ION iED004, Reference Manual

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Page 3: ...that these sounds when hit loudly have a different timbre than when they re hit softly An internal computer to control and trigger the sounds This computer simulates an advanced easily editable tape r...

Page 4: ...iated Fill Patterns A Fill and B Fill selected by pressing the FILL button when either A or B is selected The Fills primarily provide transitional Patterns between Main Patterns which makes for more r...

Page 5: ...tain level and pan settings The default drum sound assignments are explained However you can change these defaults and come up with any type of drum set you d like Defaults save time by giving you a s...

Page 6: ...n number with Patterns the A B Fill Preset or User designators are also shown If you have edited a Drum Set to which a particular Pattern was assigned the display also shows DRUMSET EDITED In operatio...

Page 7: ...04 1 3A The INC DEC Buttons The two small buttons with the up arrow and down arrow symbols next to the number keys are called the INC DEC buttons respectively Pressing the INC button once increases th...

Page 8: ...f it shows SONG press the PATTERN SONG button and the display will show PATTERN PRESS PLAY TEMPO PERFORM EMPTY PATT PATTERN A USER 6 Start striking the pads with the drumsticks Adjust the volume contr...

Page 9: ...attern Press the B button to select the B variation of the selected Pattern Press the A button to select the A variation of the selected Pattern Press FILL briefly while a Main A or B Pattern is playi...

Page 10: ...1 PAGE 1 SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE QUANTIZE SELECT The display shows QUANTIZE SELECT and a note icon in the lower left Quantize window PAGE QUANTIZE SELECT SETUP RECORD QUANTIZE The note icon dis...

Page 11: ...sounds happening within a few milliseconds of each other A good way to simulate this effect yet still have a rock solid rhythm is to record a quantized hand claps part then turn off quantization and...

Page 12: ...play shows CLICK VOL and a two digit number representing click volume 00 inaudible 99 maximum volume Enter the desired click level with the INC DEC or number buttons 2 5 PAGE 5 ADD REMOVE BEATS FROM P...

Page 13: ...ts from the beginning of the Pattern The Pattern length can be set prior to or after recording Shortening a Pattern s start point erases any drum events that fall outside the remaining part of the Pat...

Page 14: ...lag The default is positive numbers to enter a negative number with the number buttons press DEC first Example To offset a part 1 16th note later enter 24 as the offset value since 24 sub beats equal...

Page 15: ...nt add an event or change an event s volume While occasionally somewhat tedious Step Edit mode allows editing drum parts to your exact specifications Each step also called a sub beat is 1 96th of a be...

Page 16: ...Drum Sound s Volume in a Given Step Use the PAGE buttons to select the step containing the drum whose volume needs to be changed Either press a number button from 1 8 1 softest 8 loudest use the INC...

Page 17: ...e desired quantization rate as described in section 3 1K 3 1B Perform Compose Modes The IED04 doesn t have a record button Instead press PLAY to start the Pattern then select either Perform or Compose...

Page 18: ...hapter 5 and the programmed Song tempo is different the IED04 will assume the Song s tempo even if you switch back into Pattern mode until the tempo is changed again either manually or by selecting a...

Page 19: ...laying the next Pattern 3 1H Select Fill Patterns in Perform Playback Mode Fill Patterns are the key to creating expressive drum parts However Fill is a sophisticated feature that requires some explan...

Page 20: ...he solo is about to end at which point you select the Fill that leads out of the A Main Pattern 3 1I Record a Pattern An empty Pattern defaults to an 8 beat length with 16th note quantization and swin...

Page 21: ...ve already covered how to use the FILL button for Pattern selection however it can also trigger a drum sound at the current quantization rate e g eighth notes 16th notes etc if quantization is off th...

Page 22: ...ATTERN ERASED followed by FILL ERASE 5 While continuing to hold the ERASE button press PLAY again The display will read FILL ERASED 6 Release both buttons Note To retain the Drum Set assignment length...

Page 23: ...ay TOO MANY BEATS Copying a Pattern to itself doubles the length The Drum Set assignment and Pattern name are copied along with the drum data only if the destination Pattern is empty 5 Press PLAY The...

Page 24: ...the drum part to be copied 3 Press and hold the COPY button and keep holding it down until step 8 The display says COPY TO PATT 4 Enter the destination Pattern number to which the drum part should be...

Page 25: ...are 1 Press the DRUM SET button 2 Use the Page up and down buttons to select different pages of functions the display s lower right window shows the page number These pages are described below 3 Adjus...

Page 26: ...ign a sound to a pad 1 Hit the pad 2 Enter the desired drum sound number with the number or INC DEC buttons 3 When the display confirms your choice either store the edited Drum Set see section 4 8 or...

Page 27: ...Press the pad the display will show the pad number 2 Enter the desired pan position from full left to full right using either the number or INC DEC buttons The seven available pan positions correspond...

Page 28: ...he currently selected pad number and the mode assigned to that pad PAGE ASN MODE MULTI DRUM SET DRUM To change the mode associated with a given pad 1 Press the pad the display will show the pad number...

Page 29: ...usually not artistically desirable to create drum parts so complex that voice stealing becomes a problem However if this is a problem try assigning all the toms to a group so that they only require on...

Page 30: ...Patterns doesn t call up different Drum Sets this parameter is probably set to MANUAL instead of PATT Background Each Pattern has an associated assigned Drum Set However you can tell the IED04 to ign...

Page 31: ...always include two digits enter a leading zero if necessary 4 Press PLAY to begin playback Press STOP to stop playback 5 To exit Song mode and return to Pattern mode first stop the Song with the STOP...

Page 32: ...Start from the Middle of a Song You need not start a Song from the beginning each time in Compose mode a Song can start at any Song step 1 Make sure the IED04 is in Compose mode even if you don t pla...

Page 33: ...omatically transition to the B Pattern if the A Pattern is currently playing and vice versa or will continue playing the same Pattern if the FILL button is held past the end of the Fill A Fill can tra...

Page 34: ...ess and hold the FILL button and press ERASE 5 3D Insert a New Step Between Two Existing Song Steps 1 The IED04 should be in Song and Compose modes 2 Use the INC DEC buttons to select the step number...

Page 35: ...e selected in step 2 and press PLAY The copy is complete and the display says COPY DONE 5 Release the COPY and PLAY buttons 5 4I Copy a Song to Another Song or to the End of Another Song If That Song...

Page 36: ...another page All the parameters on the following pages remain as set even if you turn off power until changed 6 1 PAGE 1 TRANSMIT PATTERN DATA VIA MIDI The display shows PAT OUT To have the IED04 out...

Page 37: ...nerate timing signals to which other devices can synchronize if The external device sequencer drum machine etc can respond to MIDI timing signals These signals go from the IED04 s MIDI out to the exte...

Page 38: ...her device s MIDI in or a system exclusive data storage device such as the Alesis DataDisk The IED04 data can take up to 35K allowing it to be captured by most system exclusive storage devices After t...

Page 39: ...emory falls below 15 or so immediately save the IED04 s data as previously described in this chapter Some operations may not be possible even if a small amount of memory is left This is because the IE...

Page 40: ...Alesis HR 16 and MMT 8 3 Press PLAY on the IED04 The slave units should start at the same time and progress at the same tempo If the slaves respond to Song Position Pointer you can start an IED04 Son...

Page 41: ...t group once 8 2D Odd Time Signatures For time signatures based on quarter notes changing the number of beats in a Pattern can also change the time signature Example Programming a Pattern length seven...

Page 42: ...h note by three results in 16th note triplets Dividing a 16th note by three results in 32nd note triplets Rests You can also specify where notes should not be played this is indicated by a rest which...