{"id":1730104,"date":"2017-04-20T14:25:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T14:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1730104"},"modified":"2019-11-11T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:49:15","slug":"why-isnt-my-alesis-strike-pro-kit-drum-and-cymbal-pads-trigger-properly","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/why-isnt-my-alesis-strike-pro-kit-drum-and-cymbal-pads-trigger-properly\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are my Alesis Strike Pro Kit drum and cymbal pads not triggering properly?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having trouble with your Strike Pro electronic drums and cymbals triggering? The Trigger edit menu will let you adjust the sensitivity and feel of each drum or cymbal pad. Alesis recommends these tips from the <a href=\"http:\/\/5a18fcdc5c8aa2617926-54d68a14e2e7c1f76563a2d8c3e9fd82.r82.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1550\/documents\/Strike%20Performance%20Drum%20Module%20-%20User%20Guide%20-%20v1.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Owner\u2019s Manual<\/a> excerpt below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Adjusting Drum and Cymbal Triggers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>After selecting a kit, press <strong>Edit<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Triggers<\/strong>&nbsp;to enter <strong>Trigger Mode<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select a trigger by doing one of the following:<br>\u2022 If the <strong>Note Chase<\/strong> button is off, press it so it turns on. Strike the desired zone of the trigger whose voice you want to edit.<br>\u2022 Use the cursors to select the <strong>Trig<\/strong> field in the upper-right corner. Turn the data dial to select the desired zone of a trigger.<\/li><li>Use the cursors to select the parameter you want to edit. Turn the data dial to change the parameter value or setting. To adjust other voice settings, repeat Steps 2\u20134.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/StrikePro3.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/StrikePro3-1024x579.png\" alt=\"Alesis Strike snare drum trigger settings.\" class=\"wp-image-1730105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/StrikePro3-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/StrikePro3-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/StrikePro3-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/04\/StrikePro3.png 1235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Click to enlarge.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/why-wont-the-hi-hat-of-my-alesis-strike-pro-kit-trigger-correctly\" target=\"_blank\">Why won&#8217;t the hi-hat of my Alesis Strike Pro Kit trigger correctly?<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/connecting-electronic-drums-to-your-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting Electronic Drums to Your Computer<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-configure-my-midi-keyboard-or-controller-in-kontakt\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Trigger EZDrummer 2 with Electronic Drums<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-adjust-the-individual-trigger-settings-on-my-alesis-dm10-module\/\" target=\"_blank\">How do I adjust the settings for each drum pad on my Alesis DM10?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[115939,74216,58282,87542,119520,63892],"storecat":[],"itemids":[21073,5228,47128,94441,98412],"manufacturers":[33168],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Why are my Alesis Strike Pro Kit drum and cymbal pads not triggering properly? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/why-isnt-my-alesis-strike-pro-kit-drum-and-cymbal-pads-trigger-properly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why are my Alesis Strike Pro Kit drum and cymbal pads not triggering properly? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Having trouble with your Strike Pro electronic drums and cymbals triggering? 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