Global Sensitivity; Individual Trigger Settings - Alesis DM10 Setup Manual

If you are experiencing missed hits on multiple triggers, or if entire areas of more than one
trigger seem to not be functioning at all, the kit in the Global Trigger Settings may not be
correctly chosen. For example, the module may be set for the triggers that come with the
Studio Kit rather than the
To change the Global Trigger Setting and ensure that the module is correctly set for your
specific kit without setting it back to factory default, follow the steps suggested below:
1. Power on the DM10 module.
2. From the Main screen, press the UTILITY button.
3. Now press F4 SYS.
4. Next, press F2 INIT.
5. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight the kit. Use the VALUE/TEMPO dial to change
the kit.
6. Once the correct kit is listed, press F4 EXEC. Then choose F1 YES when prompted
with Are you sure? Initialize all trigger settings?
7. Now, press the DRUM KIT button to get back to the main screen.
8. Finally, power cycle the DM10 module and try your kit again.
Once your kit is set to the correct Global Trigger Settings, if something still feels a little 'off' or
'not quite right', typically the most likely reason is that you want the triggers to be more sensitive
to your strikes. The easiest and fastest way to adjust that is by following these steps:
Global Sensitivity Setting
1. Press the UTILITY button.
2. Now press F3 (TRIG).
3. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight the Trig Sens field and then use the
VALUE/TEMPO dial to change the setting to HIGH.
4. Press the DRUM KIT button to return to the main page.
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Individual Trigger Settings

Once you adjust the Global Sensitivity Setting, most likely you will be good to go. However, if
your style of playing is one where you strike the pads very, very quickly, or if you feel like some
of the triggers are not picking up all of your hits during the roughs or flams, the individual
trigger settings can be adjusted very easily in order to make sure no hits get dropped. For
increased accuracy, the DM10 offers the ability to adjust the individual trigger settings to make
sure that each and every strike and dynamic you want to hear can be expressed exactly as you
play it.
Three Simple Settings
DM10 X Kit or the DM10 Studio Mesh Kit.
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