Alesis HR-16:B Drums User Manual


 
part
ls reached, atler
which ths new
part
will begin
playing,
and the display will
reved back
to
PLAYING
PART.
Pressing
STOP/CONTINUE
will stop
playing
a
part,
and ths display will
return to the select
part
display.
Any notes lhat weresustaining
will turn off. Pressing STOP/CONTINUE
again
will begin
playing
a
part
lrom
the
beginning
ol the
beat it was on when il
was stopped,
replaying
all
previously
sustaining Aoles.
Prosshg PLAY
will
always
start a
part
lrom lho
beginning. When a
part
reaches
its end,
the
PLAY
LED willturn olf
and lhe
part
will stop,
unless
LOOP is on, wh'rch will cause ths
part
to continue
playing
lrom
the boginning.
FAST FORWARD
The
.
and
'
bunons
(rewind
and
last {orward) can be used to advance
or retreat thtough
lhe beats
of a
parl.
lf a
pad
is
playing, pressing
the
fast foMard button
will cause suslaining
noles
lo slop, and ths
display to advance
quickly
one bsat
at a timo until
lhe fast forward
button is released,
alter which ths
part
continu€s
playing
from the
beginning of the
disdaysd
b€at.
FEWIND
The rewind button works similarly, but
in
reverss.
In either direction, if
the end or
boginning
of a
part
is
reached,
lhe
display
remains on the lasl
boat, unless loop is on,
which resulte
in
the beat
"wrapping
around' When a
part
is not
playing,
thss€ butlons can
be used
for ihe
same
function, and by
pressing
STOP/CONTINUE
the song will continus
lrom tho last displayed beat. The fast
forward
and
rewind button can be held
down
simulaneously lo
"freez6'lhe
display on ths curr€nt
beat.
ll
is also
possible
to Autolocate
with
the
last-lolward and
reurird
buttons.
This
function
albws
you
to
go
directly lo any desired
beat.
See
page
29
Recording a
PART
Seleotlng
the RECORD TRACK
To record
on a
part, press
the RECOBD
bunon. The RECORD LED
will light. Ths
trrck lo
be recorded always
detaulls lo th6 lowest number€d
smpty track. For
an empty
part,
track
1 will be selecled.
lf a
part
has all eight lracks used,
no track will
be selecled, and
ths
RECORD
LED will not light.
Every
limo a track is recorded
onto,
the
next empty track will aulomaticalry
b€ sslscted
lhe
next time RECORD
is
pressed.
lf a track
other
than
the selecled one
is desired,
pressing
anolher track selec't
button while holding down the
BECORD button will sElecl
the new
track to
b€ rscorded on. Like on
a tape recorder, if a track whh
somelhing on it is
recorded
over, the old
inlormation is erased.
Once
th€ user has selectsd a track
manually, th€ automatb lrack
selection of tho
next
empty
track is turnsd oft.
This way, il the user wants
lo r€do a lrack
many iimes, he
can
s€lect
it once. and that
track will remain s€lected until
hs s€locls anothor track.
When
a
nsw
part
is selected, lhg automatic
lrack selection is lurned back
on.
lf
thg
track that is
selecled
is rosolected, it
will
slop
tlashing
(and
rsturn
1o its
provious
stat6, tlashing or off),
and no lrack
will b€ selectod lor record
(causing
lhe
RECORD LED
10 lurn otf when
the
RECORD
button
is released). While the
RECORD builon
is
held
down, lh€ display
reads:
While
holding RECORD,
the lrack that
is lit indicalos the currsntly
sslocted llack
to b.e
recorded
on.
-Any
lracks
that are ,lashing
ars curr€ntly
emply, and any tracks
that are not
lit
currenlly
havs somsthing
recorded in thom. Any track
(flashing,
on, or off)
can b€ selected
lo be rscorded
onlo.
Alssis MMT€
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