User manual ALESIS CONTROLPAD

[. . . ] This page has been intentionally left blank. Congratulations on your purchase of the Alesis ControlPad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller! combining a lightweight , portable design with the functionality of a full-size electronic drum kit , the ControlPad is a definitive solution to rhythm performance and programming. Here at Alesis, we take pride in building electronic instruments and controllers for the modern musician. [. . . ] The Note samples, keyboards, or controlling a synth, you will Number of the pad can be always be sending notes to changed to match the Note trigger sounds. Number associated with the snare sound on the external hardware or software device. This provides you the freedom to change the configuration of the pads, relative to the sounds they are triggering. Press the function button until the LED next to Pad Note Number turns on. To choose the pad or external trigger that you want to modify, just hit it. These notes are based on the general MIDI specification, where C1 = 24. As you move through the choices, the value will be loaded automatically. The following parameters will affect each pad or trigger input on a global level, regardless of the specific kit that you are working with. So even if you change kits, the settings for each pad or trigger input Remember will remain in place. Global parameters allow you to fully customize the ControlPad to fit your playing style. The Sensitivity parameter describes how a pad or trigger will react when it is engaged. With a high sensitivity setting, you don't have to hit the pad or trigger very hard to achieve a maximum velocity output. On the other hand, with a low sensitivity setting it is harder to achieve a maximum velocity output when hitting the pad or trigger hard. If you find it very easy to achieve maximum velocity (127) when you hit a specific pad or trigger, you might want to set its Sensitivity to a lower value. This will allow for more dynamics in your playing style. Remember Adjusting a pad's Sensitivity may also Crosstalk occurs when vibrations from prevent any "crosshitting a pad are transferred to another pad and cause it to trigger as well. Crosstalk talk" with adjacent with adjacent pads usually occurs when a pads. For example, if pad is hit near the edge. hit the center area a pad is naturally of the pad to avoid this. More sensitive than another, it may trigger when its neighboring pads are hit. Reducing its Sensitivity could prevent crosstalk. On the other hand, if a pad is naturally insensitive and does not respond unless it is hit very hard, striking it may cause adjacent pads to trigger as well. [. . . ] application's incoming MIDI channel. ControlPad's 5-pin MIDI OUT not connected to sound source's MIDI IN. Ensure that any 5-pin cables are connected to the proper inputs and outputs. For example, pressing down the footswitch generates a Note Off message, while releasing the footswitch generates a Note On message. [. . . ]