DrumKat - DK-10Manual

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Table of Contents

1. WHAT IS A DK10? ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

2. GETTING SET UP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

3. SELECTING KITS & PLAYING -------------------------------------------------- 4-6

4. ALTERING YOUR KITS------------------------------------------------------------ 7-10

5. TRIGGER & PAD AD JUSTMENTS --------------------------------------------- 11-12

6. COPYING KIT 0 TO A USER KIT------------------------------------------------- 13

7. HI HAT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14-15

8. APPENDIX A: What if it Isnt Working ------------------------------------ 16

APPENDIX B: MIDI Primer ---------------------------------------------------- 17-18

APPENDIX C: Care & Maintenance ----------------------------------------- 19

APPEND IX D: Warranty Policies / KAT Customer Support -------- 20

APPENDIX E: MIDI Implementation Chart ------------------------------ 21

APPEND IX F: System Exclusive D ocumentation ----------------------- 22APPENDIX G: Glossary of Terms --------------------------------------------- 23-24

APPENDIX H: Blank Kit Templates ----------------------------------------- 25-26

9. INDEX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27

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1. What Is a dk10?

1. What is a dK10?

Congratu lations on your pu rchase of a dK10 controller. The

dK10 is the newest member of the d rumKAT family of

MIDI controllers. Virtually every leading d rum mer and

percussionist in the wor ld uses one of our d rum KATs.

Our dru mKATs have become an ind ustry standardbecause of their great feel, responsiveness, power, and

reliability.

With th e dK10, ALTERNATE MODE has distilled the essence

of its previous controllers into the simplest controller to

use in the indu stry. In spite of its simplicity (and

incredible p rice!), the dK10 has the same great feel,

responsiveness, and reliability as the rest of the

drumKAT family. The user interface for selecting Kits

and changing sound selections has been d esigned and

tested with simp licity in mind.

So, what is a dK10? The dK10 is a responsive MIDI

controller consisting of a road wor thy steel enclosure

with 10 incredibly responsive playing pads, a bass tr igger

inpu t, HiHat control inp ut, and two footswitch inpu ts for

making changes to the internal settings. Plug it into any

dru m m achine, sampler, or tone generator and you r

playing will control the soun ds on your d rum machine

with all the expression that you normally play with!

We at ALTERNATE MODE have an ongoing War OnObsolescence. This mean s that the dK10 is an

up grad eable controller. A year from now, when you

decide that you w ant even more control, you can choose

to up grad e to a dru mKAT 3.5 for a reasonable fee. (That

is why your rubber p laying sur face has editing names on

your pad s - those are the fun ctions your controller will

have someday if you up grad e it.) With Alternate Mode,

your investment is never short-term. You have bought

into a family of percussion p rodu cts that will continue to

improve and advance without leaving you behind.

Enjoy!

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2. Getting Set Up

2. Getting Set Up.

Unpacking:

Packed w ith your d K10 you will find th is manual, 1

footswitch, and an AC adap tor. You w ill need to obtain 1

or two MIDI cables, a drum machine or other soun d

source, and headph ones or an am plification system.

Optional accessories:

For HiHat: A KF1 or VFP1 footswitch or a hatKAT HiH at

controller ped al.

For Bass drum: A fatKAT (Foot Activated Trigger), a

miniKICK electronic bass drum attachment to acoustic

bass ped als, or the kicKAT bass trigger.

For mou nting: A dkb m ounting bracket to mou nt the dK10

with standard 7/ 8 mounting clamp s.

A BCS black rack stand.

For transp ort: A dkc hand y travel case with extra pocket forsticks and p edals.

Mounting:

Mount you r d K10 on a snare dru m stand, a table or use the

dkb mou nting bracket to conveniently attach the dK10 to

a BCS dru m rack.

Connections:

Plug the supp lied footswitch into the Edit Note

footswitch inpu t on the back of the dK10. Plug the AC

adap tor into the power input. Connect a MIDI cable

from the MIDI Out of your d K10 into the MIDI In ofyour dru m m achine or sound source.

If you h ave a hatKAT (use hatKAT CNTRL outpu t) or HiHat

footswitch, connect it to your H iHat inp ut.

If you have a fatKAT, miniKICK, or kicKAT bass trigger,

connect it to your bass drum input.

If you have an other footswitch connect it into the Edit

Channel input.

If you have a second MIDI cable, connect it from the MIDI In

of your dK10 to the MIDI Out of your d rum m achine.

If your footswitches are not KAT footswitches make sure

they are plugged in prior to turning on your dK10. ThedK10 reads the footswitch inpu ts on power-up and

ad justs for different typ es. (KAT footswitches can be

removed and inserted into other inpu ts after power u p -

other typ es will cause problems if you rem ove them

while the dK10 is powered u p.)

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3. Selecting Kits & Playing

3.Selecting Kits and Playing.

To select one of the 10 Kits in th e dK10, simply hold

dow n one of the 10 playing Pads w hen tu rning the d K10

on! Its that simp le.

You will hear a beep p attern th at verifies the Kit # youhave selected. (For examp le, 2 beeps for Kit 2, 6 beeps

for Kit 6, etc.) Then, go ahead and play!

Kits 1 to 6 contain General MIDI settings that w ill

prod uce the sounds show n on the following p ages for

most dru m m achines.

When you r d K10 was shipped ou t from ALTERNATE

MODE, the contents of the User Kits were:

Kit 7 is for the Yamaha RY-30 (on Channel 1), Kit 8 is a Blues

Scale for Melodic Sound s, Kit 9 is for the E-muProcussion, and Kit 0 is a General MIDI drumset.

(The User Kits can be re-initialized back to original Factory

settings by simultaneously holding dow n pads 1, 3, and 4

on power-up.)

To select another Kit, turn your dK10 off. Hold dow n

another Pad w hile turn ing the dK10 on. The beep

pattern w ill verify another Kit selection. Play it.

A second, easier way to change Kit selection requ ires a

second, optional footswitch. If you have 2 footswitches,dep ress both the Edit Note footswitch and the Edit

Chann el footswitch. While they are both depressed hit a

Pad. You will hear the beep pattern verifying the new

Kit selection.

The dK10 will also respond to Program Changes on

Channel 16 on its MIDI In.

To play on the dK10, just d o what comes naturally! Play!

It will respond dyn amically (soft to loud ) to your p laying

and will follow even your fastest buzz rolls. If you are

playing into a sound source with pitched sound s (horn

stabs, strings, synth soun ds, etc.) you may even h old

dow n on the p laying pads to control the sustain of notes.

Feel free to express you rself, that is wh at ALTERNATE

MODE controllers are for!

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Below is the Pad # layout on the d rum KAT.

1 23

4 5

6

7

8 9

0

Contents of Factory Kits

5

CrashNote=#49

HiHatOpen= #46Close= #42

Tom 1Note= #50

Tom 2Note= #48

Tom 3Note= #45

Tom 4Note= #41Snare

Note= #38KickNote= #36

HiHatOpen=#46Close=#42

RideNote=#51Kit #1

(On MIDI Channel 10)(General MIDI)

Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #44

CrashNote=#49


Tom 1Note= #50

Tom 2Note= #48

Tom 3Note= #45

Tom 4Note= #41Snare

Note= #38CrosstickNote= #37


RideNote=#51Kit #2


Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #44

CrashNote=#49

SplashNote= #55

Tom 1Note= #50

Tom 2Note= #48

Tom 3Note= #45

Tom 4Note= #41Snare

Note= #38HiHat

Open= #46Close= #42

HiHatOpen=#46

Close=#42

Ride BellNote=#53Kit #4


Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #44

CabasaNote=#69

ShakerNote= #70

Conga Lo OpenNote= #64

Conga Hi OpenNote= #63

Timbale LoNote= #66

AgogoNote= #68Conga Hi Mute

Note= #62Bongo LoNote= #61

CuicaNote= #78

Timbale HiNote=#65Kit #3


Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #56


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CrashNote=#49


Tom 1Note= #50

Tom 2Note= #48

Tom 3Note= #45

Tom 4Note= #41Snare



RideNote=#51Kit #5

(On MIDI Channel 10)(General MIDI / R8 / m)

Bass Drum = #35

HiHat Foot = #44

CrashNote=#60


Tom 1Note= #34

Tom 2Note= #35

Tom 3Note= #36

Tom 4Note= #37Snare



RideNote=#62Kit #7

(On MIDI Channel 10)(Yamaha RY10 / RY30)

Bass Drum = #8

HiHat Foot = #54

CrashNote=#49


Tom 1Note= #50

Tom 2Note= #48

Tom 3Note= #45

Tom 4Note= #41Snare



RideNote=#51Kit #0


Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #44

CrashNote=#49

TambourineNote= #54


Tom 2Note= #48

Tom 3Note= #45


SnareNote= #38

Tom 3Note= #41

RideNote= #51

Ride BellNote=#53Kit #6


Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #44











Kit #8

(On MIDI Channel 10)(Pitched Blues Scale In C)

Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #48

CrashNote=#49


Tom 1

Note= #47

Tom 2Note= #45

Tom 3Note= #43

Tom 4

Note= #41SnareNote= #38 KickNote= #36


RideNote=#51Kit #9

(On MIDI Channel 10)(General MIDI / Procussion)

Bass Drum = #36

HiHat Foot = #65


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4. Altering Your Kits

4444.... Altering Your Kits.

There are three typ es of Kits in you r d K10:

Kits 1 through 6 are Factory Kits that are always present

in your d K10. Kits 7,8,9 are User Kits and can contain

personalized settings.

Kit 0 is a scratch-pad or temp orary, working Kit location.

When you m ake a change to any of your Kits, the d K10

automatically p uts th ose changes into Kit 0! This

preven ts you from accidentally changing one of your

User Kits 7, 8, or 9. After you are satisfied w ith the

changes you have mad e, you may easily Copy Kit 0 to

any of Kits 7, 8, or 9 as shown in th e next section.

You shou ld avoid keeping your favorite Kit in Kit 0. Since all

editing goes through Kit 0, the contents of Kit 0 get

changed easily.

Now , to make changes to your Kits (remember, the changes

go to Kit 0), you have two ways of changing which

sound each pad controls:

MIDI In AutoTrain:

If your d rum machine has buttons that play all its sound s

(and your d rum machine send s out MIDI information)

you can conn ect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out of your

drum machine to the MIDI In of your d K10 and veryquickly make changes to the sound assignments in the

dK10.

Manual Training: IfA doesnt work, you can manu ally

change Note #s and Channels directly on th e dK10 itself

by using the p ads in combination with the footswitches.

So, how do you d ecide wh ich method to use? MIDI In

AutoTrain is easier if your sound source will let you do it.

The following details which instrum ents can respond

prop erly to MIDI In Au toTrain and those that cannot.

Can respond to MIDI In AutoTrain if set up properly:

(Note: Settings in you r sound sou rce may preven t the

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MIDI In AutoTrain from w orking. So, if you have

trou ble, just call our Customer Service staff and well be

glad to help.)

Alesis HR16, HR16B, SR16

Boss DR660, DS330

Korg M1, S3, 0/ 1W FD

Roland R8, R70Yam aha RY10, RY30

Cant respond to MID I In AutoTrain:

Alesis D4

Boss DR550

E-mu Procussion

Kaw ai GMega, XD5

Roland R8M, TD7

Yam ah a RM50

Using MIDI In AutoTrain to make changes to your Kits(remember, the result end s up in Kit 0).

To chan ge the sound selections in any of the Kits:

1. To use this meth od you mu st first connect a MIDI cable

from the MIDI Out of your d rum machine to the MIDI In

of your dK10.

2. Depress the Ed it Note footswitch.

3. While it is depressed, hit the Pad you w ant to change.

(Do not release the footswitch.)

You w ill hear a tick-tock pattern ind icating you are in

Note Edit mode.

4. Now p ush the button on your dru m machine to send the

sound you want.

5. If the d k10 receives a valid N ote # (and Chan nel #) it

respond s with a verification beep (a quadrup let). Thats

it, you h ave perm anently changed Kit 0 to be a mod ified

copy of the Kit you came from ! (Now you may release

the footswitch.)

If the d K10 does not respond , check your connections and

try again. If you cannot get this method to work , you

may still use the Manual Method described on pages 10

and 11.

Manual Training of the Note Selections.

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pattern to help tell you that you are now going in theopposite direction (as opposed to the simpler tick-tock that you hear when you are going in theforward direction as you hit the selected Pad in NoteEdit Mode).

No actual Saving of your kits is necessary. Everychange you make is automatically saved (in Kit 0) foryou as you make the changes. To Copy Kit 0 to anyof the 3 User Kits see the next section.

It is OK to select a new pad while you are in the middle ofediting some other pad. The sounds you will then hearwill be the sound you are assigning to the new pad youhave selected to edit.

Manual Training of the Channel Selections.

To change any Channel selection in any of the Kits(remember, the result ends up in Kit 0):

1. Depress the Edit Channel footswitch.2. While it is depressed, hit the Pad you want to change.

(Release the footswitch.)You will hear a rapid beep-beep pattern indicating youare in Channel Edit mode.

3. Now hit two Pads in succession to tell the dK10 thenumeric code for the Channel you want to use. Thedk10 will respond with a positive quadruplet if youselect a valid Channel # (only 01 to 16 are possible). Ifyou select an invalid # a low Error Beep will be heard.

For example, to select Channel 10, hit Pad 1, then hit Pad0.To select Channel 1, hit Pad 0, then Pad 1.To select Channel 2, hit Pad 0, then Pad 2. etc.

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5. Trigger & Pad Adjustm ents

5555.... Trigger & Pad Adjustments.

Adjusting the Gain Level of the Trigger Input

As you m ay know, there are many d ifferent kinds and

brand s of bass dr um triggers on the market. You may

find that when p lugging in your favorite bass drumtrigger, the gain outp ut may not be to your liking. Have

no fear, the dK10 has 4 gain options. To access them , all

you have to d o is:

While the unit is on, press PADs 9 and 0 at the same time,

dep ress footswitch one (as you are holding dow n the

pads). You will hear a beep sequence. Thats it.

9

0

Edit Note

Footswitch

PLU

Each time you perform th is simp le operation, you will beswitching between one of these four options.

Setting 1 (listen to the beep ) is best suited for th e fatKAT.

Setting 1 (two beeps) is best suited for the m iniKICK.

Setting 1 (three beeps) is best suited for the kicKAT.

Setting 1 (four beeps) is best su ited for the other brands.

These are our op inions based on our p laying style.

Experiment to find the right setting for YOU.

Adjusting the Playing Curves for Your dk10 Pads

Since there are man y different kinds and brand s of sound

sources and d rum machines on the market, you may find

that th e velocity response of the dK10 pad s may not be

to your liking. The d K10 has 4 velocity curves designed

to allow th e pad s to respond to a curve or setting that

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5. Trigger & Pad Adjustm ents

may be more to your liking.

To access them, all you have to do is:

While the unit is on, press pads 7 and 8 at the same time,

then d epress the Edit Note Footswitch (as you are

holding d own the pad s). You w ill hear a beep sequence.

That's it!

7

8

Edit Note

Footswitch

PLUS

Each time you perform th is simp le operation, you will be

switching between one of the four curves. Play around

with each of them, and choose the one best for you!!

NOTE: Some soun d sou rces respond better than others.

Their velocity respon se may d ictate which curve is best

to use!!

Setting one (one beep) has th e widest dynam ic range. Youhave to p lay hard to get to full volume. Designed for

sound sources that have a great dyn amic range.

Setting two (two beeps) has a smooth, wide dynamic range.

Good for machines that also have a smooth , wide

dynam ic range.

Setting three (three beeps) starts a little loud er w hen

playing soft.

Setting four (four beeps) has the least dynam ic range bu tworks great with older m achines or when you w ant an

even sound ing response at med ium p laying levels. Try

this setting when you w ant to play the pads with your

Hands!

Experiment to find th e right setting for YOU!

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6. Copying to a User Kit

6666.... Copying Kit 0 to a User Kit.

Once you h ave mad e changes to a Kit, those changes are

kept in Kit 0. Once you are satisfied with the chan ges

you have m ade, you should Copy those changes to one

of the 3 User Kits - Kits 7, 8, or 9.

To Copy to one of the 3 User Kit locations:

1. Depress the Edit Note footswitch.

2. Now press dow n and hold one of pad s 7,8, or 9 for 2

second s and the dK10 respond s with the beep pattern for

the Kit you just copied into. Thats it! You Copied the

Kit and moved over to the Kit you selected! (Now

release footswitch 1.)

Pressing any of pad s 7, 8, 9, or 0 dow n for 2 seconds

(while the Edit Note footswitch is depressed) will Copythe Kit you w ere in into the User Kit you selected.

Pressing any of pads 1 through 6 dow n for 2 second s

(while the Edit Note footswitch is depressed) will cause

an error beep, no copying will be done, and the dK10

will stay at the Kit you w ere at.

Be careful not to have your foot on the H iHat p edal during

this time. As you w ill see in the next section, that is how

you d efine HiHat pad s.

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7. Hi Hat

7. HiHat.

Playing HiHat pads:

Several of the kits in your d K10 have HiHats d efined for

you. To play HiHat on these pad s, plug in a hatKAT or a

footswitch into the HiHat inp ut in the back of the dK10.

Each H iHat pad will play an open HiHat sound wh en youstrike the pad an d your H iHat pedal is not depressed.

Each HiHat pad will play a closed HiHat sound wh en you

strike the pad and your H iHat pedal is depressed.

Additionally, each depression of the HiHat pedal will play a

chick or foot sound by itself.

You m ay define as many pad s as you w ish to be in H iHat

mod e simultaneou sly (except for the External Bass

Trigger Input w hich cannot be a HiHat pad .

Defining a pad to be a HiHat pad:

1. Depress the Edit Note footswitch.2. Depress the HiHat pedal, also. The tick-tock starts.

3. While both the Edit Note footswitch and the HiHat peda l

are depressed, press and hold the p ad you wan t to be a

HiH at pad . After 2 seconds of holding the pad , the dK10

will give a verification beep to ind icate the recognition of

a request to make this pad a H iHat pad . Release the Edit

Note footswitch, the HiHat pedal, and the Pad.

To define the Closed H iHat sound:


2. Depress the HiHat pedal, also. The tick-tock starts.3. While both the Edit Note footswitch and the HiHat peda l

are depressed, hit the pad you w ant to assign the Closed

soun d to. Tick-tock continues.

4. Do not release the Edit Note footswitch or the HiHat

pedal. While both footswitches are still depressed, rehit

the pad you w ant to be a HiHat pad . Do Note training

(see section 4. Altering the User Kits) until you have the

Closed sound you wan t.

To define the Open HiHat sound:

Perform th e same actions as the other pad s - simply do notdepress the HiHat ped al.

To define the HiHat Chick or Foot sound:


2. Depress the HiHat ped al. The tick-tock starts. (Do not

release the Edit Note footswitch.)

3. Do Note training (see section 4. Altering the User Kits)

un til you have the Foot sound you want. If you are

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7. Hi Hat

using the Manu al Change method , each depression of

the HiHat pedal will play a different sound . Keep

playing the HiHat pedal until you find the Foot sound

you are looking for.

Stopping a HiHat pad from being a HiHat pad:


2. Depress the HiHat ped al. The tick-tock starts.3. While both the Edit Note footswitch and the HiHat peda l

are depressed, press the pad you d o not wan t to be a

HiHat pad . After 2 second s the dK10 will give a

backward s verification beep to ind icate the recognition of

a request to stop this pad from being a HiHat pad .

Release the Edit N ote footswitch, the HiHat p edal, and

the Pad.

If you connect a hatKATs Control Ou tput in to the d K10s

HiHat inpu t, the dK10 will automatically create a Velocity

sensitive Foot sound for you. (If a hatKAT is plu gged in,the d K10 will also send control inform ation as both

Controller #1 and #4 for sound sources that u se either of

those assignments for expressive HiHat control.)

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8. Appendix

Appendix AWhat if it isnt Working?

Symptom:

No Sounds ou t of Sound Source when you p lay on dK10.

What To Do:

Verify dK10 and Sound Source are ON and are plugged into

working room sockets! Try a comp atible AC adaptor if

the dK10 does not beep on pow er up. The AC adap tor

mu st have a positive tip as designated by this symbol: (

) and its outp ut shou ld be between 9v and 12v, with

400mA or g reater rating.

Verify dk10 MIDI Out is connected to Sound Source MIDI In.

Try anoth er MIDI cable.Verify Sound Source is OK. Can it make sounds on its own ?

(Push its sound buttons and listen with head phones.) Try

to control the Soun d Source with another controller.

Verify dK10 is alive by dep ressing the Edit Note footswitch

and hitting a Pad. If you can detect a tick-tock pattern

from the dK10 external beeper (front right corner of

dK10) then the dK10 is alive and running.

Call up Factory Kit 1 on th e dK10 (see Page 5). Verify that

the Sound Source is On MIDI Channel 10.

Disconnect the MIDI cable. Turn th e dK10 and Soun d Source

Off. Turn the d K10 and the Sound Source back on.Reconnect the MIDI cable.

Call Alternate Mod e Customer Service (413) 594-5190.

Symptom:

HiHat does not work.

What To Do:

Verify hatKAT or HiHat footswitch is plugged into correct

inpu t on back panel.

Call up Factory Kit 1 on th e dK10 (see Page 5). Verify thatthe Sound Source is on MIDI Chan nel 10. See if pads 7 or

0 act like HiHats.

Disconnect the MIDI cable. Turn the dK10 and Soun d Source

Off. Leave all footswitches plu gged in. Turn the dK10

and the Sound Source back on.

Reconnect the MIDI cable.

Call Alternate Mode Customer Service (413) 594-5190.

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8. Appendix

MIDI Primer

What is MIDI anyway? First, MIDI is an acronym for

Musical Instru ment Digital Interface. It is a stand ard or

an agreement among the various mu sical instrum ent

manufacturers that we w ill all use the same kind of

connections and electrical signals so that any tw o mu sicalinstruments can be connected together and work.

Connections:

MIDI connections are all made w ith 5 pin DIN cables

that p lug into 5 pin din jacks on the musical

instrum ents. Only two w ires are used in these cables to

carry the information from one instrum ent to another.

A MIDI Out jack is used by an instrum ent to send

information to another. A MIDI In jack is used by an

instrum ent to receive information from another.

Signals:

The electrical signals of MIDI are digital, not analog.

This ensures that the comm un ications will be exact. The

expression close enough for rock-and-roll doesnt

app ly here. If you want to hear a snare dru m, but some

of the time hear a bass dru m instead , because they are

close to each other in the note table, youd get u pset.

Digital gives you exactly what you asked for.

The signals are serial, not parallel. This means you d ont

need a complicated or expensive cable to make the

connection. One pair of wires in the cable will do.The signals are opto-coupled. Current flowing th rough

the MIDI cable turn s on a tiny light inside a chip inside the

receiving instrument which ends up prod ucing the

electrical signal that the receiving instrument uses. Wow!

Cool, hu h!? That means that there is no ground

connection between the MIDI-connected instrum ents.

This eliminates 60 cycle hu m from grou nd loops between

these instruments.

Concepts and Commands:

The main Concepts you need to un derstand are: MIDIChannels, MIDI Notes and MIDI Velocity. The main

Command s you need to und erstand are: MIDI Note On,

MIDI Note Off, and System Exclusive.

If we use a telephone line analogy, MIDI Channels are

like ph one num bers. Sound Sources are like hom es.

MIDI Notes are like the individual people in the

individu al homes that has that phone number. A

separate MIDI Channel is usually assigned to each Sound

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8. Appendix

Source you are u sing (like a phone num ber per hom e).

Each Sound or Pitch within each Sound Source is accessed

by the MIDI Note Num ber that is sent (just like asking

for theperson by name when you reach the correct

home). The Velocity that is sent tells the Sound Source

something about the dynamics of the Soun d - usually how

loud to play the Sound.

A MIDI Note On Command tells a specific Soun d Source(Channel) to p lay a specific Soun d (Note) at a sp ecific

volume (Velocity). It turns a Soun d on.

A MIDI Note Off Command tells a specific Sound Source

(Channel) to stop playing a specific Sound (Note). It

turn s a Sound off.

A MIDI System Exclusive Command is something specific

to a particular instrum ent. It is typically used to d o Data

Dumps. A Data Dum p is when an instrument sends its

settings ou t MIDI in a big group so that they can be

saved on some storage d evice (like a comp uter or a MIDIdisk drive). Then the Data Dump can be sent back into th e

instrum ent later on to retrieve those settings again. Data

Dum ps are u sed as a back-up against the accidental loss

of your settings or Kits.

There are many ar ticles and books available on MIDI if

you are interested in find ing out more about it. Give us a

call if you would like more information.

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8. Appendix

Appendix CCare and Maintenance

The dK10 is an electronic musical instrum ent that wasdesigned to take a pound ing - from a pair of drum sticks

- not from rolling dow n the stairs. Simply use good

jud gment and you r dK10 will provide you w ith years of

enjoyment.

Dont pour or spill liquids on your dK10.

Dont leave it in a very h ot car for extended p eriods of

time.

Dont leave it in overly dam p areas for extended periodsof time.

Do not clean the ru bber or m etal surfaces with a lcohol or

solvents (alcohol and solvents w ill dry rubber ou t and

the rubber m ay then crack and alcohol may remove

some of the paint).

The rubber can be cleaned with a mild cleanser such as

dish wash ing liquid. Do not pour cleanser on your

playing surface. Apply a small amoun t to a clean clothand then clean you r p laying surface with th e cloth.

For a major cleaning of the ru bber p laying su rface,

remove the rubber from your dK10 by first removing

the 6 screws arou nd the front and two sides that hold the

metal frame down over the rubber. Use a mild cleanser

such as Soft Scrub, then wash clean with water. Dry off

completely before reapplying.

The metal can be cleaned with a mild cleanser such as

dishw ashing liquid. Do not pour the cleanser on the

drum KAT. App ly a small amount of cleanser to a cleancloth and then clean th e metal surfaces with the cloth.

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Appendix DWarranty Policies

The dK10 has a limited warranty. The dK10 is warrantied

against defects du e to materials or workm anship for 90

days on labor, 6 mon ths on FSR and ru bber, and 1 year

on all other parts.

Warranty Restrictions:

Damage or defects sustained through unau thorized

repair or tampering, or abusive treatment are not

covered by this warran ty. The warran ty does not cover

dam ages to the d K10 as a result of imp roper line voltage

or incorrect polarity AC Adaptor. The shipp ing expenses

and arrangements for repair are the responsibility of the

purchaser.

ALTERNATE MODE is not resp onsible for loss of KitMemory w hen you r controller is sent in for repair or

up grad e. Please, save your Kits on a Data Disk,

Sequencer, or Compu ter before send ing in for repair.

ALTERNATE MODE Customer Serv iceIf you have an y trou ble with you r d K10, feel free to give

our Custom er Service staff a call. Ou r staff is

know ledgeable, patient, and glad to help. Our phone

nu mber is (413) 594-7466 - simp ly ask for Customer

Service. Feel free to call and tell us w hat w as difficult toun derstand (so we can improve) or even tell us what you

like (so we can feel good)!

If you n eed your dK10 repaired or worked on for any

reason, call our Customer Service staff and ask for an

RA num ber. This is a Return Authorization n um ber.

You m ust then clearly mark this RA number on the

outside of the box you send back to Alternate Mod e.

Our staff will ask you for information like your name,

add ress, phone num ber, serial num ber, purchase date,

and a description of the problem. All of this informationis put on an RA form that will be used w hen your

instrum ent comes in to determine wh at to do to your

instrum ent and w hom to send it back to. If you do not

mark a valid RA # on your box your shipm ent will be

refused, so please call and get a # before you send in a

surp rise to us.

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8. Appendix

Appendix EMIDI Implementation Chart

Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Basic Channel - Defau lt 1,10 16

Changed 1 -16

Mode: Defau lt x x

Messages Altered x x

Note Number: 0 - 127 x

Velocity: Note On 1 - 127 x

AfterTouch: Keys x x

Channels x x

Pitch Bender: x x

Control Change: 1, 4 x

Program Change: x 0 -127

System Exclusive: 0 0 Dump

System: Song Pos x x

Song Sel x x

Common: Tune x x

System: Clock x x

Real Time: Commands x x

Aux: Local On/ Off x x

All N otes Off x x

Messages: Active Sense x x

Reset x x

N otes: Note Offs timed by Internal 350 mS Gate Time or continued p hysical holding on Pad .

0 : Yes

x : No

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Appendix GGlossary of Terms

Channel: In MIDI there are 16 Channels. A MIDI Channel is like a phone number.

For two instruments to commu nicate they mu st talk over the same

Channel. This is very much like comm un icating with a friend on th eph one. You mu st dial the correct phone num ber first.

Controller: A MIDI Controller is a device whose purpose is to control other MIDI

devices (as opposed to a Sound Source whose job is to be controlled).

Generally, a Controller is the Interface device which you play on , such as

a Guitar Controller, Keyboard Controller, Violin Controller, Wind

Controller, or Drum Controller.

Dynamics: A measure of how hard or softly you are playing with your sticks.

Edit ing: The act of changing the settings in a device.

Factory Kits: Kits that are always present in your instru ment. These are Kits that we at

Alternate Mode generated for you to use with the various Soun d Sources

available.

Kit: A collection of MIDI Note and Channel settings for all of your Pads,

FootControl, and Bass dru m. Basically, a Kit defines what Sound s your

Pads make.

MIDI: MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is an agreed upon

standard for commu nications between electronic mu sical instruments. Itis simply the m eans by which you r dK10 comm un icates with the Sound

Sources you connect it to.

MIDI Delay: A term which is mistakenly used, by m any, to refer to all kinds of delay

ranging from Sound Source Delay, to Sound Travel Delay, to actual d elay

du e to MIDI. The delay caused by the transmission of MIDI information

is only 1 millisecond! (.001 Second).

MIDI In: A 5 pin DIN jack by which an instrument receives MIDI information from

another m usical instrument. Through its MIDI In, the d K10 can receive

DATA DUMPs, Kit changes, and Note/ Channel AutoTrain information.

MIDI Out: A 5 pin DIN jack by which an instrument sends MIDI information to

another instrument. The dK10 sends ou t Channel, Note, and Velocity

information, Continuous Controller messages 01 and 04 if hatKAT is

plugged in and SYS EX Data Du mp s.

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Note Nu mber: A MIDI Note is the num ber sent in a MIDI NOTE ON or a MIDI

NOTE OFF comman d to tell the receiving instrum ent which Sound to

make.

Sound Source: A device that accepts MIDI inpu t and then p lays a sound based on the

information it received. Drum machines, samp lers and syn thesizers are

all examples of Soun d Sources.

User Kit: Kits that are changeable in your dK10. These are Kits that you alter to

meet your needs.

Velocity: A measure of how loud or soft a Note the dK10 will play on your Sound

Source.

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8. Appendix

Appendix H: Kit Templates

MIDI Ch an nel_____ Bass Dru m Note#______ Hi Hat Foot#_______

Kit #_____


Kit #_____

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Kit #_____


Kit #_____

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9. Index

Index

AC Adaptor 4, 15Bracket 4Cases 4Channels 5, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23Control Data 15, 21Copy Kits 8-11Editing 3-5, 8-15, 23Footswitches 3-5, 8-15,Gate Time 21HiHat 3, 4, 14-15Holding pads 11-12, 21-22Kit 3-7, 8-10, 13, 21-25

Factory 6, 8, 16, 23User 5, 7, 8, 8-10, 13, 22, 23

MIDI Channels 5, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 22MIDI In 4, 8-9, 16-17, 22, 23MIDI Notes 10, 17-18, 23, 24MIDI Out 4, 8-9, 16-17, 22, 24MIDI Velocity 15, 18-17, 24Notes 10, 17-18, 23, 24Pads 3, 5, 8-15, 21, 22, 23

Playing Curve 12Power 4, 5, 16Problems 4, 20

Program ChangeReceive 5, 21

Reverse 10Save 10, 18, 20, 22Stands 4System Exclusive

Data Dump 17, 21, 22Data Receive 17, 21, 22, 24

Trigger InputSetting Gain 11-12

Velocity 15, 17-18, 24

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