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3. Use the Data wheel to select a status of On (the D4 responds to controller
messages) or Off (the D4 ignores controller messages).
4.5 PROGRAM CHANGE TABLE
1. The fourth MIDI page shows the Program Table. Example:
PROGRAM TABLE
000 = 00
The lower left, three-digit number represents the incoming Program Change number.
The lower right, two-digit number represents the D4 Drum Set that will be selected in
response to the displayed Program Change number.
To edit the Program Change table:
1. Place the cursor under the incoming (left) MIDI Program Change number.
2. Use the Data wheel to select the desired Program Change number.
3. Press the > cursor button to move the cursor under the D4 Drum Set number
(right).
4. Use the Data wheel to select the desired Drum Set to be called up in response to
the specified Program Change number.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 until the table is edited as desired.
4.6 SAVE DATA VIA MIDI
The D4’s memory requires power to save data, so when the power switch is off, the
memory’s contents are normally backed up with an internal battery. However, it is
vitally important to back up what’s in the D4’s memory! A mechanical problem
(surge on the power line, a quick zap of static electricity) or operator error could alter
the data in memory. Save your data whenever you’ve done enough work on
something that you wouldn’t want to lose that work. If possible, make two backups,
and store the second backup in a different physical location from the primary backup.
The D4 converts its program data into a special type of MIDI data, called System
Exclusive or sys ex data, that can be sent over MIDI. This data can go to another D4
or to a MIDI system exclusive storage device, such as the Alesis DataDisk, a
computer running System Exclusive storage software, or a musical instrument
capable of recording System Exclusive data. Either way, your data is backed up.
To allow for running several D4s in the same MIDI setup, System Exclusive data is
channelized. In other words, if you save the data over channel 1 to a DataDisk, when
you read back data from the DataDisk the D4 must be set to channel 1 (or Omni,