Korg Pearl e/MERG MDL1 Owner'S Manual Download Page 12

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Preparations

Turning the power on and off

Turning the power on

1.  Turn the MASTER OUT and HEADPHONES OUT knobs all the way to the left, so that 

the volume is at a minimum.

2.  Make sure that the volume on any external devices that are connected (such as powered 

monitor speakers or mixers) is turned down and that the power is turned off.

3.  Keep holding the power button on this module down until the display lights up.

The drum kit name will be shown on the display.

Tip: 

The name of the drum kit last used before the power was turned off will be shown.

4.  Turn on the power of the external equipment.

Turn on the power of the external equipment connected to the output jacks of this module 

(MASTER OUT L/MONO, R, DIRECT OUT 1–8), including powered monitor speakers, 

mixer amps and so on.

5.  Adjust the volume.

Adjust the MASTER OUT knob on this module and the volume on your external equip-

ment to set the volume to a suitable level.

  Operating the MASTER OUT knob will not change the volume of sound coming 

from DIRECT OUT 1–8.

Turning the power off

Note: 

When a set period of time has passed without playing the pads, turning the knobs or 

pressing the buttons on this module, the power will automatically turn off. You can 

also set this module so that the power does not automatically turn off. (

 p.53 

“AUTO POWER OFF”)

1.  Turn the volume all the way down on any external output devices that are connected.

Lower the volume on the external output devices connected to this module, and then turn 

off the power.

2.  Turn the MASTER OUT and HEADPHONES OUT knobs all the way to the left, so that 

the volume is at a minimum.

3.  Keep holding the power button on this module down until the display goes dark.

Once the display goes dark, the power will turn off.

  Do not remove the AC adapter or the power cord before the display goes dark. 

Failure to do so may cause a malfunction. 

Summary of Contents for Pearl e/MERG MDL1

Page 1: ...Sound Module MDL1 Owner s Manual E 1...

Page 2: ...2 Turning the power off 12 Changing the drum kits 13 Configuration Guide 14 CUSTOM Drum Kit User Edit 14 Displaying and editing using the edit menu 14 Storing a drum kit 16 Editing the detailed parame...

Page 3: ...Kit 47 All Systems 49 Internal Rec File 50 All Metronome Projects 51 AUTO POWER OFF 53 DISPLAY 53 FACTORY RESET 54 PROTECT 54 USB MEMORY FORMAT 55 SYSTEM INFO 55 Appendix 56 Troubleshooting 56 Error...

Page 4: ...nstrument types which can be freely combined and stored in the USER category in one of 50 user kits These kits are recalled using either one of the cate gory buttons or the dial The AMBIENCE fader can...

Page 5: ...ettings 4 Dial On the top page turning the dial will change the drum kit On each menu page the dial is used to set the parameters 5 TEMPO knob METRONOME ON OFF button Turn the knob to adjust the tempo...

Page 6: ...you have modified a drum kit or when you press the CUSTOM button to enter user edit mode the ambience level will be set to the ambience level saved in the drum kit p 21 Kit Amb Level For this reason t...

Page 7: ...setting data can be read and written to the flash drive 5 DC 12V jack Connect the included AC adapter here Be sure to the correct power supply 6 TRIGGER IN connector Attach the included breakout cabl...

Page 8: ...when connecting Arrange the cables so that they do not get pinched by the pedal or stand Steps for connecting 1 Mount each pad and the module on the rack Refer to How to Assemble a separate sheet 2 C...

Page 9: ...The cable marked HHC that is connected to the hi hat is only to be used for the EM 14HH and supplies power for the sensor Do not connect the cable marked HHC to any other products besides the specifi...

Page 10: ...ou leave the power on when mak ing connections your devices or speakers might be damaged Connecting to a powered monitor speaker or mixer Connect the input jacks of your powered monitor speaker or mix...

Page 11: ...don t need to install the audio driver separately Connecting a MIDI device Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the e MERGE to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device and use the pads of this i...

Page 12: ...nob on this module and the volume on your external equip ment to set the volume to a suitable level Operating the MASTER OUT knob will not change the volume of sound coming from DIRECT OUT 1 8 Turning...

Page 13: ...witch to the next drum kit in that category Drum kit name Category Loading icon Tempo SYNC FX icon Pad name striking force Tip The pad that you strike and the strength of your stroke is displayed on t...

Page 14: ...en save it to a user category Displaying and editing using the edit menu 1 Select the preset drum kit to edit p 13 Changing the drum kits 2 Press the CUSTOM function button shown on the top page to di...

Page 15: ...g a drum kit To cancel editing a drum kit press the EXIT button Press the EXIT button once more to cancel editing and return to the top page To continue editing press the ENTER button to return to CUS...

Page 16: ...t the character in the name to change using the dial and press the ENTER button 2 Select a character using the dial Use the A a 0 function button to jump to the first character within each character s...

Page 17: ...To edit the detailed parameters press the EDIT function button in the CUSTOM menu The parameter edit menu will be displayed and detailed parameters regarding the drum kit will be shown 2 Use the dial...

Page 18: ...button to confirm the changes you made to the Comp Edit EQ Edit and MFX Edit parameters The settings will be confirmed and the display will return to the edit menu 6 Press the STORE function button to...

Page 19: ...fect in certain ranges for certain instruments InstTune 100 100 Adjusts the pitch of the currently selected pad in cents Inst Decay 100 100 Sets the decay time the length of time it takes for the soun...

Page 20: ...o Gain 18dB 18dB in units of 0 5 dB Adjusts the low end EQ frequency band upwards or downwards Lo Freq 60 15400Hz Sets the frequency band for which the low end EQ is adjusted Mid Gain 18dB 18dB in uni...

Page 21: ...or a specific instru ment even when the AMBIENCE fader is set to minimum Note The ambience effect has no effect on some instruments KIT PARAMETERS Kit Level 000 100 Adjusts the volume for the entire d...

Page 22: ...OME menu 1 Press the METRONOME function button shown on the top page 2 Use the dial to select the parameter you want to edit The mark will be displayed next to the selected parameter Tempo 30 300 Use...

Page 23: ...ress the ENTER button to move to the value Turn the dial to change the value Press the ENTER button to confirm your change To stop editing and revert to the previous settings press the EXIT button How...

Page 24: ...from the list of saved metronome projects 1 Press the LIST function button 2 Select a metronome project using the dial The selected project will display in inverse color 3 Press the ENTER button The...

Page 25: ...ed to the function buttons EDIT COPY MOVE and DELETE EDIT function button This lets you make detailed settings for the currently selected metronome project p 27 Metronome parameter edit menu COPY func...

Page 26: ...ENTER button to move to the value Turn the dial to change the setting Press the ENTER button to confirm your change p 27 Metronome parameter edit menu 5 Press the STORE function button to confirm the...

Page 27: ...o for each metronome project Time Signature 1 2 24 2 1 4 24 4 1 8 24 8 1 8t 24 8t 1 16 24 16 Sets the time signature for each metronome project Sound all 10 sounds Sets the metronome sound for each me...

Page 28: ...l display if a USB flash drive is not inserted 1 Connect a USB flash drive that contains WAV files into the TO MEMORY DRIVE port Use your computer to save WAV files to a commercially available USB fla...

Page 29: ...e ENTER button The WAV files saved on the USB flash drive will be shown 7 Select the file that contains the data you wish to load into the music track and press the ENTER button 8 In the same way sele...

Page 30: ...1 Song project list screen operations 2 Pressing the SONG START STOP button will alternate between starting and stopping the song You can change the playback position with the dial Turn the dial to th...

Page 31: ...to copy The display will return to the currently selected song project after copying is finished MOVE function button Moves the currently selected song project to a specified song project number After...

Page 32: ...he dial Select No Assign if you do not wish to assign a file to File2 MusicTrack Assign No Assign File1 LR File2 LR File1 L File1 R File2 L File2 R Select the output source for the music track using t...

Page 33: ...long with WAV files saved to USB flash drive or with music sent from the AUX IN jack or from USB audio Your playing is recorded to internal memory so that you can play it back to check how you did Rec...

Page 34: ...Select TRAINING using the dial and press the ENTER button to confirm 4 Press the SETUP function button on the TRAINING page The SETUP page will appear 5 Sets the WAV file to play back Set the WAV fil...

Page 35: ...files containing music and so on set the WAV file playback volume to On attenuation enabled to achieve the appropriate volume Off When saving files in internal memory that were recorded using the trai...

Page 36: ...on A A B Repeatedly plays back audio between points A and B You can use this to practice cer tain phrases in a song by playing them back over and over Press this button the first time to mark point A...

Page 37: ...function button Renames a file that you have recorded p 16 Renaming STORE function button Stores a recorded file in internal memory Press the ENTER button to store your recorded file After the file h...

Page 38: ...trument Note Select OTHER if you are using pads aside from dedicated e MERGE pads Each trigger setting must be set and adjusted for the pads to be used when OTHER is selected Some pads may not be usab...

Page 39: ...to reduce resonance Note When this is set to On striking two pads at the same time may be considered as resonance and the sound from one of the pads may not be heard as a result If this happens turn...

Page 40: ...th the hi hat open and calibrate the hi hat cymbal when open When the message below appears press the ENTER button Adjusting the Hi Hat Close position Free the clutch of the hi hat cymbal s top pad le...

Page 41: ...lue Hi Hat ControlWidth 0 100 With the hi hat sensor operating range which you set during calibration at 100 set the range within which the sound changes from closed to open Setting a smaller value wi...

Page 42: ...Acc1Rim Acc2Rim and Acc3Rim will not operate as pad functions p 66 Inst List Song Start Pause Plays back pauses the currently selected song Song Start Stop Plays back stops the currently selected son...

Page 43: ...R Song MusicL Song MusicR Song Click Metronome STORE function button Press the STORE function button to store the settings Press the EXIT button to cancel the settings METRONOME Selects whether the me...

Page 44: ...ernal Tip External clocks can only be received via USB MIDI MIDI Channel 01 16 Specifies the MIDI channel of the module If you want to transmit or receive program changes set the MIDI channel to match...

Page 45: ...Note 000 127 Hi Hat Close Edge Note 000 127 Hi Hat Pedal Close Note 000 127 Crash Bow Head Note 000 127 Crash Edge Rim Note 000 127 Crash Choke Note 000 127 Ride Bow Head Note 000 127 Ride Edge Rim No...

Page 46: ...ENT menu screen 2 Use the dial to select the DATA MANAGEMENT function group and press the EN TER button 3 Select the DATA MANAGEMENT function in the group using the dial and press the ENTER button to...

Page 47: ...um kit to be replaced the destination drum kit using the dial Press the ENTER button to execute Press the EXIT button to cancel Tip If you have selected the same number the text Same Number appears on...

Page 48: ...rce drum kit to load on the USB flash drive using the dial and press the SELECT function button Internal USER No xx ALLKIT Select the destination drum kit in internal memory using the dial Press the E...

Page 49: ...a USB flash drive Press the EXPORT function button to go to the Export execute screen Press the RENAME function button to rename the All Systems data that is stored p 16 Renaming Press the ENTER butto...

Page 50: ...a WAV file recorded to internal memory using the training function Rename Internal Rec File This changes the name of Internal Rec Files Select an internal rec file using the dial Press the PLAY funct...

Page 51: ...on button to play back the file Press the DELETE function button to go to the Delete execute screen Press the ENTER button to execute Press the EXIT button to cancel All Metronome Projects Export All...

Page 52: ...ide Import All Metronome Projects Loads all metronome projects from a USB flash drive Press the IMPORT function button to go to the Import execute screen Press the ENTER button to execute Press the EX...

Page 53: ...operated a pad is triggered a song is played back a training recording is played back the metronome is in use STORE function button Press the STORE function button to store the settings Press the EXI...

Page 54: ...using the training function will be deleted and cannot be recovered Before continuing with this operation make sure that you want to delete the data and settings Back up any user data training record...

Page 55: ...e formatting the drive 1 Press the FORMAT function button A message will display on the page to confirm the format procedure 2 Press the ENTER button The formatting operation will begin To cancel form...

Page 56: ...ction or training function to play back the files on a USB flash drive Turn the INPUT knob clockwise Turn the MASTER OUT knob and the HEADPHONES OUT knob clockwise The metronome sound cannot be heard...

Page 57: ...ettings to the DIRECT OUT jacks sound will not be routed to the MASTER OUT L MONO R jacks Adjust the BALANCE knob p 6 13 BALANCE knob SONG START STOP button The hi hat does not sound right Calibrate t...

Page 58: ...he instrument is not yet ready to record Now recording You cannot exit the TRAINING page because the unit is still recording Stop recording Already assigned Since the file has already been registered...

Page 59: ...T28 Tom12x8 Crystal Beat Tom1Rim 125 Tom12x8 Crystal Beat RS Tom2 T29 Tom14x14 Crystal Beat Tom2Rim 127 Tom14x14 CrystalBeat RS Tom3 T31 Tom18x16 Crystal Beat Tom3Rim 131 Tom18x16 CrystalBeat RS Kick...

Page 60: ...im 143 Tom12x8 MasterF Call RS Tom2 T51 Tom13x9 Masters Surface Tom2Rim 145 Tom13x9 MasterF Call RS Tom3 T52 Tom14x14 Masters Surface Tom3Rim 147 Tom14x14 MsterF Call RS Kick K15 BD22x16 Masters Surfa...

Page 61: ...Wood Fiber Tom1Rim 109 Tom12x8 Wood Fiber RS Tom2 T20 Tom13x9 Wood Fiber Tom2Rim 111 Tom13x9 Wood Fiber RS Tom3 T21 Tom14x14 Wood Fiber Tom3Rim 113 Tom14x14 Wood Fiber RS Kick K12 BD22x16 Session Hi H...

Page 62: ...Soul Tom1Rim 171 Tom10x7 RF Funk Soul RS Tom2 T60 Tom12x8 RF Funk n Soul Tom2Rim 173 Tom12x8 RF Funk Soul RS Tom3 T61 Tom14x14 RF Funk n Soul Tom3Rim 175 Tom14x14 RF FunkSoul RS Kick K09 BD18x14 RF Fu...

Page 63: ...re S30 SD Dubstep Tom1 415 Dub Hit 1 Tom1Rim 411 Compu Noise Tom2 445 EDM Bass Hit Tom2Rim 416 Dub Hit 2 Tom3 442 Bass 2 Tom3Rim 448 Dub Bass SEQ Kick K24 BD Dubstep Hi Hat H06 HH Dubstep Crash 433 Du...

Page 64: ...Sbn Chppr Acc3 3 Tip Jar Snare S44 Cajon for SD Pad Tom1 T80 Roto Tom H Tom1Rim 348 Triangle Velo Open Mute Tom2 T81 Roto Tom M Tom2Rim 455 Pan Flute SEQ Tom3 T82 Roto Tom L Tom3Rim 322 Shaker Kick K3...

Page 65: ...Pad Tom1 T97 JunJun 1 for TM Pad Tom1Rim 353 African Maraca Short Tom2 T98 JunJun 2 for TM Pad Tom2Rim 361 Ceramic Jingle Short Tom3 T96 DunDun for TM Pad Tom3Rim 335 Udu Bell Kick 334 Udu Open 2 Hi H...

Page 66: ...Reference T08 Tom12x9 Reference InstType Inst Name W A T09 Tom13x10 Reference T10 Tom16x16 Reference T11 Tom16x16 Reference L T12 Tom18x16 Reference T13 Tom18x16 Reference L T14 Tom8x7 Reference Pure...

Page 67: ...18x14 RF Blu Note K09 BD18x14 RF Funk n Soul K10 BD22x16 Crystal Beat K11 BD24x16 Crystal Beat K12 BD22x16 Session K13 BD22x16 Masters F Call K14 BD22x18 RF Sandman K15 BD22x16 Masters Surface K16 BD2...

Page 68: ...s Maple 2 029 SD14x55 Modern Maple 1 030 SD14x55 Modern Maple 2 InstType Inst Name W A 031 SD14x55 Vintage Maple 1 032 SD14x55 Vintage Maple 2 033 SD14x65 Kapur Fiber 1 034 SD14x65 Kapur Fiber 2 035 S...

Page 69: ...ssion 139 Tom16x16 Session RS 140 Tom10x7 Masters F Call InstType Inst Name W A 141 Tom10x7 MasterF Call RS 142 Tom12x8 Masters F Call 143 Tom12x8 MasterF Call RS 144 Tom13x9 Masters F Call 145 Tom13x...

Page 70: ...Sbn AAX Open30 1 244 HH16 Sbn AAX Open30 2 245 HH16 Sbn AAX Open50 1 246 HH16 Sbn AAX Open50 2 247 HH16 Sbn AAX OpenFull 1 248 HH16 Sbn AAX OpenFull 2 249 Crash16 Sbn AAX 1 250 Crash16 Sbn AAX 2 Inst...

Page 71: ...L 356 Hihat Velo Open Close 357 Mini Tamtam 358 Pandeiro Jingle 359 Req Jingle 360 Ceramic Jingle Long InstType Inst Name W A 361 Ceramic Jingle Short 362 Chinese Gong 363 Vibraslap 364 Flexatone 365...

Page 72: ...Explosion 434 Break Down 435 Impact 436 Rock Perc 437 Sub Bang 438 Truck Door 439 Needle 440 EDM Perc 441 Bass 1 442 Bass 2 443 808 BD Bass 444 909 BD Bass 445 EDM Bass Hit 446 Dub Bass 447 EDM Bass S...

Page 73: ...eq Dry Wet Ring Mod 2 Freq Dry Wet Sync Delay 1 Feedback Wet Level MFX Type Paramater BPM Sync Sync Delay 2 Feedback Wet Level Sync Delay 3 Feedback Wet Level Sync Delay LR 1 L Feedback R Feedback Wet...

Page 74: ...74 Appendix Metronome sound list 1 Click 2 Claves 3 Bongo 4 Wood 5 Cowbell 6 Tambourine 7 Hi Hat 8 Female 9 Male 10 Metronome...

Page 75: ...NES OUT MASTER OUT HEADPHONES OUT MASTER OUT HEADPHONES OUT HEADPHONES OUT MASTER OUT HEADPHONES OUT MASTER OUT MASTER OUT INPUT EQ ON COMP ON ON KIT LEVEL KIT LEVEL INPUT ON DIRECT OUT COMP Sens Atta...

Page 76: ...file contains all of the data stored Multiple files can be stored The All Sys tems filename can be renamed with a name up to 24 characters in length Default filename BACKUP01 alldata p 49 Export All...

Page 77: ...EM KCPC EBP Other 2 2 3 Works Operations are restricted for the pad function Cannot be assigned 1 The edge cymbal sound will not be outputted 2 Operations are restricted for the sound generator functi...

Page 78: ...s 6 3 mm TRS phone jack DC 12V jack Controls Power button AMBIENCE fader MASTER OUT knob TEMPO knob INPUT knob HEADPHONES OUT knob BALANCE knob Category buttons Function buttons dial ENTER button EXIT...

Page 79: ...http www pearldrum com Products and speci cations are subject to change without notice Published 4 2019 2019...

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