User manual ALESIS SR16 GETTINGSTARTED

[. . . ] User drum setsand rhythm Patternscan be programrrcd, erasd, and otherwise edited by the user. PATTERN/SONG: ln Pattem Mode, you can play back (and with User Pattens, reclDrd) individual rhythm Pafterns. Theseare uzually fairly short---say, 4 to 16beab-and form the basicelemmts of a Song. In Songmode you createa'Plaflist" of Patterns, which plays various Patbrns in the desiredorder. [. . . ] hesstheLJP/DOWN A OOOO6. @ OOC]OOE arrow buttons to selecta Pattem or enter a Pattem number (&49)withthe numberbuttons. Singledigit Patterns require a "leading zero" (e. 9. , 01, 02, 03, etc. ) E r"-l ol clftrto O 5 The new Patbrn will play the same variation (A or B) as what's already selected. To choose a different variation, pressA or B before the current PatFrn has finished playlng. 6 Fun With Fills EachA and B variation also includesassociad Ftll Patterns, which can play expressive transitions betweenthe A and B variations. You can push a button to have a Fill take over from its associated rnain Pattern and hansition to the alternatePattern. Adiffetent fill will transition from the B pattem back into the A pattern. You can selecta fill at any time the rnain pattem is play'ng. 2 ftu*t "rd t"t""se the FILL button while the main A Pattem is (preferably somewherearound beat 4 or so). You'll hear a tasty drum fitl that teadsright into the associated B pattern (asconfirmed by the display). 1 O"git byrutoting* APattem then prcadngPl. Alas describedpreviously. Theupper right window shows the Paftern selected number and should confirm that the A variation is selected. The display's upper left line counts each beat of the selected Pattem as it plays. 'J. -, l-rOO. . . # d'6doorl T]OODC]D 4 Fills do not always have to be tansitional Pattems. If you pressthe FILL buttoq a fill will start-but this time, keep the FILL button held down until after the fill has finished plaflng. This cancelsthe transition to the alternate pattern (in this example, the A patFrn would continue playing). 7 Createand Erasea Song The SR-16can remernberthe order ln which you selecEdPatterns, whldr variations were selec{ed, ard when you selectedfills. Recordtngthts information in the SR-16 Songmode s cneaFsa cDmpleESong. @in with the SR-16stopped. 3 n"*tttn"PnRrcRM/ 1 Sd. "t Sotg trrod". is 4 Cbe aPatunftrsog$ep 1byenuiqga FatEn nrriber and A or B rrariafnn This$epcan bea Flll if pu p'tts Hll abng with Aa B. If Us appecsred to thePatErnrlttnberlor erteredin tc uppe left wirdow, prese PRESEVUSERbslect STEP 01, Prcs. END COMPOSEbutton until the display's lower middle shows COMPOSE. The displaywill show STEPO1 the and contentsof the @, whidr is currently END (to indicate that the songisempty). 5 hessPLAY. The Pattern specifiedin step (4) above will start playiry. 6 Choo*Putt" ", AandB variations, and Fills as decribed in the previous page. Eachselectionwill be remembetedas anotherSongstep, and the SR-16 will also rernernberthe exact instant you selecteda Fill. Ifyou don't specif a new Pattem, every timea pattrn repeatsit will add a new song steP. 10 A E r--t D OI] 8 ton""ryo*Song, press PERrcRM/COMPO6E Perform to select nrode. Entering the Songnumber in SongandPerformmode will call up theSong. fo erasett e Song you must have the Songrlecbd. The Songwill be erased. 8 Footswitch Control Now that we have the basicsdown, let's invesdgatesomelive pedorrnanceoptions using footswiEh conbol. [. . . ] Seethe MIDI supplernentin -the referencernanual if 1ou need b know rnre abort MIDI. ) Tho* with electronicdrum pads or a gequencer use the SR-16 a tone can as modulq where dffferent. drums wiU sound in responseto different MIDI notes receirred the sR-16s MIDI fuL You mugt run a MIDI cablefrom the gequencEr at or elec{ronicdrum sefs MIDI out b the SR-15 MIDI in s The SR-16has a special'exparder module" nrode that asdgru a specificMIDI noE to eadr pad of a setof 10 User Drum Sets. The durt in section6. 9of the rcference manual shows which MIDI note triggers which pad of which Drrm Set. Assign sourdsto eadr pad of thesedrum seteas decribed in the prvious page, The-SR-16 should be stopped. 1 n rurrAPf SEruP. Usethe LJP/DOIMII b selectOrnni rnode or a specificMIDI dunnel br Polynrode. 2 Itess the TEMPO/PAGE UPbutton b choose Page 2 (see display lower righO. Prese theUParrcwbu so that Drum ln is on (ia, , the SR-15reeives MIDI notedata). ODf]C:]OC] 3 n" -"or, o similar to step Z, presethe TEMpO/PAGE LJpBUTION Uue tirnes to clroosePage5. [. . . ]