DM8 Module - Operator's Manual - RevA - Alesis

VELOCITY CURVE
The CURV page lets you set the velocity curve for the triggers, which
determines how a sound's volume is affected by how hard you strike it –
that is, how responsive the triggers' dynamics are to changes in your
playing.
1. Press EXT TRIG to enter the main Ext. Trig Menu page. Press
TRIG (F2).
2. Select the trigger whose parameters you want to edit by pressing
NOTE CHASE then striking the desired trigger. Alternatively, you
can highlight the trigger name at the top of the screen using the
CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to highlight it and use the VALUE
UP / DOWN buttons or VALUE DIAL to change it.
3. Use CURSOR UP / DOWN to move through the menu items and
VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or the VALUE DIAL to adjust the
settings:
• Linear: The triggers will be consistently responsive to
changes in your playing, increasing at the same rate as the
force of your hits.
• Log 1-4: The triggers will be more responsive to changes in
your playing at lower velocities and become less responsive
at higher velocities.
• Exp 1-4: The triggers will be more responsive to changes in
your playing at higher velocities and become less responsive
at lower velocities.
• Spline 1-4: The triggers will be more responsive to changes
in your playing at lower and higher velocities and less
responsive at moderate velocities.
• Offset: The triggers will be consistently responsive to
changes in your playing at lower and medium velocities and
play sounds at the maximum volume at high velocities.
• Constant: The triggers will play sounds at the maximum
volume regardless of how hard or soft you hit them.
4. When you have finished making your edits, you can press EXIT or
any button that will enter another screen (e.g., DRUM KIT,
UTILITY, etc. Your edits will remain for that session (i.e., until you
turn off the module).
MODE (RIDE BOW & BELL)
You should adjust this setting for the kind of ride cymbal you are using – a dual-zone ride (which has bow
and bell triggers) or a three-zone ride (which has edge, bow, and bell triggers).
To do this:
1. Press EXT TRIG to enter the main Ext. Trig Menu page.
2. Select the ride's bow or bell by pressing NOTE CHASE then
striking that zone on your cymbal trigger. Alternatively, you can
highlight the trigger name at the top of the screen using the
CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to highlight it and use the VALUE
UP / DOWN buttons or VALUE DIAL to select either "RideBell" or
"RideBow."
3. Press MODE (F4).
4. Use VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or the VALUE DIAL to select "2 Zones" if your ride cymbal is a dualzone
or "3 Zones" if your ride cymbal is a three-zone.
5. When you have finished making your edits, you can press EXIT or any button that will enter another
screen (e.g., DRUM KIT, UTILITY, etc. Your edits will remain for that session (i.e., until you turn off the
module).
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