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Millenium MPS-850 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MPS-850 e-drum module user manual...
  • Page 2 Musikhaus Thomann Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 E-mail: info@thomann.de Internet: www.thomann.de 13.07.2018, ID: 428224...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Plug and connection assignment..................................27 Cleaning............................................. 28 Protecting the environment....................................29 Appendix............................................30 11.1 Voice list..........................................30 11.2 Kit list............................................36 11.3 Song list........................................... 38 11.4 MIDI implementation......................................39 11.5 General MIDI Backing Instrument List................................. 41 11.6 General MIDI Drum Kit List....................................43 MPS-850...

  • Page 4: General Information

    General information General information This manual contains important instructions for the safe operation of the unit. Read and follow the safety instructions and all other instructions. Keep the manual for future reference. Make sure that it is available to all those using the device. If you sell the unit please make sure that the buyer also receives this manual.

  • Page 5: Symbols And Signal Words

    NOTICE! This combination of symbol and signal word indicates a possible dangerous situa- tion that can result in material and environmental damage if it is not avoided. Warning signs Type of danger Warning – danger zone. MPS-850...

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    Safety instructions Safety instructions Intended use Drum modules are intended to be used for converting digital trigger signals from drum pads to various percussion sounds. Use the unit only as described in this manual. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in personal injury or property damage.

  • Page 7: Features

    Metronome EQ per kit Pitch, reverb, compressor Flexible assignment of pad voices 6 fader for the volume control of individual pads Reverb effect, voice tuning Individual adjustment of accompaniment and drum track Connections for headphones, AUX, USB and MIDI MPS-850...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Installation Installation Setup, connecting pads and pedals Setup and assembly of the pads and pedals are described in detail in the enclosed assembly guide. Finally check that all cables between the pads and the e-drum module have been properly connected. Connecting the power adapter Use the Y cable to connect the supplied power adapter to the [9 V] port of the e-drum module and the hi-hat controller.

  • Page 9: Connections And Controls

    Volume control for the AUX input signal [VOLUME – PHONES] Volume control for the headphone output of the device [EXIT] Button to close and exit an open menu Arrow buttons to select an option [ENTER] Button to confirm a selection or setting MPS-850...
  • Page 10 Connections and controls [TEMPO] Button to adjust metronome and playback tempo [CLICK] Button to turn the metronome on and off Button to start and stop song playback Button to activate the recording function Jog wheel to select a drum kit and quickly set values Fader with switchable assignment for adjusting the volume of individual pads [FADER] Button for switching the fader assignment...
  • Page 11 Input for external audio devices like MP3 or CD players [9 V] Connection socket for the power adapter [USB MEMORY] Connection for a USB memory device Multi-pin socket (sub D) for connecting the pads (on the bottom of the device) MPS-850...

  • Page 12: Operating

    Operating Operating 6.1 Functions Turning on / off Check all cable connections for correct fit before turning on Before switching on, turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control to minimum. Switch the drum module on or off with the main switch [POWER]. Automatic shutoff If the device is not in use, it shuts off automatically after a settable time.

  • Page 13: Playing The Drum Kit

    Choke Play is possible with Crash and Ride cymbals but not with the Hi-hat. To do so, stop the sound of the Crash and Ride cymbals with the hand at the edge of the cymbal immediately after hitting it. MPS-850...

  • Page 14: Modifying Drum Kits

    Operating Hi-hat With the Hi-hat we distinguish between Hi-hat pedal change, open Hi-Hat, closed Hi-hat, Hi-hat pedal and Splash. – Hi-hat pedal change When the pedal is pressed in different positions, the voice changes when hitting the Hi-hat pad (similar to an acoustic drum kit).
  • Page 15 To save, select the option ‘SAVE’ . To cancel, select the option ‘CANCEL’ . Use the arrow buttons ([<] / [>]) or the jog wheel to select a user kit. Press [ENTER]. ð The display briefly shows ‘SAVE OK!’ . The changes to the settings take immediately effect. MPS-850...

  • Page 16: Playing, Customising And Accompanying Songs

    Operating Any unsaved changes will be discarded when selecting another kit or the device is turned off. 6.5 Playing, customising and accompanying songs Style selection Your digital drum module features a total of 100 preprogrammed songs with different styles: 70 patterns, 6 hits, 24 taps and 2 user songs.

  • Page 17: Metronome Function

    Beats per measure 1/2, 3/8, 1/4, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16 NAME Name and number of the corresponding Click METRO, CLAVES, STICKS, COWBELL, CLICK, VOICE voice OUTPUT Click output for headphones only or also for the PHONES, ALL (PHONES+OUTPUT) line output MPS-850...

  • Page 18: Fader

    Operating Changing the tempo Press [TEMPO]. Use the arrow buttons ([<] / [>]) or the jog wheel to change the click tempo. Confirm with [ENTER] or wait three seconds to reactivate the originally set tempo. 6.7 Fader The drum module offers six separate faders that can be used to directly adjust the volume of individual pads, the song, or the click.
  • Page 19 From the ‘SONG’ and ‘KIT’ menus, you can switch to recording standby directly. To do so, just press . ð As long as the recording is running, the control LED of the button lights up, the display shows ‘RECORDING’ . To stop recording, press MPS-850...

  • Page 20: Trigger Settings

    Operating 6.9 Trigger settings Adjusting trigger settings The touch responsiveness can be adjusted to your needs and preferences by the settings of this menu. Press [KIT]. ð The display shows the kit list. Press [MENU]. Use the arrow buttons ( / ) to select the option ‘TRIGGER’ and press [ENTER]. ð...
  • Page 21 - such as in a drum roll - are no longer detected. So the value should be set as low as possible. MIDI NOTE Assigned MIDI note 0…127 SPLASH SENS Touch sensitivity of the Splash trigger. The higher the value, the less sensi- 1…6 tive the trigger responses. MPS-850...

  • Page 22: Utility Menu

    Operating 6.10 Utility menu Adjusting device settings In this menu, you can change various settings of the device. Press [KIT]. ð The display shows the kit list. Press [MENU]. Use the arrow buttons ( / ) to select the option ‘UTILITY’ and press [ENTER]. ð...

  • Page 23: Compression

    ð The display shows the ‘USB MEMORY’ menu. Use the arrow buttons ( / ) to select the option ‘FORMAT’ . ð A confirmation prompt appears on the display. Confirm with [ENTER] or press [EXIT] to exit the menu. MPS-850...
  • Page 24 Operating Loading a sample from the USB stick and saving it as a user voice Samples stored on the USB stick can be loaded into the drum module and saved there as a user voice. The user voices can be used in the same way as the supplied voices.

  • Page 25: Reset To Defaults

    Use the arrow buttons ( / ) to select one of the ‘KIT’ options (reset of settings in the kits section), ‘SONG’ (reset user songs), ‘VOICE’ (reset user voices), ‘PAD SETTING’ (reset trigger pad settings) or ‘ALL’ (reset all settings). Confirm with [ENTER] or exit the menu with [EXIT]. ð ‘Reset OK!’ appears in the display. MPS-850...

  • Page 26: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Technical specifications Number of voices Drum kits 30 preset kits, 20 user kits Songs 100 preprogrammed songs, 2 user songs Connections Headphones (1/4" phone socket) AUX IN (3.5 mm jack socket) Left stereo or mono output (1/4" jack socket) Right stereo output (1/4"...

  • Page 27: Plug And Connection Assignment

    Since the interference affects both cores equally, by subtracting the phase-shifted signals, the interfering signal is completely neutralized. The result is a pure signal without any noise interference. 1/4" TS phone plug (mono, unbalanced) Signal Ground, shielding Three-pole 1/8" mini phone jack (stereo, unbalanced) Signal (left) Signal (right) Ground, shielding MPS-850...

  • Page 28: Cleaning

    Cleaning Cleaning Device parts Clean the accessible parts of the device regularly. The frequency of cleaning depends on the operating environment: moist, smoky or particularly dirty environments may cause a higher accumulation of dirt on the components of the device. Use a dry soft cloth for cleaning.

  • Page 29: Protecting The Environment

    Dispose of this device through an approved waste disposal firm or through your local waste facility. When discarding the device, comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, consult your local waste disposal facility. MPS-850...

  • Page 30: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix 11.1 Voice list Name Name Name Kick Snare Vintage Snare 22" Acoustic Kick 1 14" Acoustic Snare Vintage Snare Rim 22" Acoustic Kick 2 14" Acoustic Snare Rim Live Snare 24" Standard Kick 14" Standard Snare Live Snare Rim Brush Kick 1 14"...
  • Page 31 Funk Tom 1 Rock Tom 5 Acoustic Tom 3 Rim Funk Tom 1 Rim Rock Tom 5 Rim Acoustic Tom 4 Funk Tom 2 Rock Tom 6 Acoustic Tom 4 Rim Funk Tom 2 Rim Rock Tom 6 Rim MPS-850...
  • Page 32 Appendix Name Name Name Fusion Tom 1 Electronic Tom 1 Lo-Fi Tom 6 Fusion Tom 2 Electronic Tom 2 Lo-Fi Tom 6 Rim Fusion Tom 3 Electronic Tom 3 Junkyard Tom 1 Fusion Tom 4 Electronic Tom 4 Junkyard Tom 1 Rim 1970's Tom 1 Electronic Tom 5 Junkyard Tom 2...
  • Page 33 808 Ride 16'' Standard Crash 2 Vintage Crash 1 Electronic Ride 16'' Standard Crash 2 Edge Vintage Crash 1 Edge Electronic Ride Edge Brush Crash 1 Vintage Crash 2 Electronic Ride Bell Brush Crash 2 Vintage Crash 2 Edge MPS-850...
  • Page 34 Appendix Name Name Name Lo-Fi Crash 1 14" Rock Hi-hat Pedal 1 Synthesis Percussion 2 Lo-Fi Crash 1 Edge 14" Rock Hi-hat Splash 1 High Q 1 Lo-Fi Crash 2 14" Jazz Hi-hat High Q 2 Lo-Fi Crash 2 Edge 14"...
  • Page 35 Orchestra Timpani Ab3 African 5 Marimba E5 Orchestra Timpani A3 African 6 Marimba F5 Orchestra Timpani Bb3 African 7 Marimba Gb5 Orchestra Timpani B3 African 8 Marimba G5 Orchestra Timpani C4 African 9 Marimba Ab5 African 10 Marimba A5 MPS-850...

  • Page 36: Kit List

    Appendix Name Name HI-HAT Combination FX 1 Acoustic FX 2 Funk Band FX 3 Standard FX 4 Jazz FX 5 Jazz Brush FX 6 Rock FX 7 FX 8 FX 9 Dance FX 10 Marimba FX 11 Indian FX 12 African FX 13 Lo-Fi...
  • Page 37 Appendix Name Name Funk Lo-Fi FX Mix HipHop Power R&B Latin House Room Teckno Marimba Vintage MPS-850...

  • Page 38: Song List

    Appendix 11.3 Song list Name Display Name Display Name Display Pattern LOOP Reggae 1 Reggae1 80's Metal 80'sMetl Blues Funk BluesFk 60's Pop 60'sPop Drum N'Bass D'N'B Fusion Fusion Retro Funk RetroFk 6/8 Soul 6/8Soul Cool Jazz CoolJazz Trance Trance Latin Swing LtnSwing Ballad...

  • Page 39: Midi Implementation

    MIDI implementation Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic channel Default Ch 10 1-16 Changed Mode Default Messages Altered ******** ******** Note number 0…127 0…127 True voice ******** 0…127 Velocity Note ON Yes (99H, V=1…127) 0…127 Note OFF Yes (99H, V=0) 0…127 MPS-850...
  • Page 40 Appendix Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Aftertouch Keys Channels Pitch bender Control change Bank select Modulation Portamento time Data entry Volume Expression Sustain pedal Portamento ON/OFF Sostenuto pedal Soft pedal Reverb program Chorus program Reverb level Chorus level All Sound Off Reset All Controllers All Notes Off Program change...

  • Page 41: General Midi Backing Instrument List

    Slap Bass 2 Tubular Bells Synth Bass 1 Dulcimer Synth Bass 2 Organ Strings Drawbar Organ Violin Percussive Organ Viola Rock Organ Cello Church Organ Contrabass Reed Organ Tremolo Strings Accordion Pizzicato Strings Harmonica Orchestral Harp Tango Accordion Timpani MPS-850...
  • Page 42 Appendix Name Name Strings Ensemble Pipe String Ensembles 1 Piccolo String Ensembles 2 Flute Synth Strings 1 Recorder Synth Strings 2 Pan Flute Choir Aahs Blown Bottle Voice Oohs Shakuhachi Synth Voice Whistle Orchestra Hit Ocarina Brass Synth Lead Trumpet Lead 1 (square) Trombone Lead 2 (sawtooth)

  • Page 43: General Midi Drum Kit List

    <- <- 33 – A1 Metronome Click <- <- <- <- 34 – A#1 Metronome Bell <- <- <- <- 35 – B1 Acoustic Bass Drum <- Room Bass Drum 1 Rock Bass Drum 1 Funk Bass Drum 1 MPS-850...
  • Page 44 Appendix Note Standard 1 (bank 0) Standard 2 (bank 4) Room (bank 8 ) Rock (bank 16 ) Funk (bank 17 ) 36 – C2 Standard 1 Bass Standard 2 Bass Room Bass Drum 2 Rock Bass Drum 2 Funk Bass Drum 2 Drum Drum 37 –...
  • Page 45 29 – F1 <- <- <- <- <- 30 – F#1 <- <- <- <- <- 31 – G1 <- <- <- <- <- 32 – G#1 <- <- <- <- <- 33 – A1 <- <- <- <- <- MPS-850...
  • Page 46 Appendix Note Electronic (bank 808 (bank 25 ) House (bank 28 ) Jazz (bank 32 ) Brush (bank 40 ) 24 ) 34 – A#1 <- <- <- <- <- 35 – B1 Electronic Bass Drum 808 Bass Drum 1 House Bass Drum 1 Jazz Bass Drum 1 Brush Bass Drum 1...
  • Page 47 83 – B5 <- <- <- <- <- 84 – C6 <- <- <- <- <- 85 – C#6 <- <- <- <- <- 86 – D6 <- <- <- <- <- 87 – D#6 <- <- <- <- <- MPS-850...
  • Page 48 Notes e-drum module...
  • Page 49 Notes MPS-850...
  • Page 50 Notes e-drum module...
  • Page 52 Musikhaus Thomann · Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 · 96138 Burgebrach · Germany · www.thomann.de...

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