Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual page 46

Programming Drumkits
P5: The EFFECTS BUSS Parameter
This Parameter allows you to chose which of the two Effects Busses (or "effect
sends") to send the Drum assigned to each MIDI Note. There are two Effects Busses:
the Reverb Buss and the Multi-Effects Buss.
The Reverb Buss routes the signal only to the Reverb effect, while the Multi-Effects
Buss sends the signal through a chain of effects which include Overdrive, Delay and
a Pitch effect that can be configured as either a Chorus, Flanger or Resonator. The
Multi-Effects can, in turn, be sent to the Reverb effect as well, but the routings must
be made from within the FX Function itself and not from within the Mix Function.
Note that the Multi-Effects Buss is displayed in the LCD as
the Multi-Effects' signal flow.
To toggle between Effects Busses, move the cursor beneath the Effects Buss Name:
FX Bus:REVERB
Note:83 B4
Turn the Value encoder to select the Multi-Effects Buss:
FX Bus:OD>DL>PCH
Note:83 B4
You may of course turn the Value encoder back again to select the Reverb Buss.
P6: The MUTE GROUP Parameter
This Parameter allows you to mute another Drum when the selected Drum is played.
It is useful to close ringing open hi-hats, to choke cymbals, or even to end a snare
drum roll. In order for the Mute Group Parameter to work, Drums that you intend to
mute each other must be assigned to the same Mute Group. This makes all notes in
the Drum Group "monophonic", where only one note can sound at a time.
There are four Mute Groups from which to choose. A typical application would be
assign the Open, Foot Down and Foot Up Hi-hats to one Mute Group, an Open and
Muted Triangle to a second Mute Group, and a Long and Short Guiro to a third Mute
Group. In this example, the Hi-hats will mute each other, but none of the Hi-hats will
mute the Triangles or the Guiros because the Triangles and the Guiros are assigned
to different Mute Groups. Similarly, the Triangles will mute each other, but neither of
the Triangles will mute the Hi-hats or Guiros.
Another useful Mute Group trick is to assign a "Silent" Drum within the Drumkit to
the same Mute Group as some other Drum, like a Cymbal or Sound Effect. There is a
dedicated Drum in the DM Pro which can be used for this purpose. It is "SFX:127
Silence." But you could use any Drum in the Drumkit to do this, as long as its Drum
Volume parameter is set to 00 and it matches the Mute Group assignment of
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P5
P5
To edit the actual Effects Parameters (Overdrive Brightness, Flanger
Depth, Reverb Output Level, etc.), see the passage on the Effects
Functions later in this section.
which denotes
OD>DL>PCH
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