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- Page 1 User Guide English ( 3 – 14 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 15 – 26 ) Guide d’utilisation Français ( 27 – 38 ) Guida per l’uso Italiano ( 39 – 50 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 51 – 62 ) Appendix English ( 63 )
- Page 2 Introduction Box Contents Turbo Drum Module Power Adapter Cable Snake User Guide Safety & Warranty Manual Support For the latest information about this product (system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit alesis.com. For additional product support, visit alesis.com/support.
- Page 3 – / + buttons. Playing the Pads If your electronic drum kit has velocity-sensitive pads, Turbo Drum Module will play sounds of varying timbres depending on how hard you hit the pads. Try hitting the pads with different...
- Page 4 Features Top Panel Power Button: Press this button to turn the drum module on. Press and hold it for 2 seconds to turn the drum module off. Display: This screen shows information relevant to the drum module's current function and operation. Volume Knob: Turn this knob to adjust the volume of the Main Outputs and Phones Output.
- Page 5 Rear Panel Power Jack: Use the included power adapter (9 V, 500 mA, center pin-positive) to connect this jack to your power outlet. Cable Snake Input: Connect the head of the included cable snake here. Connect the cables at the tail end of the cable snake to your kit's triggers (drum pads, cymbal pads, and pedals).
- Page 6 Operation Using Kits Selecting a Kit To select one of the module's 10 preset kits, do one of the following: • With the Variation button lit red, press the 1, VARIATION 2, 3, 4, or 5 button to select Kit 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 respectively.
- Page 7 Using the Metronome (Click) You can use the built-in metronome ("click") to help you keep time while practicing with the built-in Drum Coach or with patterns. You can change the metronome's tempo (speed), volume, sound, and time signature. Turning the Metronome On or Off CLICK To turn the metronome on or off, press the Click button.
- Page 8 Changing the Metronome Time Signature CLICK To change the metronome's time signature: Press the Click button and 2 button simultaneously. The Display will show the current time signature. Use the – / + buttons to select a time signature: 1/2, 2/2, 3/4, 4/4, or 6/8. Wait 4 seconds.
- Page 9 Beat Check This exercise evaluates your sense of timing and how accurately you play along with the metronome. To use Beat Check: COACH Press the Pattern button and Tempo button at the same time. Then press the 1 button. PATTERN TEMPO Set the metronome's time signature and interval (as START...
- Page 10 Rhythm Change Up This exercise helps you practice changing rhythms while still maintaining accurate time. To use Rhythm Change Up: COACH Press the Pattern button and Tempo button at the PATTERN TEMPO same time. Then press the 3 button. START /STOP Press the Start/Stop button.
- Page 11 Follow Me This exercise helps you identify different drums by their sound and memorize drum rhythms that use the entire drum kit. In this exercise, the drum module will alternate between (1) a drum pattern and (2) a metronome track of the same length during which you play the drum pattern yourself. COACH To use Follow Me: Press the Pattern button and Tempo button at the...
- Page 12 (depending on ports available on the devices). In the case of the Turbo Drum Module, you can connect its USB port to a USB port on your computer with a standard USB cable (sold separately). All MIDI messages will travel to and from your computer over this connection.
- Page 13 Using the Drum Module as the Sound Module MIDI IN MIDI OUT Using a standard USB cable (not included), connect the drum module's USB port to a USB port on your computer. If you are using software to play the drum module's sounds, skip to the next step. If you are using an external MIDI device to play the drum module's sounds, make sure that device is connected to your computer (either directly via USB or through a USB- MIDI interface).