Selecting And Auditioning Drumkits; Selecting Individual Drums Within A Drumkit - Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual

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ELECTING AND
Drumkit Mode is the top level of the DM Pro. There are 64 internal Drumkits, all of
which can be edited and overwritten to suit your own particular applications. The
currently selected Drumkit will respond to incoming MIDI or trigger information at
all times, regardless of the state of the DM Pro.
To select a Drumkit to audition, press the KIT button to jump to the top level of
Drumkit Mode. The top level of Drumkit Mode displays the name of the Drumkit in
quotation marks on the top line of the display and nothing on the bottom line:
" RealProKit "
Play notes between A0 (MIDI Note # 33) and C6 (MIDI Note # 96) from your
controller to hear the current Drumkit. Turn the VALUE encoder to select any of the
64 different Drumkits, and then press the KIT button again to "Load" the Drumkit of
your choice into the "Play Memory" of the DM Pro. Because Drumkits contain so
much information, they must be individually loaded into the Play Memory after
selecting them rather than simply just selected.
If the Drumkit number and the KIT button are flashing, the Drumkit currently shown
on the display has not yet been loaded – the previously loaded Drumkit still resides
in the Play Memory and will sound until you press KIT to load the new Drumkit.
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ELECTING
Individual drum and percussion sounds are called "Drums" in the DM Pro.
Each of the 64 Drumkits in turn contain 64 Drums. A Drum is assigned to each of the
64 MIDI Notes across the most commonly used controller range: A0 (MIDI Note #
33) through C6 (MIDI Note # 96), which just slightly exceeds the range of a 5 octave
keyboard. Note that Alesis refers to middle C as "C3" and not "C4". You should be
aware that some other manufacturers such as Korg, Roland and Digidesign refer to
middle C as "C4".
1. To change Drums, press the DRUM button. Now press the CHASE button so
that it lights, and then play a note from your controller. The display will
show the MIDI Note Number of the note you just played along with the
Drum that is currently assigned to that MIDI Note.
Alternatively, if you do not wish to use the CHASE Function, press DRUM,
and then move the CURSOR beneath the MIDI Note Number. Now you can
select the MIDI Note with the VALUE encoder:
Drums are displayed with their three character "Drum Group" followed by
the "Drum Number" followed by the "Drum Name":
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