ALESIS DM6 - Manual (Page 6)

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ADJUSTING THE METRONOME VOLUME
To select the "click" sound the metronome will make:
1. Press CLICK to activate the metronome. The
LCD will display the current time signature.
2. Press VOLUME. The Volume Indicator will light
up, and the LCD will display the current volume
level.
3. Use VALUE +/- to adjust the volume.
4. Press CLICK when finished.
PATTERNS
The DM6 module comes with 40 preset Patterns (40
Presets and one User Pattern). To select a Pattern:
1. Press PATTERN to enter Pattern Select Mode.
The LCD will display the current Pattern number
and the Pattern Indicator will light up.
2. Use VALUE +/- to select a Pattern. (If the User
Pattern, #41, is empty, the LCD will read "N–P.")
3. Press START / STOP to play or stop the Pattern.
While the Pattern is playing, the CLICK button will
flash in time with the beat and the PAD
INDICATORS will light according to what pads'
sounds are playing (a useful learning and practice tool).
4. To adjust the Pattern's volume (which is different from the
module's Master volume level), press VOLUME to enter
Volume Adjustment Mode. The Volume Indicator will light up
and the LCD will display the current volume value for that
pattern. Use VALUE +/- to adjust the volume of that Pattern.
5. To adjust the Pattern's tempo, press TEMPO to enter Tempo
Adjustment Mode. The LCD will display the current tempo
value for that Pattern (30–280 BPM or "beats per minute").
Use VALUE +/- to adjust the tempo of that Pattern. Press +
and – simultaneously to return to the Pattern's default tempo.
6. When you are finished, press PATTERN to re-enter Pattern Select Mode or press another button.
RECORDING
RECORD-ARMED MODE
Press and hold SAVE / REC for more than two
seconds to arm the module to record a new User
Pattern. The LCD will display the Kit number and the
REC light will flash.
In this mode, you can adjust the Pattern that will
accompany you, the tempo, or the Kit number. You
can also mute the accompanying Pattern (see DRUM
OFF)
or turn the metronome on or off. However, you
will not be able to select a different Voice or time
signature in this mode.
The Patterns and the MIDI IN (over a USB
connection) use the same 16 MIDI
channels, which may affect Pattern
playback. If this occurs, turn the module off
then on again to reset it.
When the module is recording-armed, the
LCD will display the current Pattern's
volume, but you will not be able to adjust it.