Owner's Manual

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UTILITY MODE
The Utility mode is for the main functions of the module such as
trigger setup for the pads, MIDI setup, and saving global settings.
Trigger Settings
You can set the parameters of each drum and cymbals pad in
the Trigger menu. While editing the settings, you can select each
trigger by hitting the corresponding trigger pad.
1. Press the UTILITY button.
2. The display will show the setting for the current trigger pad. The
default is the Snare pad center Sensitivity.
3. Strike the drum pad you want to edit to view the setting
currently assigned
4. Press the -/+ buttons to change the parameter setting.
5. To get to the next parameter press the EDIT button. See the list
below for the other parameters and explanations.
Sensitivity
This adjusts the sensitivity of the pad response. Higher settings result in higher sensitivity, so that the pad
will produce a loud volume even when struck softly. Having the sensitivity set too high can affect the
dynamics of the pad.
Retrig-C (Retrigger cancel)
Retrigger Cancel prevents retriggering from occurring. Although setting this to a high value prevents
retriggering, it then becomes easy for sounds to be omitted when the drums played fast (roll etc.). Set this
to the lowest value possible while still ensuring that there is no retriggering.
Threshold
This setting allows a trigger signal to be received only when the pad is struck harder than a specied force.
This can be used to prevent a pad from sounding in response to peripheral vibrations from another pad.
Curve (Trigger curve)
This setting allows you to control the relation between the velocity (striking force) and changes in volume
(the dynamic curve.) Adjust this curve until the response feels as natural as possible.
X- Talk (Pad Crosstalk)
When two pads are mounted on the same stand, the vibration produced by hitting one pad may trigger the
sound from another pad unintentionally (This is called crosstalk.) You can avoid this problem by adjusting
Crosstalk Cancel on the pad that is sounding inadvertently. If the value is set too high, then when two pads
are played simultaneously, the one that is struck less forcefully will not sound. Be careful when setting this
parameter to the minimum value required to prevent crosstalk.
Parameter Denitions:
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