A Function Buttons; B Cursor Buttons; C Multi; D Editing Parameter Values - Alesis D4 Reference Manual

1.4A Function Buttons

The eight Function buttons select eight different groups of parameters, as shown on
the LCD. Pushing a Function button lights its associated LED and deselects any
previously-selected Function button (its LED goes out). The functions are:
Voice Chooses the drum sound to be edited and/or assigned.
Tune Sets the drum sound's tuning.
Mix Sets the drum sound's Volume and Pan parameters.
Output Selects one of the two sets of stereo outputs.
Drum Set Selects one of the 21 Drum Sets.
Ext Trig Determines which trigger inputs will trigger which drums, and sets up
trigger input response for the most reliable triggering.
Group Determines how a drum sound (or group of drum sounds) will respond to
successive series of triggers.
MIDI Edits D4 MIDI parameters.

1.4B Cursor Buttons

Upon selecting a function, the LCD will show one or more editable parameters. A
cursor (underline) will appear under whichever parameter is ready to be edited. You
can select a different parameter to be edited by pressing the appropriate cursor
button (see next paragraph) until the selected parameter is underlined.
Pressing the > cursor button moves the cursor from left to right, or from the top line
to the bottom line. Pressing the < cursor button moves the cursor from right to left, or
from the bottom line to the top line.
1.4C Multi-Page Functions
The MIDI and Ext Trig functions have more parameters than can fit on a single
screen (the MIDI function has five different screens, Ext Trig also has five). To
access different pages within these functions, either:
• Press the Ext Trig or MIDI button to advance to the next page. Upon reaching the
last page in the series, further pressing of these buttons "wraps around" to the
first page in the series.
• Repeatedly pressing either cursor button will eventually move past all the
parameters on the current LCD screen to another LCD screen.

1.4D Editing Parameter Values

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