Alesis DM10 Manual De Usuario

 

 

 
You can use the DM10 module as a trigger-to-MIDI interface, allowing you to use your electronic drum kit to 
trigger sounds from external sound libraries.  This means you can use your hardware kit to play sounds in 
software drum modules like BFD, Toontrack, Reason, and many others.   
 
You can also use external MIDI devices – such as MPCs, the Alesis ControlPad or PerformancePad, or other 
MIDI controllers – to trigger sounds from the DM10's own extensive sound library instead of (or in addition to) 
the electronic drum kit. 
 
To use the DM10 in these ways, you will need to set it up to communicate with your external device(s) via 
MIDI.  Here are a couple examples of how to do this. 

 

Using the DM10 to trigger sounds from a software drum module: 
 

 
 
 

 

 
1.

 

Connect the module's USB port to your computer with a standard USB cable.  (Alternatively, you could 
connect the MIDI OUT of the DM10 to the MIDI IN of a MIDI interface connected to your computer, but 
we recommend using your computer's USB connection if it is available.)  

2.

 

Press UTILITY to access the module's Utility Menu. 

3.

 

Press MIDI (F2) to access the MIDI settings. 

4.

 

Press OUT (F3) to access the MIDI output settings. 

5.

 

Use CURSOR UP / DOWN to move through the menu 
items and VALUE UP / DOWN or the VALUE DIAL to 
adjust the settings accordingly: 

a.

 

Prog Chng: "SENT" (so the DM10 can send 
Program Change messages to the software). 

b.

 

Clock Out: "SENT" (if you want the DM10's MIDI 
clock to the be the "master" clock) or "NOT SENT" (if 
you do not want the DM10 to send out MIDI clock 
information). 

c.

 

MIDI Thru: "OFF." 

6.

 

Set your software to receive MIDI messages from the DM10 module ("USB Audio Device").  Consult 
your software's manual for more information.