Alesis HR-16:B Drums User Manual


 
PART
MODE
Selectlng
and
Ptaytng
a
PART
Wlrglpolq"r
is
fifst iurnod
on,
the sequencer
will be
in SONG
or
pART
mode
(SONG
or
PART
LED lit),.depending..on
the mode
that
was selected
before
power
was
ti.,rnea-ott.
I he
song
or
part
numbsr
will
also be
the samg
as when
Dower
was trjrned
olf.
PART
Button
Press
lhe
PART bunon
to
enter PART
mode
if lhe sequanc€r
is not currentlv
in this
modo.
Th€ LED
next to lhe
PART button
will light
and the
display will
read:
Selecting
a PART
The 00
is underlined
to indicate
that it will
be changed
if a new number
is selected
with
tho
keypad
or ths
+/-
buttons.
The second
line
of the display
shows ths
namo ot the
part.
lf a
part
is
emply, ths
display
reads.EMPTY
PART.
pressing
ths
+/- builons
imrirediately
selscls-th6n-extpart_number,
withlhe
numbers looping
past
99 to
0O
and looping
dow-n
lrom
00 to 99.
lf a single
digit on the
keypad is
pressed
(3,
lor
example),
the display
will
change lo:
"
PART
PART
The display
is now indicating
that
the second digit
of th6
part
should
be sntered.
Aftsr
sntering
lh€ second
digit, ths new
part
is solecled, and
its name is
displayed. lf
the
socond digit
is not entersd
whhin 2 seconds,
the display will revert
back lo the
previous
part
number,. and
no. new
part
will have been
selectsd. This type
of ksypad
entry is
consistent with
all entries made with
the keypad
described in ihis
manual. The
page
up Lnd
page
down buttons
have no function
when sslecting
parts
or songs.
Selectlng TRACKS
for
playback
While in
PART mode,
the eight TRACK
SELECT LEDs will display
the trac*s that
are
turned on
(not
muted) on
the seleclsd
part.
Thsse
buttons can bs turned on
or ofl to
change
lhe selected tracks
to be
played.
Whenever a
part
is
playing,
the oight track
ssloct
LEDs will show which
tracks are
playing.
Whsn a n6w
pan
is soloctsd,
all eight tracks
are
turned on. At any time,
the track selsction
can b€ changed with the
track soloct buttons.
Pressing PLAY will
stad
playing
the selec,tod
part
from its beginning,
and the PLAY
LED will
lighl. The display will
read,lor example:
The display is now showing
the
current
beat number and the
part
numb€r
lhat is being
played.
As each beat
(quartgr
not€)
occurs, the display will advance
ths beat oount. While
the
part
is
playing,
the keypad
and +/- butlons can bs used to s€l€ct
a n€w
part
number,
which will then be displayed
in the display as follows:
Al
lhe end
ol the current
parl,
ths n6wly
selectod
pan
number will
play,
with
th6 beat count
startiflg again
al
001
. The NEXT
part
!o
play
can be changed up until
the end of ths current
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