Alesis DM7X Manual De Usuario

 

 

 
IMPORTANT: To play songs, you must be in Normal Mode. If the LED above the Song/Pattern button is not 
lit, press and hold Page/Select until it is. 
 
To select and play a song: 

1.

 

Press Song until NUM appears in the display. 

2.

 

Use the < and > buttons to select the song. 

3.

 

Press Start/Stop to start playback. 

Note: During playback, the Pad Select buttons will light up to indicate which drums are playing. To 
disable/re-enable this feature, press the "Kick" Pad Select button. 
 
Adjust the tempo by pressing Tempo and using the < and > buttons to set the new BPM. Press both < and 
> buttons simultaneously to reset the tempo to its default value. 
 
Adjust the volume of the music (not the drum part) by pressing Song, then pressing Page/Select  until 
ACC appears in the display. Use the < and > buttons to adjust the volume. (It will return to its default setting if 
you power the module off.) 
 
Adjust the volume of the drum part by pressing Song, then pressing Page/Select  until  DRM appears 
appears in the display. Use the < and > buttons to adjust the volume. To mute/unmute the drum part entirely, 
press Drum Off. (It will return to its default setting if you power the module off.) 
 

 
IMPORTANT: To play along with patterns, you must be in Learning Mode. If the LED under the 
Song/Pattern button is not lit, press and hold Page/Select until it is. 
 
1.

 

Press one of the Learning Mode buttons to select how you want to play: 

•  Beat (BEA): Snare drum only 
•  Rhythm (RHM): Full kit 
•  Pattern (PTN): Full kit plus musical accompaniment 

2.

 

Use the < and > buttons to select the beat, rhythm, or pattern you want to practice. 

3.

 

To practice without being scored, press Play/Practice  (PRA will appear on the display). After a 
count-in, the beat, rhythm, or pattern will repeat so you can practice it. 

To play and be scored, press Start/Stop. After a count-in (EXM will appear on the display), the beat, 
rhythm, or pattern will play once without the drum part. Play the drum part as accurately as possible. At 
the end, you will receive a score (SCO) based your accuracy. To improve your score, practice the beat, 
rhythm, or pattern without being scored (see above) and try again! 

 
Every practice is automatically recorded. Press and hold Play/Practice for 2 seconds to hear the playback of 
your practice (PLY). Press Play/Practice again to stop playback. 
 
Notes: 

• 

If EPY appears on the display, it means the memory is empty because no recording was made. Play 
while scoring your performance (as described above) to record. 

• 

If  FUL appears on the display, it means the module's memory became full while recording. You can 
clear/overwrite the memory by simply making a new recording. 

 
To adjust the Learning Mode settings: 

Each Learning Mode has different adjustable settings. Press the desired Learning Mode button (Beat, 
Rhythm, or Pattern), then keep pressing Page/Select to cycle through the settings, and use the < and > 
buttons to adjust their values: 

• 

Beat (BEA): (DRM) Drum volume 

• 

Rhythm (RHM): (LEV) Difficulty level; (DRM) Drum volume 

• 

Pattern (PTN): (LEV) Difficulty level; (ACC) Accompaniment; (DRM) Drum volume