User manual ALESIS CONTROLPAD

[. . . ] 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. We believe that the ControlPad is an intuitive and necessary tool for today's electronic musician. [. . . ] To choose the pad or external trigger that you want to modify, just hit it. As you move through the choices, the value will be loaded automatically. For example, if you are controlling an external drum machine, there are unique MIDI Note Notes Numbers associated with the kick drum, snare drum or hiWhen you hit a pad or trigger, the ControlPad generates a hat. The initial configuration MIDI Note On message which may not be one that works well signals your drum machine or with your playing style. Maybe software to essentially "play this the snare is controlled by a pad sound". So regardless of whose location doesn't make whether you are playing drum much sense. 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. 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. [. . . ] You can use this chart to help you quickly setup the ControlPad for working with pitched content. If you are using USB power, check that the power switch on the back of the ControlPad is ON. If you are using an AC adapter, check that the adapter is plugged into a live power outlet and that the power switch is ON. check your computer's USB connections to confirm that the ControlPad is recognized and installed. [. . . ]