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    scottyp is offline Senior Member (Respected Chatter)

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    Default How to set up an alesis dm5 for bass triggers

    I made a HOW TO for the guys just getting into triggering their kick..

    The alesis DM5 is a pretty cheap unit and has been around for years

    they go pretty cheap on ebay

    anyways.. here you go


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    anything for 2 bass drums?
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    scottyp is offline Senior Member (Respected Chatter)

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    sure. use 2 inputs in the back..... 2 cables. 2 triggers and watch the video twice :P


    2 bass drums is even easier.. with 2 triggers (one on each) they are being used half as much so there is alot of space between them and usualy no double triggering.

    just change the "snare" or "cymbal" sample to a kick drum sample of the same type .. adjust your gain and your probably good to go

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    I can't believe I hit 41k views on this video!

    Time for everyone to upgrade to a TM2! lol

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    Hey, great video! I'm still learning the parameters and settings of the DM5. I got mine a couple months ago with a Roland RT10K trigger, and I'm having a hell of a time getting it adjusted right. Your video explained a couple of things, so now when I get back to the practice space (my drums aren't here with me), I'll experiment with it some more.

    Mainly, I'm posting to bump this thread and get your attention, hopefully! If I still can't get it dialed in right, I will need to pick your brain, if you don't mind, haha.

    EDIT: The main problem I've been running into is that it's not detecting all of my hits. I've had the gain up to 80-85 and I would still have issues with not detecting all the hits. I messed with decay a lot too, but as I said before, I didn't fully understood what it did until now. So, we'll see how it goes when I go back.
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