Cymbol G3 Series Operator's Manual

DM8 HIGH-DEFINITION DRUM MODULE WITH DYNAMIC ARTICULATION OPERATOR'S MANUAL

10 KITS, VOICES, ACCOMPANIMENT & INSTRUMENTS The DM8 Module has 100 Preset Kits and 100 User Kits, which you can select from the Main Screen.

11 EDITING ACCOMPANIMENT IN A KIT 1. When you are in the Kit whose Accompaniment you want to edit, press EDIT ACCOMP. The screen will show: a.

12 EDITING VOICE & ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS While editing your Kits by changing the Instruments in a drum Voice or the Accompaniment, you can a

13 • DYN (F2, 2nd page):  Vel>Decay: The velocity of a note will control the decay time of its sound (±00-99). With a positive value, highe

14 EDITING MIDI PARAMETERS This page allows you to edit various MIDI-related settings for each trigger. To edit them, 1. Press DRUM KIT to go t

15 EDITING EFFECTS PARAMETERS On this page, you can apply a variety of effects such as reverb, chorus, or delay to the entire Kit: 1. Press DR

16 VIBRATO: Vibrato is produced by causing the pitch of a note to "waver" slightly back and forth, creating a subtle pulsing effect. Thi

17 Damp (damping): The amount of low- and high-frequency dampening of the echo. At negative values, the sound of the echo gets progressively dull

18 DRUM KIT SETUP While selecting Kits, you can enter the Drum Kit Setup Menu to access a few useful parameters pertaining to the current Kit. 1.

19 SEQUENCES A Sequence is a recorded pattern stored in the DM8 module that includes drums and Accompaniment. The drum part of the Sequence incl

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...

20 RECORDING SEQUENCES 1. Press SEQ to enter the main screen of the Sequencer. 2. Press the REC tab (F1). 3. Use the CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons

21 5. You can use the following controls to edit your Sequence in this screen: • CURSOR UP / DOWN scrolls up or down, allowing you to view other

22 5. You can use the following controls to edit your Sequence in this screen: • You can move through the Sequence in several ways: o by bar: Pre

23 • Metro (Metronome): Indicates when the click track will be heard. When set to "REC ONLY," the click track will only be heard while

24 STORING & COPYING DATA The DM8 module will "remember" changes to your Kit, Sequence, or Utility settings during a single session,

25 COPYING INSTRUMENTS This page allows you to copy an Instrument from one Kit to an Instrument in another Kit. (You can also copy it to the sam

26 EXT. TRIG MENU The DM8's Ext. Trig Menu contains several pages of parameters related to triggering (striking pads, cymbals, trigger sensiti

27 TRIGGERING PARAMETERS The TRIG page of the Ext. Trig Menu contains some parameters that affect the triggers' sensivity and function withi

28 VELOCITY CURVE The CURV page lets you set the velocity curve for the triggers, which determines how a sound's volume is affected by how har

29 HI-HAT CALIBRATION The first time you connect a hi-hat pedal to the DM8 module, we recommend calibrating it so the module can "read"

3 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Alesis DM8 drum module! The DM8 includes lots of high-fidelity drum, percussion, and accompaniment sounds giving y

30 UTILITY MENU The DM8's Utility Menu contains several pages of parameters that affect the module's overall operation as well as system-

31 SUBDIVISION (F2) This page lets you adjust settings for the subdivision metronome. This is similar to the regular metronome but while the regu

32 MIDI (F2) Pressing MIDI (F2) from the Main Utility menu lets you access pages that contains the module's MIDI settings. INPT (F1) This pag

33 TRIG (F3) Pressing TRIG (F3) from the Main Utility menu lets you access a page that contains the various trigger settings for the module. TRI

34 O/S (F3) This page contains information about the module's current operating systems and sound ROM. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Util

35 MIDI SETUP You can use the DM8 module as a trigger-to-MIDI interface, allowing you to use your electronic drum kit to trigger sounds from exte

36 Using an external MIDI device with the DM8's sound library: 1. Connect the DM8's MIDI IN port to your external device's MIDI O

37 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks 1. Basic Information MIDI channels 1-16 1-16 Drums: 10 (de

38 DM8 KITS # Name # Name # Name 0 Fusion 34 9 OH 9 68 Guitar Jam 1 Big Mellow 35 Flim Flam 69 Techno 2 CableSnare 36 Square

39 DM8 SEQUENCES # Name # Name # Name 0 Jalapeño 25 Med House 50 Funx Rox 1 Slow Metal 26 Industro 51 Jbass Groov 2 Surf Punk

4 GETTING STARTED Please read the following instructions to set up your DM8 module for its first use! RESETTING THE MODULE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS I

40 DM8 INSTRUMENTS KICKS 70s Rock FunkPlus Pop 2 80s Rock Fusion Quarter Head 90s Rock Gr 90s 20" RocKik Ambient Garage Rocker Ambi

41 TOMS 70s 10" Roto 12" Dn Temp Mute16" 70s 12" Roto 12" Up Temp Mute18" 70s 14" Roto 14" Temp

42 CHINA Big China Hi China Stk WChnaRvt 18" China China SChnaMal 18" WSplash Flange China SSplash 12" WSplash 10" Go

43 LATIN PERC 2way Cowbell Cowbell 2 SmTriangleO Agogo Cowbell 3 Stick Click Agogo Hi Crasher Surdo 1 Agogo Lo Cuica Dn Surdo 2 Agogo

44 BASS Bass Harm Jazz Upright Rattle Bass Ch Pick MellowUprght Rattle VSw ChrsFretless Open Jazz Slap Bass 1 Crunch Bass Pick Bass 1 S

45 HITS 70sHR Gtr 1 C El Gtr 03 HipHp1 Gtr05 70sHR Gtr 2 C El Gtr 04 HipHp1 Gtr06 70sHR Gtr 3 C El Gtr 05 HipHp1 Gtr07 70sHRcombo 1 C

46 HITS (cont.) Jz GtHn F#m R&G VSyn 1 SM Gtr 15 Jz GtHn FMj7 R&G VSyn 2 StankyClav 1 Jz GtrHrn A R&G VSyn 3 StankyClav 2 Jz

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5 THE BASICS This section of the manual outlines the basic features and concepts of the DM8. Each section below refers to another part of this m

6 VOICES: LAYERS & INSTRUMENTS Whenever you strike a trigger on your electronic drum set (e.g., a cymbal, a drum pad, etc.), it will trigger a

7 STORING DATA The DM8 module can store the information you enter for use in future sessions. This includes Kits you edit or record, Sequences y

8 REAR PANEL FEATURES 1. POWER SWITCH – Turns the module on and off. 2. POWER IN – Connect the included AC adapter to this input, then connect th

9 9. DRUM KIT – Returns the LCD to the Main Screen. From here, you can select the current Kit with the VALUE DIAL or VALUE UP / DOWN buttons. 10