HD-4 User Manual - Virgin Musical Instruments
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1. Back Enter ji TEI y TA 4 ba Select UI Vl l Enter button Think ofthe Enter button as similar to the Enter or Return key on a computer It has two main functions e To take the unit down another menu level in one of the modes Kit Edit Setup and Back Enter Song Kit Select E To confirm and save the new value or function of an edited parameter Once the selection has been confirmed the display will return to the previous menu SS Back button Back Enter Press the Back button if you want to quit the current b lt menu Once pressed the LCD display will take you back to the previous menu 1 2 Begin Playing the Drums Kit Edit Button Press the Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST Instrument now you can use the buttons or Kit Edit button to select LEVL Level REVL Reverb Level CHOL Chrous Level COPY Copy and REST Reset IZ A AA A N VN VN VN V Setup dit A Selecting an2. Song button Your drum provides 30 001 030 preset songs and 2 d 1 d 2 song demos Song Selection Here s how to select and listen to the songs 1 Press the Song button The display will show the number of the last song selected 2 Use the buttons to select one of the songs you d like to listen to 3 Press the Start Stop button to start or stop the song MEHEL Parameter Value E d leie ig GRIS 1 Begin Playing the Drums A Drum On Off DRUM We ve included songs in a number of styles and tempos from which you can choose If you would like to play along to these songs without listening to the pre recorded drum and percussion parts here is the method for disabling those parts 1 Press the Song button the the LCD will display S001 2 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select the DRUM menu 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select either Off or On depending on what you want to do If you want to mute the pre recorded drums select Off 4 Press Enter button to confirm Note The value will be returned to On on power down OX Parameter Value x Iz eon TUE TL INA L kit select AI LII Song B Drum Part Volume DRLV If you d like to adjust
3. da USB MIDI Your drum module is USB class compliant This means you can plug it into a USB class compliant host for example a laptop tablet or smartphone and it should be recognized immediately There are no drivers to install simply plug n play For example if you connect the drum module to a computer you can trigger drum libraries on the computer or record your performance into a MIDI sequencing application Check the operation and setup instructions for the software you intend to use for more details Using Headphones An optional set of stereo headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack located to the left side of the unit Use the MASTER VOLUME to adjust the headphone volume Begin Playing the Drums Switch the Power On With everything set up and ready to go it s time to start playing the drum kit Locate the on off power switch on the drum module and switch the power on The drum module is ready to operate when the display shown below appears This is the location from which you select the drum kit you want to play or edit Mode Parameter Value sele y ATA IN VIV I Next connect headphones or a speaker system as described on the previous two pages Start with the MASTER VOLUME set to MIN and press the Start Stop button on the drum module Gradually increase the volume until you hear a song
4. e Tom2 OO Tom3 rr b Snare a 9 LIH Hi hat Control Kick H EEE EEE LLI Hi Hat Foot Controller It can produce hi hat closed sound if you hit hi hat when pressing foot controller It can produce hi hat open sound if you hit hi hat without pressing foot controller Press foot controller directly to produce hi hat pedal sound The hi hat tone changes smoothly from open to closed in response to press the pedal while hitting the hi hat Press the latter part of the pedal quickly and release the pedal immediately to produce splash sound Rim Shot Cross Stick Only strike the rim of the snare pad to produce stick sound Ce N Panel Controls Top Panel MASTER VOLUME OHITMAN fo HD 4 la eo MER gt 9 Le Click Edit Lo Kit Select zl Rear Panel Panel Controls Top Panel 1 MASTER VOLUME 2 SETUP Button 3 KIT Button 4 Button 5 TEMPO TAP Button 6 CLICK Button 7 SONG Button 8 START STOP Button 9 REC PLAY Button 10 ENTER Button 11 BACK Button Button Combinations 12 Tempo Tap Click 13 Back Enter This is used to adjust LINE OUT volume headphone volume and LINE IN volume This button can be used to set the retrig
5. Group 2 Snare Drums 01 Acoustic snare 1 02 Piccolo snare 1 03 Piccolo snare 2 04 Room snare 1 05 Room snare 2 06 Rock snare 1 07 Rock snare 2 08 Rock snare 3 09 Rock snare 4 10 Compressed snare 11 Jazz snare 12 Acoustic snare 2 13 Acoustic snare 3 14 Trash snare 15 Pop snare 1 16 Reggae pop snare 17 Brush snare 18 Early R amp B snare 19 Pop snare 2 20 Latin snare tambourine 21 Electro pop snare 22 Rap hop snare 23 Analog snare 1 24 Modern R amp B snare 25 Rock snare 5 26 Electronic snare 1 27 Drum box snare 1 28 8 oh snare 29 Dance club snare 30 9 oh snare 31 Drum box snare 2 30 32 Crunch snare 1 33 Electronic snare 2 34 Analog snare 2 35 Crunch snare 2 36 Drum box snare 3 37 Noise snare 38 Reso snare 39 Bubble snare 40 Acoustic rimshot 1 41 Early R amp B rimshot 42 Pop rimshot 1 43 Piccolo rimshot 1 44 Rock rimshot 1 45 Jazz rimshot 1 46 Acoustic rimshot 2 47 Compressed rimshot 48 Room rimshot 49 Pop rimshot 2 50 Rock rimshot 2 51 Reggae pop rimshot 52 Brush rimshot 53 Analog rimshot 1 54 Modern R amp B rimshot 55 Trash rimshot 56 Drum box rimshot 1 57 8 oh rimshot 58 Dance club rimshot 59 Electronic rimshot 1 60 Crunch rimshot 61 Electronic rimshot 2 62 Analog rimshot 2 63 Drum box rimshot 2 64 Electro pop rimshot 65 Piccolo snare 3 66 Piccolo rimshot 2 67 Rock snare 6 68 Rock rimshot 3 Group 3 Toms 01 Acoustic tom 1 high 02 Acoustic tom 1 mi
6. and return to the previous menu Begin Playing the Drums SETUP Button In this mode you can set the Pad Trigger Local On Off Effects Sleep On Off and Resetting functions A Trigger Setting The trigger functions allow you to adapt how the drum module responds to your playing style Adjustable parameters include sensitivity threshold velocity curve and crosstalk We will explain each function in detail but first let s go through the basic process of changing these parameters For example if you would like to adjust the trigger settings for the snare drum pad 1 Press the Setup button the display will display TRIG 2 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select one of the options RE C THRS CURV and XTAL p Kit Edit MM NA MA dde se PN EN KN UN 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select the desired pad from the list below Mode Parameter Value KICK Bass Drum RIJE Ride SNAR Snare CRSH Crash SN R Snare Rim HHAT HiHat Closed TUM Tom 1 HH C HiHat Pedal TUM Tom 2 HH 5 HiHat Splash GE Tom 3 4 Press the Enter button to access the adjustable parameter and use the buttons to select a new value 5 Press the Enter button to confirm the choice or press Back button to retain the original value The Open and Closed
7. 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 2 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Assembly Int fU e aa 2 EGAN RR RENT TTE 5 CONE AAA 9 Connecting the Power SUD
8. V soia prb auc pL sans 9 Connecting an Ap NON LA 9 Connecting a CD Player etc AUX In jack oom 9 Geu a ASA eT Ta En Aan APN DT O 10 Using Headphone ss ns nent nan a ban n de 10 Begin Playing tre Di aman era nad LE W ya DH DNUS 11 Switch the Power OT RE RS A Ed KO bana 11 Select Blaue 12 EN LER BUON ea bel k da hak nenn ORT 12 B ck gu bla AAA T 12 Kit Edit BURGH maan obb ubahan hina 13 Setup BOOM nan ha ea ane 16 Pa 20 CICK BURON gg m0n 23 Tempo Tap Button iere eontra Yea t ge Ra a E D RR A aaa 25 PREG PAY BUTON p M 26 Factory Reset nak mkn 28 Drum Kits LSI SR ake erana 29 ONS er xe Jp M 30 GABE EAEE 34 MIDI Implementation Chart ss 35 leie elea 36 Assembly Instruction Attach the cymbal arms to the drum frame indicated positions Attach the cymbals to the cymbal arms as shown Align the holes in Snare Drum Pad and the three Tom Drum Pads and insert into the pole on the Drum Frame as shown Assembly Instruction Attach the Drum Pads in the positions shown below Insert the rod of sound module stand into the Drum Frame clamp as shown then tighten Please put Hi hat control pedal on the left and Kick pedal on the right Hi hat control pedal Kick pedal Assembly Instruction Hi hat Gr Crash ow Ride a 1 sue Tomi 3 31
9. Instrument INST Press the Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST 1 Press Enter button 2 There are two ways to choose a drum at this point a Use the buttons to select the desired pad from the list below KICK Bass Drum RIJE Ride SNAR Snare CRSH Crash izk Snare Rim HH HiHat Open T M Tom 1 HH E HiHat Closed TUM Tom 2 HH P HiHat Pedal T M Tom 3 HH 5 HiHat Splash b Hit the drum that you want to set For example to select snare voice 1 Press Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST 2 Press Enter button use the buttons or hit the snare pad forcefully to select the voice 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select new snare voice In this mode you also can press Start Stop button to listen to the voice 4 Press Enter button to confirm or press Back button to return Begin Playing the Drums B Pad Volume LEVL 1 Press the Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST 2 Use the buttons or the Kit Edit button to select the LEVL menu 3 Press Enter button 4 There are two ways to choose a drum at this point a Use the buttons to select the desired pad from the list below KICK Bass Drum RIDE Ride SNAR Snare CRGH Crash GN R Snare Rim HH 0 HiHat Open UM 1 Tom 1 HAL HiHat Closed TOME Tom 2 HH P HiHat Pedal TOMA Tom 3 HH 5 HiHat Splash b Hit the drum that
10. chorus styles 5 Press the Enter button again to confirm your choice or press Back button to exit to the previous menu without having changed anything D Sleep on off Press the SETUP button and use the button to select SAVE then press ENTER button use button to select On or Off Press the ENTER button to confirm ON Mode When the Sleep Function is on and there is no operation within thirty minutes the drum will automatically enter the Sleep State Press POWER ON OFF button twice to restart OFF Mode Turns the Sleep function off _ m m Mm m seu IE TV L Kit Edit Begin Playing the Drums E Restoring All Trigger Settings to the Factory Defaults REST If you have set up your drum kit in a new location such as on a stage with a drum riser you may find that you need to readjust your trigger crosstalk settings for example If you would prefer to start over from the factory trigger settings follow this procedure 1 Press the Setup button the LCD will display TRIG 2 Use the buttons or the Setup button to select the REST menu 3 Press the Enter button The display will flash END and the settings will have been restored to their factory defaults Im pec setup DN 1 1 Kit Edit
11. the pad When this word is lit it means that the Drum Module is in the Song Mode This icon will flash while the click is active or while recording or playing a song When the outer edges of the icon are lit that s the downbeat of the bar When only the Center dot is lit that is one of the sub beats of the current time signature When the triangle is lit you will know that a song is playing back not recording The large dot indicates that a song is currently being recorded Anything played on the pads will be captured for later playback Connecting the Power Supply AC POWER Make sure the power is switched OFF when connecting the power adaptor to the DC 9V jack on the rear panel Connecting an Amplifier When you want to listen to the drum kit with an amplifier or powered speakers connect these devices to the LINE OUT jack on the rear panel The volume is adjusted with the MASTER VOLUME knob y Q AMPLIFIER PHONES AUXIN LINE OUT L NO VL Connecting a Smartphone Tablet Laptop etc AUX In jack The audio output from a Smartphone Tablet Laptop etc can be connected to the AUX IN jack on the rear panel so it can be mixed with the sounds from the Drum Module This function is convenient when you want to play along with a favorite song The output volume is adjusted with the MASTER VOLUME knob Y iPad
12. the volume of the pre recorded drums while listening to or playing along with the songs here is how to do that 1 Press the Song button the the LCD will display S001 2 Press Enter and use the buttons to select the DRLV menu 3 Press Enter and use the buttons to adjust the volume up or down Press both and at the same time to reset the drum part volume to the default value of 028 Range 000 032 4 Press Enter to confirm the new value The change is not permanent though the value will be returned to the default value of 028 on power down Note The drum part volume setting of 000 will silence the drum parts but a quicker way to do that is to use the Drum On Off feature described on the previous page dq Mode ZEN I en NA NA NA N EZ LINE Begin Playing the Drums C Accompaniment Part Volume ACC If you d like to adjust the volume of the pre recorded accompaniment instruments while listening to or playing along with the songs here is what to do 1 Press the Song button the the LCD will display S001 2 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select the ACC menu 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to adjust the volume up or down Press both and at the same time to reset the accompaniment part vol
13. Cymbal ride plus bell 2 37 Trash ride 38 Electronic ride 1 39 Electro pop ride 40 High ping ride 41 Drum box ride 42 9 oh ride crash 43 Pie tin ride 44 Electronic ride 2 45 Crunch ride 46 Electronic crash ride 47 Electronic ride 3 Group 5 Hi hats 1 Brush hat 1 closed 2 Brush hat 1 foot 3 Brush hat 1 open 4 Brush hat 1 splash 5 Brush hat 2 closed 6 Brush hat 2 foot 7 Brush hat 2 open 8 Brush hat 2 splash 9 Room hat closed 10 Room hat foot 11 Room hat open 12 Room hat splash 13 Rock hat 1 closed 14 Rock hat 1 foot 15 Rock hat 1 open 16 Rock hat 1 splash 17 Rock hat 2 closed 18 Rock hat 2 foot 32 19 Rock hat 2 open 20 Rock hat 2 splash 21 Small hat 1 closed 22 Small hat 1 foot 23 Small hat 1 open 24 Small hat 1 splash 25 Small hat 2 closed 26 Small hat 2 foot 27 Small hat 2 open 28 Small hat 2 splash 29 Snappy brush hat closed 30 Snappy brush hat foot 31 Snappy brush hat open 32 Snappy brush hat splash 33 Trash hat closed 34 Trash hat foot 35 Trash hat open 36 Trash hat splash 37 Early R amp B hat closed 38 Early R amp B hat foot 39 Early R amp B hat open 40 Early R amp B hat splash 41 Boom snap hat closed 42 Boom snap hat open 43 Boom snap hat splash 44 Rock hat 3 closed 45 Rock hat 3 open 46 8 oh hat closed 47 8 oh hat foot 48 8 oh hat open 49 Dance club hat closed 50 Dance club hat foot 51 Dance club hat open 52 Rap hop hat closed 53 Rap hop hat foot 54 Rap hop ha
14. OHITMAN HD 4 N Owner s Manual NAZ Ma Precaution Thank you for purchasing this electronic instrument For perfect operation and security please read the manual carefully and keep it for future reference Safety Precautions AN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Important Safety Instructions Figure 1 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near the heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarizedplug hase two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety if the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularl
15. ads Here s how 1 Press the Tempo Tap button the current tempo value will be shown 2 Press the Enter button the tempo value will flash 3 Tap on one of the pads four times Those four taps will be used to calculate the new tempo value Range 020 240 Begin Playing the Drums Rec Play button Press the REC PLAY button to enter the record mode then use the buttons to change the menu A RECD Record Press the START STOP button to start recording OX Parameter Value rese A Li T IF L_ L O B PLAY Press the START STOP button to start playing the song Press it again to stop playing Mode Parameter Value TDI N N CIA C CLER Clear Press the ENTER button to delete the song Dero Parameter Value Kit Select Back r l MA NA E ANS VN VN UN PR it Select er 26 EEE Begin Playing the Drums D STAT Start mode Press the ENTER button to select the start mode of the recording Use the buttons to select SYN or AUTO SYN If you use Syn mode it will start recording when you start playing the instrument AUTO Means that After four beats it will automatically start recording l Jz ZERE E pred Factory Reset There is a simple way to restore everything in
16. ample To copy the current drum kit to another location 1 Press the Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST 2 Use the buttons or the Kit Edit button to select the COPY menu 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select one of the drum kit numbers as the destination The display will flash the number of the targeted kit CUSEI USES Note the next step will overwrite the destination kit Be sure you have chosen the right one before you proceed Press Enter button to confirm the destination kit to be overwritten or press Back button to exit the Copy function without making any changes If you pressed Enter to execute the Copy function in the previous step the display will flash END and exit to the Kit Select page with the new location selected F Resetting the Current Drum Kit REST If you have made changes to the current drum kit and decide you want to get back to the factory starting point we ve provided a way to do this The procedure has been divided into two parts resetting the instrument pad assignments and resetting the effects We ll cover how to reset the effects in the next section If you want to reset the instrument pad assignments for the current drum kit here s what to do 1 Press the Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST 2 Use the buttons or the Kit Edit button to select the RSET menu 3 Press Enter button The display will flash END
17. d 03 Acoustic tom 1 low 04 Acoustic tom 2 high 05 Acoustic tom 2 mid 06 Acoustic tom 2 low 07 Room tom 1 high 08 Room tom 1 mid 09 Room tom 1 low 10 Compressed tom high 11 Compressed tom mid 12 Compressed tom low 13 Rock tom 1 high 14 Rock tom 1 mid 15 Rock tom 1 low 16 Rock tom 2 high 17 Rock tom 2 mid 18 Rock tom 2 low 19 Pop tom 1 high 20 Pop tom 1 mid 21 Pop tom 1 low 22 Pop tom 2 high 23 Pop tom 2 mid 24 Pop tom 2 low 25 Tight tom high 26 Tight tom mid 27 Tight tom low 28 D dub tom high 29 D dub tom mid 30 D dub tom low 31 Rock tom 3 high 32 Rock tom 3 mid 33 Rock tom 3 low 34 Rock tom 4 high 35 Rock tom 4 mid 36 Rock tom 4 low 37 Rock tom 5 38 Modern R amp B tom high 39 Modern R amp B tom mid 40 Modern R amp B tom low 41 Jazz tom high 42 Jazz tom mid 43 Jazz tom low 44 Brush tom high 45 Brush tom mid 46 Brush tom low 47 Early R amp B tom high 48 Early R amp B tom mid 49 Early R amp B tom low 50 Reggae pop tom amp timbale 51 Reggae pop tom amp conga 52 Reggae pop tom amp conga 53 Latin tom amp conga 54 Latin tom amp bongo 55 Electro pop tom high 56 Electro pop tom mid 57 Electro pop tom low 58 Electro pop tom 2 high 59 Electro pop tom 2 mid 60 Electro pop tom 2 low 61 Trash tom high 62 Trash tom mid 63 Trash tom low 64 Crunch tom high 65 Cr
18. ger cancel threshold velocity curve effect etc This button is used to select the various different drum kit styles This button is used to edit parameters select voice volumes etc d This button is used to change the song s tempo and metronome tempo allows you to tap the tempo on the pad to change the song s tempo This button is used to enter the metronome s tempo to adjust metronome s volume and the metronome s sound type This button is used to enter the song select display You can turn off the percussion track of the song and adjust the song s volume percussion track and accompaniment track This button is used to start or stop playing the song In recording mode press this button can start or stop recording In voice selection mode you can listen to the sound This button is used to enter the recording mode you can also select user song playing mode This button is used to confirm a current function and to save the parameters that you set This button is used to return to the previous menu Pressing these buttons at the same time provides access to the volume sound and time signature of the metronome This button combination is used to return to the Kit Select menu at any time 6 Panel Controls Rear Panel 14 USB 15 Wiring Harness Conection 16 POWER ON OFF 17 DC 9V 18 PHONES 19 LINE OUT R and L 20 AUX IN Connect to a Tablet Smartphone laptop etc for two way MIDI comm
19. hi hat triggers share the same set of trigger parameters so you will see the same label in the display for both The Snare and Snare Rim triggers share the same set of SENSparameters but their THRS CURV and XTLK parameters are independent 16 Begin Playing the Drums SENS THRS CURV XTAL Sensitivity Simply put set this to as high a value as you can The lower the value the less sensitive the pad will be If you find the pad overly sensitive including the unexpected triggering of the pad you are playing try reducing the sensitivity of the pad a little Range 001 008 Threshold This setting allows a trigger signal to be received only when you hit the pad above a certain force level This can be used to prevent a pad from sounding because of vibrations from other pads When set to a higher value no sound is produced when you strike the pad lightly Range 000 050 Velocity Curve This allows you to choose a curve for each pad so it responds the way you want There are four velocity curves from which to choose Normal NORL Dynamic DYN EASY and Fixed FID EASY As the name implies this curve makes it relatively easy to reach the maximum MIDI velocity of 127 So as a general rule lower velocity hits are more likely to produce a louder volume NORL Allows an evenly distributed change in output in response to changes in velocity DYN This setting provides the widest dynamic range overall As a result it is po
20. p Shuffle 8 Beat Two Guitar Pop Modern 6 8 Swing Reggae Swing Funk English Waltz Piano Ballad Tango 14 Rap 29 Rhythm amp Blues 15 16 Beat Ballad 30 Polka MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 16CH 1 16CH Channel Changed 1 16CH 1 16CH Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages X Altered 3K K k k 3K d dk d Note 0 127 Number True voice ERRER RTI Velocity Note ON O 9nH v 1 127 O 9nH v 1 127 Note OFF O 8nH v 0 O 9nH v 0 or 8nh Affter Key s Pitch Bender Control Change 0 32 1 gt lt Bank Select Modulation Portamento time Data Entry Volume Pan Expression Sustain Portamento Sostenuto Soft pedal DSP TYPE DSP DEPTH RPN LSB MSB Reset all Controllers Program Change True System Exclusive System Song Position Song Select Common Tune Aux Local on off All Notes Off Messages Active Sense Reset PO E O O O C O O0 O O O E 9 9 9 OJ O X X O X X O O X X X X X X O O X X O 0 X X X X X O X X O O O On gt lt gt lt gt lt Mode1 OMNI ON POLY Mode2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode4 OMNI OFF MONO X NO kl Registered parameter number 0 Pitch sensivity 1 Fine tuning cents 2 Coarse tuning in half tones 10506094 V1 0 xXx Drum Pads Display yx Polyphony yx Voice Control xXx Effect Xx Styles yx Pad Control xx Demo yx Song reco
21. playing through your speaker system or headphones If you hear no sound please check all of the cables connecting the drum module to your speakers and repeat the procedure When the levels are set to a comfortable level press the Start Stop button again to stop the song Once you have established that your sound system or headphones are connected correctly to the drum module play each of the pads cymbals and kick and hi hat pedals You should hear a sound for every hit If one pad or cymbal does not play a sound check the cable connection from that pad to the sound module With everything set up and the kit sounding from all pads it s time to start playing When you are ready to learn more about your new drum system pick up the manual again and continue with the next page Begin Playing the Drums Selecting Drum Kits Ready to explore the sound module some more Then let s cover the rest of the features The unit comes with 25 preset drum kits any of which may be edited to suit your tastes If you re not already at the Kit Select display press the buttons marked Back and Enter to get there You will see the number of the current kit appear in the LCD display along with the letter K for Kit The display should look something like the image pictured below You can use the buttons to step through any of the 30 kits For a complete list of the preset kits please see page 29 of this manual HID Parameter Value
22. rding yy Others Interface Specifications 1 Snare with RIM Function 3 TOM Pads 1 Cymbal 1 Ride 1 Hi Hat 1 Hi Hat Control 1 Kick Trigger Function backlit LCD display 64 Notes Max 349 drum instruments 30 customizable kits Reverb type 10 Level Chorus type 13 Level 30 Styles Sensitivity Threshold Velocity Curve 2 Songs Real time Record and Playback Tap Click Level Click Sound Click Tempo Metronome 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 3 8 6 8 12 8 DC 9V Power Socket PHONES USB TO HOST LINE OUT AUX IN Serial connection jack for the pad trigger cables Virgin Musical Instrument Company INC P O Box 2908 La Mesa CA 91943 619 244 0006 Virginmusicalinstrumentcompany com info virginmusicainstruments com
23. s or the Setup button to select the LOCL menu 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select either Off or On depending on what you want todo On is the normal operating mode when you play the pads the internal sounds will trigger Off will not trigger the internal sounds directly 4 Press the Enter button to confirm the choice or press Back to exit without making any changes d 8 Model e hes Ra MA Mf ms b LIL C Defeating the Effects for All Drum Kits EFCT We have added reverb effects to many of the drum kits However it s possible you might want to turn off the reverb for all of the drum kits and process the audio with an external effects unit To do this 1 Press the Setup button the LCD will display TRIG 2 Use the buttons or the Setup button to select the EFCT menu 3 Press the Enter button and use the buttons to select one of the following options REVB The next step will allow you to toggle the reverb off or on for all kits CHRS The next step will allow you to toggle the chorus off or on for all kits NA NA NA NA ZZ AV UN UN Vi p Kit Edit i ra EEE Begin Playing the Drums 4 Press the Enter button and use the buttons to select the reverb or
24. s to select the SOND menu 3 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select one of the three sounds 4 Press Enter button to confirm the choice Ira Parameter Value sele j FINI TI JILIIN Ji D Restoring Factory Click Settings REST There s a quick way to return all of the click settings to their factory defaults If you would like to do this follow this procedure 1 Press Tempo Tap and Click The LCD will display LEVL 2 Use the buttons to select the REST menu 3 Press the Enter button to execute the reset procedure The display will flash END and return to the REST menu Ira Parameter Value me REST Begin Playing the Drums Tempo Tap button The tempo of the click or the current song may be set by using one of several methods Each of these procedures is detailed in the paragraphs ahead A Setting the Tempo with the Buttons For making precise adjustments to the tempo use this procedure 1 Press the Tempo Tap button the current tempo value will be shown 2 Use the buttons to change the tempo value Range 020 240 Pressing both and at the same time will reset the tempo to the default value of 135 ID Parameter Value RO CURR vung N I AY VN B Setting the Tempo by Tapping You can also enter the tempo by tapping it out on the Tempo Tap button or by using one of the p
25. ssible to play more quietly easier to produce a more subtle change in volume and requires slightly more forceful playing to reach the maximum MIDI velocity of 127 FID No matter how hard or soft you hit the pad the engine will always receive a MIDI velocity of 100 Crosstalk can happen when you strike one of the pads forcefully causing one of the other instruments in the kit to be triggered unintentionally When you have noticed that one trigger pad is picking up signals from the other pads adjust the XTAL setting for the affected pad to a higher value until it stops receiving trigger events from the pads that are causing the problem Range 000 080 Note the hi hat foot trigger HH P does not offer adjustments for SENS THRS or XTAL HH S does not offer adjustments for THRS or XTAL You will see the word NULL when you select those parameters for those instruments You can adjust their velocity curves however Begin Playing the Drums B Using the Drum Pads as MIDI Triggers Only LOCL You might want to use the pads to trigger another sound source over USB but not hear the drum module s internal sounds at the same time This condition is known as Local Off It can also be useful if you are triggering the drum module s sounds via USB MIDI and want to eliminate any double triggering To configure the drum module in this way do the following 1 Press the Setup button the LCD will display TRIG 2 Use the button
26. t open 55 Rap hop hat splash 56 Electronic hat 1 closed 57 Electronic hat 1 foot 58 Electronic hat 1 open 59 Crunch hat closed 60 Crunch hat foot 61 Crunch hat open 62 Electronic hat 2 closed 63 Electronic hat 2 foot 64 Electronic hat 2 open 65 Electronic hat 2 splash 66 Analog hat closed 67 Analog hat foot 68 Analog hat open 69 Drum box hat 1 closed 70 Drum box hat 1 foot 71 Drum box hat 1 open 72 9 oh hat closed 73 9 oh hat foot 74 9 oh hat open 75 9 oh hat splash 76 Electro pop hat closed 77 Electro pop hat foot 78 Electro pop hat open 79 Electro pop hat splash 80 Modern R amp B hat closed 81 Modern R amp B hat foot 82 Modern R amp B hat open 83 Modern R amp B hat splash 84 Drum box hat 2 closed 85 Drum box hat 2 foot 86 Drum box hat 2 open 87 Shaker hat closed Group 6 Percussion 01 Agogo high 02 Agogo low 03 Agogo high low 04 Conga high 05 Conga low 06 Hand claps 07 Timbale high 08 Timbale low 09 Triangle mute 10 Triangle open 11 Triangle open mute 12 Woodblock high 13 Woodblock low 14 Woodblock high low 15 Shaker 16 Tambourine down 17 Tambourine up 18 Tambourine up down 19 Cowbell 20 8 oh cowbell Style List Song Name Style Song Name Style Rock Shuffle Pop Ballad Surf Pop 8 Beat Dance Techno 8 Beat Modern 60 s Rock 70 s Disco Hard Rock Big Band Pop Bossa Country 8 Beat 80 s Rock 3 4 Gospel 16 Beat Soul Po
27. the drum module to the factory settings This includes all trigger settings drum kits effects and the song you recorded If you are certain you want to do this follow these steps s Turn the power switch to OFF Hold down the buttons A Turn the power switch to ON The display will show REST which means all of the parameters in the drum module have been restored to their factory settings Drum Kits List Kit Name Kit Name 001 Acoustic 1 016 Latin 002 Acoustic 2 017 Pop 003 Room 018 Eight oh 004 Nine oh 019 Electro pop 005 Rock 1 020 Trash 006 Dance Club 021 Rock 2 007 Jazz 022 Reggae pop 008 Rap hop 023 Brush 009 Early R amp B 024 Modern R amp B 010 Electronic 1 025 Drum Box 2 ono pea 06 JITEN 012 Compressed 027 DE 013 Electronic 2 028 eda m e e IEE 015 Drum Box 1 030 OEE m Group 1 Kick Drums 01 Acoustic kick 1 02 Acoustic kick 2 03 Room kick 1 04 Room kick 2 05 Rock kick 1 06 Jazz kick 07 Early R amp B kick 08 Compressed kick 09 Latin kick 10 Pop kick 11 Trash kick 12 Rock kick 2 13 Reggae pop kick 14 Brush kick 15 Modern R amp B kick 16 Big kick 17 Rock kick 3 18 Rock kick 4 19 Rock kick 5 20 8 oh kick 21 9 oh kick 22 Dance club kick 23 Rap hop kick 24 Electronic kick 1 25 Electronic kick 2 26 Analog kick 27 Drum box kick 1 28 Drum box kick 2 29 Crunch kick 30 Electro pop kick 31 Thick kick
28. ume to the default value of 028 Range 000 032 4 Press Enter button to confirm the new value Note The accompaniment part volume setting returns to the default value on power down OX Parameter Value Back EO Kit Select CW ANA L_ ki Select N D Reset All Mix Parameters REST ES If you d like to restore the default values for all of the Mix parameters follow these steps 1 Press the Song button the the LCD will display S001 2 Press Enter button and use the buttons to select the REST menu 3 Press Enter to execute the procedure The display will flash END indicating that the setting of the songs have been restored Back Enter KO NY ra Parameter Value BEE HL A NA M T VL lag Begin Playing the Drums Click button Press CLICK button to turn on or turn off metronome Click edit Tempo Tap Click It is possible to adjust the metronome volume change its assigned instrument or select a different time signature To access these parameters you will need to press two buttons at the same time Tempo Tap and Click After you have done this the following options become available to you A Click Volume LEVL To adj
29. unch tom mid 66 Crunch tom low 67 Rap hop tom high 68 Rap hop tom mid 69 Rap hop tom low 70 Electronic tom 1 high 71 Electronic tom 1 mid 72 Electronic tom 1 low 73 Electronic tom 2 high 74 Electronic tom 2 mid 75 Electronic tom 2 low 76 Analog tom high 77 Analog tom mid 78 Analog tom low 79 9 oh tom high 80 9 oh tom mid 81 9 oh tom low 82 9 oh tom 2 high 83 9 oh tom 2 mid 84 9 oh tom 2 low 85 8 oh tom fall high 86 8 oh tom fall mid 87 8 oh tom fall low 88 Drum box tom 1 high 89 Drum box tom 1 mid 90 Drum box tom 1 low 91 Drum box tom 2 high 92 Drum box tom 2 mid 93 Drum box tom 2 low 94 Dance club tom high 95 Dance club tom mid 96 Dance club tom low 1 zu Group 4 Cymbals 01 Crash cymbal 1 02 Crash cymbal 2 03 Rap hop crash 04 Mid crash 1 05 Mid crash 2 06 Dark crash 07 18 crash 1 08 18 crash 2 09 Mid splash 10 High splash 11 Crispy splash 12 Trash splash 13 Small splash 14 Electro splash 15 Dark splash 16 Low crash 1 17 Low crash 2 18 Analog crash 19 Electro pop crash 20 Dance club crash 21 Electro crash 1 22 Electro crash 2 23 Falling crash 24 Submarine crash 25 Sizzle ride 26 Sizzle ride plus bell 27 Cymbal ride bell 1 28 Cymbal ride bell 2 29 Low ride 30 Early R amp B ride 31 Ride crash 32 Brush ride 33 Cymbal ride plus bell 3 34 Latin ride amp cowbell 35 Cymbal ride plus bell 1 36
30. unication Allows for so many musical possibilities such as triggering drum sounds from software recording and sequencing millions of Apps etc Where the pads and cymbals wiring harness connects to the Drum Module After connecting the included DC adapter use this switch to turn the power on or off This jack is intended for use with the included DC adapter only Plug in a pair of stereo headphones here Stereo audio outputs to connect to powered speakers or an amplifier Connect the output of an external audio device such as a Smartphone Tablet Laptop etc to play along with your favorite songs Panel Controls The Display 1 Mode 2 Parameter Value 3 Click 4 Tempo 5 Song 6 Metronome indicator 7 Playing Song 8 Recording Song Mode Omm LATATA 1 s D KIKI I cick Tempo sona e gt This section indicates which mode you are in depending on which of the three options listed Kit Select Kit Edit or Setup The four large characters in the display tell you the name of the page you have selected or the value of the current parameter There are several methods for changing the value or page depending on what is being shown See the related sections of this manual for details This icon will light when the metronome is active When this word is lit the Value being shown is the tempo of the metronome or the current song You may adjust the tempo using the buttons or by tapping
31. ust the metronome volume follow these steps 1 Press the Tempo Tap and Click buttons at the same time The LCD will display LEVL 2 Press Enter and use the buttons to adjust the click volume up or down Pressing both and at the same time will reset the click volume to the default value of 020 Range 000 032 3 Press Enter to confirm the choice HIS Parameter Value d NA L cick Edit Un L V I I I Tempo Tap Click B Changing the Time Signature TYPE The metronome settings can be changed to accommodate a number of different time signatures To change the time signature follow these steps 1 Press Tempo Tap and Click The LCD will display LEVL 2 Use the buttons to select the TYPE menu 3 Press Enter again and use the buttons to select the new time signature Pressing both and at the same time will reset the click to the default value of 4 4 Range 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 3 8 6 8 and 12 8 4 Press Enter to confirm the choice 29 m Begin Playing the Drums NEXE Parameter Value Se Tope KO IN VN YN UN C Selecting the Click Sound SOND It is possible to select one of three different sounds for the metronome click If you d like to experiment with the options to see which one is best for you here is what to do 1 Press Tempo Tap and Click The LCD will display LEVL 2 Use the button
32. y at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Figure 1 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for a long periods fo time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture CAUTION Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus FCC STATEMENT 1 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions
33. you want to set For example to select snare voice 1 Press Kit Edit button the LCD will display INST 2 Use the buttons or the Kit Edit button to select the LEVL menu 3 Press Enter button use the buttons or hit the snare pad forcefully to select the voice 4 Press Enter button and use the buttons to set a value Range 000 127 In this mode you also can press Start Stop button to listen to the voice 5 Press Enter button to confirm or press Back button to return C Reverb level REVL Press the Kit Edit button use the buttons or the Kit Edit button to select the REVL Press Enter button use the buttons to select a pad For example SNAR Press Enter button and use the buttons to set a value Range 000 127 Press Enter button to confirm or press Back button to return D Chorus level CHOL In the Kit Edit mode press the Enter button use the buttons to select CHOL Press Enter button use the buttons to select a pad For example SNAR Press Enter button and use the buttons to set a value Range 000 127 Press Enter button to confirm or press Back button to return 14 mz Begin Playing the Drums E Copy Drum Kit to New Location COPY Any drum kit can be copied from any one of the 25 kit locations This is handy if you want to change the order in which the kits appear for a live performance for ex
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