Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 CONNECTION DIAGRAM .............................................................................................................
Page 5 - push; You can connect a set of 1/4” TRS headphones to the HEADPHONES OUTPUT.
1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Alesis DM10 drum module! The DM10 includes lots of high-fidelity drum, percussion, and accompaniment sounds giving you the sonic realism of acoustic drums but with the convenience and flexibility of electronic drums. This manual details all the DM10 module's features. I...
Page 6 - GETTING STARTED; RESETTING THE MODULE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS; for available updates. See the UPDATING THE MODULE; CALIBRATE YOUR HI-HAT PEDAL; Connect the hi-hat pedal to the module but do not press it down.; DEACTIVATE WRITE PROTECTION; Press DRUM KIT to return to the main page.
2 GETTING STARTED Please read the following instructions to set up your DM10 module for its first use! RESETTING THE MODULE TO FACTORY DEFAULTS If you ever need to return the module to its original default factory settings, press and hold the EXIT and STORE buttons simultaneously while turning it on...
Page 7 - THE BASICS; NAVIGATING MENUS & ADJUSTING SETTINGS
3 THE BASICS This section of the manual outlines the basic features and concepts of the DM10. Each section below refers to another part of this manual that will explain the features in greater depth. NAVIGATING MENUS & ADJUSTING SETTINGS We designed the DM10's user interface to be as simple and ...
Page 8 - VOLUME; Adjust the levels of the Voices in the Kit:; Press; Adjust the level of the entire Kit:; Press DRUM KIT; Adjust the levels of drum sounds with the MIXER:; SEQUENCES
4 VOICES: LAYERS & INSTRUMENTS Whenever you strike a trigger on your electronic drum set (e.g., a cymbal, a drum pad, etc.), it will trigger a Voice in the module. A Voice is the sound assigned to that trigger. Each Voice consists of two Layers, and each Layer has its own Instrument (a drum soun...
Page 9 - STORING DATA; (If you are storing a Kit or; UTILITY
5 STORING DATA The DM10 module can store the information you enter for use in future sessions. This includes Kits you edit or record, Sequences you edit or record, Instrument or Kit parameters, and more. Furthermore, while there are several slots for User Kits and Sequences, you can also save over t...
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6 REAR PANEL FEATURES 1 2 33 44 99 99 99 99 99 99 55 7 6 8 9 1. POWER SWITCH – Turns the module on and off. 2. POWER IN – Connect the included AC adapter to this input, then connect the adapter to a power source. 3. MAIN OUT – Use 1/4" TS cables to connect these outputs to an amplifier or speake...
Page 12 - SELECTING A KIT; Press the DRUM KIT button to bring up the Main Screen.; EDITING INSTRUMENTS IN A KIT; Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen.
8 KITS, VOICES, ACCOMPANIMENT & INSTRUMENTS The DM10 Module has 100 Preset Kits and 100 User Kits, which you can select from the Main Screen. Each Kit is a collection of Voices – or drum sounds – that are assigned to each TRIGGER INPUT on the DM10 module's rear panel. When a trigger connected to...
Page 13 - EDITING ACCOMPANIMENT IN A KIT; the Instrument (the sound for that Layer)
9 EDITING ACCOMPANIMENT IN A KIT 1. When you are in the Kit whose Accompaniment you want to edit, press EDIT ACCOMP. The screen will show: a. the number of the Kit whose Accompaniment you will be editing b. the Layer (the Accompaniment consists of two layers, each with its own Instrument) c. the Cat...
Page 14 - EDITING VOICE & ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS; The DM10 will retain any changes
10 EDITING VOICE & ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS While editing your Kits by changing the Instruments in a drum Voice or the Accompaniment, you can also edit various parameters that affect each Layer and, therefore, the Instrument on that Layer. You can do this for the drum Voices or the Accompaniment...
Page 15 - Priority; The MuteGroup function is
11 • DYN (F2, 2nd page): Vel>Decay: The velocity of a note will control the decay time of its sound (±00-99). With a positive value, higher-velocity notes will have a longer decay time. With a negative value, higher-velocity notes will have a shorter decay time. Vel>Filtr: The velocity of ...
Page 16 - EDITING MIDI PARAMETERS; MIDI; corresponding musical note is shown next to it.
12 EDITING MIDI PARAMETERS This page allows you to edit various MIDI-related settings for each trigger. To edit them, 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Press EDIT INST. The top of the screen will show the number and name of the Kit whose Instruments (drum voices) you will be editing. 3....
Page 17 - EDITING EFFECTS PARAMETERS; RVB
13 EDITING EFFECTS PARAMETERS On this page, you can apply a variety of effects such as reverb, chorus, or delay to the entire Kit: 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Press EDIT INST. The top of the screen will show the number and name of the Kit whose effects you will be editing. 3. Sele...
Page 20 - DRUM KIT SETUP
16 DRUM KIT SETUP While selecting Kits, you can enter the Drum Kit Setup Menu to access a few useful parameters pertaining to the current Kit. 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or VALUE DIAL to select a Kit. 3. Press CURSOR DOWN to enter the Drum Kit Setu...
Page 21 - To hear a demo Sequence, simply hold down SEQ and press PLAY.; PLAYING SEQUENCES; Press SEQ to enter the main screen of the Sequencer.; Time Sig; The time signature of the sequence. The first number indicates how
17 SEQUENCES A Sequence is a recorded pattern stored in the DM10 module that includes drums and Accompaniment. The drum part of the Sequence includes the Kit sounds (Instruments) as well the recorded pattern itself. The Accompaniment is the music that plays along with the drum part. Sequences can be...
Page 22 - RECORDING SEQUENCES; HH
18 RECORDING SEQUENCES 1. Press SEQ to enter the main screen of the Sequencer. 2. Press the REC tab (F1). 3. Use the CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to select settings to edit for that Sequence. Use the VALUE UP / DOWN buttons or the VALUE DIAL to change the settings: • Track: The track of the Sequence ove...
Page 24 - SETTING UP THE CLICK TRACK; The click track settings apply to all
20 5. You can use the following controls to edit your Sequence in this screen: • You can move through the Sequence in several ways: o by bar: Press and hold STOP and press either PLAY / or RECORD / to step through the Sequence bar by bar. o by event: Use CURSOR UP DOWN to step through the Sequence e...
Page 25 - Metro; EDITING QUANTIZATION SETTINGS
21 • Metro (Metronome) : Indicates when the click track will be heard. When set to "REC ONLY," the click track will only be heard while recording a Sequence. When set to "REC + PLAY," the click track will be heard while recording a Sequence and while playing back a Sequence. When set...
Page 26 - STORING & COPYING DATA; NAMING; Press DRUM KIT to enter the main screen.
22 STORING & COPYING DATA The DM10 module will "remember" changes to your Kit, Sequence, or Utility settings during a single session, but you will lose changes you have made once you turn the module's power off. To save your settings so you can recall them in future sessions, you need to...
Page 27 - COPYING INSTRUMENTS; STORING SEQUENCES; Press SEQ to enter the main Sequence page.; STORING TRIGGER SETTINGS; Be sure you are in the Ext. Trig Menu by pressing EXT TRIG.
23 COPYING INSTRUMENTS This page allows you to copy an Instrument from one Kit to an Instrument in another Kit. (You can also copy it to the same Kit, which effectively stores that Instrument in that Kit.) Use the CURSOR UP / DOWN buttons to select the field you want to edit, and use the VALUE UP / ...
Page 28 - ALL; TRIGGER INPUT PARAMETERS; This parameter is only seen on certain
24 EXT. TRIG MENU The DM10's Ext. Trig Menu contains several pages of parameters related to triggering (striking pads, cymbals, etc.). The settings in these pages affect ALL Kits. TRIGGER INPUT PARAMETERS The INP page of the Ext. Trig Menu contains some parameters that affect the triggers' sensivity...
Page 29 - TRIGGERING PARAMETERS; How susceptible the trigger is to
25 TRIGGERING PARAMETERS The TRIG page of the Ext. Trig Menu contains some parameters that affect the triggers' sensivity and function within the module. 1. Press EXT TRIG to enter the main Ext. Trig Menu page. Press TRIG (F2). 2. Select the trigger whose parameters you want to edit by pressing NOTE...
Page 30 - VELOCITY CURVE
26 VELOCITY CURVE The CURV page lets you set the velocity curve for the triggers, which determines how a sound's volume is affected by how hard you strike it – that is, how responsive the triggers' dynamics are to changes in your playing. 1. Press EXT TRIG to enter the main Ext. Trig Menu page. Pres...
Page 31 - HI-HAT CALIBRATION; STORING EXT. TRIG SETTINGS; EXPLORING OPTIMAL SENSITIVITY AND THRESHOLD SETTINGS; Press EXT. TRIG to access the trigger settings.
27 HI-HAT CALIBRATION The first time you connect a hi-hat pedal to the DM10 module, we recommend calibrating it so the module can "read" the pedal's movement optimally. If you use the same hi-hat each session (even if you have disconnected and reconnected it), then you shouldn't need to cali...
Page 32 - UTILITY MENU; GENERAL
28 UTILITY MENU The DM10's Utility Menu contains several pages of parameters that affect the module's overall operation as well as system-related information and functions. GENERAL The main page of the Utility Menu contains some global parameters that affect the kit as well as the module itself. 1. ...
Page 33 - If the regular metronome is set to a 4/4 time signature and
29 SUBDIVISION (F2) This page lets you adjust settings for the subdivision metronome. This is similar to the regular metronome but while the regular metronome sounds every beat, the subdivision metronome sounds during smaller intervals of each measure. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Utility Menu...
Page 36 - UPDATING THE MODULE
32 O/S (F3) This page contains information about the module's current operating systems and sound ROM. 1. Press UTILITY to enter the main Utility Menu. 2. Press SYS (F4) to access the Accompaniment settings. 3. Press O/S (F3) to access the operating system information page. 4. This page contains the...
Page 37 - MIDI SETUP; Using the DM10 to trigger sounds from a software drum module:; Press UTILITY to access the module's Utility Menu.
33 MIDI SETUP You can use the DM10 module as a trigger-to-MIDI interface, allowing you to use your electronic drum kit to trigger sounds from external sound libraries. This means you can use your hardware kit to play sounds in software drum modules like BFD, Toontrack, Reason, and many others. You c...
Page 38 - Using an external MIDI device with the DM10's sound library:
34 Using an external MIDI device with the DM10's sound library: 1. Connect the DM10's MIDI IN port to your external device's MIDI OUT port using a standard MIDI cable. 2. Press UTILITY to access the module's Utility Menu. 3. Press MIDI (F2) to access the MIDI settings. 4. Press INPT (F1) to access t...
Page 39 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
35 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks 1. Basic Information MIDI channels 1-16 1-16 Drums: 10 (default) Accomp: 1 (default) Note numbers 0-127 Drums: 28-91 Accomp: 0-127 Program change 0-99 0-99* *Used for selecting active kit Bank Select response? Yes Yes* *0: Kits 0-...
Page 41 - DM10 SEQUENCES
37 DM10 SEQUENCES # Name # Name # Name 0 Jalapeño 25 Med House 50 Funx Rox 1 Slow Metal 26 Industro 51 Jbass Groov 2 Surf Punk 27 Discotron 6 52 Idol Rock 3 70sHardRock 28 Afro-Cuban 53 Dark Rock 4 Texas Blues 29 Mozambesque 54 Punx 5 J-Bon 30 BassGroover 55 Shuff Drive 6 Indie Rock 31 MedSlowBlu 56...
Page 42 - DM10 INSTRUMENTS; KICKS
38 DM10 INSTRUMENTS KICKS 70s Rock FunkPlus Pop 2 80s Rock Fusion Quarter Head 90s Rock Gr 90s 20" RocKik Ambient Garage Rocker Ambient Rock Growl Room Banger HR16 Rock Round Bass N Kick Hard Head Round Blues Big 26" Hard Rock 1 Single Head Big Butt Hard Rock 2 Slap Big Punch Hardware Snare ...
Page 47 - HITS
43 HITS 70sHR Gtr 1 C El Gtr 03 HipHp1 Gtr05 70sHR Gtr 2 C El Gtr 04 HipHp1 Gtr06 70sHR Gtr 3 C El Gtr 05 HipHp1 Gtr07 70sHRcombo 1 C El Gtr 06 HipHp1 Gtr08 70sHRcombo 2 C El Gtr 07 HipHp1 Gtr09 70sHRcombo 3 FJ EP 01 HipHp1 Gtr10 70sHRcombo 4 FJ EP 02 HipHp1 Gtr11 70sHRcombo 5 FJ EP 03 HipHp1 Gtr12 ...