ELECTRONIC DRUM MODULE

USER MANUAL

VER 1 .0.9

MIMP24B

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OVERVIEW

- MimicProisapowerful,moderndrummoduledesignedforincrediblesoundand

performance.

- ItfeaturestheStevenSlateDrums5samplelibrary-24-bitmulti-channelsamples.Each

instrumentsupportsadjustmentofAttack,Sustain,Release,Tune,Pan,Volume

(includingseparatevolumeforclose,overheadandroommics),DynamicsResponseand

VelocityCurve.Separatevelocityandvolumeadjustmentforeacharticulationinside

instruments(crossstick,etc.),easilycustomizablearticulationsforeachzoneon

connectedpads.

- Itfeaturesmorethan120instrumentswithseveralvelocitiesandround-robinhits.60

easilycustomizabledrumkits.Youcancreatenewinstrumentswithkickandsnare

layeringandindividualeffectsforeachinstrument(Eq/Compressor).UsetheUSBflash

drivetoimportcustomsamplesandsongs.

- Thereare16triggerinputs-compatiblewithPearlTru-TracPadsandmostotherpads.

AllthecymbalandauxinputshaveChokefunction.Itsupportsdualandtriplezone

cymbalsaswellasdualzoneHi-Hat.

- The16balancedlineoutputsandstereoheadphonesmixedindependently-Two

separatemixersforheadphoneandlineoutsallowingthedrummerapersonalmixthat

doesnotaffectmasteroutordirectoutputs.

- 120GBSolidStateDriveforinstrumentstorageplusUSBflashdriveforremovable

storage.

- MIDIinandoutforexternaltriggeringandmidirecording.

- 7”IPSTouchscreen.

- Additionalfeaturesinclude:Built-inmetronome.

- PlaybackingtracksusingUSBflashdriveorAUXinput.Recordandstoreperformances

toFlashdrive.

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FROMTHEDESIGNTEAM

PearlMimicProisarevolutionarynewbreedofelectronicdrumsoundmodule.Forthefirst

timeinelectronicdrumsthemodulehasfullresolution,multimicrophone,and24-bitsamples.

Adjustableroutingtothe16outputsallowsforincredibleflexibility.Forquickandeasy

operation,MimicProhasanIPSLCDtouchscreenandapushbuttonDataWheel(encoder).

MimicProhastwomixers–headphonesandmastermix-forperfectmonitoringandperfect

soundatFOH.MimicProhasmorethan120instrumentsinthefactorylibraryanda120GB

SSDdrivetoexpandyoursoundwithnewsamplepacks.MimicProevenallowsyoutoimport

customsamples!

FROMTHESSDTEAM

ThesoundsinsideMimicProarethebestdrumsamplesevercreated.TheyarecalledSteven

SlateDrumsorSSD.MimicPro’sfactorysoundlibraryhasthenewestSSD5Deluxe2drum

sampleslibraryandasabonusitalsohascomponentsfromtheSSD4Deluxe1drumsample

library.Theseareallfullresolutionmultimic24-bitsampleswithvelocitylayers.Theyhave

alternativehitspereachvelocitylayerwhichisalsocalledround-robin.Anotherfeatureof

MimicProisarticulations,theareaonadrumwherethedrummerstrikesitorcharacteristics

ofacertainplayingtechnique.MimicPro’sfactorylibraryhasupto28velocitylayerswithup

to12roundrobinhitspereachvelocitylayer(thatisanequivalentof336velocitylayersin

“linear”layout)Thesehitsincombinationwiththeamountofchannelsinthesamplesplusthe

amountofarticulations,givestheuserupto3000samplesperinstrument.Withapowerful

physicalmodelingengineMimicProsupportsupto4096velocities,soevenifaninstrument

has28velocities,itwillstillhave4096levelsofdynamics,orvolume.Thisgivesusers

thousandsofsoundnuancesoneachinstrument,somethingneverpossibleinelectronic

drumsbeforePearl’sMimicPro.

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WARNINGSANDIMPORTANT

NOTES

- MimicProandallaccessoriesneedcarefulhandling.

- MakesurethatDataWheel(encoderknob)isprotectedwhileMimicProisbeing

transported.

- DonotapplyunduepressureontheDataWheel(encoderknob).

- DonotapplyphantompowertoMimicProlineoutputs.

- MakesurethattheLCDscreenisprotectedduringtransportation.

- MakesurenothingabrasivecontactsMimicPro’sLCDscreenduringtransportation.

- Donottwistorstretchpowersupplycable.Handlewithcare.

- DonotconnectMimicProtoanoutletthat’sbeingusedwithanairconditioner,

refrigerator,welder,washingmachine,microwaveoven–anythingthathasamotoror

inverter.Thismaycausenoise,improperfunction,orevenhardwaredamage.

- Trytoavoidusingtheunitnearstrongelectromagneticemittingdevices(big

transformers,satellitetransmitters,etc)aswellashighpowerwirelesshardware.

- Makesuretoturnoffthepowerbeforemakinganyconnections.

- NeverswitchoffMimicProimmediatelyafteranoperationisfinished,suchascopying

toorfromaUSBstick.Alwayswaitatleast5-10seconds.

- UseonlyadrysoftclothtocleanMimicPro.NeveruseanychemicalstocleanMimic

Pro.

- Youcanuseaprotectivefilm(likeusedonsmartphones)toprolongtheLCDscreenlife

andprotectitfrompossibledamage.

- Ifthereisamalfunction,alldataonMimicPro’sinternalstorage(solidstatedrive)may

belost,ordamaged.Pleasebackupyourdata.

- DonotexposeMimicProtohighvibrationlevels.

- DonotbendanddropMimicPro.

- DonotexposeMimicProtohighhumidity.

- DonotuseMimicProintemperaturesbelow0°Celsius,32°Fahrenheit.

- DonotkeepMimicProanditsaccessoriesunderdirectsunlight.

- DonotdisassembleMimicProanddonottouchthecontactpointsonconnectors

(especiallyUSB).

- KeepMimicProawayfromdustandliquids.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview, From the Design Team, and From the SSD Team

Warnings and Important Notes

Table of Contents

Connections

Home Screen

Setting Up

Operation / Touch Screen

Data Wheel

Setup

Triggering

Calibrating the Hi-Hat

Hi-Hat Pedal Curve

Dynamics

Trigger Settings Threshold

Trigger Settings Rimshot Threshold and Head / Rim Balance

Advanced Triggered Settings

Triggering Input Settings

Triggering Settings Kit Instrument Assign

Triggering Settings Zone Volume

Triggering Settings Curves

MIDI / Triggering Settings Crosstalk Suppression

Triggering Settings Split Ride / Triggering Settings MIDI Root Note

Triggering Settings Saving Pad Settings As Preset

Setting Up a Pad and Piezo/Piezo/Switch Ride with the Mimic Pro

Edit Kit

Mixer

Phones Mix and Master Mix

Mic, Mic FX, Mod, Reverb in Kit Presets

Metronome

Setlist

Player

Recorder

Settings

Instruments List

Specs

Credits

Declarations of Conformity

Change Log

2 - 3

6 - 7

8 - 10

11 - 12

13 - 14

14 - 15

16 - 17

18 - 21

21 - 27

28 - 29

29 - 30

30 - 32

32 - 34

35 - 36

36 - 37

38 - 39

40 - 43

43 - 44

45 - 46

47 - 48

49 - 56

57 - 60

62 - 77

79 - 80

80 - 82

82 - 83

84 - 91

92 - 94

97 - 98

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CONNECTIONS

Pic 01. Connections

1. TRIGGER INPUTS – Connect the triggers of your drum pads and cymbals to the

appropriate inputs. Use only standard 1⁄4” TRS cables for multi zone or TS cables for

single zone connectors and high quality, shielded cables to connect to Mimic Pro.

2. EXT & USB – Use a standard USB cable or thumb drive to connect to the module and add

additional sounds. The EXT RJ45 connection is of

future expansion.

3. MIDI IN/OUT – Use a standard five-pin MIDI cable to transfer MIDI data to and from an

external MIDI source.

4. LINE OUT 1 – 6 – Six balanced TRS outputs.

5. HEADPHONE JACK – Connection for a pair of stereo headphones or in ears device.

6. POWER IN – Connect the DC power supply to this terminal. Secure the power cable to

the cable clip to prevent accidental unplugging.

7. AUX IN –

Use a standard TRS cable to connect Mimic Pro to an external analog signal

source.

8. LINE OUT 7–14 –Use a DB25 cable to access channels 7–14.

You must turn o the 48 Volt Phantom Power in your

mixing console before connecng the DB-25 connector.

Pic 02. Schematics

Pic 03. Mimic Side View

1. POWER – Press to turn power ON and OFF.

2. BOOT – For use with software updates.

3. SD CARD SLOT – for mp3 / wav song files, presets and backups import and export.

HOME SCREEN

Pic 04. Home Screen

The volume control adjustments on the Home screen only affect the headphone levels.

Windows that contain two squares in the upper right corner require a double tap to enter.

1. KIT DISPLAY SCREEN / HEADPHONES VOLUME SLIDER – This window displays the name

of the kit that is currently loaded and a headphones volume slider..

You can:

- Adjust the volume level of the headphones outp

ut by dragging your finger to the

desired setting.

- Double tap to open a drumkit selection dialog.

Note: you can turn data wheel to control the headphones volume and push the

data wheel to open kit selection dialog.

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Note:youcanturndatawheeltocontroltheheadphonesvolumeandpushthe

datawheeltoopenkitselectiondialog.

2. AUXINPUTTOHP–Adjustthevolumelevelofanexternalsoundsource(in

headphones)bydraggingyourfingertothedesiredsettingordoubletaptheAuxInput

windowtoactivatetheDataWheel.PresstheDataWheeltolockinyoursetting.

3. CLICKTRACK–Adjustthevolumeleveloftheclicktrack(inheadphones)bydragging

yourfingertothedesiredsettingordoubletaptheClickTrackwindowtoactivatethe

DataWheel.PresstheDataWheeltolockinyoursetting.

Note

:ClickTrackisnotametronome-it’sanaudiotrack(similartoyourwav/mp3song

files)thatisplayedinsyncwithyoursong.Formoreinfopleasereviewsongplayer

section.

4. PLAYER–Adjustthevolumelevelofyoursongplayback(inheadphones)bydragging

yourfingertothedesiredsettingordoubletapthePlayerwindowtoactivatetheData

Wheel.PresstheDataWheeltolockinyoursetting.

5. PLAYLIST-DoubletaptoaccessthePlaylistwindow.

6. PLAY/FASTFORWARD/REWIND–Navigateyourplaybackwiththesetouchscreen

buttons.

7. KITSCROLLBUTTONS–NavigateforwardandbackwardthroughMimicPro’skits.

8. SETLIST/STATUSWindow-Showsyourcurrentsetliststatus:

- “MainKitList”ifnocustomsetlistisloadedandKITSCROLLBUTTONSare

selectingthekitsfromthemainkitlist.

- “ITEMNFROM[SETLISTNAME]”ifyouhaveacustomsetlistloadedandactive,

withitemNcurrentlyselected.

Note

:doubletaptobuild/load/saveasetlistofkitsinperformancesequencewith

assignedtemposettingsforeachkit.

9. TEMPO/METRONOMEVOLUME–AdjustthemetronometimesignatureandBPM.

DoubletaptoaccesstheTempowindow.

Dragyourfingertoadjustmetronomevolume.

10. SONGPLAYERSTATUS-Showsyourcurrentsongplaybackposition/length.

- Dragyourfingertoadjustsongposition.

- DoubletaptosetLOOPSTART/ENDpositionsforloopplaybackmode.

Pic 05. Player Timeline Settings

Brown bar shows your current song position. You can rewind your song position dragging this

bar left/right with your finger.

A / B flags show your start and end loop points. You can set your loop point dragging these

flags with your finger.

Alternatively, you can use Set A / Set B buttons to set your A/B positions - start the song

playback and press Set A / Set

B at the moments where you want your A /B loop points to be

placed

11.LOOP PLAYBACK ENABLE - enable player loop mode.

12.VOLUME FADERS – Independently adjust the volume for the Kicks, Snares, Toms, Hihat,

Ride, Overhead, Room in the headphones mix.

TOP NAVIGATION BUTTONS:

Note: you can adjust the navigation buttons order in SETTINGS/USER INTERFACE/”TOP

BAR SETUP” dialog.

13.RECORDER – Access the

Mimic Pro’s RECORDER.

14.SETTINGS – Access your Mimic Pro’s SETTINGS.

15.TRIGGER – Access the Trigger settings menu.

16.EDIT KIT– Build your custom kit

17.MIXER – Access your Mimic Pro’s MIXER

18.HOME – Press the Home icon in any screen to return to the HOME SCREEN.

SETTING UP

CAREFULLY UNPACK THE MODULE

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. If mounting the module on the Pearl RDMM Module

Mount, follow the steps below. If using without a module mount, move to “Plug in your pads”.

1. Carefully turn the module upside down.

2. Be sure to protect the screen and Data Wheel/encoder from damage.

3. Install the mount ONLY with the included 10-32 screws.

4. Screws that are too long will damage the unit.

PLUG IN YOUR PADS

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1. Using the diagram in the “Connections” section, plug appropriate pads into each 1⁄4”

jack.

2. Dress cables neatly and away from AC sources to avoid crosstalk.

3. Do not use unshielded cables.

4. Additional information on editing and tweaking your pads is included in the Trigger

section.

5. The default settings are for Pearl Tru-Trac pads.

CONNECT YOUR HEADPHONES

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1. Plug in headphones to the 1⁄4” headphone jack on the back of the unit. The volume is

controlled digitally via the encoder & touchscreen.

2. Be sure to lower the volume before you start playing, and slowly raise to a comfortable

level later.

3. The headphone output has it’s own mixer,

where each instrument can be adjusted independently.

CONNECT TO OTHER AUDIO EQUIPMENT

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1. Line Out 1-2 carry the Master Mix (balanced line outputs).

Mimic Pro has a dedicated MASTER MIX mixer that controls the instrument volumes

independently for your Master Mix.

If you need a mono signal on master outs, you can use Mixer/Monitor&Settings/Mixer

Settings/ “Force Master Out To Mono” function.

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CAREFULLYUNPACKTHEMODULE.IfmountingthemoduleonthePearlPEMMModule

Mount,followthestepsbelow.Ifusingwithoutamodulemount,moveto“Pluginyourpads”.

1. Carefullyturnthemoduleupsidedown.

2. BesuretoprotectthescreenandDataWheel/encoderfromdamage.

3. InstallthemountONLYwiththeincluded10-32screws.

4. Screwsthataretoolongwilldamagetheunit.

PLUGINYOURPADS.

1. Usingthediagraminthe“Connections”section,plugappropriatepadsintoeach1⁄4”

jack.

2. DresscablesneatlyandawayfromACsourcestoavoidcrosstalk.

3. Donotuseunshieldedcables.

4. AdditionalinformationoneditingandtweakingyourpadsisincludedintheTrigger

section.

5. ThedefaultsettingsareforPearlTru-Tracpads.

CONNECTYOURHEADPHONES.

1. Pluginheadphonestothe1⁄4”headphonejackonthebackoftheunit.Thevolumeis

controlleddigitallyviatheencoder&touchscreen.

2. Besuretolowerthevolumebeforeyoustartplaying,andslowlyraisetoacomfortable

levellater.

3. Theheadphoneoutputhasit’sownmixer,

whereeachinstrumentcanbeadjustedindependently.

CONNECTTOOTHERAUDIOEQUIPMENT.

1. LineOut1-2carrytheMasterMix(balancedlineoutputs).

MimicProhasadedicatedMASTERMIXmixerthatcontrolstheinstrumentvolumes

independentlyforyourMasterMix.

Ifyouneedamonosignalonmasterouts,youcanuseMixer/Monitor&Settings/Mixer

Settings/“ForceMasterOutToMono”function.

2. Line Out 3-14 are assignable inside Mimic Pro (balanced line outputs). Typical use would

be a direct-out for individual instruments to feed a mixer or audio interface. You can

assign individual instruments to line outs 3-14 in SETTINGS/ROUTING dialog.

3. It is recommended to use DB25 to Jack cables,



not



DB25 to XLR cable. Mimic Pro

outputs are line level outputs, thus these



should not be connected



to your mixer or

sound card



microphone inputs



4. The AUX IN (stereo line input) can be used to input pre-recorded music, a monitor mix,

or other reference source.

5. If you only use master outputs (for example - if you only use Mimic Pro through PA) -

you can use Mixer/Monitor&Settings/Mixer Settings/ “Send HP Mix To Master Out” to

make clone your HP output to Mimic Pro master out. This way you can control your PA

from home screen.

WARNING:

Be sure to



NOT



apply phantom power to the Mimic Pro line outs, this can

damage your module.

CONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY



1. Select an AC outlet that is safe from foot traffic, dry, and has at least 3 amps of current

to spare. This specifically pertains to live stage performance environments where

voltages could vary.

2. Ensure that this outlet is closely related electrically to any other equipment that Mimic

Pro will be connected to.

3. Connect the AC cable to the power supply and then your local mains AC.

4. Connect

the DC cable to the Mimic Pro.

5. Turn the power switch located on the left side to the “I” (ON) position.

You are ready to begin!

OPERATION

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Pic 06. Mimic Front Panel

1. DATA WHEEL.

2. 7” LCD TOUCH SCREEN.

TOUCH SCREEN

Mimic Pro is operated primarily through a touch screen interface. Most operations are done

by tapping the screen, double tapping and dragging.

Tap on the screen to press buttons, open menus and choose positions in menus. Tap and drag

to adjust faders and other continuous controls.

There are also areas on Mimic Pro’s user interface th

at accept a double tap, they are usually

have double square pictagram in the right top corner. For instance, on the Home Screen,

double tap on the Headphones Fader and it will open the Load Kit menu.

Pic 07. Mimic Top Bar

Note: You don’t have to tap in the exact point on the fader. You can tap at any place inside

fader frame and make adjustments. This is especially useful if your fader becomes hidden

outside of the screen’s visible area.

DATA WHEEL

Pic 08. Mimic Front View and Data Wheel

Mimic Pro also has a Data Wheel (encoder) which can be rotated as well as pressed to input

values during some operations.

By default, rotating the Data Wheel adjusts the headphone volume fader. If controls in Edit

Mode are selected, or if menus are not opened, then rotating the Data Wheel will adjust the

selected fader.

When on the Home Screen, pressing t

he Data Wheel will open the Load Kit menu. By rotating

the Data Wheel, you can scroll through the presets selections and press the Data Wheel to

load the chosen kit preset.

If you double tap on a fader, a red blinking frame around the fader will appear, (see Pic 09).

This means that the fader is in Edit Mode and can be adjusted using the Data Wheel. To exit

Edit Mode, push the Data Wheel, or tap on any free space on the screen.

Pic 09. Fader Edit Mode

When you open any menu, you can navigate in that menu by rotating the Data Wheel and

then select the menu item by pressing the Data Wheel.

Note: Double tapping any window with two squares in the right top corner of the box (see Pic

10) will open the corresponding menu.

Pic 10. Doubleclick Box

Note: Double tap on any fader to activate the Data Wheel Edit Mode.

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SETUP

MOUNTINGMIMICONTHESTAND

CarefullyturnMimicupsidedown,ensuringthatMimicPro’sdisplayandDataWheelare

protected.Onceturnedover,screwthemountingplatetoMimicPro’sbase.Donot

overtighten,usegentleforceonly.Ifthescrewisnotthreadingproperly,thentheremaybea

problemwiththescrew(toolong,ortoobig).UseONLYthescrewsthatcomewiththemount

topreventdamagetointernalcomponents.UseonlyPearl’sPEMMModuleMount.Afterthe

mountisattachedtoMimicProyoucanattachthemoduletoastandusingasuitableall-

purposeclamp.

CONNECTINGTHEPADS

MimicProsupportsallpopularelectronicdrumpadsandcymbalsfromdifferent

manufacturers.Inmostcases,padsmustbeconnectedtoMimicusing1/4”(6.3mm)TRS(Tip

RingSleeve),balanced/stereocables.Therearealsounbalanced/monocableswhicharethe

samesize,calledTR(TipRing),mono-thesearenotrecommendedforusewithMimicPro

.It

isrecommendedtoalwaysusebalanced/stereoconnectorsforpadsthatyouareconnecting

toMimicPro.



Pic 11. Connector Types

Most drum pads and cymbals connect via a single TRS cable except Hi-Hat and many Ride

cymbals (there are some ride cymbals on the market that use single cable connection). Hi-Hat

uses two cables, because it has a pad jack and controller (device which reads Hi-Hat pedal

movement) jack. Ride cymbals use two cables to send to Mimic Pro signals from Bow/Edge

zone and from bell zone separately.

Connect

pads to corresponding Mimic Pro input jacks. The names of each input is printed on

the back panel. MAKE SURE MIMIC PRO IS TURNED OFF BEFORE CONNECTING COMPONENTS.

After all components are connected, turn Mimic Pro ON. Make sure you have headphones

plugged into the HP output, or a PA system plugged into outputs 1 and 2 to be able to hear

sound when testing.

Since Mimic Pro is designed to work with

many different brands of pads, it is recommended

that when you first turn it on you should choose between pad presets and set the triggering

sensitivity. This is the most important step in getting the best triggering and dynamic response.

Visit the next sections, “Example Setups” and “Getting Started” for Quick Start instructions.

Visit the “Detailed Instructions” section for more information on

how to tweak the advanced

triggering and mixing options featured inside Mimic Pro.

TRIGGERING

When you power up the Mimic Pro for the first time you will see the Home Screen, (Pic 12).

Pic 12. Triggering Button

To begin triggering, you will need to address 3 things on the Home Screen.

1. Make sure you turn the headphones fader down to protect your ears and headphones.

You can do this on the touch screen with your finger, or simply by turning the Data

Wheel.

2. Double tap on the headphones fader to open the Kit Loading menu and load the first Kit

Preset in the list by selecting it

and pressing the Load button.

3. Press the Trigger button to open the Trigger Settings menu.

Step 3 will take you to the Triggers Setting screen (Pic 13).

Note: Trigger lock screen can be disabled in Settings/User Interface.

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Pic13.TriggeringSettings

UnderstandingthisscreenisthemostimportantpartofgettingtheMimicPrototriggerdrums

correctlywithyourplayingstyle.Onthepicture,therearetwomenus(numbered1and2in

Pic13).

1. ThisistheTriggerInputChannelthatiscurrentlybeingadjusted.Taponthemenuand

choosethedesiredinputchanneltoadjust.



Pic14.InputChannel

Note

:MIDIPADisa“virtual”midipad.Youcanuseittoextendthetriggerinputscountof

yourMimicProwithsomeexternalmidigearlikemidikeyboardoranotherdrummodule

connectedwithaMIDIcable.Youcanassignthedesiredmidinotesforthese“virtualpads”in

triggersettingsandthusmakeyourMimicProrespondtoanexternalmidievent.

2. This is the Trigger Pad Preset Selector for the selected Trigger Input Channel, which

contains presets for most pad models by major manufacturers.

Pic 15. Pad Presets

To start setting up the triggering, choose your Trigger Input Channel and see if the pad

connected to that trigger input is in the Trigger Pad Preset Selector list. If it’s not in the preset

list, select the closest pad to your pad (judging by the used technology and materials). If your

pads are in the list and they are all in good condition, then you’re almost set after select

ing the

right pad presets. The only things left to do after setting the pad presets are calibrating the

Hi-Hat pad, and adjusting dynamics to your taste.

Note



: If your pad is not in the preset list (or if your pad is in the preset list, but dynamic

response is off and can’t be adjusted with Top Velocity as described below) go to the section

Advanced Triggering Settings.

Note



: The trigger input meter should never go red as seen here (Pic 16). If it’s going red during

normal playing, then you need to lower the input gain setting. Read about that below in the

section Advanced Triggering Settings.

Pic 16. Input Meter Overload

CALIBRATING THE HI-HAT

Pic 17. Hi-Hat Calibration

Install the Hi-Hat pad onto a stand according to your Hi-Hat pad’s manual. Hi-Hats may be

single zone or dual/multi zone and they always have a controller of some type. It can be a

device inside the bottom, or top hat, or a pedal with a built-in controller. The controller reads

the pedal movement and translates the data into Mimic Pro.

First of all, make sure that the correct controller output cable goes into the Hi-Hat controller

input in Mimic Pro. Reminder - the cables must be 1⁄4” TRS and not a 1⁄4” mono connection.

Next select the Hi-Hat from your trigger instrument window shown in (Pic 14). Then select the

correct Hi- Hat preset in the Mimic Pro’s triggering settings window (Pic 15). Then proceed to

TRIGGER-HH Control-

HH Pos tab to calibrate your Hi-Hat (Pic 17).

Make sure that your Hi-Hat is in the fully open position. If a controller is built into the pedal,

fully open means not applying any pressure on it. If the controller is on a Hi-Hat stand, the top

hat must barely touch the controller’s contact point without applying any pressure on it (Pic

18).

Pic 18. Hi-Hat Controller Contact Point

Note: Like all other cables for Mimic Pro, the Hi-Hat control cable must be a TRS cable. Do not

assume an existing wiring harness from another e-kit uses a TRS cable for Hi-Hat control. Many

do not! Without a TRS cable from the Mimic Pro to your controller, your Hi-Hat will not

calibrate or function properly.

On the left side of the HH Control-HH Pos window

there is a grey meter with three strips on it

(number 1 on Pic 13). Strips are red, yellow and blue. Make sure that the Hi-Hat controller

cable is connected to the correct input by applying pressure to the pedal. If the grey meter

moves then the connections are correct.

HERE ARE STEPS TO CALIBRATE THE HI-HAT:

1. Select proper preset for your hi-hat pad. The names of presets are pretty much self

exp

lanatory.

2. With the closed hi-hat dial the Input Gain according to the on-screen text, see (Pic 19).

Pic 19. Hi-Hat Input Settings

3. With the closed hi-hat use the Capture Top Velocity function for Bow and Edge (if pad

preset has edge zone) tabs, see (Pic 20) and (Pic 21).

Pic 20. Hi-Hat Top Velocity Bow

Pic 21. Hi-Hat Top Velocity Bow

4. On this step the controller calibrations starts. Go to “HatControl-HH Pos” tab, see (Pic

22).

Pic 22. Hi-Hat Control Settings

5. Use “Capture Close/Open Position” function to dial your tight closed and full open

settings, see (Pic 23). It is also possible to set these parameters manually using Full Open

and Extra Tight Closed faders, but using the “Capture Close/Open Position” function is

strongly recommended.

Pic 23. Hi-Hat Control Settings Capture

6. Dial the “Close/Open Border Threshold” fader manually, see (Pic 24). This fader is

represented by yellow line on the bar on left from faders. Basically this parameter is the

position of controller where chick sound is generated, so the hi-hat stops being open

and begin being closed, but does not actually closed yet. There are few typical way to

set it up.

Most people prefer double-tap the fader and move the yellow line with the

Data-Wheel from bottom to top direction while playing some chick patterns and some

“hi-open-hat-then- close-it-with-pedal” patterns. You’ll find a position, where the hi-hat

response is good for your playing style.

Pic 24. Hi-Hat Close/Open Border

7. For further calibration, go to Setting tab for Hi-Hat pad, see (Pic 25). First parameter on

this tab is Footsplash Sensitivity. Dial this fader to your playing style. Keep in mind that it

always better to have right balance. High values will make hi-hat splashing all the time,

so keep this parameter value as low as possible for comfortable footsplashing.

Pic 25. Hi-Hat Calibration Settings

8. Close To Open Transition Sensitivity is the time that Mimic Pro waits for the hi-hat

transition from closed to open after closed hat hit. For accurate and fast players it’s ok

to have this parameter in 5-10 range. Slow or less accurate playing style works better

with 20-40 values.

9. Hat Move Denoise is a parameter that filters unwanted noise from the Hi-Hat stand or

trigger pad. Higher values may affect the actual top hi-hat pad signal, so it is

recommended to use values from 0 to 10. The lower value the better.

Note



: After Hi-Hat setting up and calibration is done, it is recommended to save your custom

Hi-Hat pad preset by pressing Settings button on the right side of preset name bar and using

SAVE PAD SETTINGS AS A PRESET function. Read more on that below.

HI-HAT PEDAL CURVE

Mimic Pro has a tool to adjust the controller behavior to your taste even more. It’s called

Hi-Hat Control Curve, see (Pic 26). It has fixed points on Extra Tight Closed, Max Open and

Close/Open Border le

vels, but it is possible to adjust controller behavior in-between these

points. It is strongly recommended to use this feature after you consider yourself an advanced

Mimic Pro user.

Pic 26. Hi-Hat Pedal Curve

Note



: Some Hi-Hats, for instance, Pearl E-Pro EHH 2 may work better if you apply just a little bit

of pressure on the controller contact point to pre-load the spring. To do that, loosen the clamp,

put a small amount of pressure on the top hat, it will press down the spring a little, then

tighten the clutch back. Make sure that grey meter moved down just a little bit. If

it went down

too much, then there is too much pressure.

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putasmallamountofpressureonthetophat,itwillpressdownthespringalittle,then

tightentheclutchback.Makesurethatgreymetermoveddownjustalittlebit.Ifitwentdown

toomuch,thenthereistoomuchpressure.

ADJUSTINGTHEDYNAMICSWITHTOPVELOCITY

FADER

Whyadjustthedynamics?Theanswerissimple.Mostpadsareusingpiezosensorstopickup

anaudiosignal,whichisgoingintotheMimicProtriggerinputs.Allpiezosensorshave

differentcharacteristics.Eventhesamepiezomodelmadeinonebatchinthesamedaycould

havedifferentcharacteristics.Thedifferenceisnothuge,butitmaybeenoughtofeel.Inthis

caseyoucanadjustthetriggeringdynamicsandplayabilityinaquickandconvenientway.

Toquicklyadjustdynamicresponsefromthepad,useTopVelocityfunction.Youcanadjust

faderautomaticallybypressing“CaptureTopVelocity”button,whichisrecommended,see

(Pic27).Also,youcanadjustitmanuallybyreadingbelowandunderstandinghowitworks.



Pic27.TopVelocityAdjustment

TomanuallyadjusttheTopVelocityfader,youneedtounderstandhowthisparameterworks.

Basically,itmakesitharder,oreasiertoreachtopvelocityontheloadeddrumsample

instruments.ThehigheryousettheTopVelocityvalue,theharderitistoreachthetop

velocity,youhavetohitreallyhardtogetthetopvelocity.ThelowerTopVelocity,theeasierit

30

istoreachthetopvelocity.Youdon’tneedtohitithardatallandyoureachthehighest

velocity.WhenareyouadjustingtheTopVelocityfadertheredstripinthemeterontheright

sidefromthatfadermovesalongwiththetopedgeofTopVelocityfader.

TopVelocityadjustmentisavailableforeachzoneoftheconnecteddrumpad.Ifyougeta

greatresponseontheCenterzoneofyoursnaredrumpad,butyouhavetohittheRimzone

reallyhardtogettheneededdynamicresponse,tryadjustingitfortheRimzone.Samewill

workviceversa–ifyouarenothittingreallyhardandgettingtheloudestvelocitythensetting

theTopVelocityfadertoahighervalueshouldhelp.

Itishelpfulwhenyouneedtoevenoutthedynamicresponseofdifferentzonesonbigpads

suchascrashandridecymbals.UsuallytheyhaveonepiezointheBowzoneandswitchesin

theEdgeandBellzones.Thesezonesareusuallyplayedwithdifferentplayingtechniqueslike

hittingwithtipofthestick,orwithshankofthestick.Thismakesthedynamicresponsevery

uneven.UseTopVelocitytoadjustthedynamicresponseofdifferentzonesonyourdrumpad

foranevenplayingfeel.

Note

:Whyisthepadconditionimportant?Old,wornpadstendtohavedifferentpiezosensor

characteristics.Wornpadsmayhavelowoutputlevelsfromthepiezosensors.Ifyouareusing

somewell-wornpads,youmayneedtomakeextensivechangestotheexistingpreset(evenif

thepresetinMimicPromatchesyourpadmodel)toplaythepadwiththecorrecttriggering

anddynamics.

Note

:SettingTopVelocityeventolowvaluesdoesnotaffectdynamicrangeinanyway.Itjust

makesiteasierforthedrummertoplayormakesamorenaturaldynamicresponse.

TRIGGERSETTINGSTHRESHOLD

TheThresholdparameter(seePic21)setstheborderthatcontrolstheflowofaudiobeing

senttothetrigger.It’sveryimportanttounderstandhowitworksandhowtouseit.

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Pic28.TriggeringSettingsThreshold

WhenyouadjusttheThresholdthereisacorrespondingbluestripmovingalongwiththe

faderintheTriggerinputmeter,see(Pic27).

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IftheMimicProisconnectedtoabadpowersource,itcancauseahuminMimicPro’strigger

inputs.Also,ifthereissomethingvibrating,orverynoisylocatednearyourelectronicdrumkit,

forinstance,aloudbassguitarcabinet,thismaycreatenoiseinyourpadsensors.Allthishum

andnoisemaycausemisfires.Forinstance,ifyouhearrandomghostnotestriggeringonthe

snare,tom,oranyotherdruminput,thismeansthatthereissomeaudiosignal(hum,noise)

goingtothattriggerinput.YoucanfilterthisoutbyincreasingtheThresholdvalue.

Apartfromnoisedescribedabove,thereisonemorekindofnoisethatmaycausefalse

triggering.Itoccurswhenyouarehittingoneofthepadsonyourdrumkitandittriggersone

oftheotherpads.ThisiscalledCrosstalk.Youwouldhavetohaveaseparatestandforevery

drumtoavoidthis.Butconditionsarealmostneverperfect.Usuallycrosstalkhappenswhen

padsaremountedonthesamestand,sowhenyouhitonepad,theenergyfromthehitgoes

tothestandandreachesotherpadscausingfalsetriggers.MimicProhastheAdvanced

CrosstalkEliminationSystem,youcanreadaboutthisbelowintheCrosstalkElimination

section.EventhoughMimicProhastheCrosstalkEliminationSystem,insomecases,youcan

justusetheThresholdfaderinstead.Especiallyifcrosstalkisveryminorandyoudon’thaveto

increase30-45value.

Note

:InsomeveryrareconditionsyoumayneedtosetThresholdparametertoveryhigh

values–100,orevenmore.Thismayhappenif,forinstance,yourdrumkitislocatedonabig

subwoofer.Thisseemsextreme,butsometimesdrummershavetoworkintheseconditions.

Note

:It’sveryimportanttounderstandthatThresholddoesn’tfilteruselesssignalsandonly

allowstheactualsignalfromyourdrumpads.Thresholdfilterseverythingthatcomesinto

MimicPro’striggerinput.So,thehigherThresholdvaluethelesssofthitscanbetriggeredby

MimicPro.IfyousetThresholdto50onyoursnaredrumyouprobablywon’tbeabletoplay

ghostnotes,becausetheywillbefilteredbyThreshold.AlwaysuseThresholdcarefullyand

increaseitinsmallstepscheckingtriggeringwithsofthits.

RIMSHOTTHRESHOLDANDHEAD/RIMBALANCE

UnlikeThresholdfaderthisparameterhasnothingtodowithfilteringunwantedaudiosignal.

UsingRimshotThresholdallowsyoutoadjusthowhard,orhoweasyitistoplayarimshot

articulation.IfyourpadhasapiezoincenterandaswitchontherimlikePearlTruTracpads,

theRimshotThresholdmustbesetontheCenterzonetabonly.Ifyourpadhastwopiezo

sensors(centerandrim)likeatypicalmeshheadelectronicdrumpad,itmustbesetonboth-

Centerzonetabandrimzonetab.

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WhenyouareadjustingtheRimshotThresholdthecorrespondingyellowstripontriggerinput

meter(seePic20)willmovealongwiththefader.

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Pic29.TriggeringSettingsRimshotThreshold

Ifyouuseadrumpadwithtwopiezosensors–oneonthecenterandoneontherim,like

typicalmeshheadpadsthenbothzonetabshaveaRimshotThresholdfader–CenterandRim.

ThismakessettingtheRimshotThresholdmorecomplicated,butifsetupcorrectly,youcan

havefulldynamicrangeofrimarticulation(rimclick,orsidestick)withtheabilitytoplay

rimshots.ThereareafewstepstosetuptheRimshotThresholdonsuchdrumpads:

1. WhileontheCenter-Piezotab,hittherimzonewithyourtypicalhardesthit,butdon’t

hititharderthanyouwouldnormallyplaythehardesthits.SettheCenterRimshot

Thresholdvalue(yellowlineonmeter)justabovethemetergreybar,see(Pic30).

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Pic30.CenterPiezoRimshotSetup

2. WhileontheRim-Piezotab,hitthecenterzonewithyourtypicalhardesthit,butdon’t

hititharderthanyouwouldnormallyplaythehardesthits.SettheRimRimshot

Thresholdvalue(yellowlineonmeter)justabovethemetergreybar,see(Pic31).

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Pic31.RimPiezoRimshotSetup

Afterthesetwostepsarecompletedyoushouldhavefulldynamicrangeofrimarticulation

availableforplayingaswellasbeingabletoplayrimshots.Ifrimshotsareveryeasytoplay,

youmayneedtoincreaseRimshotThresholdforRimPiezo,orforbothpiezos.Ifrimshotsare

toohardtoplay,youmayneedtolowertheRimshotThresholdonsomeofthepiezos,orboth

piezos.

Ifyouareworkingwithpad,whichhastwopiezos,liketypicalmeshheadpad,thenyoucan

seeHead/RimBalancefader.Withthissettingyoucanadjustthebalanceintriggering

betweentheheadandrimzones.Insomecases,youcanhittherimandgotcenterzone

triggeredandviceversa.Usingthissettinghelpsinsuchsituations.

ADVANCEDTRIGGERINGSETTINGS

ADVANCEDSETTINGSincludeparametersthatallowtheusertosetuporadjustapad,whichis

notcurrentlyinpadpresetlist.Itisalsopossiblethatyoumightneedtoadjustthesesettings

whenapadiswornoroutdated.Thecharacteristicsofthepiezoarechangingwithageandits

performancecoulddiminish.

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Pic32.AdvancedTriggeringSettings

WhenyoupresstheAdvancedSettingsbutton,youwillseemoreparametersthanjust

Threshold.ThereisalsoanInputSettingsbutton.Bypressingityoucansetuptheactual

triggerinputamplificationandsensitivity.Let’stakeacloserlookattheseparameters.

DETECTTIMEfadersetstheamountoftimethatthetriggeringenginemayhavetoanalyzethe

signal.Bydefaultit’s3ms.Bysettingitloweronallpadsyoucanmakelatencylower,butit

actuallywon’tbenoticeable.Whilethequalityoftriggeringmaybecomeworseifyousetit

reallylow,thetriggeringenginewon’thaveenoughtimetoanalyzethesignal.Butallthis

doesn’tmeanthatsettingittohighervaluesitwillproducebettertriggering.Firstofall,you

willmakelatencyhigherbysettingittohighervalues.Rarelyareanyusefulinfoissenttothe

triggeringengineafter3-4ms.So,3msworksfineonmostpads.

RETRIGGERCANCELadjuststhetriggeringengine’sabilitytoavoidmisleadingpartsofthe

signalandnottriggerthem.Itusuallyhappensonacousticdrumtriggeringwhenthedrums

haverealheads.Theymayperforminanunpredictablemannerproducingspikesandother

flawsinthesoundwavesafteryouhitthedrum.Experimentingwiththisparametermayhelp

inthissituation.

MASKTIMEsetstheminimumamountoftimebetweentwohits.Bydefault,it’s10mswhich

isusuallyenoughforfastrollsandswells.10msmeansthatifyoumakeahitandthenafter

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Pic31.RimPiezoRimshotSetup

Afterthesetwostepsarecompletedyoushouldhavefulldynamicrangeofrimarticulation

availableforplayingaswellasbeingabletoplayrimshots.Ifrimshotsareveryeasytoplay,

youmayneedtoincreaseRimshotThresholdforRimPiezo,orforbothpiezos.Ifrimshotsare

toohardtoplay,youmayneedtolowertheRimshotThresholdonsomeofthepiezos,orboth

piezos.

Ifyouareworkingwithpad,whichhastwopiezos,liketypicalmeshheadpad,thenyoucan

seeHead/RimBalancefader.Withthissettingyoucanadjustthebalanceintriggering

betweentheheadandrimzones.Insomecases,youcanhittherimandgotcenterzone

triggeredandviceversa.Usingthissettinghelpsinsuchsituations.

ADVANCEDTRIGGERINGSETTINGS

ADVANCEDSETTINGSincludeparametersthatallowtheusertosetuporadjustapad,whichis

notcurrentlyinpadpresetlist.Itisalsopossiblethatyoumightneedtoadjustthesesettings

whenapadiswornoroutdated.Thecharacteristicsofthepiezoarechangingwithageandits

performancecoulddiminish.

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15-20ms,forexample,yournexthit-itwillbetriggered.Butifyoumakethenexthitinless

than10ms(whichisnottypical)like5-6msthenthisnexthitwon’tbetriggered.Ifyousetthe

masktimetoreallylowvalues,youcangetsomefalsetriggersbecauseinsomesituationsthe

triggeringenginemaythinkthatonehitisactuallymultiplehitsandmaytriggermultiplehits.

Sogenerally,it’srecommendedinmostcasestokeeptheMasktimearound6-10msandeven

more,upto20msforinstrumentslikekickdrum.

TRIGGERINGINPUTSETTINGS

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Pic33.TriggeringInputSettings

INPUTGAINadjuststhesensitivityofthetriggerinput.Itvariesfrom0to17.Andit’spretty

easytosetitup.Therearecoupleofnuancesthough.First-youneedtoavoidoverload.If

thereisoverload,theinputmeterontherightofTopVelocityfaderwillturnred.Second-you

needtocheckThresholdvaluebeforesettinguptheInputGain.IdeallyThresholdmustbeset

to0,oratleast10,orlower.