iON DM6 User Manual

 

 

 SAVING KITS 
 
You can save a Kit to any of the five User Kits (11 – 
15).  To save a Kit: 
 
1.

 

Press SAVE to enter Kit Save Mode.  The LCD 
will display the current Kit number and the Kit 
Indicator will light up. 

2.

 

Use VALUE +/- to select a User Kit (11 – 15).  
User Kit numbers will flash on the LCD. 

3.

 

Press SAVE to save the Kit to that User Kit 
number.  (This includes all trigger voices and 
volumes.) 

 
 
 

 
The DM6 module has a built-in metronome feature, for which you can adjust the tempo, time signature, 
volume, and "click" sound. 
 
 ADJUSTING THE TEMPO 
 
To adjust the tempo of a pattern: 

1.

 

Select a Pattern (see PATTERNS section).  

2.

 

Press TEMPO to enter Tempo Adjustment Mode.  
The LCD will display the current tempo value for 
that Pattern.  The metronome's range is 30 – 280 
BPM ("beats per minute"). 

3.

 

Use VALUE +/- to adjust the tempo of that 
Pattern.  You can press + and – simultaneously 
to return to the Pattern's default tempo. 

 
 
 
 SELECTING THE TIME SIGNATURE & ADJUSTING THE VOLUME 
 
To select the time signature the metronome will follow: 

1.

 

Press CLICK to activate the metronome.  The 
LCD will display the current time signature. 

 

There are nine different time signatures to 
choose from: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 
and 6/8. 

2.

 

Use VALUE +/- to select a time signature. 

 
The Click Indicator will flash in time with the beat of 
your selected Pattern, whether or not the metronome 
is activated (i.e., audible). 

 
 

 SELECTING A METRONOME SOUND 
 
To select the "click" sound the metronome will make: 

1.

 

Press and hold CLICK.  The LCD will display 
"CL1," "CL2," "CL3," or "CL4." 

2.

 

Use VALUE +/- to select a click sound.  You can 
choose from a standard metronome "click" (the 
default), a "beep," a cowbell, or a voice.