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SETTING UP THE ALESIS TRIGGER iO WITH THE USB PRO KIT
PADS
Crosstalk Settings
Connect one pad to the Trigger iO at a time and follow these steps:
1.
Connect the snare drum pad to the Snare input of the Trigger iO.
2.
Press the Trigger iO’s
function up/down
buttons until “X-Talk” is selected.
3.
Lightly tap the center of the drum pad with a drumstick.
4.
Press the Trigger iO’s
value up/down
button to set the parameter to “1.”
5.
Lightly tap the rim of the drum pad with a drumstick.
6.
Press the Trigger iO’s
value up/down
button to set the parameter to “1.”
7.
Repeat Steps 3-6 until the X-Talk value is “7.” (This will help prevent the “center” sound from
triggering when you strike the rim and vice versa.)
8.
Once you have set the values you want, tap each of the pads, cymbals, and the rack itself to
see if striking any of these triggers accidentally triggers a sound on the snare pad. (This will
show you if there is crosstalk between any of the triggers.)
When you are done, make sure you strike each pad at full volume. The X-Talk value needs to be
high enough but not too high. If it is too high, some of the softer strikes may not trigger the sound.
Repeat this process for all the drum pads. Only the pad you are working on should be plugged in.
Once they are all done, connect all of them to the Trigger iO and check the results.
Note
Numbers
Normally, the rims on the pads are set to Note #35, which is the bass drum MIDI note. In order for
the USB Pro Kit to take advantage of other note sounds, you will need to configure the kit’s MIDI
notes for the software or sound module you are triggering. For BFD Lite software, the pads’ center
triggers will already work. For the Trigger iO, however, you will want to set the pads’ rim triggers to a
different MIDI note than the factory preset. This will also help you identify any other triggering issues.
BFD Lite is a very basic kit setup, so you may want to experiment with different MIDI notes
assignments for the rims to find something you like. For example, you can set the rim for the snare
pad to MIDI Note #40 (Rim Shot) and the center of the pad to MIDI Note #38 (Regular Hit).
For even more variety, a program such as BFD2 can help you further customize your drum sounds.
