Alesis D4 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
1.0 PRINCIPAL FEATURES.....................................................................................1
1.1 RETURN YOUR WARRANTY CARD NOW!.......................................................2
1.2 HOOKUP/INSTANT GRATIFICATION ...............................................................2
1.2A Installation...........................................................................................3
1.2B Hook Up Audio (rear panel)................................................................3
1.2C Hook Up MIDI (rear panel) .................................................................3
1.2D Hook Up External Triggers (rear panel).............................................4
1.2E Hook Up Power (rear panel)...............................................................4
1.2F Turn On Power....................................................................................4
1.2G Select Drum Sets................................................................................5
1.2H Audition Different Drum Sounds.........................................................5
1.2I Assign Drum Sounds to Particular MIDI Notes....................................7
1.3 BASICS AND DEFINITIONS...............................................................................7
1.3A The Voice............................................................................................7
1.3B About the Edit Buffer...........................................................................8
1.3C About Defaults ....................................................................................8
1.3D MIDI Note Range................................................................................8
1.4 ABOUT THE USER INTERFACE .......................................................................9
1.4A Function Buttons .................................................................................10
1.4B Cursor Buttons....................................................................................10
1.4C Multi-Page Functions..........................................................................10
1.4D Editing Parameter Values...................................................................11
1.4E The Store and Note Chase buttons ....................................................11
1.4F The Preview Button.............................................................................11
CHAPTER 2 - DRUM SET MANAGEMENT
2.0 SELECTING DRUM SETS..................................................................................12
2.1 STORING/NAMING AN EDITED DRUM SET.....................................................12
2.2 RECALLING FACTORY DRUM SETS................................................................14
CHAPTER 3 - FUNCTION BUTTONS
3.0 NOTE CHASE/DRUM NOTE SELECTION.........................................................15
3.1 VOICE.................................................................................................................15
3.2 TUNE..................................................................................................................16
3.3 MIX .....................................................................................................................16
3.4 OUTPUT.............................................................................................................17
3.5 DRUM SET.........................................................................................................18
3.6 EXT TRIG...........................................................................................................19
3.7 GROUP BUTTON...............................................................................................19
3.8 MIDI BUTTON ....................................................................................................20
3.9 COPYING A NOTE'S PARAMETERS TO ANOTHER NOTE .............................20