Alesis HR-16:B Drums User Manual


 
TO
B) Kgep
the Sync
signal
at abut OVIJ
in
oder to avoid
dtopouts.
fi the
HR-16
does not
see the sync
tone
lor 1,/2
seand,
it will assume
that
the sy;c
tone
has enAed
ana
iti
go
into
STOP
mode.
p,
tt
m.s-shU,
do tnt
.use
any noise
reductbn
,
Ee,
or signal
processing
on the
sync tone.
u)
Avotd rccgrcilng
h'gh
eneryy,
hoh-lrequency
trad<s
next to
the sync
track.
CLOCK
THE HR.16
FROII
TAPE
SYNC
J.l .qnnegt
lf
-e_oytput
ot rhe
track of the
taps machine
lhat has
the sync
tono to rhe
TAPE
lN
iack
of rhe
HR-l6.
2) Press
and
hold the CLOCK
bunon.
The display
will read:
3)
Use the keypad
or
+
and
-
buttons to selsct
TAPE SYNC lN.
The display wiil
read:
4)
Put the tape machine
into PLAY.
The HR-16 will automatically
stari as
soon as it
receives lhs sync
tone, causing any
olher ssquencers
connected to it lo
play.
Be carcfut
to retum
to thp bellinning
ol the sync tone since the
HR-l6 will automatbally
bgin
playing
any time that it
receives the sync tone.
USING THE HR.16
AS A
SOUND SOURCE
ll is
possibl€
to
trigger the HR-l6
trom an €xternal controller
such as a sequencor,
keyboard, or drum
pad
controller through
MlDl.
The
HR-16 buih in sequencer remains
idle
whils ths sxlsrnal
contollsr triggsrs lhe voices,
Be surs to activate MlDl /
UTIL
#2
RECEIVE
MlDl DRUMS
ON. lf this is s€t
to
OFF,
it will not be
possible
to trigger
any voices on the HR-
1 6 lrom the controller.
MlDl
program
change commands sent
lo the HR-l 6 can access
patterns.
MlDt /UTIL
#6
MlDl PROGRAM PATT SELECT must
be set to ON to ac,tivate this
lunction. This fsature
was designed to
give
external
MlDl controllers accoss to
dittersnt
sound
sEl ups stored in
any ot the 1 00 available
patterns.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: VOICE, TUNE,
AND
MIX
ASSICNMENTS CANNOT
BE
STORED IN AN EMPTV
PATTERN U'VLESS THE LENGTH HAS
BEEN
CHANGED
TO
A LENGTH OTHER THAN 8 BEATS.
START/STOP FOOTSWITCH
The START/STOP foolswitch
jack
is
provided
for a momentary normally
open
foolswitch lhat conn€cts
th6
jack's
tip lo its sleev€
(ground).
While in
stop,
the
footswitch will function
like the
play
button and slart a
pattern
or song from the
b€ginning. While in
play,
tho footswitch acts like th6 stop button, and stops
playing.
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