User manual ALESIS D4

[. . . ] ALESIS D4 Reference Manual CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1. 0 PRINCIPAL FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 2 HOOKUP/INSTANT GRATIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 2A Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Data Decrement (0 or 127) Send any value for this controller and the currently-selected parameter's value will decrement by one. Non-Registered Parameter MSB (0-127) This allows for remote control editing of virtually all parameters via continuous controller messages. The controller value selects the parameter to be edited. The data entry slider can then change the parameter's value. The controller/data slider messages can be recorded into a sequencer to allow for complex, sequenced parameter control. 7 96 97 98 23 99 Non-Registered Parameter LSB (0-127) This works similarly to controller 98 but the controller value selects the Least Significant Byte of the parameter to be controlled. Reset All Controllers (0) Any value sent for this controller resets volume to maximum, pitch bend to zero, and restores all non-registered parameters to their default values. Pitch Bend Sending a pitch bend command prior to triggering a note or group of notes will change the pitch of the notes being triggered. Pitch bend messages sent while a drum sound is playing have no effect on the sound. The amount of pitch bend range depends on the sound you've called up, and can deviate by more than the amount allowed by the tuning function. 121 PB 1. The bottom line of the third page shows the Controllers status. Example: PROG CHANGE: ON CONTROLLERS: ON 2. Make sure the cursor is under the Controllers status. 24 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. Place the cursor under the incoming (left) MIDI Program Change number. Use the Data wheel to select the desired Program Change number. Press the > cursor button to move the cursor under the D4 Drum Set number (right). Use the Data wheel to select the desired Drum Set to be called up in response to the specified Program Change number. 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! [. . . ] Omni Off/Poly (Mode 3) The D4 is tuned to a single MIDI channel, from 1 to 16. 6. 4 SYSTEM COMMON MESSAGES Intended for all units in a system, some of these messages are: Song Position Pointer This indicates how many "MIDI beats" (normally a 16th note) have elapsed since a piece started (up to 16, 384 total beats). It is primarily used to allow different sequencers and drum machines to auto-locate to each other so that if you start one sequencer, the other device will automatically jump to the same place in the song, whereupon both continue on together. System Exclusive This message (called sys ex for short) is considered "exclusive" because different manufacturers send and receive data over MIDI which is intended only for that manufacturer's equipment. Example: Sending a D4 message to an Ensoniq SD-1 won't do anything but the message will be understood by other D4s. [. . . ]