Alesis DG8 Manual Do Utilizador

Pressing the 

 button puts the DG8 into MIDI Edit mode.

Pressing the 

 button repeatedly will step through the six different pages of the 

DG8’s MIDI functions.

Press the 

 button to exit any of the pages in this mode.

Page 1: Basic MIDI Channel
This is the MIDI Channel for Primary Sounds and Layers. The MIDI Channel
assignments for Layer Program Changes and Split channels follow sequentially:
Layer Program Changes = Basic Channel + 1, Splits = Basic Channel + 2.

The DG8 operates in MIDI “Mode 3: Omni Off/Poly” only, and defaults to MIDI
Channel 1. To set the DG8 to transmit and receive on another MIDI Channel:

1. Press the 

 button. The last MIDI function display that was accessed will be

shown. Press the MIDI button repeatedly until the display reads:

BASIC

MIDI Channel = X

... where 

X is one of the 16 MIDI Channels or 

Off

. When set to 

Off

, the DG8

will neither transmit nor receive MIDI information.

2. Use the 

▲ 

and 

▼ 

arrows to select the new Basic MIDI Channel or 

Off

.

3. To confirm your selection and exit this mode, press 

.

The DG8 transmits and receives the following MIDI data. Exceptions are noted in
parentheses:

Channel Messages
Pitch Bend (receive only)
Velocity
Release Velocity (receive only)
Program Changes

Bank Select (for QCard access)

0

Modulation

1

Volume

7

Pan (receive only)

10

Expression (receive only)

11

Sustain Pedal

64

Sostenuto Pedal

66

Soft Pedal

67

Reverb Level

91

Chorus Level

93