Front Panel Overview - Alesis Trigger IO Guía Rápida

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.
FUNCTION SUMMARY
The Trigger IO features a set of programmable functions which can be accessed via the function up/down buttons
on the front panel. Once a function has been selected, you can change its value or parameter with the value
up/down buttons.
The Trigger IO features two sets of functions – Kit and Global. Kit functions will only affect the trigger settings for the
particular kit, whereas Global functions will affect a specific trigger's settings across all kits.
KIT FUNCTIONS
KIT – A Kit, also known as a Preset, is a collection of parameters which describe different configurations on the
Trigger IO, such as assigned MIDI Note Numbers, MIDI Channels and associated Program Change messages.
There are 21 kits available that you can load, modify and store. While in Kit function, you can use the value up/down
buttons to step through and load different kits.
PROGRAM CHANGE – A Program Change message is a MIDI message which is used for sending data to devices to
cause them to change to a new program, or in other words, bank of sounds. In essence, Program Change messages
allow you to tell your hardware or software device which sound to play. Each kit can be assigned a unique Program
Change message (0-127) which will be sent when the Kit is loaded. By default, each kit's Program Change message
is assigned to "---", which means that no Program Change message will be sent when the kits are loaded.
TRIG MIDI CHANNEL – This is the MIDI Channel on which a specific trigger will be sending its information. To select
which trigger's MIDI Channel you wish to edit, engage the trigger.
TRIG MIDI NOTE # - This is the MIDI Note Number that will be sent by a specific trigger. To select which trigger's
MIDI Note Number you wish to edit, engage the trigger.
GLOBAL FUNCTIONS
The following parameters will affect each trigger input on a global level, regardless of the specific kit that you are
working with. To adjust a trigger's global parameters, you will need to select the trigger for editing by triggering it –
this is often referred to as Chase Mode. Once the trigger is selected, you can adjust its parameter with the value
up/down buttons. To select another trigger, simply trigger it.
GAIN – The Gain parameter adjusts the pad or trigger sensitivity. With a high gain setting, you don't have to hit the
pad or trigger very hard to achieve a maximum velocity output. On the other hand, with a low gain setting it is harder
to achieve a maximum velocity output when striking the trigger. If you find it very easy to achieve maximum velocity
(127) when you strike a specific pad/trigger, you might want to set its Gain to a lower value.
VELOCITY CURVE – A Velocity Curve describes how a trigger's velocity varies with the force applied. This is a useful
feature when trying to customize how a trigger responds to your playing style. Different Velocity Curves will have
different input/output ratios associated with them and will cause a different response, so take some time to get familiar
with how the Velocity Curve setting corresponds to the way you like to play. The different Velocity Curve options are:
"Lin" – Linear
"Cst" – Constant (127)
"Off" – Offset
"EP" – Exponential (4 available)
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"LG" – Logarithmic (4 available)
"SP" – Spline (4 available)