Alesis DM5 User Manual
Connections: Chapter 3
DM5 Reference Manual
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To setup the external triggers:
➀
Plug in
all of the triggers you will be using.
Refer to the chart on page 8 as a guide for connecting your triggers.
➁
Press the [NOTE CHASE] button to turn the Note Chase feature off.
The [NOTE CHASE] button’s light should be off. Note Chase is a feature that
automatically displays the most recently struck pad, enabling you to easily “move”
around the kit for editing purposes. However, the active trigger should always be selected
manually since other unadjusted inputs could “fire” simultaneously during editing,
resulting in confusion in the display.
The [NOTE CHASE] button’s light should be off. Note Chase is a feature that
automatically displays the most recently struck pad, enabling you to easily “move”
around the kit for editing purposes. However, the active trigger should always be selected
manually since other unadjusted inputs could “fire” simultaneously during editing,
resulting in confusion in the display.
➂
Press [EXT TRIG].
The [EXT TRIG] button will light and the display will look like this:
The [EXT TRIG] button will light and the display will look like this:
In the middle section of the display there will appear three parameters: Note (NOTE),
Gain (Gain) and Velocity Curve (VCrv). The lower section shows all 12 triggers; the
selected trigger has a circle around it. The above example shows Trigger 1 selected. It
is assigned to Note #46 (b
Gain (Gain) and Velocity Curve (VCrv). The lower section shows all 12 triggers; the
selected trigger has a circle around it. The above example shows Trigger 1 selected. It
is assigned to Note #46 (b
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1
), its Gain is set to 80, and its Velocity Curve is set to 7.
Note that the circle around Trigger 1 is flashing, indicating that it is selected for
editing (using the [VALUE] knob).
editing (using the [VALUE] knob).
➃
Turn the [VALUE] knob to select a trigger from 1 to 12.
The selected trigger will have a flashing circle around its number in the display.
The selected trigger will have a flashing circle around its number in the display.
➄
Press [
] to select the NOTE parameter (the circle around the selected Trigger
will stop flashing, and the NOTE parameter will flash); turn the [VALUE] knob to
select a different note for the selected trigger.
Only follow this step if you want the trigger to play a different note than what it is
already assigned to. If you wish to change the Drum Sound (Voice) associated with this
note, see page 11.
select a different note for the selected trigger.
Only follow this step if you want the trigger to play a different note than what it is
already assigned to. If you wish to change the Drum Sound (Voice) associated with this
note, see page 11.
➅
Press [
] to select the Gain parameter, and use the [VALUE] knob to set the
selected trigger’s Gain (00-99) while watching the TRIG LEVEL bar-graph meter.
Be aware that the gain values are extremely sensitive even in small increments. If the
TRIG LEVEL
Be aware that the gain values are extremely sensitive even in small increments. If the
TRIG LEVEL
shoots all the way from left to the far right, it indicates that the trigger level
is reaching it’s full dynamic range. If a trigger’s Gain is adjusted properly, this will occur
only on the strongest hits .
➆
Press [
] to select the VCrv parameter, and use the [VALUE] knob to set the
selected trigger’s Velocity Curve (0-7).
Choose the sensitivity value which bests suits the style of play, or the pads being used.
For average play, (hits ranging from very soft to very hard) the default setting of 4 will
give you the full range of sensitivity which corresponds to MIDI velocities 1 through
127. Note: Velocity Curve 0, Unassigned, is fully explained on page 44.
Choose the sensitivity value which bests suits the style of play, or the pads being used.
For average play, (hits ranging from very soft to very hard) the default setting of 4 will
give you the full range of sensitivity which corresponds to MIDI velocities 1 through
127. Note: Velocity Curve 0, Unassigned, is fully explained on page 44.