Alesis DG8 User Manual
Chapter 1: Getting Started
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DG8 R
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DG8
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S
YSTEM
If you plan to use the DG8 with other MIDI instruments and devices in a music
system, you’ll need to integrate it into your system. Here’s a list of items you’re likely
to need:
system, you’ll need to integrate it into your system. Here’s a list of items you’re likely
to need:
1.
standard MIDI cables: refer to the following examples for possible
connection schemes.
connection schemes.
2.
a basic working knowledge of MIDI. If you’re new to all of this, read our
brief MIDI tutorial in Chapter 3.
brief MIDI tutorial in Chapter 3.
3.
two 2-conductor (unbalanced) audio cables if you plan to route the DG8’s
audio to your sound system or audio mixer.
audio to your sound system or audio mixer.
As a Master
:
If you intend to use the DG8 as the master controller in your
MIDI rig, plug a standard MIDI cable into the DG8’s
MIDI rig, plug a standard MIDI cable into the DG8’s
MIDI OUT
port. The other end of this cable should plug into the
MIDI IN
of
the first slave in the system. If there are several MIDI
instruments in your setup, connect
instruments in your setup, connect
MIDI THRU
from the first slave
to the
MIDI IN
of the second device and so forth to create a
“chain”.
POWER
EDIT MODE
PHONES
VOLUME
PLAY MODE
BANK SELECT
64 VOICE EXPANDABLE SYNTHESIZER MODULE
PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDS
B
A
VALUE
PROG
MIX
EDIT
DOWN
UP
STORE
MIDI CH
CURSOR
GLOBAL
COMPARE
MIDI CHANNEL