Hello,
I am brand new to the forums. I have been doing research on this issue and I am finding a lot of conflicting info, many of it 3-4 years old so I would love a 2018 response on this!
I apologize if there is an easy answer I missed somewhere.
Bought a dm10 studio from a friend from back in high school recently, slightly used. Power supply the was in the box was generic (it actually has a slider on the front for you to selt the voltage,, which scared me lol). DM10 module powers on but puts out no sound. no metronome, playback track or drum sound. Module also has ome "lag" to the buttons, for instance if i spin the wheel to select kits, the module pauses for a second as if it's "thinking", then slowly scrolls through the kits. Also, I'm not sure if i am reading the screen right, but whatever triggers i plug in are shown as black circles, which i believe means they are firing constantly by themselves.
I have seen people have this problem and they say when they change the power supply all the problems are solved. However, some people say "just use any 9v AC 1.3 amp with the right plug size and it will work. Others say same volts with 1.5a. I believe i even saw an ALesis employee respond on their official support forum that its 9vAC 1.5A, but the plug on the back of my module clearly says 9v1.3. Is it possible that depending on exactly when the unit was made, it would have a different requirement?
I have a buddy at a drumshop near my home in baltimore looking in to acquiring an Alesis brand power adaptor for the unit, but in the event that doesnt work out, can anyone recommend another route? Should i avoid any generic PSU?
I am hesitant to guess and check adaptors for fear of damaging the unit! Please advise, thank you in advance and again i apolgize if this is well solved by now. Everywhere i look i see something else!!
I am a restaurant manager and desperately want to be able to practice/play when i get home from work at 1:30 AM!
please help me solve this! thanks again!