Alesis DM5 User Manual

Overview: Chapter 4

DM5 Reference Manual

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D

RUM 

S

ET

Press [DRUM SET], and the display shows the selected Drum Set number on the left
side and the Drum Set’s name on the top line.

To select a particular Drum Set, turn the [VALUE] knob. The range is from 00 to 20.

Drum Set selection and management is covered in more detail in Chapter 2.

E

XT 

T

RIG

Press [EXT TRIG], and the display shows the Trigger input at the bottom and Trigger
Characteristics on the top line, and the note associated with the Trigger in the
middle.

External triggering is a complex topic and is described in detail in Chapter 6.

G

ROUP

Press [GROUP], and the display shows the selected MIDI note number in the middle
and the assigned Drum’s mode on the top line.

Group:   Multi

To change the mode, turn the [VALUE] knob. There are four options:

Multi: When triggering a note repeatedly, each trigger will cause the sound to go
through its entire decay. This is useful with cymbals, since early strikes continue to
decay as you play later strikes.

Single: When triggering a note repeatedly, a new hit will automatically terminate
any sound that is still decaying. This is useful with many percussion sounds (such as
tambourine, agogo, etc.).

Group 1 and 2: A newly-triggered voice assigned to a particular group (1 or 2) will
cut off a voice assigned to the same group if the older voice is still sustaining. The
classic use of this is with hi-hats; a closed high-hat will cut off an open hi-hat, and
hitting an open hi-hat sound will cut off a closed hi-hat.