Alesis Trigger iO Manuel utilisateur

REFERENCE MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1

REGISTRATION....................................................................... 1

FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW.................................................... 2

REAR PANEL OVERVIEW ...................................................... 2

HOOKUP DIAGRAM................................................................ 3

COMPUTER INSTALLATION.................................................. 4

GETTING STARTED – USING KITS ....................................... 6

SAVING KITS ....................................................................... 6

PROGRAM CHANGE MESSAGES......................................... 7

EDITING KITS .......................................................................... 8

TRIGGER MIDI CHANNEL .................................................. 8

TRIGGER MIDI NOTE ......................................................... 9

SETTING GLOBAL PARAMETERS...................................... 10

GAIN................................................................................... 11

VELOCITY CURVE ............................................................ 12

THRESHOLD ..................................................................... 13

X-TALK (CROSSTALK)...................................................... 14

RETRIGGER ...................................................................... 15

TRIGGER TYPE................................................................. 16

USING HI-HAT PEDALS........................................................ 17

EDITING HI-HAT PEDAL PARAMETERS ......................... 17

SENDING MESSAGES .......................................................... 18

ALL NOTES OFF................................................................ 18

RETURN TO DEFAULT VALUE ........................................ 18

FACTORY RESET ............................................................. 18

MIDI SYSEX TRANSFERS ................................................ 18

USING THE TRIGGER IO WITH BFD LITE .......................... 19

DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR THE TRIGGER IO................. 20

ADJUSTING KIT PERFORMANCE IN BFD LITE.............. 20

CUSTOMIZING YOUR KIT IN BFD LITE........................... 21

OTHER APPLICATIONS OF THE TRIGGER IO................... 22

UPGRADING SOFTWARE .................................................... 23

UPGRADE PROCEDURE.................................................. 23

TRIGGER IO KIT PRESETS .................................................. 24

TRIGGER IO DEFAULT GLOBAL PARAMETERS .............. 25

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................... 26

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION....................................................... 29

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the Alesis Trigger IO USB/MIDI Percussion

Interface. With the Alesis Trigger IO, you can connect your favorite acoustic drum

triggers or electronic percussion pads and control sounds on external drum

machines, modules or software devices. Here at Alesis, we take pride in building

electronic instruments and controllers for the modern musician. The Trigger IO

allows you to explore new avenues of sonic possibilities with an intuitive percussion

interface. You no longer have to worry about feeling disembodied from your music

experience. The Trigger IO offers an ideal approach to controlling and sequencing

rhythm content. We hope that you enjoy this great product!

Sincerely,

The People of Alesis.

REGISTRATION

Please visit http://www.alesis.com to register your new Trigger IO. Registration

helps you by ensuring that we can keep you informed on up-to-the minute product

news. Registering your product also ensures that you can get the latest updates and

software available for your product. If you would like, Alesis can also send you

information on other products that might interest you.

Your feedback helps us, too. When you let us know the types of music products you

use and dream about, you help us bring you cutting-edge products like the Trigger IO.

FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

1. FUNCTION UP/DOWN – These buttons are used to select through different functions on the

Trigger IO.

2. VALUE UP/DOWN – These buttons are used to cycle through kits and parameters for the different

functions.

3. FUNCTION LEDs – Each function on the Trigger IO is paired with a corresponding LED on the

panel. These LED will reflect which function is currently being selected.

4. LED SCREEN – The LED screen displays information about the state of the Trigger IO. The

screen also features a small “Activity” LED which will light up each time a trigger generates a Note

On message, as well as a “Trig B” LED which will light up when the secondary zone (ring) of a

dual-zone trigger generates a Note On message.

REAR PANEL OVERVIEW

1. Power Button – This button function as a AC/USB power switch. If the button is in the IN

position (AC), the unit will draw power from the connected AC power adapter. If the button is in

the OUT position (USB), the unit will draw power from the USB connection to your computer.

Please note: If your computer’s USB port does not provide sufficient power to the Trigger IO,

please use the included AC adapter to power the unit.

2. USB Port – The USB port is used to transmit MIDI data between the Trigger IO and a computer.

If you are using the USB port, there will be no need for the power adapter to be plugged in – The

Trigger IO will be powered through the USB port.

3. Power Adapter Input – If you do not wish to power the unit through the USB port, please use an

optional AC power adapter to connect the Trigger IO to a power source.

4. Power Adapter Restraint – You can secure the power adapter cord to this restraint to prevent

accidental unplugging.

5. MIDI OUT – Use a five-pin MIDI cable to connect this output to the MIDI IN of an external device,

such as a drum machine, synthesizer or sound module.

6. 10 TRS Trigger Inputs – Please connect your trigger sources to these ten ¼” TRS inputs. You

will notice that some of the inputs are marked. If you would like to take advantage of certain pre-

programmed presets, such as the GM or BFD Lite drum mappings, please follow these markings

to connect your triggers.

7. HI-HAT Input – Please connect your hi-hat pedal to this input.

8. INC/DEC pedal input – Please connect a dual footswitch button to this input. Using this

footswitch input allows you to remotely increment and decrement values from your dual

footswitch.

9. KENSINGTON LOCK – You may use this Kensington lock slot to secure the unit to a table or

surface.

HOOKUP DIAGRAM

Please study the following diagram to connect your Trigger IO.

POWER ADAPTER

(OPTIONAL)

ATTACH 2 BUTTON FOOTSWITCH HERE

ATTACH ADDITIONAL TRIGGERS HERE

TO EXTERNAL MIDI MODULE

TO COMPUTER

1. Before turning on the Trigger IO, connect all triggers, pads, footswitches, MIDI devices and

external modules as shown above. If you would like to use the Trigger IO with a computer,

connect a USB cord from the Trigger IO to your computer’s USB port.

2. Connect a power source to the Trigger IO. You have two options for powering the Trigger IO:

a. Connect the Trigger IO to a computer’s USB port – the computer’s USB bus will

provide power.

b. Connect an optional 9V AC power adapter to the Trigger IO.

3. Use the power switch on the rear panel of the Trigger IO to turn it on.

Important: Please use the appropriate cables to connect your triggers to the Trigger IO. For

single zone triggers, please use TS cables to connect them to the Trigger IO. If using dual-zone

triggers, please make sure that you are using TRS cables. Using TS cables to connect dual-zone

triggers to the Trigger IO will only allow you to use the primary zone (tip) of the drum.

NARROW

WIDE

The Trigger IO can be mounted on a drum

or cymbal stand and is compatible with

most drum mounts on the market today.

Please attach the drum mount as shown on

the left.

(drum mount not included)

COMPUTER INSTALLATION

The Trigger IO is a Plug-and-Play device so there is no driver or special software

installation required. When the Trigger IO is connected to a computer, it will

automatically be recognized as an available USB device.

How to connect and use the Trigger IO with a software application:

1. Connect a USB cord from the USB port of the Trigger IO to the USB port of

your computer.

When the Trigger IO is connected to a computer using a USB cord, the

computer’s USB bus will provide power to the unit. If you would like to use

an alternate power source, plug in a 9v AC power adapter.

2. Press the power switch on the back panel of the Trigger IO. The display

will turn on to let you know that the Trigger IO is on.

! Tip

It is a good idea to connect and turn on the Trigger IO before

starting any software applications with which you intend to use the

Trigger IO. Otherwise the software program will not recognize the

Trigger IO as being connected.

3. Open up your software application.

4. Next, select the Trigger IO as a MIDI input device. Usually, this is done in

the Preferences menu of the software application.

If you are using Windows XP, you will notice that the Trigger IO may appear

as ‘USB Audio Device’ or ‘USB Audio Device (Emulated)’. Please make

sure that this MIDI input is enabled and active.

(Cubase LE example shown

on left. You may access the

MIDI inputs by going to

Devices | Device Setup and

clicking on All MIDI Inputs.)

5. Now the Trigger IO should be ready to use with the software application.

A Note About Audio Latency

Latency describes the time that it takes for your soundcard to

respond to a command. In other words, this is the time that it takes

for your computer to process incoming data (for example, MIDI

Note events) and output a sound. The lower your latency is, the

faster your computer will respond to commands and output sound.

Please make sure that your soundcard’s latency (or buffer) is set to

a low number so when you hit the pads on the Trigger IO, your

computer will output the sound promptly. Latency and buffering is

usually adjusted in your software’s Preferences menu. In general,

if latency is higher than about 15-20ms, you will start to notice a

significant delay between the time that you hit the pads and the

time that the sound comes out of your computer.

If you still experience too much latency or “lag” with your internal

soundcard audio drivers, you might want to download one of the

free and widely available ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) drivers

from the Internet. In general, ASIO drivers perform better and with

lower latency since they create a more efficient communication

between audio devices and software. You may download and

install the free ASIO4ALL driver (PC) by visiting www.asio4all.com.

(Only compatible with USB audio interfaces)

GETTING STARTED – USING KITS

What is a Kit?

A Kit, also known as a Preset, is a collection of parameters which describe

different configurations of the Trigger IO. These parameters include the

MIDI Note Numbers assigned to triggers, MIDI Channels on which the

triggers are sending information, as well as associated Program Change

messages. Using kits allows you to store and access different trigger

setups and allows you to address different hardware and software module

configurations.

The Trigger IO automatically goes into Kit selection function when it is turned on.

Notice that the LED next to Kit is lit. If you are in a different function, you can always

get to the Kit selection function by using the function up/down buttons.

When in Kit selection function, you can use the value up/down buttons to select

different kits. The Trigger IO will automatically load the kits as you step through the

values. There are 21 available kits that you can load, modify and store.

SAVING KITS

If you have made changes to the selected kit (i.e. changed MIDI note numbers,

channels), you will notice that the LED next to Kit will begin blinking. This means

that there are changes which have not yet been saved. To save these changes,

please use the function up/down buttons to return to the Kit Function. This will

save the changes you have made to the current kit.

Alternatively, if you have made changes to the current kit but do not wish to save

them, press function down and value down buttons simultaneously. This will

cancel any changes made after the kit was loaded.

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