Artist Guitars EDK924M, Manual

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Page 2: ... 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 ...

Page 3: ...elp prevent malfunction and or damage to other devices Location Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation discoloration or more serious damage Direct sunlight Extreme temperature or humidity Excessive dusty or dirty location Strong vibrations or shocks Close to magnetic fields Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may ex...

Page 4: ...s Do not let paper metallic or other objects into the instrument If this happens unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified service personnel Disconnect all cables before moving the instrument 4 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

Page 5: ...nnecting a Midi Keyboard Power Supply Switch Performing Selecting a Drum Kit Playing the Pads Adjusting the Sensitivity of a Pad Using the Metronome Click Feature Adjusting the Tempo Editing and Saving a Drum Kit Adjusting the Volume of a Drum Kit Switching Reverb On Off and Setting EQ Selecting the Drum Instrument of the Pad Adjusting the Volume Pan and Pitch of the Pad Setting the Pads to Play S...

Page 6: ...Begin Practicing Scoring Your Practice Beat and Rhythm Base type of Beat and Rhythm Making the Settings for Pads About Settings of Pads Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity Setting the Pad Threshold Eliminating Crosstalk between Pads Selecting the Pad Curve Setting Rim Sensitivity on Pads Adjusting the Hi Hat Pedal Splash Sensitivity Saving Settings of Pads Drum Kit List Drum Instrument List Song List 21...

Page 7: ...Completed Note Use the drum key V to loosen or tighten the bolts of clamps when assembling the kit or making adjustments INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 7 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

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Page 9: ...L shape bar 1 Install the Tomdrum on the aluminium tube cover the back cover and lock it with three screws 2 Install the locking screw adjust the angle of the drum and lock it tightly 3 Install Snare Drum to frame Put pad in the L shape bar and tighten screw 3 Install Hi Hat Crash Ride to frame Put cymbal on the straight bar and tighten screw of cap Cap Straight bar Note the shorter tube is for Hi...

Page 10: ...idding screws with springs on the V shape stand 3 Install kick drum pedal put the kick drum hammer into the hole on the pedal and tighten screws 2 Install kick drum pad on stand by 4 screws 4 Connect kick drum stand and kick drum pedal through locker and tighten screw Kick drum hammer Hole for hammer Locking screw Fixed rod Mounting hole Locker Screw 10 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

Page 11: ...5 Install Drum Module 1 Put the cable snake into the holder of drum machine 2 Connect drum module with cable snake and Lock it by three screws Drum module holder Cable snake 1 1 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

Page 12: ...Tempo Button Adjust the current tempo 9 CLICK Button Turn the metronome on or off and enter the Click menu 10 RECORD Button Enter the Record menu 11 UTILITY Button Enter the utility menu 12 MENU Button In the VOICE SONG CLICK UTILITY mode press the MENU button to enter the submenu 13 START STOP Button Start or Stop playing 14 Button Press the button increases and button decreases the current param...

Page 13: ...o connect headphones to the unit 19 LINE OUTPUT Jack 1 4 Stereo output connection to an audio system or drum amplifier 20 USB Connector This port is used to connect to a computer MIDI In Out via USB 21 DC IN Jack Connect the included DC 9V power adaptor 22 PAD Connectors Input connections for Kick Snare Tom Cymba pads and Hi Hat control pedal 13 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

Page 14: ...vided cables connect with kick snare tom1 tom3 ride crash1 2 hi hat hi hat control triggers Snare are stereo input support double triggering increase edge triggering crash1 2 and ride are stereo input which support choke kick hi hat are mono input which can t response edge triggering Hi hat control pedal is mono input Note For details on assembling the drum stand attaching the digital drum and con...

Page 15: ...ing a set of Headphones Headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack located on the side of the drum module Note The headphones output volume is controlled by the VOLUME knob Connecting a MP3 Player Connect MP3 player or other audio source to the stereo AUX IN jacK located on the side of the drum module The input signal is mixed with the drum signal allowing you to play along 15 EDK924M DRUM KIT...

Page 16: ...ons have been completed rotate the volume knob to the left minimum volume level before switching the power on Press power button to turn on the drum the digit tube will show kit number 001 TURN OFF The drum kit will be turned off in 7 seconds after pressing power button for more than 3 second Factory Reset Press the and button at the same time and then turn on the power then the digital drum will ...

Page 17: ...ds Similar to an acoustic drum kit the digital drum responds differently to various playing techniques and dynamics All the pads are velocity sensitive And some voices change timbre depending on the striking force Drum Pad Head or Rim shot The pad detects head and rim shots rim shots trigger the rim voice Cymbal Bow shot and Choke The cymbals detect bow shot Only the Crash1 2 and Ride cymbals have...

Page 18: ...djusting the Sensitivity of a Pad You may wish to adjust the sensitivity of the pads according to your playing style and desired dynamic range 1 Press the UTILITY button The UTILITY led will be ON 2 Strike a pad or press or button to select a pad or cymbal you want to adjust The digit tube shows the selected pad 3 Press the MENU button twice to SENSITIVITY submenu 4 Press the or button to adjust t...

Page 19: ... button to set the time signature interval and volume Time signature 1 9 2 1 9 4 1 9 8 1 9 16 Volume of metronome 0 31 Adjusting the Tempo You can adjust the tempo of the Metronome the current song and the current coach practice 1 Press the TEMPO button 2 Press the or button to adjust the current tempo Note If there s no operation in 3 seconds it will return to the previous menu page automatically...

Page 20: ...e Volume 0 31 Selecting Voice for Pad or Cymbal 1 Press the VOICE button 2 Strike a pad or press or button to Voice Page select the pad or cymbal you want to adjust 3 Press the MENU button to Voice page 4 Press the or button to select the voice you like for the pad you chose Voice List is at the page 24 Adjusting the Volume of the Pad 1 Press Voice button 2 Press the MENU button to Volume page 3 P...

Page 21: ...ed PLAYING ALONG WITH SONGS Selecting and Playing Back a Song 1 Press the SONG button 2 Press the or button to select a Song you want to play with The digital drum has 30 songs Please refer to Song List 3 Press the ST SP button Start or stop playing back The 31th song is for saving recording Adjusting the Volume of the Song In Song model 1 Press the MENU button Select the Volume Page 2 Press the o...

Page 22: ...omatically turn on press CLICK button to close it 2 Press the START STOP to turn on the recording start recording after the guide metronome and LCD displays the recording duration 3 Press the START STOP button again to stop recording The RECORD button LED went out and automatically saves to U01 Muting the Drums in Songs In Song model 1 Press the MENU button again Select the Drum Off Page 2 Press t...

Page 23: ...ecord it again the new record will replace the previous record automatically Recording Your Performance Quickly 1 Press the RECORD button The Metronome will be turned on automatically 2 Press the ST SP button to start recording 3 Press the ST SP button again to stop recording your performance has been recorded to user song Drum Off SONG Time signature 23 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

Page 24: ...e 1 There are 5 types coach mode for player to choose 4 0 Coach in all 4 measures 3 1 Coach in 1st 2nd 3rd measures and 4th measure for free practice 1 1 Coach in 1st 3rd measures and 2nd and 4th measure for free practice 2 2 Coach in 1st 2nd measures and 3rd and 4th measure for free practice 1 3 Coach in 1st measures and 2nd 3rd and 4th measure for free practice Scoring Your Practice If you want ...

Page 25: ...Beat and rhythm Basic type show as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 EDK924M DRUM KIT MANUAL ...

Page 26: ...n the LED shows threshold value e g th2 press or to set it Sensitivity Adjust the sensitivity of the pad to regulate the pad response Higher settngs result in higher sensitivity so that the pad will produce a loud volume even when struck softly Press MENU again LED shows sensitivity value e g S03 press or to choose sensitivity Crosstalk When two pads are mounted on the same stand the vibration pro...

Page 27: ... r05 press or to choose Retrig Cancel value Press MENU till LED shows Aim Adjust value e g rA3 press or to choose Aim Adjust value Press MENU till LED shows Trans midi ch value e g h08 press or to choose trans midi channel Curve This setting allows you to control the relation between the velocity striking force and changes in volume the dynamic curve Adjust this curve until the response feels as n...

Page 28: ...o a single strike In particular for a drum trigger the waveform is irregular which can cause trigerring to occur at point A in illustration This is especially likely to occur as the waveform diminishes The Retrig Cancel setting detects this irregularity in the waveform and prevents false triggering from occurring Saving Settings of Pads After adjusting the trigger settngs you can save them into me...

Page 29: ...9 KICK20 CONCERT BD1 CONCERT BD2 KICK_808 KICK_909 KICKSDX Name SNARE SNARE01 SNARE02 SNARE03 SNARE04 SNARE05 SNARE06 SNARE07 SNARE08 SNARE09 SNARE10 SNARE1 1 SNARE12 SNARE13 SNARE14 SNARE15 SNARE16 SNARE17 CONCERT SN BRUSH SN SN_808 SN_909 SN_SDX SIDESTICK1 SIDESTICK2 SIDESTICK3 NO 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Preset Kit ROCK POP FUNK METAL JAZZ BRUSH...

Page 30: ... 13 1 14 1 15 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 Name HIHAT CLOSED IHAT1 CLOSED IHAT2 CLOSED IHAT3 CLOSED IHAT4 CLOSED IHAT5 CLOSED IHAT6 CLOSED IHAT7 CLOSED IHAT8 CLOSED IHAT9 CLOSED IHAT10 CLOSED IHAT1 1 CLOSED IHAT12 PEDAL HIHAT1 PEDAL HIHAT2 PEDAL HIHAT3 PEDAL HIHAT4 PEDAL HIHAT5 PEDAL HIHA...

Page 31: ...P SCR_PUSH SCR_PULL STICK SQ_CLICK Name METRO_CLICK METRO_BELL 808_CLAP TAMBRINE COWBELL1 COWBELL2 ECOW BELL VSLAP HIBONGO LOBANGO MUTECONGA1 HICONGA1 LOCONGA1 HSTIMBLH HSTIMBLL HIAGOGO LOAGOGO CABASA MARACAS WHISTLE_S WHISTLE_L GUIRO_S GUIRO_L CLAVE1 WBLK_H WBLK_L CUICA_M CUICA_O MTRINAGLE NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Name 16BEAT1 mid 16BEAT...