Alesis DM8 USB Kit Operation Manual - Page 13

• DYN (F2, 2nd page): ƒ Vel>Decay: The velocity of a note will control the decay time of its sound (±00-99). With a positive value, higher-velocity notes will have a longer decay time. With a negative value, higher-velocity notes will have a shorter decay time. ƒ Vel>Filtr: The velocity of a note will control the filter cutoff (±00-99). ƒ Vel>Level: This lets you set how velocity-sensitive the Instrument is (00-99). The higher the setting, the greater the dynamic range you'll have while playing. At "00," there will be no dynamic variation at all. ƒ Vel>Pitch: The velocity with which you strike the trigger will control the sound's pitch (±00-99). With a positive value, stronger hits will increase the pitch. With a negative value, stronger hits will decrease the pitch. (This parameter is not available for anything in the BASS or SYN BASS Categories when editing the Accompaniment.) • OTHR (F3, 2nd page): ƒ Output: The output through which the Voice or Accompaniment will be sent. When "MAIN" is selected, the Voice or Accompaniment will be sent out of the MAIN OUT. When "AUX" is selected, the Voice or Accompaniment will be sent out of the AUX OUT. Note: If your Utility Menu setting for the "Output" is set to "Main>Aux," the "AUX" option here will show up as "AUX (N/A)." This is because the AUX OUT signal is "mirroring" the MAIN OUT signal. See the GENERAL menu part of the UTILITY MENU section for more information. ƒ Priority: How high the Voice's or Accompaniment's "polyphony priority" is - "LOW," "MEDIUM," or "HIGH." "Polyphony" is the simultaneous sounding of Instruments (e.g., if you strike multiple triggers at the same time, like the hi-hat, snare, and kick drum). The DM8 has 64-voice polyphony, meaning up to 64 voices can sound at the same time. After exceeding that limit, Voices or Accompaniment with lower polyphony priority may be silenced so the ones with higher priority can sound. ƒ MuteGroup: The MuteGroup the Voice is assigned to, if any (01-09 or "OFF"). When two or more triggers are assigned to a MuteGroup, a Voice that is currently sounding will be silenced when another Voice from that MuteGroup begins. There are nine available MuteGroups. Example: If your "Kick1" (kick drum) and "SnrHd" (snare drum head) are assigned to the same MuteGroup, the decay of your snare drum will be cut off when you hit the kick drum and vice versa. Note: The MuteGroup function is especially useful for setting up multiple sounds shared by the same instruments, like "open" vs. "closed" triangle sounds or struck vs. stroked güiros. Note: The default Playback setting is POLY, which is more natural for acoustic drums. MONO is a useful setting for synth drums or for emulating older drum machines. ƒ Playback: Indicates whether repeated strikes of the same trigger will be considered polyphonic (POLY) or monophonic (MONO). When set to "POLY" (the default), successive strikes of the same trigger will be allowed to sound simultaneously as polyphony (see "Priority" above). When set to "MONO," successive strikes of the same trigger will silence previous ones. 13