Programming Effects; Setting The Effects Buss Assignments And Send Levels - Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual
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A Brief Hands-On Tutorial
P
ROGRAMMING
All of the Effects Functions and Parameters are stored within a Drumkit. Inside the
Drumkit, each of the 64 MIDI Notes has its own Effects Send Level and Effects Buss
Assignment, both of which are independent of the Drum assigned to that MIDI Note.
In other words, if you simply change the Drum on C3 (MIDI Note # 60), the Effects
Send Level and the Effects Buss Assignment for the MIDI Note C3 will remain
unchanged – the new Drum will simply go through that MIDI Note's effects routing.
There are two Effects Busses in the DM Pro: the Reverb Buss and the Multi-Effects
Buss. The Multi-Effects Buss consists of an Overdrive effect, a Delay effect, and a
Pitch effect which can be set to a Chorus, a Flanger or a Resonator. The outputs of the
Multi-Effects Buss can also be sent to the Reverb Buss, but these routings must be
made from within the Effects Functions themselves. There is also an EQ Function
which is independent of Buss Assignment – it is global to the Drumkit.
Changing the effects of a Drumkit is much like changing the effects of a multitrack
mix: you must first set the Buss Assignments and Send Levels to the Effects, and then
you can edit the Effects themselves.
S
ETTING THE
L
EVELS
Each MIDI Note is always assigned to either the Reverb Buss OR the Multi-Effects
Buss. The Drum assigned to a MIDI Note is then processed through the selected
buss.
1.
To change the Effects Buss Assignment of a Note, press MIX and use [<
CURSOR >] to underline the Mix Parameter in the upper left hand corner.
Then rotate the Value encoder clockwise until you reach Page 5, which is the
Effects Buss Assignment Parameter. The display will read:
Using CURSOR >, move the cursor under the word
Now by using the VALUE encoder, you can toggle between the Reverb Buss
and the
indicated by its signal flow:
3 0
E
FFECTS
E
B
FFECTS
USS
Again, to select a MIDI Note in the DM Pro, use either the CHASE
button and play the MIDI Note from your controller, or press DRUM
and then move the CURSOR to select the Note with the VALUE
encoder.
FX Bus:REVERB
P5
Note:36 C1
FX Bus:REVERB
P5
Note:36 C1
Buss. Note that in the display, the Multi-Effects Buss is
OD>DL>PCH
FX Bus:OD>DL>PCH
P5
Note:36 C1
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