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1. 73 Short Guiro 75 Claves D 78 Mute Cuica 80 Mute Triangle lt 60 62 64 65 67 69 Hi Bongo C Mute Hi Conga D Low Conga E High Timbale F High Agogo G Cabasa A 81 Open Triangle A 79 Open Cuica G 77 Low Wood Block F 76 Hi Wood Block E 74 Lon Guiro D 71 72 Short Whistle B Long Whistle C ZENDRUM MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Zendrum MIDI Implementation Chart 6 15 09 Default Channel Stored Basic channel x Stored Mode Default Messages Altered YES X NO Note Number True Voice Stored Velocity Note On Note Off x Note off immediately follows note on 10ms Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 MONO OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO Aftertouch Keys Channel 24 Pitch Bend Control Change 64 Control Change 0 31 64 127 Sustain button CC input Program Change True Number 0 127 Stored System Exclusive System Song Pos Song Sel Common Tune System Clock Real Time Commands Aux Messages Local On OFF notes OFF Active Sense Reset aaa KKK lt Notes Sustain Polarity is selected and stored ZENDRUM CORP REVISION 4 1 GENERAL MIDI DRUM MAP SETUP 162. function L H MIDI CHANNEL 1 16 The purpose of the MIDI Channel L H function is to match the MIDI channel of the Zendrum with the MIDI channel of your hardware or software program This is what allows MIDI devices to communicate with each other properly There are 16 MIDI channels available General MIDI specifications see Appendix section designate channel 10 as the drum channel and for this reason your Zendrum is factory preset to power up with Setup number 16 on Channel 10 to work with the vast majority of drum map programs You can change this number to whatever you like There is also an individual MIDI channel per trigger feature that may be stored as part of each of the 16 setups see MIDI Channel Per Trigger Feature While in the MIDI Channel L H function press once to view your current MIDI channel Use or to select your MIDI channel and then press left or right 7 to send the change MIDI CHANNEL PER TRIGGER FEATURE The purpose of the MIDI Channel Per Trigger feature is to designate trigger zones or groups of triggers on the Zendrum to play different instruments or voices at the same time using different MIDI channels For instance you can have a group of triggers for drums another group for piano and another group for guitars all at the same time While in the MIDI Channel L H function press and simultaneously to show the Select Brackets J Tap each trigger and use or
3. to change the numeric value to the channel you wish to assign to that trigger and then press left or right gt to send the change Save to the currently selected Set up L P using the Save Discard 5 d function MIDI NOTE 0 127 The purpose of the MIDI Note function is to assign individual drums or melodic notes to each trigger The standard numeric value ranges from 0 to 127 However the Zendrum allows for a 4 note sequential velocity switch per trigger see 4 Note Velocity Switch Feature While in the MIDI Note function press or to show the Select Brackets LL Tap the trigger you wish to change once then use or to change the numeric value of that trigger You will hear the sound that corresponds to that MIDI note number as you scroll through the numbers with the new Audible Note Assignment feature of the Z4 4 NOTE VELOCITY SWITCH FEATURE The purpose of the 4 Note Velocity Switch feature is to allow for the most realism and articulation of each trigger when using drum libraries It sends four sequential MIDI notes when played soft to loud to take advantage of multi sampled articulations such as hi hat and snare drum sounds For instance you can designate a different sound for soft medium loud and hot on each trigger based on the realistic sound dynamics of a drum or cymbal A snare drum trigger can start as a brush hit sound for soft to a bamboo rod hit sound for medium to a
4. 2000 C TAL s 50 GARAGE BAND DRUM MAP JE AOLO 6 OM lt lt lt AW bs EZ DRUMMER DRUM MAP 2000 DLA WARRANTY The Zendrum is warranted meaning David Haney s lifetime not yours from defects in workmanship provided it has not been modified or abused The warranty is in effect as long as you are the original owner of this instrument It is the sole judgment of Zendrum Corporation to decide what constitutes abnormal wear and tear Tampering with circuit board or components will void your warranty and could permanently damage your instrument This instrument is designed by drummers to be played vigorously with the hands It is not intended to be played with sticks and doing so will ultimately void your warranty as well as damage the body and triggers Should you EVER need service or upgrades Zendrum is a user friendly personal service minded company We personally stand behind every instrument we build and our good reputation depends on your satisfaction We enjoy hearing from you We do not anticipate that you will ever experience mechanical failure but if problems do occur we will be happy to troubleshoot tech support and repair your instrument You will be responsible for shipping charges as well as customs duties taxes etc where applicable Zendrum will be responsible for parts and labor only PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO ZENDRUM TECHNICAL SUPPOR
5. 66 Alto Sax til i 22 Accordion 67 Tenor Sax 112 Shanai 23 Harmonica 68 Baritone Sax 24 Tango Accordion 69 Oboe Percussive 70 English Horn 113 Tinkle Bell Guitar 71 4 Agogo 25 Acoustic Guitar nylon 72 Clarinet 115 Steel Drums 26 Acoustic Guitar steel 6 Woodblock 27 Electric Guitar jazz Pipe 117 28 Electric Guitar clean 73 Pieces 118 Melodic Tom 29 Electric Guitar muted 74 Flute 9 Synth Drum 30 Overdriven Guitar 75 Recorder 31 Distortion Guitar 76 Pan Flute Sound effects 32 Guitar harmonics 77 Blown Bottle 20 Reverse Cymbal 78 Shakuhachi 121 Guitar Fret Noise Bass 79 Whistle 22 Breath Noise 33 Acoustic Bass 80 Ocarina 23 Seashore 34 Electric Bass finger 124 Bird Tweet 35 Electric Bass pick Synth Lead 125 Telephone Bing 36 Fretless Bass 81 Lead 1 square 126 Helicopter 37 Slap Bass 1 82 Lead 2 sawtooth 38 Slap Bass 2 83 Lead 3 calliope 120 Sees 39 Synth Bass 1 84 Lead 4 chiff 40 Synth Bass 2 85 Lead 5 charang 86 Lead 6 voice 87 Lead 7 fifths 88 Lead 8 bass lead PERCUSSION NOTES GM Standard Drum Map In GM MIDI channel 10 is reserved for percussion instruments only Notes played on channel 10 always ess of any Program Change messages or Program Numbers that may have been sent on channel 10 Each of the 128 different possible note numbers is interpreted as a separate produce percussion sounds regard different instrument and th
6. a first time electronic musician read ALL of the manual It s not long and we ll try to give you tips while you re learning so it will make logical sense We recommend reading the Getting Started section for anyone It s to your advantage to understand the basics as you unpack your instrument and cable up for the first time The goal is to get you safely and surely playing as soon as possible without a lot of head scratching or guessing Any tech support questions can be directed to www zendrum com zendrum mindspring com 404 352 1646 Keep your sales receipt shipping box and manual For your future reference SERIAL NUMBER DATE OF PURCHASE 5 NEW IN THE 74 The Zendrum 74 Series represents huge step forward in precision speed resolution and dynamic articulation The Zendrum was already the perfect MIDI percussion controller for both hardware and software instruments Now with the new Z4 upgrade the best has just gotten even better The new Dedicated Save Function makes it much easier to try out edits before committing them You can change several parameters of a preset then simply revert back to the previously saved version with ease Or you can easily commit the changes to be there when you fire the Zendrum back up The new MIDI Channel Per Trigger Feature has vastly opened up the programming options Now you can control multiple Virtual Studio Technology VSTi instruments with one preset
7. hardware sound module drum machine keyboard or a computer with a MIDI USB or Firewire connection and sound card You will also need headphones or an amplifier and speakers to hear yourself play DIGITAL DISPLAY CONTROL PAD AND SUSTAIN BUTTON DIGITAL DISPLAY MODE CHANGE LIGHT NOTE ON LIGHT ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY The Zendrum digital display allows you to view current settings and functions and perform custom edits It is a three character alphanumeric display with two extra LED indicator lights The larger LED Mode Change Light to the left indicates Mode Changes for each function while the smaller LED indicator Note on Light to the right blinks whenever a MIDI message is sent Each menu function is denoted by a two character abbreviation see below SETUP MEMORY BANK PROGRAM CHANGE UL MAX VOLUME FL NOISE FLOOR CH MIDI CHANNEL NO MIDI NOTE DEFAULT CURRENT SETUP LP COPY CURRENT SETUP PL POLARITY el RESPONSE CURVE Fd FORCE DISPLAY Ed SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DUMP ER SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE RECEIVE bL MIDI BANK Sd SAVE DISCARD G SAVE SA SAVE ACCEPTED DISCARD LA CALIBRATE MINIMUM C2 CALIBRATE MAXIMUM SELECT BRACKETS FI FACTORY INITIALIZE CONTROL PAD CURSOR SWITCH The purpose of the control pad cursor switch is to allow vou to edit functions functions of the Zendrum are selected and edited using the 4 button control pad cursor switch and shown on the digital display You can
8. middle of the head hit sound for loud to a rim shot sound for hot A hi hat trigger can start as a foot pedal chick sound for soft to a stick tip sound for medium to a stick shank for loud finally to a wide open wash sound for hot The same principle applies to any MIDI sound where you would want to designate four sequential notes to be activated by one trigger As long as the 4 MIDI notes are in numerical sequence for example 40 41 42 43 you can designate blocks of four notes to any trigger To access the 4 Note Velocity Switch feature and while in MIDI Note NO function press or to show the Select Brackets Tap ONLY the trigger you wish to change then use or to change the numeric value of that trigger If you scroll up PAST 127 the large LED Mode Change Light to the left of the digital display will come on and the numbers will start over again at zero Now you are in 4 Note Velocity Switch mode and whichever MIDI note you stop on between 0 and 124 will be the first note of the 4 sequential notes that you can assign to any trigger 4 Note Velocity Switch Points 0 65 85 105 127 1 1 1 SOFT MEDIUM LOUD HOT max Note and sound 1 2 3 4 oF DEFAULT CURRENT SETUP The purpose of the Default Current Setup OF function is to overwrite any edits within the currently selected setup and revert back to the original factory presets for that setup see Appendix
9. personal preferences The Noise Floor Function F L allows the user to set the minimum touch required to his or her own personal hand strength and dexterity while also setting a threshold so that accidental vibrations or loud sound will not trigger false signals The MIDI Volume Function L L allows the user to set the maximum velocity sent by the Zendrum The combination of this parameter with the Noise Floor function sets the Zendrum s full dynamic range from soft to loud The widest dynamics can occur when the volume is maxed at 127 and the noise floor is at zero The Variable Velocity Response Curve Function L lets the user choose between seven different logarithmic response curves to create the best feel for his or her hardware or computer generated sounds SETTING UP THE ZENDRUM TO PLAY MERGE BRICK The Zendrum Merge Brick combines the 12V DC transformer power with the MIDI signal coming from the Zendrum using one all pins active MIDI cable supplied eliminating any extra cable connection to the Zendrum for power The Merge Brick is a sturdy metal box with an LED power indicator which has a MIDI IN port a MIDI OUT port and a locking power input MIDI CABLES You were supplied 2 all pins active MIDI cables with your Zendrum They are easily identified by their longer length You also received a 3 MIDI cable that is only three pins active This shorter cable should only be used between the MIDI OUT of the Merge Bric
10. shock mounted Note Maps 16 user definable set ups Operating System 4 way Cursor Switch Momentary Sustain Switch Display 3 digit 7 segment LED Global Parameters MIDI Volume 0 127 MIDI Channels 1 16 Program Change 0 127 Noise Floor 0 127 System Exclusive Receive SYSEX System Exclusive Send SYSEX Bulk Dump Copy Set up 1 16 Restore Defaults 1 16 Force Display VU Meter Variable Velocity Response Curves 1 7 Bank Select 0 127 Save Discard Trigger Parameters MIDI Note Number 0 127 4 way Velocity Switch 0 124 MIDI Channel per trigger MIDI Transmits on all 16 Channels one channel per trigger or globally one channel per setup Ports MIDI IN MIDI OUT Continuous Controller Pedal IN External Foot Trigger IN Power 12VDC Power Merge Brick sends power to Zendrum via 5 pin active MIDI cable supplied APPENDIX GENERAL MIDI General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for music synthesizers that respond to MIDI messages GM was developed by the MIDI Manufacturers Association MMA and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee JMSC and first published in 1991 The official specification is available in English from the MMA bound together with the MIDI 1 0 specification and in Japanese from the Association of Musical Electronic Industry GM imposes several requirements beyond the more abstract MIDI 1 0 specification While MIDI 1 0 by itself provides a p
11. these Program Numbers as shown in the table 1 128 whereas others show the range as actually coded in the Program Change message 0 127 MELODIC SOUNDS Pi Acoustic Grand Piano Bright Acoustic Piano Electric Grand Piano Honky tonk Piano Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Clavinet Chromatic Percussion Strings 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Violin Viola Cello Contrabass Tremolo Strings Pizzicato Strings Orchestral Harp Timpani String Ensemble 1 String Ensemble 2 Synth Strings 1 Synth Pad 89 Pad 1 new age 90 Pad 2 warm 91 Pad 3 polysynth 92 Pad 4 choir 93 Pad 5 bowed 94 Pad 6 metallic 95 Pad 7 halo 96 Pad 8 sweep Synth Effects 97 FX 1 rain 9 Celesta 98 FX 2 soundtrack 0 Glockenspiel 53 Choir Aahs 99 FX 3 crystal 1 Music Box 92 a Cona 00 FX 4 atmosphere 2 Vibraphone gt a RYDEN VOICE 01 FX 5 brightness 3 Marimba 56 Orchestra Hit 02 FX 6 goblins 4 Xylophone 03 FX 7 echoes 5 Tubular Bells Brass 04 FX 8 sci fi 6 Dulcimer 57 Trumpet 58 Trombone Ethnic Organ sei 05 Sitar 7 Drawbar Organ 60 Muted Trumpet 106 Banja 61 Erench Horn 9 Rock Organ 62 Brass Section 108 Koto 20 63 Synth Brass 1 ee A 21 Reed Organ 64 Synth Brass 2eed 110 aan pipe 65 Soprano Sax
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13. You can set up some triggers to play drums some to control a soft synth and still others to fire off audio loops in your VSTi host all simultaneously New Hi hat Pedal Control Input Volume Pedal Control Input and additional trigger pad capability maximize today s software and hardware Now you can hear as well as see MIDI note number changes with the new Audible Note Assignment Feature which allows you to hear note changes as you scroll through the MIDI note numbers The new Automatic Calibration Feature allows you to physically set the minimum and maximum touch of each trigger and pedal Most importantly the playing feel has been improved It was already the best of any MIDI controller out there but the designers at Zendrum have managed to make it even more live feeling with a state of the art processor and advanced circuitry The Zendrum was already able to detect even the softest of hits and now it picks up every single stroke and nuance of even 32nd note and 64th note finger rolls It s like you re touching the sounds themselves There is no other controller on the market that can equal the Zendrum s touch sensitivity and quality construction SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ARR A Read and understand all instructions Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product Unplug Zendrum from power source before cleaning Clean with a soft dry cloth for fingerprints DO NOT USE WET CLEANERS Do not place the Z
14. ZENDRUM ZX DIGITAL MIDI CONTROLLER 5 MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Page WELCOME 1 WHAT S NEW IN THE 74 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 GETTING STARTED 4 SETTING UP THE ZENDRUM TO PLAY 6 DIGITAL DISPLAY CONTROL PAD AND SUSTAIN BUTTON 8 FUNCTIONS 11 FACTORY PRESET NOTE MAP LIST 19 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 20 APPENDIX 21 GENERAL MIDI 21 PERCUSSION NOTES 23 ZENDRUM MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 24 GENERAL MIDI DRUM MAP 25 GARAGE BAND DRUM MAP 26 EZ DRUMMER DRUM MAP 27 WARRANTY 28 WELCOME Thank you for purchasing your Zendrum The Zendrum is a hardware MIDI controller that was designed and built by drummers to allow all musicians to find new avenues of expression and creativity Transportation and set up cease to be a time consuming chore recording projects can be performed in the studio control room through the monitor speakers and the Zendrummer can now move to the front of the stage Please take time to read this manual We have made every effort to design a user friendly instrument Because it is a MIDI device there are certain rules that will need to be understood to avoid user error and frustration KNOW THIS We the inventors are drummers We would rather play than program or read manuals We ll do our best to make the instructions short and to the point and get you up and running with the least amount of gear fear You can help by looking over this manual as you get started If
15. an program or another Zendrum to be connected via MIDI Once connected and while in the System Exclusive Dump Ed function press to tell the Zendrum to send bulk data The display will flash until the data has been sent SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE RECEIVE SYSEX The purpose of the System Exclusive Receive function is to receive data sent from another Zendrum or computer SYSEX librarian program This will require a SYSEX librarian program or another Zendrum to be connected via MIDI Once connected and while in the System Exclusive Receive function press to tell the Zendrum to receive incoming bulk data The display will flash E r until the data has been received through the MIDI in port of the Zendrum Then scroll right to the Save Discard 5 d function and save the data bL MIDI BANK 0 127 The purpose of the MIDI Bank bL function is to allow compatibility with hardware sound modules that support more than 127 MIDI sounds Each group of 127 sounds must be designated as banks by your hardware sound module or keyboard in order to be accessed by the Zendrum using this function MIDI specifications allow for 127 banks each with up to 127 sounds Consult the owner s manual of your hardware sound module or keyboard for specific bank program numbers of each sound you wish to access with the Zendrum While in the MIDI Bank bL function press or to select bank number from 0 to 127 that corresponds with the
16. bank number table of your hardware Then scroll right gt to the Save Discard 5 d function and save the data F FACTORY INITIALIZE This feature allows you to overwrite all of your edits and revert back to the factory presets see Appendix section on all 16 setups at once To access this feature while powering up the Zendrum hold and on the control pad until the digital display starts flashing F Then release the buttons and scroll right 7 to the Save Discard 5 d function and save the re initialized data ACCESSING EMBEDDED SERIAL NUMBER To access embedded Serial Number while in the Program Change Pr function press and hold right 7 on the control pad until the number 41 appears flashing on the digital display This denotes the Zendrum 74 processor version 4 1 The next four pairs of digits that appear on the digital display are your 8 digit serial number FAIL SAFE LOCK UNLOCK This feature is useful for letting someone try out your Zendrum without overwriting your edits Fail Safe Lock Unlock prevents anyone from changing your settings To Lock your Zendrum press and hold left and right 7 simultaneously until the digital display stops flashing and the large LED Mode Change Light to the left comes on Now your Zendrum is locked To Unlock your Zendrum press and hold left and right 7 simultaneously until the digital display stops flashing and the large LED Mode Change Light to the left
17. blows Do not move variable input devices during the L portion of calibration From the blinking CI display again press and simultaneously The display will change to a blinking C2 During this time Zendrum is learning the active maximum value of each trigger and connected variable device Now is the time to beat triggers and press turn slide each variable device to its maximum position a few times You don t have to hold anything as Zendrum remembers the maximum value it reads during the C 2 portion of calibration From the blinking L 2display again press and simultaneously Zendrum now uses the learned values to automatically determine the polarity and active range of each input If any input trigger or variable was left alone during the calibration process its values are not changed If you want to abort the calibration process if you accidentally hit trigger pads during Clor forgot to move a variable device to minimum position before LI began vou can use the left or right arrow kevs to exit and nothing will be changed When vou like evervthing vou ve done remember to save The saved polaritv and min max values learned during calibration will be used for all of vour setups CC MESSAGE NUMBER This tells the Zendrum what control change message to send from vour pedal etc to have it act as a hi hat volume expression or any other MIDI change command that your sounds can recognize The CC message number 15 ass
18. e percu 35 36 Bass Drum 2 Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 1 Hand Clap Snare Drum 2 Low Tom 2 Closed Hi hat Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat Mid Tom 1 High Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra Slap BAA DI 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 GM Standard Drum Map 39 Hand Clap D 37 Side Stick C ssion sound s pitch is not related to the note number Ride Cymbal 2 igh Bongo Low Bongo ute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga igh Timbale Low Timbale igh Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa aracas Short Whistle Long Whistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica Open Cuica Mute Triangle Open Triangle 42 Closed Hi Hat 44 Pedal Hi Hat G 46 Open Hi Hat A 49 Crash Cymbal 1 C 51 Ride Cymbal 1 D 54 Tambourine F 56 Cowbell G 58 Vibraslap A 35 Acoustic Bass Drum 36 Bass Drum 1 C 38 Acoustic Snare D Electric Snare E 59 Ride Cymbal 2 B 57 Crash Cymbal 2 A 55 Splash Cymbal G 53 Ride Bell F Low Floor Tom F 52 Chinese Cymbal E High Floor Tom G Low Tom A Low Mid Tom B Hi Mid Tom High Tom D 70 Maracas A 68 Low Agogo G 66 Low Timbale 63 Open Hi Conga D 61 Low Bongo C
19. endrum where it may fall Do not attempt to replace the 12V DC transformer without first contacting Zendrum Technical Support Do not allow anything to rest on the power or MIDI cords Do not attempt to open backplate without qualified assistance from Zendrum Technical Support Do not tamper with circuitry wiring or components Doing so will void your warranty PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE The Zendrum is an electrical device Zendrum Technical Support support zendrum com 404 352 1646 GETTING STARTED A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE ZENDRUM The Zendrum is a MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface triggering controller designed by drummers to allow musicians to express their creativity in rhythmic and intuitive ways However the Zendrum can trigger ANY sound via MIDI so it is much more than drums yet as easy to play as tapping your desk with your fingers Unlike a keyboard there are no moving parts to break or wear out Anyone can enjoy it but it is not a toy It is a real instrument carved and handcrafted from fine woods assembled and tested by the inventors Each Zendrum is a work of art manufactured with careful attention to detail and high quality MIDI OUT MIDI IN DIGITAL DISPLAY STRAP LOCK STRAP LOCK CONTROL PAD CURSOR SWITCH BACK PLATE TRIGGER PADS k je le j 3 MOMENTARY SUSTAIN SWITCH FOOT TRIGGER INPUT STRAP LOCK Sii DI CONTROLLER STRAP LOCK L MIT Remember
20. goes off Now your Zendrum is unlocked ADVANCED USER DEFINABLE CALIBRATION The Z4 allows for Variable Input Devices such as hi hat and volume pedals to send changes that can be used to modify sounds The Zendrum must read the output voltage and polarity then scale the value from 0 127 in MIDI to have any changes that are read control a function so you must first calibrate the input device and train it to operate properly physical devices are different Every Zendrum trigger may have a slight difference in output from one to another You can now also add extra triggers or pedals to the Z4 Zendrum that may have widely different output values even if they are made by the same manufacturer Your Zendrum was calibrated by David Haney in final testing for peak performance however if you add input devices or just want to try tweaking the feel calibration is the place to start Remember you can experiment and tweak and adjust settings and or calibrate and then save OR discard the results using the 5 d function To begin a calibration make sure all variable input devices such as pedals knobs sliders wheels joysticks are at their minimum position Use the left right keys to move to and then press and simultaneously The display will change to a blinking LI During this time Zendrum is learning the minimum value of each input Xou mav want to bang on the bodv not the triggers to teach Zendrum to ignore false bodv
21. igned in the MIDI Note U function To set CC message number for an input device while in MIDI Note NO function press to show Select Brackets 7 Move device to show current message number on the digital display The default CC message number is either 3 or 9 which are generally unassigned numbers You must edit this number to assign the specific task you want the input device to control The most commonly used message number for controlling hi hat sounds is number 4 expression The most commonly used message number for controlling volume is number 7 volume Consult the owner s manual of your sound device for specific information regarding its accessible recognized CC Messages FACTORY PRESET NOTE MAP LIST The factory preset note maps are accessed within the Setup LI P function Each can be edited to your preferences You can save these edits using the Save Discard Sg function The Setups are factory preset to correspond to the following melodic scales and General MIDI drum maps C Pentatonic C Minor Ionian Major Mode Dorian Mode Phrygian Mode Mixolydian Mode Aeolian Mode natural minor Harmonic Minor Chromatic 10 Whole Tone 11 Blues 12 Minor Thirds 13 Eastern 14 General MIDI Drum Map 15 General MIDI Drum Map 16 General MIDI Drum Map Sen Sa eS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Body Solid rock maple and exotic hardwoods in clear wood stains Triggers 24 velocity sensitive
22. k and the MIDI IN of your hardware module or computer interface This cable WILL NOT power the Zendrum POWER SUPPLY You received a 12 volt DC power supply rated at 800 mA with a positive center pin along with your Zendrum Please use ONLY THIS SUPPLY to power your Zendrum Please contact Zendrum Technical Support for replacement information POWERING UP THE ZENDRUM SEE FIGURE 1 1 Connect the 15 or 45 all pins active MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT port of the Zendrum to the MIDI IN port of the Merge Brick 2 Connect the 3 three pin active MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of the Merge Brick to your hardware module or computer interface 3 Connect the 12V power supply pin to the Merge Brick power input and screw locking mechanism from power supply pin on to Merge Brick power input jack to lock in place 4 Plug the 12V power supply into your electrical outlet and you are ready to begin ALL PINS ACTIVE MIDI CABLE FIGURE 1 MIDI OUT MIDI IN HARDWARE MODULE OR COMPUTER INTERFACE MIDI IN BRICK 12 VOLT POWER SUPPLY 3 PINS ACTIVE MIDI CABLE AUDIO OUTS TO AMP MIXER ETC Once the Zendrum is connected and powered up its internal processor runs a series of checks flashes all the current settings on the digital display and comes to rest on the Program Change r function The Zendrum is now ready to play OTHER REQUIRED EQUIPMENT In order to trigger sounds with the Zendrum you must also have a
23. oose which setup you want to use by pressing left or right Once you have selected a setup as the current one you can begin editing each function in that setup by scrolling to the right to view then using to make numeric changes Pr PROGRAM CHANGE 0 127 The purpose of the MIDI Program Change Pr function is to select an entire instrument sound or voice remotely from the Zendrum For example this could be an entire drumkit patch or a piano voice from a hardware sound module or a performance patch from a VST instrument The MIDI Program Change numerical values range from 0 to 127 and must be matched with the numerical value for the instrument voice you want to play within your hardware or software While in Program Change you can select the numerical value of your program by pressing or and then pressing left or right to send the program change LL MAX VOLUME 0 127 DEFAULT 127 The purpose of the Max Volume L L function is to scale the maximum velocity that the triggers can send to your MIDI device This is where you can adjust the peak levels of an entire instrument sound and squeeze its dynamic output For widest possible playing range from soft to loud leave Max Volume at 127 When set to maximum the actual strike velocity will be sent When set below maximum the velocity will be scaled If the volume is set to 64 1 2 then a maximum strike which would normally send a value of 127 will
24. press and hold any button to scroll quickly in any direction for fast edits Left and right buttons display letters as the function abbreviations and change edit the numbers Selecting Functions Press either left or right gt control button to access each specific Function page You can press and hold either button to scroll quickly Editing Functions Cad Press either the increment or decrement control button to see change numeric value of any function You can press and hold either button to edit numbers quickly Any time an edit is made the larger LED Mode Change Light to the left of the digital display will begin blinking continuously to remind you to save your edits before you power down or they will be lost Any edits you make are active when you change the numbers but nothing is ever saved until you intentionally save it Saving Edits Press the right 7 control button to the Save Discard Sd display page Press once to show blinking 5 Press again to SAVE your changes Save Accepted SA display will flash once and then automatically return to Program Change Pr display The larger LED Mode Change Light to the left of the digital display will stop blinking after your edits have been successfully saved To exit without saving press left or right Any edits you make are active when you change the numbers but nothing is ever saved until you intentionally save it Disca
25. rding Edits Press the right control button to the Save Discard Sd display page Press once to show blinking d Press to DISCARD your changes and revert back to previously saved edits The smaller LED Note On Light will blink once and then automatically return to Program Change Pr display The larger LED Mode Change Light to the left of the digital display will stop blinking after your edits have been successfully discarded SUSTAIN BUTTON The Momentary Sustain Switch can be designated as either a Sustain or a Damper depending on its polarity You can change its polarity from 0 sustain to 1 damper using the Polarity PL function in the Functions Menu It can also perform other functions as well as sustaining notes with cc 64 See Advanced User Definable Calibration FUNCTIONS This section will walk you through the purpose and editing process of each function of the Zendrum LP SETUP MEMORY BANK 1 16 There are 16 memory banks in the Zendrum called Setups L P Each one of the 16 setups is comprised of ten functions Program Change F r Max Volume L L Noise Floor F L MIDI Channel L H MIDI Note Default Current Setup d F Copy Current Setup Polarity N Response Curve rL and MIDI Bank bL Access the Setup L P function of the Zendrum by pressing the left button on the control pad once when the Zendrum is on Program Change Pr Scroll through setups 1 16 by pressing or and ch
26. rotocol which ensures that different instruments can interoperate at a fundamental level e g that pressing keys on a MIDI keyboard will cause an attached MIDI sound module to play musical notes GM goes further in two ways it requires that all GM compatible synthesizers meet a certain minimal set of features such as being able to play at least 24 notes simultaneously polyphony and it attaches specific interpretations to many parameters and control messages which were left under specified in the MIDI 1 0 spec such as defining instrument sounds for each of the 128 possible program numbers GM synthesizers are required to be able to e Allow 24 voices to be active simultaneously including at least 16 melodic and 8 percussive voices e Respond to note velocity e Support all 16 channels simultaneously with channel 10 reserved for percussion e Support polyphony multiple simultaneous notes on each channel Program change events In MIDI the instrument sound or program for each of the 16 possible MIDI channels is selected with the Program Change message which has a Program Number parameter The following table shows which instrument sound corresponds to each of the 128 possible Program Numbers for GM only Note that for purposes of computer programming this table should start at 0 instead of 1 and thus use all of the 7 bit range 0 127 allowed by the MIDI Program Change message It should also be noted that some MIDI keyboards display
27. section To default while in the Default Current Setup d f function press and hold The digital display will blink the number of the current setup Hold until the number stops blinking You can store this edit using the Save Discard 5 d function copy CURRENT SETUP The purpose of the Copy Current Setup function is to copy the currently selected setup and clone it to another setup number 1 16 This will overwrite any information in the setup that you select as the additional location To copy from the current setup press or to select another location for the cloned setup Then scroll right gt to the Save Discard 5 d function and save the change PL POLARITY 0 1 The purpose of the Polarity PL function is primarily to allow you to set the Momentary Sustain Button to act either an All Notes Off Damper Switch or a Sustain Switch In other words you can use the button to hold out sustain the melodic notes you play or the melodic notes you play can ring out until you press the button to stop damper them The button s default status is set to 0 for sustain To change the Momentary Sustain Button s functionality from sustain to damper while in the Polarity PL function press and change polarity from 0 sustain to 1 damper FL RESPONSE CURVE 0 7 The purpose of the Response Curve FL function is allow you to tailor the touch response of the Zendrum triggers to suit your personal playing st
28. send a value of 64 and a medium strike that would normally send a value of 64 will send a value of 32 etc This max velocity volume is stored in the currently selected setup ONLY You must save it using the Save Discard 5 d function F L NOISE FLOOR 0 127 DEFAULT 6 The purpose of the Noise Floor F L function is to establish the minimum force required to trigger a note while preventing vibrations or loud sound from sending unintentional notes by setting a threshold below which nothing will be sent This function is important when considering that all software and hardware devices have limits of polyphony or simultaneous voices that they can process and respond to Without the correct noise floor the Zendrum s hypersensitivity could cause it to send too many simultaneous ghost notes and overwhelm the sound device s simultaneous voice capacity polyphony causing all the sounds to be clipped or chopped off Carefully setting this level will help to streamline the communication between the Zendrum and your other devices and allow the Zendrum Display to show ONLY the exact notes you intend to edit For best dynamic range leave the noise floor as low as possible but high enough so that false triggering does not occur One increment either way makes a noticeable and audible difference so make changes sparingly from the default of 6 and test thoroughly before you permanently save to the currently selected Set up L P using the Save Discard
29. this is Zendrum You CAN hit it hard but you don t HAVE TO in order to get the maximum dynamic MIDI volume The louder you monitor yourself through speakers or headphones the lighter and more intricate your touch can become through practice BASIC PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS The Zendrum was designed by drummers to access the vast array of MIDI sounds To maximize the compatibility with other manufacturers MIDI devices a certain number of user definable parameters were necessary One of the most basic programming functions is the MIDI Channel Select LH Matching the transmitting channel of the Zendrum to the receiving channel of the hardware or computer interface is what makes it possible for them to communicate with each other The other most basic programming function is the MIDI Note Select Each trigger can have a MIDI note number between 0 and 127 for each of 16 Set up note maps This can be used to designate chord changes or change the playing position of drum sounds Most hardware drum sound modules have a range of 61 MIDI notes per drum kit any of which may be assigned to any Zendrum trigger you wish by changing that trigger s MIDI note to match You can save any changes you make permanently using the dedicated SAVE feature DYNAMIC RESPONSE FEATURES The Zendrum is the most dynamically expressive touch controller ever created It has several functions that combine to allow the user to tailor the touch response to
30. yle and get the best dynamic range from your particular sound source Each MIDI device will have a certain feel to its dynamics We encourage you to experiment with all seven different variable velocity Response Curves to find what makes your sound source interact to your liking with the Zendrum triggers While in the Response Curve Fi function press or to select a Response Curve Then scroll right to the Save Discard 5 d function and save the change The curves are numbered 0 7 and can be described as follows VARIABLE VELOCITY RESPONSE CURVES HARDEST PHYSICAL 7 ALL NOTES 127 FORCE USED LIGHTEST 0 VELOCIIY 127 SOFTEST LOUDEST 0 Unaffected 1A little faster rise through the middle velocity range 2 Slightly faster to rise than 1 3 Most accelerated through the middle velocity range 4 slower rise than 0 through the middle velocity range decelerated 5 Slightly slower rise than 4 6 Slowest through the middle velocity range 7 All hits max at 127 Good for setting mixer input levels or positive control of loops Fd FORCE DISPLAY While in the Force Display function press to activate the Visual Force Display Tap each trigger to view the relative strength of each hit d SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DUMP SYSEX The purpose of the System Exclusive Dump E d function is to send the entire memory of the Zendrum to another Zendrum or a computer for data backup This will require a SYSEX librari
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