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Operation Manual - Page 1
DM8
HIGH-DEFINITION DRUM MODULE WITH DYNAMIC ARTICULATION
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Operation Manual - Page 2
... EXPLORING OPTIMAL SENSITIVITY AND THRESHOLD SETTINGS 29 UTILITY MENU ...30 GENERAL ...30 METRONOME (F1) ...30 MIDI (F2) ...32 TRIG (F3) ...33 SYS (F4) ...33 UPDATING THE MODULE ...34 MIDI SETUP...35 RESTORING BACKUP SYSEX FILES ...36 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ...37 DM8 KITS ...38 DM8 SEQUENCES ...39 DM8 INSTRUMENTS ...40 TRIG MENU ...26 TRIGGER INPUT PARAMETERS ...26 TRIGGERING...
Operation Manual - Page 3
... OUT to an amplifier, mixer, or speaker system. (For mono sound, connect a cable
to your electronic drum kit's assembly manual for a brief overview of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S.A.
and other triggers, you can dive right into playing, refer to the DM8 module. COMPUTER
HOUSE AMP
Headphones, iPod*, keyboard, amp, and computer not included. * iTunes and...
Operation Manual - Page 4
... TRIGGER INPUT does not support keyboardstyle expression pedals.
Press SYS (F4). 3. in the STORING & COPYING chapter for more information.
When you have disconnected and reconnected it so the module can "read the following instructions to the DM8 module, we may have released new firmware or sound ROM files. CHECK FOR UPDATES
Since the initial release...
Operation Manual - Page 5
... to use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or VALUE DIAL to enter the Drum Kit Setup Menu, where you to adjust the selected menu item (usually highlighted) one that will explain the features in the Kit.
NAVIGATING MENUS & ADJUSTING SETTINGS
We designed the DM8's user interface to each trigger in greater depth. These buttons are for...
Operation Manual - Page 6
... DM8.
TRIG MENU chapter for a Sequence.
For more information) or muting the Accompaniment altogether by pressing the EDIT INST button.)
• Adjust the level of your electronic drum set the overall Kit ... adjusting these other settings. Select the Voice to edit (top of the Voices in the DM8 so you can make subtle or dramatic changes to enter the Drum Kit Setup Menu, where you...
Operation Manual - Page 7
...You can also transmit SysEx data in future sessions. STORING DATA The DM8 module can store the information you edit or record, Instrument or Kit parameters, and more. UTILITY The Utility Menu lets you can also ...this menu as well as metronome, MIDI, and tempo settings. To store a Kit, Instrument, or Sequence, press the DRUM KIT or SEQ button (respectively) to select the item you want to ).
Operation Manual - Page 8
...the DM8 ...support
to your computer via USB to the MIDI OUT of this input to an external drum...Kit.
6. VALUE UP / DOWN - Use these buttons to move (vertically) through the available parameters shown in menus in the LCD.
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Note: Pressing CURSOR DOWN from the Main Screen allows you have additional drum pads,
cymbal pads, or other settings...only the included Alesis power supply with...
Operation Manual - Page 9
... by holding down STOP and turn the VALUE DIAL to set certain "global" parameters that affect the DM8's overall operation (e.g., tempo, MIDI, output routing, trigger sensitivity, etc.). (See the Reference Manual for editing. Turns Note Chase on the top-right corner of the Kit. DRUM KIT - From here, you to
"scrub" forwards and backwards through it...
Operation Manual - Page 10
...edit various parameters of each with that Kit's Accompaniment (see DRUM KIT SETUP in this chapter). the Instrument (the drum sound for that is a collection of...Kit. To hear the Instruments are pre-defined sets
5. or drum sounds - the Layer (each Voice consists of two layers, each Kit.
KITS, VOICES, ACCOMPANIMENT & INSTRUMENTS
The DM8 Module has 100 Preset Kits and 100 User Kits...
Operation Manual - Page 12
... as you move through the menu items and VALUE UP / DOWN or the VALUE DIAL to adjust the settings.
• LVL (F2, 1st page):
ƒ Level: The volume level for the selected Layer (... the Instrument ±50 cents. ƒ Filter: The cutoff frequency for the drum
Note: The DM8 will show the number and name of the Kit whose Instrument you will be heard for one of these.
1. If you are...
Operation Manual - Page 18
... you can enter the Drum Kit Setup Menu to access a few useful parameters pertaining to the current Kit. To cancel, press EXIT.
18 o MSB: Sets the Most Significant Byte when using the DM8 module to play sounds on an external module that Kit. 4. To restore the original settings, press RESTORE (F1 or F2). DRUM KIT SETUP
While selecting Kits, you move through...
Operation Manual - Page 26
... drum Voice...settings ...Kit number will increase by accidentally trigger as the TAP TEMPO button, entering a new tempo for triggers like pads or cymbals. Trig Menu page. When setting this setting.
The first page shown should only
reach its maximum when you strike the trigger. See the UTILITY MENU right hand corner of the screen using a drum...Kit: The current Kit...DRUM KIT, UTILITY, etc. ...
Operation Manual - Page 29
...OPTIMAL SENSITIVITY AND THRESHOLD SETTINGS
We created the DM8 module's default settings to see STORING TRIGGER SETTINGS
Note: The module's HI-HAT CONTROL TRIGGER INPUT does not support keyboardstyle expression pedals....process for each session (even if you have adjusted the hi-hat settings to your electronic drum kit whose settings you can use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or VALUE
DIAL to...
Operation Manual - Page 35
... to) the electronic drum kit. such as a trigger-to-MIDI interface, allowing you to use your software's manual for more information.
35 Use CURSOR UP / DOWN to send out MIDI clock information. Prog Chng: "SENT" (so the DM8 can also use external MIDI devices - section of the UTILITY MENU chapter
and the DRUM KIT SETUP section of how...
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