIT: Press the KIT button to enter the kit menu. There are 20 preset kits and 10 user kits (EDK260) / 20 user kits (EDK280). Use the +/- button to choose the desired kit. The LED will display the current kit number.
Press the DEMO PRACTISE button again to enter the DEMO VOLUME page. You can use the +/- button to change the DEMO volume. The two pages is in turn by pressing the DEMO PRACTISE button. 1.3 DRUM SOUND: Press the DRUM SOUND button to enter the DRUM SOUND menu page. There are 260 voices that can be chosen and assigned to the current pad.
1.4 SETUP: There are four menu pages in SETUP button, The first is the PAD SENSITIVITY page, you can adjust the pad sensitivity value by using the +/- button in this page. The second is the PAD RIM SENSITIVITY page, if the current PAD has rim, the rim sensitivity can be adjusted by using the +/- button.
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The fourth is the VELOCITY CURVE page, you can use the +/- button to choose the desired pad curve. The lower the number the easier it is to produce a more powerful stroke. The higher the number a harder stroke is required (the more sensitive the pad is to velocity).
1.5 MEMORY: It has 20 memory slots to store user kit (10 for the EDK260) the +\- button be used to choose the memory area. To operate the Memory Function: 1. Load your preferred sounds for each pad 2. Press "MEMORY" (the dot will start flashing).
1.7 TEMPO: Press the TEMPO+ to increase tempo of the DEMO or metronome. Press the TEMPO -/+ to adjust the tempo of the DEMO or metronome 1.8 DEMO MUTE: Press the ACCOMP button to activate or inactivate the demo mute function. When activating the demo mute, you will not hear the demo but it will continue to play internally.
FACTORY RESET To complete a factory reset of your drum module: 1. Turn the power off 2. Press and hold the + and – buttons on the front panel 3. Turn the power back on This will restore all settings to the factory settings. Caution: By doing this you will lose any saved preset drum kits.
MIDI Implementation Chart Please note: This drum kit is designed to work only with GM (general Midi) Standard devices. Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 10ch × Channel : Changed × × Default MODE 3 × Mode : Messages × ×...
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