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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. GAIN (or SENSITIVITY) 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. VELOCITY CURVE 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. ROLAND MODULES (TD-3, TD-6, TD-6V, TD8, TD10, TD-10 w/ TDW-1 XP CARD, TD-12, TD-20) 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. ALESIS DMPRO 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). ALESIS D4/DM5 1. V CURV 1(Linear) That's the basics. As you become more familiar with how your module works, you can fine tune everthing to suit your needs. |
