ION Electronic Drum Kit User manual
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Electronic Drum Kit
Quick Start Owner’s Manual
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Stand Assembly Instructions
1. Install rubber feet (A1) to the end of each stand base bar (B1). The flat part of the rubber faces the
floor. Install one horizontal bar (B2) to the preinstalled horizontal clamp (C) as shown in the
picture.
2. Insert two vertical bars (B2) to the remaining slots facing up as shown. Insert two clamps (C) to
the ends of one horizontal bar (B2). Slide on the two vertical bars as shown.
3. Slide one clamp (D) down the left hand vertical bar which will be used for snare-drum pad. Slide
one small bar (B3) into the clamp (D) as shown in the figure.
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4. Insert three clamps (D) on to a horizontal bar (B2) and put two horizontal clamps (C) on the end.
Slide the assembly onto the two vertical bars as shown. Now slide another clamp (D) down the left
hand vertical bar which is going to be used for the Hi-Hat. Then slide one small bar (B3) into the
clamp (D) as shown.
5. Insert three small bars (B3) in the remaining clamps (C) on the top horizontal bar.
6. Attach five part (A3) to each of the five drum pads. Attach the bolt and nut (F) as shown.
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7. Attache the mounting bracket (G) to the back of the iET01 Trigger Box as shown in the figure.
Attach to lower horizontal bar as shown in figure and angle accordingly. The iDM01 Drum Machine
will rest on top of this.
8. This is how the finished assembly will look.
9. Attach the iDM01 Drum Machine on top of the iET01 Trigger Box using the velcro strips.
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Quick Setup Guide
1. Make sure all items listed on the front of this guide are included in the box.
2. READ SAFETY INSTRUCTION BOOKLET BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT
3. Study this setup diagram.
4. Place drum set in an appropriate position for operation.
5. Make sure all speaker devices are turned off and all volume/faders are at “zero.”
6. Connect all input sources as indicated in the diagram.
7. Connect the outputs to headphones, and/or powered amplifier stereo system.
8. Plug in both power adapters and other devices into AC power.
9. Switch everything on in the following order.
a. iET01 Drum Trigger Box.
b. iDM01 Drum Machine.
c. Any external speakers.
10. When turning off, always reverse this operation by,
a. Any external speakers.
b. iDM01 Drum Machine.
c. iET01 Drum Trigger Box.
NOTE: Speakers are NOT included. As shown in the above figure, the supplied RCA cable is used to
connect to an external amplifier, mixer, or a home stereo systems.
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Getting Started
This section will cover how to begin using your electronic drum kit. Be sure that your electronic drum kit
setup matches the diagram shown in the Quick Setup Guide as previously shown.
•Be sure that both the iET01 Trigger Box and the iDM01 Drum Machine are both powered on.
I. While the unit is powered on, turn the volume up on the headphones half way. The volume
control is (2) on the diagram.
II. Striking the electronic drum pads with the included sticks should produce sounds in the
headphones.
III. To change the drum kit:
a. Press “DRUM SET” in section (6) as shown on the diagram.
b. The display (1) will show the current drumset number.
c. To change the sounds, press the up and down arrows in section (3).
IV. To play along to preset patterns:
a. Press the “STOP” button in section (3) on the diagram.
b. Press the button labeled “PRESET/USER” listed in section (4). The display
will then show the current preset (‘Rock 1’ by default).
c. Use the up and down arrows in section (3) to shuffle through the 50
different patters.
d. Press “PLAY” in section (3) to hear the preset pattern.
e. Tempo can be adjusted by the tempo up and down buttons in section (5)
shown on the above diagram.
f. You can play along with the preset samples on the drum kit. To add a fill
press the “FILL” button in section (3) while the sample is playing.
V. To record a drum pattern:
a. Press the “PERFORM/COMPOSE” button in section (4) of the diagram untili
the display says “COMPOSE”.
b. Press “PLAY” to start recording. You will hear a click sound corresponding to
the tempo of the current pattern. The recording will continually loop through
the pattern so that you may add drum parts one at a time.
c. You can enter drum beats by pressing the drum buttons in section (7) or by
hitting the drum pads with the sticks.
d. Press “STOP” to stop the recording.
VI. To reset the unit, erasing all stored values to return to the default modes, hold down
“ERASE” and “PLAY” while powering the unit on.
Reference Manual
Stereo Drum Machine
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 1
1.1 WELCOME TO THE IDM01 DRUM MACHINE!......................................................1
1.1A If You Just Can't Wait…............................................................................1
1.1B IDM01 Quick Description..........................................................................1
1.1C About this Manual.....................................................................................1
1.2 GROUND RULES....................................................................................................2
1.2A The Pattern/Song Recording Method.......................................................2
1.2B The Four Different Types of Patterns.......................................................3
1.2C How "Looping" Simplifies Recording........................................................4
1.2D What's a Voice?........................................................................................4
1.2E About Defaults..........................................................................................4
1.2F Physical Layout.........................................................................................5
1.2G Display Layout..........................................................................................6
1.2H Text Protocols...........................................................................................6
1.3 IMPORTANT
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE IDM01..................................................7
1.3A Entering Numbers.....................................................................................7
1.3B The Cursor................................................................................................7
1.3C Leading Zeroes ........................................................................................7
1.3D Automatic Revert......................................................................................7
1.3E The INC/DEC Buttons ..............................................................................7
1.3F Buttons that Toggle...................................................................................8
1.4 10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT) ...............8
CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP ........................................................... 10
2.1 PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT)..............10
2.2 PAGE 2: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT)...................................11
2.3 PAGE 3: ENABLE CLICK (METRONOME) AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK SELECT)12
2.4 PAGE 4: SET CLICK (METRONOME) VOLUME (CLICK VOL) .............................12
2.5 PAGE 5: ADJUST VELOCITY RESPONSE (VELOCITY)......................................13
2.6 PAGE 6: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN END (LENGTH).....................14
2.7 PAGE 7: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN BEGINNING (‘START)..........14
2.8 PAGE 8: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART..................................................15
2.9 PAGE 9: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE).............................................15
2.9A Add a New Drum to a Step.......................................................................17
2.9B Erase a Drum Sound From a Step...........................................................17
2.9C Change a Drum Sound's Volume in a Given Step...................................17
2.9D Exit Step Mode.........................................................................................17
2.10 PAGE 10: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME)............................................................17
CHAPTER 3: PLAYING BACK/RECORDING PATTERNS................... 18
3.1 PLAYBACK/RECORD BASICS...............................................................................18
3.1A The Dual-Purpose Fill Button ...................................................................18
3.1B Perform/Compose Modes.........................................................................18
3.1C Set Pattern Tempo ...................................................................................19
3.1D Select Individual Patterns.........................................................................19
3.1E Stop/Restart a Pattern..............................................................................19
3.1F Using the Start/Stop Footswitch ...............................................................20
3.1G Select New Patterns While in Perform (Playback) Mode.........................20
3.1H Select Fill Patterns in Perform (Playback) Mode .....................................21
3.1I Record a Pattern........................................................................................22
3.1J Select New Patterns and Fills While in Compose (Record) Mode ...........22
3.1K Using Fill to Create Repetitive Drum Hits.................................................23
3.2 ERASE FUNCTIONS...............................................................................................24
3.2A Erase Mistakes While Recording .............................................................24
3.2B Erase an Entire Pattern............................................................................24
3.2C Erase All Events Played by a Particular Drum Pad...............................................24
3.3 COPY FUNCTIONS.................................................................................................25
3.3A Copy, Append, and Double Patterns........................................................25
3.3B Copy (Merge) One Drum Pad's Part to Another Drum Pad (SoundStacking™) 25
3.3C Copy a Single Drum Pad's Part to a Drum Pad in a Different Pattern.....26
3.3D Copy a Pattern to Another IDM01 Via MIDI.............................................26
3.3E Copy a Single Drum Pad's Part to a Drum Pad in Another IDM01 Via MIDI27
3.3F Copy a Drum Set to Another IDM01 Via MIDI..........................................27
CHAPTER 4: CREATING DRUM SETS................................................ 28
4.1 PAGE 1: SELECT DRUM SET (DRUMSET SELECT)............................................28
4.2 PAGE 2: ASSIGN SOUNDS TO PADS...................................................................29
4.3 PAGE 3: SET PAD VOLUME (VOLUME)................................................................29
4.4 PAGE 4: SET PAD STEREO POSITION (PANNING).............................................30
4.5 PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING) ..................................................................31
4.6 PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE).................................................31
4.7 PAGE 7: CHOOSE OUTPUT JACKS (OUTPUT)....................................................32
4.8 PAGE 8: SAVE DRUM SET (SAVE SET)................................................................33
4.9 PAGE 9: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE).....................................34
CHAPTER 5: SONG MODE .................................................................. 35
5.1 SONG MODE BASICS.............................................................................................35
5.1A Select Songs and Enter/Exit Song Mode.................................................35
5.1B Set Song Tempo.......................................................................................35
5.1C Continue, Re-start, or Jump to Next Song Step.......................................36
5.1D "Loop" a Pattern Indefinitely.....................................................................36
5.1E Start from the Middle of a Song................................................................36
5.1F Name a Song (NAME)..............................................................................36
5.1G Change Song Tempo as the IDM01 Plays...............................................37
5.2 REAL TIME SONG CREATION...............................................................................37
5.2A Real Time Song Editing............................................................................37
5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION...................................................................................38
5.3A Enter a Pattern..........................................................................................38
5.3B Add a Fill...................................................................................................38
5.3C Remove a Fill............................................................................................38
5.3D Insert a New Step Between Two Existing Song Steps ............................38
5.3E Delete a Step............................................................................................38
5.3F Replace a Step .........................................................................................39
5.3G Erase an Entire Song...............................................................................39
5.3H Copy a Song to Itself (Double Song Length)............................................39
5.4I Copy a Song to Another Song
(or to the End of Another Song If That Song is Not Empty)...............................39
5.4J Copy a Song to Another IDM01 Via MIDI.................................................40
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