Alesis Strike Pro Special Edition Strike Pro Special Edition - Quickstart Guid - Page 6

Rear Panel - electronic drums

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Rear Panel 2 4 1 9 8 12 5 6 3 11 10 7 1. Power Input: Connect the included power adapter (12 V, 2 A, center-positive) to this input. 2. Cable Restraint: You can secure the cable of the power adapter to this restraint to help prevent disconnecting it accidentally. 3. Power Switch: Press this button to power the drum module on or off. Power it on only after you have connected all of your input devices and before you power on any connected loudspeakers. Power off your loudspeakers before powering off the drum module. 4. Trigger Inputs (1/4"/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these inputs to the triggers of your electronic drum kit. When connected, hitting a trigger will send an electric signal to the drum module, which will trigger the corresponding sound. 5. Aux In (1/8"/3.5 mm, TRS): Connect this input to an optional external audio device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.). You can then listen and play long to your favorite backing tracks or record the incoming audio signal in Sample Mode. Turn the Aux In knob on the top panel to adjust the volume level. 6. Main Out (1/4"/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these outputs to your loudspeakers, audio interface, etc. Turn the Main Vol knob on the top panel to adjust the volume level. 7. Direct Audio Outs (1/4"/6.35 mm, TRS or TS): Connect these outputs to your external mixer, audio interface, etc. The independent audio signals of these triggers will be sent out of these outputs: kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, the left and right channels for all toms, and the left and right channels for the crash cymbals. The signal sent from these outputs is fixed at 0 dB and without any effects applied. 8. MIDI In (5-pin DIN): Connect this input to the MIDI output of an external MIDI device (synthesizer, drum machine, etc.). 9. MIDI Out (5-pin DIN): Connect this output to the MIDI input of an external MIDI device (synthesizer, drum machine, etc.). 10. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to connect this USB port to an available USB port on your computer. This connection sends and receives MIDI information to and from the computer. 11. SD Card Slot: You can insert a standard SDHC card into this slot (a 16 GB card is already included). You can use samples on an SDHC card in your kits and save your kits to it. The SDHC card must be Class 10, use a FAT32 file system, and have a maximum capacity of 32 GB. 12. Display Contrast: Turn this knob to adjust the contrast of the display. 6

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1.
Power Input
: Connect the included power adapter (12 V, 2 A, center-positive) to this
input.
2.
Cable Restraint
: You can secure the cable of the power adapter to this restraint to help
prevent disconnecting it accidentally.
3.
Power Switch
: Press this button to power the drum module on or off. Power it on only
after
you have connected all of your input devices and before you power on any
connected loudspeakers. Power off your loudspeakers
before
powering off the drum
module.
4.
Trigger Inputs
(1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these inputs to the triggers of your
electronic drum kit. When connected, hitting a trigger will send an electric signal to the
drum module, which will trigger the corresponding sound.
5.
Aux In
(1/8”/3.5 mm, TRS): Connect this input to an optional external audio device
(computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.). You can then listen and play long to your favorite
backing tracks or record the incoming audio signal in Sample Mode. Turn the
Aux In
knob
on the top panel to adjust the volume level.
6.
Main Out
(1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS): Connect these outputs to your loudspeakers, audio
interface, etc. Turn the
Main Vol
knob on the top panel to adjust the volume level.
7.
Direct Audio Outs
(1/4”/6.35 mm, TRS or TS):
Connect these outputs to your external
mixer, audio interface, etc. The independent audio signals of these triggers will be sent out
of these outputs:
kick
,
snare
,
hi-hat
,
ride
, the left and right channels for all
toms
, and the
left and right channels for the
crash
cymbals. The signal sent from these outputs is fixed
at 0 dB and without any effects applied.
8.
MIDI In
(5-pin DIN): Connect this input to the MIDI output of an external MIDI device
(synthesizer, drum machine, etc.).
9.
MIDI Out
(5-pin DIN): Connect this output to the MIDI input of an external MIDI device
(synthesizer, drum machine, etc.).
10.
USB Port
: Use a standard USB cable to connect this USB port to an available USB port
on your computer. This connection sends and receives MIDI information to and from the
computer.
11.
SD Card Slot
: You can insert a standard SDHC card into this slot (a 16 GB card is already
included). You can use samples on an SDHC card in your kits and save your kits to it. The
SDHC card must be Class 10, use a FAT32 file system, and have a maximum capacity of
32 GB.
12.
Display Contrast
: Turn this knob to adjust the contrast of the
display
.