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- Page 1 ELECTRONIC DRUMKIT USER MANUAL...
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Page 2: Connecting Pads And Pedals
INTRODUCTION Ashton is designed in Australia by a team of industry experts that have years of experience in the development, design and production of musical instruments and equipment. Ashton’s range of products are a result of years of development and careful testing. - Page 3 INPUT & OUTPUT GUIDE OUTPUT Note: When you want to play your kit through an amplifier (Ashton DA30 is recommended for electronic drums), all you need to do is connect a ¼ jack from the left output jack on the rear of the module to the input jack on your amplifier.
- Page 4 MODULE: FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION 10. START/STOP BUTTON: Starts/stops a song from playing. 1. VOLUME: Controls master volume. Turn to adjust. 11. SAVE/ENTER BUTTON: This button is used to save the 2. LCD DISPLAY: Displays current parameters. current kit settings in a user kit and save the trigger 3.
- Page 5 MODULE: SIDE/BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION 10. POWER INPUT: Connection for power adaptor. 1. PHONES OUTPUT: ½” jack for headphones output. 11. USB CONNECTION: For USB connection (USB A). 2. AUX IN: Allows external device input such as MP3 and CD. 12. ON/OFF SWITCH: Switches power ON/OFF. 3.
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Page 6: Basic Operations
BASIC FUNCTIONS DISPLAY 1. Tempo/Measure 2. Hitting Indicator 3. Beat Count 4. Indicators for Learning 5. Indicators for Menus 6. Current Mode and Parameter Display BASIC OPERATIONS After you have turned on the digital drum, here’s how to perform basic operations such as selecting modes and menu pages. -
Page 7: Playing The Pads
FUNCTIONS SELECTING A DRUM KIT After powering up, the digital drum will be in KIT menu (KIT indicator ON ). The display should look like this: 1. Use the [–] and [+] buttons to select the active kit. 2. Pressing the Pad Select buttons allows you to preview the current kit (fixed velocity). -
Page 8: Adjusting The Tempo
FUNCTIONS USING THE METRONOME You can switch the click sound on and off by pressing [CLICK] button. When the click plays at the current Time Signature and Tempo (displayed in the top left corner of the LCD), the beat indicators will swing accordingly. You can set the time signature and interval, adjust the click volume and select the click sound in the CLICK menu. -
Page 9: Saving The Edited Kit
EDITING AND SAVING A DRUM KIT ADJUSTING KIT VOLUME 1. Press the [KIT] or [PAGE] button. Select the Kit Volume page. 2. Press the [–] or [+] button. Adjust the kit volume. REVERB & EQ CONTROL 1. Press the [KIT] or [PAGE] button. Select the Global Reverb page and EQ pages. 2. -
Page 10: Adjusting Volumes
PLAYING ALONG TO SONGS SONG SELECT/PLAYBACK 1. Press the [SONG] button. Switch to the SONG menu. 2. Press the [--] or [+] button. Select the active song. The digital drum has many kinds of songs. Please refer to Song list. 3. - Page 11 RECORDING YOUR PERFORMANCE QUICK RECORD 1. Press the [RECORD] button. The [RECORD] led will flash. The Metronome will be turned on automatically. The display will show: 2. Press the [START/STOP] button or strike the pad. Recording will start. The [RECORD] led will turn on. 3.
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Page 12: Practicing With Patterns
PRACTICING WITH PATTERNS There are three types of patterns in LEARNING mode. Beat: Snare practice Rhythm: Drums practice Pattern: Drums practice with accompaniment PRACTICING WITH A PATTERN 1. When you are in NORMAL mode, please press and hold the [PAGE/SELECT] button for 1 second. -
Page 13: Selecting A Drum Kit
CREATING YOUR OWN DRUM KIT ABOUT THE DRUM KITS In KIT menu, you can select drum kits to play from the pads, and you can edit voices and their associated parameters, such as Pitch, Reverb Level, Volume, Pan, MIDI Note, etc. There are 40 kits in the digital drum: •... -
Page 14: Selecting Voices
CREATING YOUR OWN DRUM KIT ABOUT THE DRUM VOICES The digital drum features 385 different drum instruments which are categorized into 9 separate groups, such as Acoustic Kick, Electric Kick, Acoustic Snare, Electric Snare, Percussion. You can individually adjust the volume, pan, pitch, reverb settings for instruments set to the pad. -
Page 15: Eliminate Pad Crosstalk
PAD SETTINGS ABOUT THE DRUM KITS If the digital drum is not yet in UTILITY menu, press the [UTILITY] button to enter it. The UTILITY indicator will light up. You can use the [–] or [+] buttons to adjust parameters (as shown to the right ) for each pad as well as the rim sensitivity of the pad and the splash sensitivity of the Hi-Hat control pedal. -
Page 16: Setting Rim Sensitivity On Pads
PAD SETTINGS SELECTING PAD CURVE Press the [PAGE] or [UTILITY] button, select Pad Curve page. The display will show: Curve refers to how the trigger signal’s dynamic response relates to your pad hit. CURVE 1: The standard setting, this produces the most natural correspondence between playing dynamics and volume change. - Page 17 METRONOME SETTINGS ABOUT CLICK The digital drum is equipped with a built-in metronome, which can be used by itself as a rhythm guide for practice, or in conjunction with the song playback or record functions. If the digital drum is not yet in CLICK menu, press the [CLICK] button to enter it.
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Page 18: Selecting A Song
METRONOME SETTINGS ADJUSTING CLICK VOLUME Press the [PAGE] button, select Click Volume page. The display will show: This parameter adjusts the volume of the click. SELECTING CLICK SOUND Press the [PAGE] button, select Click Volume page. The display will show: This parameter chooses the sound of the click. -
Page 19: Adjusting Accompaniment Volume
SONG PLAYBACK PLAYING BACK A SONG 1. Press the [START/STOP] button to start song playback. The LCD will display the current playing beat. Press the [START/STOP] button again, stop the song during playback. During song playback in SONG menu, the PAD indicators will show which pads of the drum track is triggering. -
Page 20: Recording Standby
RECORDING A SONG RECORDING PAD PERFORMANCES 1. Press the [RECORD] button, enter recording standby. The [RECORD] led will flash. 2. Press the [START/STOP] button or strike the pad. Recording will start. The RECORD led will turn on. After Count-in, the display will show: Now you will record your performance. -
Page 21: Practicing With Beats
PRACTICE IN LEARNING MODE ABOUT LEARNING MODE The LEARNING mode is a unique set of exercises specifically designed to help build speed, accuracy and stamina as well as develop better drum skills. There are 42 practices in the digital drum: •... -
Page 22: Recording And Scoring Your Practice
PRACTICING IN LEARNING MODE PRACTICNG WITH PATTERNS If the digital drum is not yet in Pattern menu, press the [PATTERN] button to enter it. Pattern You can adjust the parameters (as shown to the right). Number 1-10 1. Press the [–] or [+] button to select the pattern. Level Accompany Volume 0-32... - Page 23 MAKING THE SETTINGS FOR MIDI ABOUT MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard that allows performance data and other information to be exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers. With a MIDI cable connecting MIDI connector equipped device, you can play multiple instruments with a single keyboard, have multiple instruments perform in ensemble, program the settings to change kits automatically to match the performance as the song progress, and more...
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Page 24: Making The Settings For Midi
MAKING THE SETTINGS FOR MIDI CONNECTING WITH AN EXTERNAL SOUND DEVICE The digital drum transmission channel for the drum kit is fixed to Channel 10. It will output MIDI data generated by the triggers when hitting the pads or stepping on the Hi-Hat control pedal (Note ON/OFF, and Foot messages). Song playback data and metronome notes are not transmitted. -
Page 25: Drum Kit List
DRUM KIT LIST NO. PRESET KIT NO. DEFAULT USER KIT Acoustic Acoustic Standard 1 Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 2 Funk 1 Funk 1 Funk 2 Funk 2 Fusion Fusion Camco Camco JazzBrush JazzBrush Room Room Rock Rock PopRock PopRock Jazz Jazz Brush... -
Page 26: Drum Instrument List
DRUM INSTRUMENT LIST ACOUSTIC SNARE NO. NAME Drum Bass Snare 2 1969 Tom 3 TR606 Snare 1969 Tom 4 Standard Snare ACOUSTIC KICK Electronic Snare 1 1971 Tom 1 Standard Snare Rim Electronic Snare 2 1971 Tom 2 Standard Kick 1 Classic Snare 1 Electronic Snare 3 1971 Tom 3... - Page 27 DRUM INSTRUMENT LIST 909 Tom 1 House HH Pad Cowbell 4 Nine 909 Tom 2 Standard HH Splash Cowbell 5 Metronome Bell 909 Tom 3 Rock HH Splash Cowbell 6 Metronome Click 909 Tom 4 Cowbell 7 Clave Click 1 PERCUSSION Classic Ride Cowbell 8...
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Page 28: Gm Drum Kit List
GM DRUM KIT LIST NOTE STANDARD 1 STANDARD 2 ROOM ROOM (BANK 0) (BANK 4) (BANK 09) (BANK 16) 27 - D#1 High Q 28 - E1 Slap 29 - F1 Scratch Push 30 - F#1 Scratch Pull 31 - G1 Sticks 32 - G#1 Square Click... - Page 29 GM DRUM KIT LIST FUNK ELECTRONIC HOUSE NOTE (BANK 17) (BANK 4) (BANK 25) (BANK 28) 27 - D#1 < - 28 - E1 29 - F1 30 - F#1 31 - G1 32 - G#1 33 - A1 34 - A#1 35 - B1 808 Bass Drum House Bass Drum...
- Page 30 GM DRUM KIT LIST NOTE NO. JAZZ ORCHESTRA BRUSH (BANK32) (BANK 48) (BANK 40) 27 - D#1 Concert Hihat close 28 - E1 Concert Hihat Pad 29 - F1 Concert Hihat Open 30 - F#1 Concert Ride 31 - G1 32 - G#1 33 - A1 34 - A#1...
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Page 31: Gm Backing Instrument List
GM BACKING INSTRUMENT LIST PIANO STRINGS ENSEMBLE EFFECTS Acoustic Grand Piano Strings Ensemble 1 FX1 (rain) Bright Acoustic Piano Strings Ensemble 2 FX2 (soundtrack) Electric Grand Piano Synth Strings 1 FX3 (crystal) Honky-Tonk Piano Synth Strings 2 FX4 (atmosphere) E.Piano 1 Choir Aahs FX5 (brightness) E.Piano 2... - Page 32 SONG LIST NO. NAME TYPE NO. NAME TYPE Latin Pop1 Loop Drum Intro Loop Mambo Loop Drum Main A Loop Latin Rock1 Loop Drum Main B Loop Latin Pop2 Loop Electronic&Funk Loop Guitar Bossa Loop Modern Pop Loop Country Blues Loop Fusion1 Loop...
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Page 33: Pattern List
PATTERN LIST BEAT Name Kit Bank Beat Tempo Measure Beat_1 Beat_2 Beat_3 Beat_4 Beat_5 Beat_6 Beat_7 Beat_8 Beat_9 Beat_10 Beat_11 Beat_12 Beat_13 Beat_14 Beat_15 Beat_16 Beat_17 Beat_18 Beat_19 Beat_20 RHYTHM Name Kit Bank Beat Tempo Measure Funk1 Funk2 HipHop1 HipHop2 Jazz1 Jazz2 Latin1... -
Page 34: Learning Mode
PARAMETER LIST NORMAL MODE VOICE Parameter Abbreviation Value Parameter Abbreviation Value Kit Number 1 -- 40 Voice Number NUM/H-C 1 -- 385/ 1 -- 7 Kit Volume 0 -- 32 Voice Volume 0 - 32 Reverb ON/OFF Voice Pan -8 -- +8 EQ High -12 -- +12 Voice Pitch... -
Page 35: Midi Implementation Chart
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 10ch 1 - 16 Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered ***** Note 0 -- 127 0 -- 127 Number: True Voice ***** 0 -- 127 Velocity Note On 99H, V=1 - 127 Note Off x (99H, V = 0) After... -
Page 36: Prompt Messages
PROMPT MESSAGES DISPLAY MEANING ACTION Resetting the Digital Drum has failed. Please call the distributer, the digital drum may need repair. There is no data in the digital You are able to record your drum’s memory. performance and play it back. The digital drum’s memory is full.
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Kick is very quiet compared to everything else
The Ashton RHYTHMUVX drum pads are velocity-sensitive, meaning the volume depends on how hard they are struck. If the kick is very quiet compared to other sounds, possible reasons include:
1. Pad Sensitivity: The sensitivity setting for the kick pad may be too low. Adjust it using the UTILITY button.
2. Striking Force: The kick may not be struck with enough force to produce a louder sound.
3. Volume Settings: Ensure the overall volume is not too low.
4. Faulty Pad or Connection: The kick pad or its connection may not be functioning properly.
Adjust pad sensitivity or check connections to resolve the issue.
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