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We have published the below information to assist you. There is no "magic" setting that works for perfectly everyone. We have found that even complete drumsets made by one manufacturer will require some adjustment to suit your individual playing style. The main factors in determining how well your Electronic Drum Set responds are matching the GAIN (or SENSITIVITY) and VELOCITY CURVES to your playing style. Please read the below information first. This will give you a simple overview for the different parameters. You may find that you need to make no adjustments at all.

If you are a hard hitter and use heavy sticks, you should set the GAIN lower so that you can achieve full dynamic range (most variation between soft and loud notes). Likewise, if you play with 3A's and are a traditional jazz player, Gain should be higher as you may never play hard enough to use the full range. When setting GAIN parameter, the meter in the module which shows you how hard you are hitting the trigger device should barely peak out when you are striking the device as hard as you will ever play it. Just like recording with a VU meter.

We recommend starting with a LINEAR CURVE. This means that the velocity at which you strike the trigger device is directly corelative to the output on a MIDI scale. ie: 3 in = 3 out. 100 in = 100 out. A non-linear curve might be 1-30 in = 30 out , 30-90 in = 60 out . and 90-127 in =90 out. Based on this curve, you only have 3 "volumes" (30,60,90) for a given sound no matter how much variation you play with.

1. PAD TYPE - Please refer to our Roland Module settings chart. The "pad type" parameter is the first setting in the trigger settings page on all Roland modules. Pad types are basically presets. These presets are very important. You must pick the proper pad type or "preset' to allow full functionality for the type of trigger you are plugging in. For example, you must pick a pad type that allows cymbal choke to get choke capability, or use the proper drum pad type to allow position sensing and rim shot capability for snare pads.

2. V-CURVE - Linear

3. GAIN - Set Gain or Sensitivity.

That's it! Don't try to overcomplicate things. This setting has worked very well with many products in many situations. The only problem you may incur is at very low head tensions on "large" drums (floor tom/bass drum), sometimes a "spike" will come through or a "double trigger" will occur. Raise the "MASK TIME" up 1 notch (4,8,12,16) from the default (stock setting). This should do it. If you have altered any other settings, you may need to initialize (reset) your module, or use the settings we have provided so you don't have to reset all settings on the module.

1. Make sure you have 2.0+ software. If not, we recommend you send your module to ALESIS for an upgrade (check with Alesis on availability and cost).
2. Start with LINEAR Velocity Curves
3. THRESHOLD -78 ALL TRIGGERS
4. GAIN- Adjust as recommended. The meter in the module which shows you how hard you are hitting the trigger device should barely peak out when you are striking the device as hard as you will ever play it. Just like recording with a VU meter.

1. V CURV 1(Linear)
2. NOISE 00
3. DECAY 15
4. X-TALK 50
5. GAIN- Adjust as recommended. The meter in the module which shows you how hard you are hitting the trigger device should barely peak out when you are striking the device as hard as you will ever play it. Just like recording with a VU meter.

That's the basics. As you become more familiar with how your module works, you can fine tune everthing to suit your needs.

Click the links below for the type of drumset/module combination you have. These diagrams are in PDF format and show you exactly where to plug in your cables, which type of cables to use, and how to utilize all of the input cababilities for your drum set.

Roland Cable Diagrams for HART VIRTUOSO Drum Sets

• HART VT-TD6/6V SETUP
• HART VT-TD8 SETUP
• HART VT-TD10 SETUP
• HART VT-TD12-20 SETUP

Alesis Cable Diagrams for ALL HART Drum Sets

• ALESIS DMPRO SET-UP FOR ALL HART DYNAMICS SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master, Studio Master 5.3, Custom A, MegaPro and Hart Pro 5.3 drumsets Studio Master 6.4, Custom B, GigaPro and Hart Pro 6.4 drum sets.

Roland Cable Diagrams for ALL 5 PC. HART Drum Sets

• ROLAND TD-6/6V SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 5.3 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master, Studio Master 5.3, Custom A, MegaPro and Hart Pro 5.3 drum sets.
• ROLAND TD-8 SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 5.3 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master, Studio Master 5.3, Custom A, Mega Pro and Hart Pro 5.3 drum sets.
  
• ROLAND TD-10 SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 5.3 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master, Studio Master 5.3, Custom A, Mega Pro and Hart Pro 5.3 drum sets.
  
• ROLAND TD-12 and TD-20 SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 5.3 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master, Studio Master 5.3, Custom A, Mega Pro and Hart Pro 5.3 drum sets.

Roland Cable Diagrams for ALL 6 PC. HART Drum Sets

• ROLAND TD-6/6V SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 6.4 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master 6.4, Custom B, GigaPro and Hart Pro 6.4 drum sets.
  
• ROLAND TD-8 SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 6.4 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master 6.4, Custom B, GigaPro and Hart Pro 6.4 drum sets.
  
• ROLAND TD-10 SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 6.4 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master 6.4, Custom B, GigaPro and Hart Pro 6.4 drum sets.
  
• ROLAND TD-12 and TD-20 SET-UP/HART DYNAMICS 6.4 SETS
  This set-up is used for Hart Dynamics Studio Master 6.4, Custom B, GigaPro and Hart Pro 6.4 drum sets.

All HDI product trigger settings for TD-3, TD-6, TD-8, TD-10, TD-10 with TDW-1 expansion card, TD-12 and TD-20 are listed. You may DOWNLOAD TE3.2 settings in .PDF format for your specific module by clicking the link below:

• ROLAND TD-3 for PRODIGY.pdf
• ROLAND TD-3 for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf
• ROLAND TD-6-6V for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf
• ROLAND TD-8 for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf
• ROLAND TD-10 for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf
• ROLAND TD-10 w/TDW-1 Expansion Card for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf
• ROLAND TD-12 for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf
• ROLAND TD-20 for ALL HART PRODUCTS.pdf

Set up for Roland modules is very simple. Just pick the proper pad type for each instrument, change the recommended parameters, and adjust sensitivity to your playing if necessary. Sensitivity will vary depending on how hard you play. If you're a light player, sensitivity will be higher. If you're a heavy hitter, sensitivity will be lower. To adjust the sensitivity, pick the pad type first, then strike the trigger you are setting up as hard as you will ever hit it during normal playing. The meter should barely peak on the hardest strikes. This will give you the most dynamic range, or variation between soft and loud notes.

1. For Snare drums , it is important to adjust head sensitivity , rim sensitivity and cross stick settings to suit your playing. Stock settings with the specified pad type should work extremely well, but you may want to tweak.

2. Ride cymbals when used with ECSTAD adapter to not require Bell adjustment.Y-cable Ride set ups may require Bell threshold adjustment to suit your taste. The higher the threshold on the bell the harder you will have to hit it to get the Bell sound.

3. Many of the settings here are defaults (stock). We have included all settings so that if you have altered your settings, you don't have to initialize your module.(reset to factory defaults). If you have set up different drum sets within the module you would have to program all custom sets again (sounds). The trigger settings are Global. This means that once you set the trigger settings for 1 set, you don't have to do it again. The trigger settings will remain the same for each drum set you set up with different sounds. The TD8, TD10, TD-12 and TD-20 have 4 trigger settings banks. This means you can use a bank for your electronic kit, a bank for your acoustic kit with triggers, and not have to change all trigger settings on the module each time you switch sets.

The Alesis DMPro is not supported due to multiple software/hardware versions and dependability issues. If you are having triggering problems with any Hart Electracoustic® Percussion Product being used with the DMPro, please attempt to test the Product with another drum module. HDI does not repair Alesis modules. If you need additional assistance with an Alesis DMPro Module please contact Alesis.

The Alesis D4 and DM5 are virtually identical except for their sound sets. The D4 has 16 bit "acoustic" style sounds while the DM5 has 18 bit "processed" and "techno" sounds. All trigger interface settings are identical. Both of these modules have excellent and easy to use trigger parameter settings. Either of these modules are an excellent choice for use with our Prodigy Drumset. The Prodigy set is designed for plug 'n play operation with factory trigger settings for both modules. Experienced players may want to utilize our advanced settings below. Although the D4 is discontinued there are plenty of them available and it is a great inexpensive module.

• Alesis DM5/D4 trigger settings for Prodigy Drumsets PDF
  

To restore all factory settings, turn unit off, then simply hold down the VOICE and OUTPUT buttons simultaneously while powering up the module. You will see the screen read "reinitializing" and it will continue to cycle through initialization until you release the VOICE and OUTPUT buttons. You may want to set the gain on each pad to suit your playing style, and for optimun dynamics, set all v-curves to 1.