Alesis HR-16:B Drums User Manual


 
The
10
quanlize
choices are 112, 114, 116, 1lg, 1112,
1/16,
1n4,
1132, 1148, 1164. The +/-
buttons of ths keypad
can
be
ussd to scroll through lho choicos. The
keypad
builons
0-9
can also
be
us6d lo select lhs
quantize
value
dkeclly, with O=1/2 and 9=l/64. The track
sslec{ buttons
can be used to solect tho desirod track(s) to be
quantizod.
When
quantize
is tirst
pIessed,
all eight lrack
LEDs will be lit, indicating that all
lracks will bs
quantizsd
if
RECORD is
pressed.
lf a track button
is
pressed,
all other lracks
will turn ott, and only that
track will
bs seloctsd. From that
ooint
on,
each track select button will turn
on or otf ils
associated LED,
so that any combination of
tracks can bs solsctod to bs
quantized.
Prossing th6 BECORD
button initiatss the
quantizing,
and changes
the display to:
This display remains until
the RECORD button
is released, which then roturns the
sequencer
lo its
previous quantize
display. The
quantization
process
changes the start
point
of each nole to the nsarest
quantize
beat,
but lsaves ths not6 release
point
where
it
was, which changos
the aclual
note duration. Other
quantizing
options en be selected by
using lhe
page
up and
pago
down buttons.
Pr€ssing the
page
up buflon scrolls through
the following
choices:
NOTE END
1/L6
lf
BECORD is
pressed
with
QUANTIZE NOTE
START & END being displayed,
rhe release
timss of lhe nol6s
will also be
quantized
lo ths sglected
quantize
b6at. lF NOTE
END is
solecled, only
the rslsass times ol
ths notes will be
quantized.
ll KEEP DURATION
is
selected, a nots's duration
will remain constanl.
i.s.. il the start
of a note is moved l/16
nots
ahead, the rolease will
also move 1/1 6 ahead.
ln
SONG mode, the
QUANTIZE buuon is used
to select an amount
of clock oflset for each
track in a song. These offsets
are
global
settings used by all
songs, and do nol atlect
the
individual
parts
dkeclly. The
purpose
for
this
leaturs
is to allow the
user to compensale for
MlDl delays,
and sound devices with
slow attack limes. While
holding the
OUANTIZE
bulton in song mode, the lirst
track LED will light,
all others will bs
off,
and
the display will
read as tollows:
NOTES
The value can be sst from
-48
to
+48
384th notes
(+
1 /2 noto)
by using the ksypad or the
+/-
buttons. Positivo values
reprssent a shift forward in time, and negativs
values
represent a shitt backward in time. Whsn
entering a value with the k6ypad, the sign
remains unchanged
(excepl
whgn entering 00,
which is always
positive).
To change lhe
sign, the
+/-
koys musl be ussd to
'pass
through'
zero lo the other side. Each track can be
solected and set independently.
Of course, the first beat of ths tirst
part
ol a song cannot
be advanced
(it
can't read minds..).
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