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DM10 HIGH-DEFINIT ION DRUM MODULE WITH DYNAMIC ARTICULA TION OPERATOR'S MANUAL[...]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 CONNEC TION DIAG RAM ............................................................................................................. ................. 1 GETTING ST ARTED........[...]
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1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Alesis DM10 drum m odule! The DM10 includes lots of high-fidelity drum, percussion, and accompaniment sounds giving you the sonic realism of acoustic drums but with the convenience and flexibility of electron ic drums. This manual details all the DM10 module' s features. If you want to learn fast so you can dive r[...]
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2 GETTING STARTED Please read the following instr uctions to se t up your DM10 module for its first use! RESETTING THE MODULE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS If you ever need to return the module to its original de fault factory settings, press and hold the EXIT and STORE buttons simultaneously while turning it on. CHECK FOR UPDATES Since the initial release o[...]
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3 THE BASICS This section of the manual outlines th e basic featu res and conc epts of the DM 10. Each section below refers to another part o f this manual that will explain the fea tures in greater dep th. NAVIGATING MENUS & ADJUS TING SETTINGS We designed the DM10's user in terface to be as simple and as easy to use a s possible. • DRU[...]
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4 VOICES: LAYERS & INSTRUMENTS Whenever you strike a trigger on y our electronic drum set (e.g., a cymbal, a drum pad, etc.), it will trigger a Voice in the module. A Voice is the sound assigned to that tr igger. Each Voice consists of two Layers, and each Layer has it s own Instrument (a drum sound such as a tom, snare, hi-hat, etc .) which ca[...]
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5 STORING DATA The DM10 module can store the info rmation you enter for use in future sessions. This includes Ki ts you edit or record, Sequences you edit or record, Instrumen t or Kit parameters, and more. Furthermore, while there are several slots for User Kits and Sequences, you can also save over the Presets (the first 100 Kits or the first 75 [...]
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6 REAR PANEL FE ATURES 1 2 3 3 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 7 6 8 9 1. POWER SWITCH – Turns the module on and off. 2. POWER IN – Connect the included AC adapter to this input, then connect the adapter to a power source. 3. MAIN OUT – Use 1/4" TS cables to c onnect these outpu ts to an amplifier or speaker system. The volume of these o[...]
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7 5. MIX BANK – Toggles between Banks A and B, de termining which bank of tri ggers the MIXER's faders are affecting. An L ED indicates the current bank. When neither LED is lit, th ese faders are disabled. 6. METRONOME ON / OFF – Turns the metronome on or off. You can ad just the metronome volume with the fader d irectly underneath this b[...]
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8 KITS, VOICES, ACCOMPANI MENT & INST RUMENTS The DM10 Module has 100 Preset Kits and 100 User Kits, which you can select from the Main Screen. Each Kit is a collection of Voices – or drum sounds – that are assigned to each TRIGGER INPUT on the DM10 module's rear panel. When a trigger connected to that inp ut is struck, tha t Voice wil[...]
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9 EDITING ACCOMPANIMENT IN A KIT 1. When you are in the Kit whos e Accompaniment you wan t to edit, press EDIT ACCO MP. The screen will show: a. the number of the Kit whose Accompaniment you will be editing b. the Layer (the Accompani ment co nsists of two layers, each with its own Instrument) c. the Category (the type or "c lass" of soun[...]
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10 EDITING VOICE & ACCOMPA NIMENT PARAMETERS While editing your Kits by changing the Instruments in a drum Voice or the Accompaniment, you can also edit various parameters that affect each Layer and, there fore, the Instrument on that Layer. You can do this fo r the drum Voices or the Accompaniment, t hough some parameters below may only be edi[...]
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11 • DYN (F2, 2nd page): Vel>Decay: The velocity of a note will control the decay time of its sound (±00-99). With a positive value, higher-v elocity notes will have a longer decay time. With a nega tive value, higher-velocity notes w ill have a shorter decay time. Vel>Filtr: The velocity of a note will control the filter cutoff (?[...]
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12 EDITING MIDI PARAMETERS This page allows you to edit various MIDI-relate d settings for each trigger. To edit them, 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Press EDIT INST. The top of the screen will show th e number and name of the Kit whose Instruments (drum voices) you will be editing. 3. Select MIDI (F2). The top of the new screen wil[...]
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13 EDITING EFFECTS PARAME TERS On this page, you can apply a variety of effects such as reverb, chorus, or delay to the entire Kit: 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Press EDIT INST. The top of the screen will show the number and name of the Kit whose effects you will be editing. 3. Select FX (F4) . 4. Select any of the options at the [...]
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14 VIBRATO: Vibrato is produced by c ausing the pitch of a note to "waver " slightly back and forth, creating a subtle pulsing ef fect. This effect is often created by players of string instruments and horns. The DM10's vibrato effects have the same editable parameters. Mono Vibrato: Traditional vibrato effect. Vibrato: Vibrato with [...]
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15 XOver Delay: This delay has a stereo effect. The echo pans around the stereo field. LDly / RDly (left/right delay): The speed of the delay/ec ho. This can be set differently for the left and ri ght channels to create an even wider, more varied sound. Feedback: How much of the echo will be routed b ack into the processor again, which creates a lo[...]
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16 DRUM KIT SETUP While selecting Kits, you can enter the Drum Kit Setup Me nu to access a few useful parameters pe rtaining to the current Kit. 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Use the VALUE UP / DO WN buttons or VALUE D IAL to sele ct a Kit. 3. Press CURSOR DOWN to en ter the Drum Kit Setup Me nu for that K it. 4. Select any of the [...]
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17 SEQUENCES A Sequence is a recorded pattern stored in the DM10 module that includes drums and Accompaniment. The drum part of the S equence includes the Kit soun ds (Instruments) as well the recorded pattern itself. The A ccompaniment is the music that plays along with the drum part. Sequences can be recorded, edited, looped, and stored. You can [...]
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18 RECORDING SEQUENCES 1. Press SEQ to enter the main screen of the Sequencer. 2. Press the REC tab (F 1). 3. Use the CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to select settings to edit for that Sequence. Use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or the VALUE DIAL to change the settings: • Track: The track of the Se quence over which you will be recording – "DRUMS&[...]
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19 5. You can use the following controls to edit your Sequence i n this screen: • CURSOR UP / DOWN scrolls up or down, allowing you to view other parts of the editing grid. • You can move through the Sequence in several ways: o by bar: Press and hold STOP and press either PLAY / or RECORD / to step throu gh the Sequence bar b y bar. o b[...]
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20 5. You can use the following controls to edit your Sequence i n this screen: • You can move through the Sequence in several ways: o by bar: Press and hold STOP and press either PLAY / or RECORD / to step throu gh the Sequence bar b y bar. o by event: Use CURSOR UP DOWN to step throug h the Sequence event by event. Each event will play [...]
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21 • Metro (Metronome) : Indicates when the click track will be hear d. When set to "REC ONLY," the click track will only be heard while recording a S equence. When set to "REC + PLAY," the click track will be heard while recording a Sequence and while playing back a Sequence. When set to "MANUAL," the click track wi[...]
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22 STORING & COPYING DATA The DM10 module will "remember " changes to your Kit, Sequence, or Utility settings during a single session, but you will lose changes you have m ade once you turn the module's power off. To save you r settings so you can recall them in fu ture sessions, you need to "store" them accordingly. NA[...]
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23 COPYING INSTRUMENTS This page allows you to copy an Inst rument from one Kit to an Instrument in another Kit. (You can also copy it to the s ame Kit, w hich effectively stores tha t Instrument i n that Ki t.) Use the CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to select the field you want to edit, and use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or VALUE DIAL to select a new e[...]
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24 EXT. TRIG MENU The DM10's Ext. Trig Menu contains several pages of parameters related to triggering (s triking pads, cymbals, etc.). The setti ngs in these pages affect ALL Ki ts. TRIGGER INPUT PARAMETER S The INP page of the Ext. Trig Menu contains some parameters that affect the triggers' s ensivity and function within the module. 1.[...]
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25 TRIGGERING PARAMETERS The TRIG page of the Ext. Trig Menu contains some parameters that affect the tri ggers' sensivit y and function within the module. 1. Press EXT TRIG to enter the ma in Ext. Trig Menu page. Press TRIG (F2). 2. Select the trigger whose param eters you want to edit by pressing NOTE CHASE then striking the desired trig ger[...]
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26 VELOCITY CURVE The CURV page lets you set the veloci ty curve for the triggers, which determines how a sound's volume is af fected by how hard you strike it – that is, how responsive the trigger s' dynamics are to changes in your playing. 1. Press EXT TRIG to enter the main E xt. Trig Menu page. Press TRIG (F2). 2. Select the trigger[...]
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27 HI-HAT CALIBRATION The first time you connect a hi-hat pedal to the DM10 module, we recommend calibrating it so the module can "re ad" the pedal's movement optimally. If you use th e same hi-hat each session (even if you have disconnected and reconnected it), then you shouldn't need to calibrate each time as long as you store[...]
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28 UTILITY MEN U The DM10's Utility Menu contains several pages of para me ters that affect the m odule's overall operation as well as system-related info rmation and functions. GENERAL The main page of the Utility Menu contains some global p a rameters that affect the kit as well as the module itself. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main U[...]
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29 SUBDIVISION (F 2) This page lets you adjust settings for the subdivision metronome. This is similar to the regular metronome but while the regular metronome sounds every beat, the subdivision metronome sounds during smaller inte rvals o f each measure. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Utility Menu. 2. Press MTRO (F1) to access the metronome se[...]
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30 MIDI (F2) Pressing MIDI (F2) from the Main Utility menu lets you access pages t hat contains the module's MIDI settings. INPT (F1) This page controls the modul e's MIDI input settings. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Utility Menu. 2. Press MIDI (F2) to a ccess the MIDI settings. The first p age to appear will be INPT (F1). 3. Use CU[...]
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31 TRIG (F3) Pressing TRIG (F3) from the Main Utility menu lets you access a page th at contains the various trigger settings for the mo dule. TRIG 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Utility Menu. 2. Press TRIG (F3) to access the trigger settings. 3. Use VALUE UP / DOWN or the VALUE DIAL to adjust the settings: a. Trig Sens: The sensitivity of all [...]
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32 O/S (F3) This page contains information about the module's current operating systems and sound ROM. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Utility Menu. 2. Press SYS (F4) to access the Accompaniment settings. 3. Press O/S (F3) to access the operating system information page. 4. This page contains the versi on numbers of the module's curren[...]
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33 MIDI SETUP You can use the DM10 module as a tr igge r-to-MIDI interface, allowing you to use your electronic drum kit to trigger sounds from external sound libr aries. This means you can use your hardwar e kit to play sounds in software drum modules like BFD, Toon track, Reason, and many others. You can also use external MIDI devic es – such a[...]
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34 Using an external MIDI devi ce with the DM10's sound librar y: 1. Connect the DM10's MIDI IN port to your external device's MIDI OUT po rt using a standard M IDI cable. 2. Press UTILITY to access the module's Utility Menu. 3. Press MIDI (F2) to access the MIDI settings. 4. Press INPT (F1) to access the MIDI input setti ngs. 5[...]
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35 MIDI IMPL EMENTA TION CHAR T Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks 1. Basic Information MIDI channels 1-16 1-16 Drums: 10 (defaul t) Accomp: 1 (default) Note numbers 0-127 Drums: 28-91 Accomp: 0-127 Program change 0-99 0-99* *Used for selecting active kit Bank Select response? Yes Yes* *0: Kits 0-99, 1: Kits 100-199 Modes supported : Mode 1: [...]
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36 DM10 KITS # Name # Name # Name 0 Fusion 34 9 OH 9 68 Guitar Jam 1 Big Mellow 35 Flim Flam 69 Techno 2 CableSnare 36 SquareBdge 70 VocalDrum s 3 Bop Brush 37 Old SKool 71 Med Room 4 Big Wet 38 Hiss Hop 72 Funky Drmr 5 Clav Jam 39 Nu Jack 73 ConcertTom 6 Wood Pop 40 Pop Brush 74 World 2 7 Dry Rocker 41 PingySnare 75 FunkRinger 8 Big Rocker 42 Mini[...]
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37 DM10 SEQUENCES # Name # Name # Name 0 Jalapeño 25 Med House 50 Funx Rox 1 Slow Metal 26 Industro 51 Jbass Groov 2 Surf Punk 27 Discot ron 6 52 Idol Rock 3 70sHardRock 28 Afro-Cuban 53 Dark Rock 4 Texas Blues 29 Mozambesque 54 Punx 5 J-Bon 30 BassGroover 55 Shuff Drive 6 Indie Rock 31 MedSlowBlu 56 Shuffle On 7 Blues Shuff 32 ChaCha 57 Shuff Roc[...]
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38 DM10 INST RUMENT S KICKS 70s Rock FunkPlus Pop 2 80s Rock Fusion Quarter Head 90s Rock Gr 90s 20" RocKik Ambient Garage Rocker Ambient Rock Growl Room Banger HR16 Rock Round Bass N Kick Hard Head Round Blues Big 26" Hard Rock 1 Single Head Big Butt Hard Rock 2 Slap Big Punch Hardware Snare & Kick Big Smack High N Tite Solid 1 Blast[...]
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39 TOMS 70s 10" Roto 12" Dn Temp Mute16" 70s 12" Roto 12" Up Temp Mute18" 70s 14" Roto 14" Temp Rim 70s 16" Roto 14" Dn Y 12x14 MCA G 14x14 Roto 14" Up Y 14x16 MCA G 8x10 Roto 16" Y 7x8 MCA G 8x12 Roto 16" Dn Y 8x10 MCA G Brsh 14" Roto 16" Up Y 9x12 MCA G Brush 12" Snr+[...]
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40 CHINA Big China Hi China Stk WChnaRvt 18" China China SChnaMal 18" WSplash Flange China SSplash 12" WSplash 10" Gong China WChina 17" Z Stick 8" ELECTRC KICK 08 Kick Long HipHop Kik 4 SDS Kick 2 08 Kick Shrt HipHop Kik 5 SDS Kick 3 09 Kick Long HipHop Kik 6 SDS Kick 4 09 Kick Shrt HipHop Kik 7 Shred Head EleKick 1 H[...]
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41 LATIN PERC 2way Cowbell Cowbell 2 SmTriangleO Agogo Cowbell 3 Stick Click Agogo Hi Crasher Surdo 1 Agogo Lo Cuica Dn Surdo 2 Agogo Lo 2 Cuica Up Syn Shakr Bead Shaker Drum Stix Tamb Mute BellTree Dn Guiro 1 Tamb Open BellTree Up Guiro 2 Tambourine Block 1 Low Tamb TimbaleHi 1 Block 2 LrgTriangleM TimbaleHi 2 Block Mallet LrgTriangleO TimbaleHi 3[...]
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42 BASS Bass Harm Jazz Upright Rattle Bass Ch Pick MellowUprght Rattle VSw ChrsFretless Open Jazz Slap Bass 1 Crunch Bass Pick Bass 1 Slap Bass 2 Damp Pick Pick Bass 2 Slap Bass 3 ElectrcBass1 Pick Bass 3 SlapNPop 1 ElectrcBass2 Pick Bass 4 SlapNPop 2 Fretless Pick Bass 5 Upright Bass SYNTH BASS And Mogue Mini Bass 6 Silver Box Bassic Mini Bass 7 S[...]
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43 HITS 70sHR Gtr 1 C El Gtr 03 HipHp1 Gtr05 70sHR Gtr 2 C El Gtr 04 HipHp1 Gtr06 70sHR Gtr 3 C El Gtr 05 HipHp1 Gtr07 70sHRcombo 1 C El Gtr 06 HipHp1 Gtr08 70sHRcombo 2 C El Gtr 07 HipHp1 Gtr09 70sHRcombo 3 FJ EP 01 HipHp1 Gtr10 70sHRcombo 4 FJ EP 02 HipHp1 Gtr11 70sHRcombo 5 FJ EP 03 HipHp1 Gtr12 70sHRcombo 6 FJ EP 04 HipHp1 Gtr13 A Gtr Chk 1 FJ [...]
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44 HITS (cont.) Jz GtHn F#m R&G VSyn 1 SM Gtr 15 Jz GtHn FMj7 R&G VSyn 2 StankyClav 1 Jz GtrHrn A R&G VSyn 3 StankyClav 2 Jz GtrHrn Bb R&G VSyn 4 St ankyClav 3 Jz GtrHrn C R&G VSyn 5 StankyClav 4 Jz GtrHrn D R&G Vox 1 St ankyClav 5 Jz GtrHrn E R&G Vox 2 StankyGtr 01 Jz GtrHrn Eb R&G Vox 3 StankyGtr 02 Jz GtrHrn F SB [...]
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