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The D4 has twelve most

widely triggering which parameters the set

The

1. VCURVE. There are

which represent input. Curves 1-3 have the least amount has the median, or curves 5-7 This is a in section 5.2 of the D4 Reference Manual.

2. XTALK. The

level adjustment. It between two or more pads are mounted

DCAY. This

3. of the

amount of triggers,

When

triggering are actual

mechanism is an advanced

incorporates

are independent for

up is global

five

types of user controlled parameters are:

D4's

properly

trigger

used

drum

for all drumsets.

are

the

special situation

crosstalk parameter is

pads

or

represents

trigger inputs. In other words,

time between once

to when

adjusted, this

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allowing

by

hits, and which

inputs

designed

pads

and other triggering

five user controllable parameters.

each of the twelve inputs, and

eight separate curve tables,

the velocity curve, or

"average

most

is used to control

drums. Crosstalk

it

will trigger

type

sensitive. Curve 0 is

parameter

on

signal decay time and

the

a pad

again from another hit.

parameter

D4 to

the

are

secondary decay signals.

accommodate

to

sources.

signal to midi converter

Trigger

0 through

sensitivity

of sensitivity;

of play"

problems

a single stand or rack.

determine

sensitivity; and

which is fully

trigger suppression

the

interaction problems

DCAY

has been

defeats

of the trigger

"Unassigned".

explained

can occur when

threshold

controls

and

struck

"double

which

signals

the

It's

7

curve

the

4

4. NOISE. The NOISE parameter allows you to control the

noise floor, vibration or sound sound. volume and vibrations drum vibrations are

5. GAIN.

sending to similar threshold set too

or the signal

This is used mostly in situations where the stage

hardware

actual hits.

This is the signal strength that the transducer

the triggers in the

to that of a tape recorder's

to such

low, soft

level

threshold

must

exceed before

are

strong enough to

a point that the D4

D4, It's adjustment is very

hits may never

that an

it will

VU meter.

be

exterior

trigger a drum

"rattle"

"thinks"

With

recognized.

the

these

is

the

gain

With the double triggering. A properly the

gain

highest

set too high,

dynamic range

you may

for

experience

adjusted

pad

the

false,

gain

setting will allow

used.

being

or

Nofe: For more

functions

the Chapter 5 of the D4 Reference

When

1. Plug

triggering

io

of the triggers you will

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Plug all jacks.

all

of the signals

.

Use the following guide default note numbers

Nofe:

Drum numbers. sets

can be found

Turn

the

note

detailed information

of these individual

from pads

of the

Since

the triggers are

1.

2.

3.

4.

5. Tom2

5. Tom3

sets 17

The

trigger

chase feature

always follow

triggers you

simultaneously.

correspond

Hat

Bass

drum

Snare

Toml

use

&18

default note

in the D4

off.

and

examples,

parameters, please refer

Manual.

these 5 basic steps:

be using.

will

for

a

different

Factory Drumset

using into

be

interactive,

your

numbers

the D4 needs

trigger inputs. The

to these

7. Ride

8. Crash Cymbal 1

9. Crash Cymbal 2

10.

Conga

11.

Hi Timbale

12. Hi Agogo

set of default note

for all pre

regarding

the rear panel

trigger

drum sounds.

Cymbal

set drum

Reference

Chart.

to

"see"

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o

Do

this so that automatically pad, purposes. selected simultaneously display.

Note; The will flash

the LED is

enabling

note

when a

pressing

by

off. Note

displays the

you

to easily

Flowever,

manually

since other unadjusted

during

chase LED

trigger is generated.

the note

the active

chase

chase is a feature

data of

"move"

trigger

editing resulting

also functions

button on

most

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around

should

in confusion

as a

the

that

recently

kit

the

always

inputs

signal

front

panel

struck

for

editing

be

"fire"

could

on the

indicator

and

Next, manually select a trigger

3.

to

ediL

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Press the editable selection, under the trigger

.

Use the

4. Select the r

Move the

o

Choose

play, from very you velocities

Nofe: Owners

5. Choose

the

Note: General

assignments. These default settings

the Factory literature.

Ext Trig

parameters for

and MIDI note assignment.

Data wheel to select the trigger

velocity cunte.

cursor

the the pads

or

soft to

full range of sensitivity which corresponds to

the

1 through 127.

VCURVE 0, Unassigned, is fully explained

Manual. MIDI note number.

The

default

MIDI, so

Drumset Reference

button once

number field.

under

sensitivity

being

very hard)

trigger note

in many

value which bests

used. For average

cases

to enter the

TRIG number, VCURVE

the

VCURVE

the

the default

numbers in the D4

it may

included with

Guide

page

The

cursor will

you

wish

field.

suits the style of play,

setting of

not be necessary

can be

found in

showing the

appear

edit.

to

(hits

ranging

4 will give

MIDI

in

D4

the

correspond

to change

the

your D4

to

you

If

choose to

.

Move the cursor under the MIDI note number.

5. Adiust the GAIN .

Press the Ext Trig button twice trigger

.

Move the cursor under the Now the lower LCD line will urn shows the

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Adjust the

number and

powerful suike results in the

make changes:

for

the selected

GAIN

peak

strength of the trigger.

gain

gradually turning the

by

NOTE field

higger.

to

editing

gain field and strike the

and

select the desired

get

parameters.

into a bar-graph meter that

to the

Data

page

showing

wheel until

meter reaching the

the

pad.

a

right-most