Steps To Instant Gratification (Setup And Checkout) - Alesis Performance Pad Pro Reference Manual

10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)

1. Connect the Main outputs (either left or right for a mono monitoring system, or both for stereo) to a
musical instrument amplifier, PA, or plug headphones into the headphone output on the back of
the PerformancePad Pro. The amp and PerformancePad Pro volume control (on back) should be
all the way down (counter-clockwise).
2. Leave the MIDI OUT jack (rear panel) disconnected for now.
3. Plug the PerformancePad Pro's AC adapter into the wall. The smaller plug inserts in the 12V DC
Power jack on the back.
4. Turn on the rear panel ON/OFF switch, and then turn on the amplifier.
5. The LCD will illuminate. The upper right of the
display should say PATTERN and not SONG; if
it shows SONG, press the PATTERN/SONG
button so the display shows PATTERN.
6. Start hitting the pads. Adjust the volume control
for a comfortable listening level, and check out
the sounds.
7. Try pressing one of the Pad Play Mode buttons
(DRUMS, PERC, BASS) to access the different
instrument layers and play the pads.
8. To hear the built-in demo, hold down the PATTERN/SONG button and press PLAY. To stop the
demo, press STOP. If you want to play along with the demo, feel free to bash away on the pads.
9. To hear a
PerformancePad Pro and press the PRESET /
USER button to select Preset Patterns (the
display should show PRESET).
PLAY to hear the Preset Pattern.
10. Try the following:
While in Preset Patterns, enter a two-digit
number between 00-99 using the number
keys, then press PLAY.
Press the INC button to select the next higher-numbered Preset Pattern. It will play at the
end of the current Pattern.
Press the DEC button to select the next lower-numbered Preset Pattern.
Press the B button to select the B variation of the selected Pattern.
Press the A button to select the A variation of the selected Pattern.
Press FILL briefly while a Main (A or B) Pattern is playing. Note how the Main Pattern
switches from either A to B or B to A after the Fill has played.
Press FILL and hold it down until after the Fill has played. If the FILL button is held down
past the next downbeat, the Fill's associated Main Pattern (A or B) continues to play rather
than switch from A to B or B to A.
Hold down TAP TEMPO and use the VALUE dial (or INC / DEC buttons) to change the
tempo.
Preset Pattern, stop
Then, press
the
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