The Trigger Note Assign Function - Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual

Programming Drumkits
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This Function assigns each of the 16 Triggers to their own MIDI Note Number.
Conceptually, the Trigger Note Assign Function is like creating a MIDI keyboard
with 16 notes. However, since the Trigger Note Assign Function is stored with each
of DM Pro's 64 Drumkits, you can have 64 different "keyboards" (sets of Trigger
Note Assignments) from which to sound Drums.
Generally, drum pads are connected to the DM Pro's Trigger Inputs. Using the
Trigger Note Assign Function, you can link each pad to a different MIDI Note in each
Drumkit, or keep the same Trigger Note Assignments from Drumkit to Drumkit and
instead change the Drums that occupy each MIDI Note. The system is completely
flexible.
To assign a Trigger to a MIDI Note, first press the [TRIG] button and then select the
Trigger you wish to assign by pressing < TRIGGER >. These two buttons will scroll
you through the 16 Triggers, all of which are perpetually visible at the bottom of the
display. The currently selected Trigger will flash.
When you select your desired Trigger, the display will automatically jump to the
Trigger Parameter that you last selected. Move the cursor beneath the current
Parameter, and then turn the Value encoder to select the Note Assign Parameter.
Next, move the cursor beneath the MIDI Note Number and then turn the Value
encoder to assign the currently selected Trigger to the MIDI Note of your choice:
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Drumkit
Tip: Notice that the DM Pro allows you to assign the same MIDI Note to multiple
triggers. This allows you to play, for example, the same snare drum from two
different pads.
Remember that Trigger Note Assign is a Drumkit Mode Function and not a Trigger
Mode Function. The Trigger Note Assign Values are stored within a Drumkit and not
within a Trigger Setup.
On the next page is a diagram which illustrates the default MIDI Note Number
assignments of each Trigger in the DM Pro.
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