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Table of Contents Introduction ................................. 3 Trigger Mode .......................... 18 Box Contents............................ 3 About Crosstalk (XTalk) ........... 19 Hi-Hat Pedal Setup ................. 20 Support ..................................... 3 Metronome ............................. 21 Setup ........................................ 3 Sample Mode ......................... 22 Features ....................................... 4 Recording Samples .................
Introduction Box Contents Strike Performance Drum Module 8 GB SDHC Card (in module’s SD card slot) Power Adapter Quickstart Guide Safety & Warranty Manual Support For the latest information about this product (documentation, technical specifications, system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, visit alesis.com. For additional product support, visit alesis.com/support. Setup Items not listed in Introduction > Box Contents are sold separately.
Features Top Panel 7 8 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 5 4 3 6 11 9 10 1. Display: This full-color display shows the current kit, settings, and other information. Use the cursors to move through the menus and lists shown here. Use the Data Dial to scroll through available options. Use the Function Buttons (F1–F6) to select tabs shown at the bottom edge of the display. 2.
11. Sliders: Use these sliders to adjust the independent volume level of each sound in your current kit. The sound’s name is shown under the slider. 12. Note Chase: Press this button to activate or deactivate the Note Chase feature. When active, hitting a trigger will automatically select it in the drum module. This is useful for quickly making changes to multiple sounds on your kit, like selecting new instruments, editing voice parameters, etc.
Rear Panel 2 1 3 4 9 8 12 5 11 6 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.
Operation This chapter contains information on how to use your Strike Performance Drum Module. Navigation Controls The Strike module’s display shows information about its current mode and operations. You can navigate its different modes, pages, etc. by using the following controls: • Data Dial: Use this dial to scroll through a menu or to change the selected parameter value, setting, etc. in the display. • Cursors: Use these buttons to select different areas shown in the current page in the display.
Overview This section provides an overview of each page shown in the display. To learn how to perform specific operations in the drum module, see the Kits, Trigger Mode, Metronome, Sample Mode, and Utility Menu chapters. Kit Menu This is the main menu where you can select kits or select individual triggers to edit within the kit. To view the Kit menu, press Kit.
Kit FX Mode Kit FX Mode lets you adjust the settings for the Reverb and FX processors. You can then how much of each to apply to each voice in the kit (see Kits > Editing Kits > Editing Voices). To enter Kit FX Mode, press Edit > Kit FX. See Kits > Editing Kits for more information about Kit FX Mode. Voice Mode Voice Mode shows the settings for each voice within the kit. A voice is the sound produced by each trigger of your Strike Kit.
Mixer Mode Mixer Mode shows you the output levels of each trigger, represented by 12 channel faders. To enter Mixer Mode, press Mixer. To adjust the level of each trigger, move its slider on the module up or down. Sample Mode Sample Record Mode contains controls for recording samples (before recording) and editing samples (after recording). To enter Sample Record Mode, press the Record () button. To start recording, press the Record () button.
Kits The Strike module contains 110 preset kits. You can also create and save your own user kits onto an SD card. You can save as many user kits as your SD card can hold. If you edit a preset kit and then save it, the saved kit will be stored onto your SD card, while the original preset kit remains unchanged on the module’s internal memory. You must have your SD card inserted into the SD card slot in order to save changes to preset kits. Selecting Kits To select a kit: 1.
Editing Kits You can edit several different areas of a kit: the instruments assigned to each layer, the effects applied to the kit, the settings for each trigger, and more. Assigning Instruments To assign an instrument in a kit: 1. Press Kit to show the Kit menu, and select a kit. 2. After selecting a kit, select a trigger: If the Note Chase button is off, press it so it turns on, and then strike the desired zone of the trigger (drum or cymbal pad). 3. Press Voice and then press F4/Inst. 4.
Using Kit FX Each kit has one reverb and one FX processor. The Kit FX Mode is where you adjust the parameters for these effects. These settings are saved with each kit. After editing these settings, you can use the then determine how much of each affect is applied for each individual trigger zone. You can do this in the FX/MIDI tab of Voice Mode (see Editing Voices > FX/MIDI). To edit effects for an entire kit: 1. After selecting a kit, press Edit > Kit FX to enter Kit FX Mode. 2.
Editing Voices Voice Mode shows the kit’s voice settings, which determine how each instrument sounds when you strike each trigger. (When creating user kits, this is where you’ll spend most of your time.) To edit voice settings: 1. After selecting a kit, press Edit > Voice to enter Voice Mode. 2. Select a trigger by doing one of the following: 3. • If the Note Chase button is off, press it so it turns on. Strike the desired zone of the trigger whose voice you want to edit.
These are the parameters on the Layers page of Voice Mode (identical for both layers): Parameter Description Values/Settings Decay This determines how long the layer’s sound can be heard before it decays into silence. Off, 01–99 Pan This is the position of the layer’s sound in the stereo field. Left (L01–L50) Level Center (MID) Right (R01–R50) This is the volume level of the layer’s sound. Off, 01–99 Tune This is an offset of the tuning of the layer’s sound in half-steps (semitones).
These are the parameters on the FX/MIDI page of Voice Mode (they affect both layers): Parameter Description Values/Settings FX Reverb Send This is the voice’s send level for the reverb effect. It determines how much reverb you want to apply to the selected voice. 00–99 This is the voice’s send level for the FX1 effect. It determines how much of the FX processor you want to apply to the selected voice.
Saving Kits After editing a kit, you may want to save it as a user kit on an SD card for a later performance. Important: If you edit a preset kit and then save it, the saved kit will be stored onto your SD card, while the original preset kit remains unchanged on the module’s internal memory. You must have your SD card inserted into the SD card slot in order to save changes to preset kits. To save a user kit: 1. After editing the kit, press Kit to enter the Kit Menu. 2. Press Save. 3.
Trigger Mode Trigger Mode shows the settings that determine how the trigger sensor for each drum or cymbal pad behaves when struck. If you want to make adjustments to the overall level of a sound, do this in the Layers tab of Voice Mode instead (see Editing Voices); Trigger Mode settings are already optimized to work with your Strike Kit or Strike Pro Kit, so they generally won’t require adjustment. These settings are global and retained in the module’s internal memory; they are not saved with any kit.
Parameter Description Values/Settings Curve This determines how a sound’s volume is affected by how hard you strike it—that is, how responsive the trigger’s dynamics are to changes in your playing. All triggers on your Strike Kit or Strike Pro Kit use Linear as the default setting, which provides the most accurate and natural performance. Linear Log 1–4 Exp 1–4 Spline 1–4 Offset Constant This is the type of trigger connected to the corresponding trigger input.
Hi-Hat Pedal Setup While the trigger settings for the drums and cymbals of your Strike Kit or Strike Pro Kit have already been optimized, you may need to make a small adjustment to optimize your hi-hat pedal performance. Hi-hat pedal designs can vary and the Strike module has an easy adjustment to help with this. To adjust your hi-hat top cymbal: 1. See the Strike Kit or Strike Pro Kit Assembly Guide to be sure your hi-hat cymbal is connected and positioned properly. 2.
To adjust the transition between Open and Closed position sounds: 1. Press Edit > Triggers to enter Trigger Mode. 2. Select the hi-hat bow or edge trigger by doing one of the following: • If the Note Chase button is off, press it so it turns on. Press the hi-hat pedal or strike the hi-hat. • Use the cursors to select the Trig field in the upper-right corner. Turn the data dial to select HiHat Bow or HiHat Edge. 3. Press F1/F2/Pedal. 4.
Sample Mode You can use your Strike module to record, edit, and save samples from another audio source. You can then assign those samples as instruments in a kit or play them back as loops or backing tracks. Recording Samples Sample Record Mode contains controls for recording from an audio source connected to the Strike module’s Aux In. To record a sample: 1. Press Record () to enter Sample Record Mode. 2. Use a 1/8” (3.
Editing Samples Sample Edit Mode lets you edit the sample you just recorded. The module will automatically enter Sample Edit Mode when you stop recording. To enter Sample Edit Mode from another screen, press Sample. To adjust the start or end markers of the sample, press F1/Start to select the Start (left) marker, or press F2/End to select the End (right) marker. To adjust the start or end markers with more precision, press and hold F1/Start or F2/End while turning the data dial.
Saving Samples When you want to save the sample, you must select how you want to use it; you can save it as a loop—a normal audio file that you can play back in Sample Playback Mode—or as an instrument—a sound that you can assign to a voice in a kit. Important: When you save a loop or instrument, it will be saved to your SD card only. You cannot save or overwrite loops or instruments in your Strike module’s internal memory. To save the sample: 1. Press Save. 2.
Assigning Samples Once you have saved your edited sample as an instrument, you can assign it to a kit. To do this, see Kits > Editing Kits > Assigning Instruments. All samples saved as instruments are found in the User tab. Playing Loops You can play your edited sample as a loop (e.g., as a backing track) in Sample Edit Mode. To play a loop: 1. Press Sample to enter Sample Edit Mode. 2. Use the cursors to select the Sample field at the top of the display. 3.
Utility Menu The Utility menu contains settings that determine the module’s overall operation, including global metronome functions, global trigger settings, and system information. Press the corresponding function button to show its settings: • F1/Metro: Metronome settings. See Metronome (Metro) in this chapter. • F2/MIDI: MIDI settings. See MIDI in this chapter. • F3/Trigger: Trigger settings. See Trigger in this chapter. • F4/SysEx: Send the trigger settings as a MIDI SysEx file.
Setting Description Values/Settings Subdvsn This determines the subdivision of each beat. Off, 1/4, 1/4Trplt, 1/8, 1/8Trplt, 1/16, 1/16Trplt, 1/32, 1/32Trplt, 1/64, 1/64Trplt Subd Lvl This is the volume level of subdivisions of each bar. 00–99 Subd Snd This is the sound used for subdivisions of each bar. Woodblock 1, Woodblock 2, Cowbell 1, Cowbell 2, Shaker Tap Tempo This is determines whether the Metro > Tempo button is enabled or disabled.
Trigger Setting Description Values/Settings Trig Sensitivity This determines the overall sensitivity of all triggers connected to the module’s trigger inputs. Low Medium High HiHat HiHat Splash Cymbal Choke This determines whether the hi-hat MIDI note will be sent with or without a MIDI CC message (CC#4). Note+CC#4 This determines whether or not the hi-hat “splash” note (generated by quickly pressing then releasing the pedal) will be sent.
Appendix Effects Effect Name Parameters Off Mono Flanger Rate Depth Feedback Level Stereo Flanger Rate Depth Feedback Level Xover Flanger Rate Depth Feedback Level Mono Chorus 1 Rate Depth Feedback Level Mono Chorus 2 Rate Depth Feedback Level Stereo Chorus Rate Depth Feedback Level XOver Chorus Rate Depth Feedback Level Mono Vibrato Rate Depth Level Vibrato Rate Depth Level Mono Doubler Delay Level Doubler Delay Level Mono Slapback Delay Level Slapback
Technical Specifications Kits & Sounds 110 preset factory kits > 1,600 instruments (4 GB total) Unlimited user kits, depending on SD card size (see requirements below) Display 4.4” / 111 mm (diagonal) 3.8” x 2.2” / 96 x 55 mm (width x height) Full-color LED-backlit display Connections Inputs (13) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS inputs (triggers) (1) 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo input (auxiliary audio device) (1) 5-pin MIDI input Outputs (2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS outputs (main outputs, left & right) (8) 1/4” (6.
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