Alesis HR-16:B Drums User Manual


 
PATTERN
MODE
When
power
is tirst turnsd
on, the
HR-l6 will be
in SONG or
PATT mode
(SONG or PATT
LED lii), depending
on ths mode
that was selectod
before
power
was
turned off.
The
song oi
pattern
number
will also b€
the same as
whsn
power
was turned
oft.
PATT
(pattern) Button
Press ttib PATT'button
lo
6nter
pattsrn
mode.
PATT LED
will light.
Now, the display
Selectlng
a PATTern
The 00 is underlined
to indicate
that it will be changed
if a new number
is selected
with the
keypad orthe +/-
arrow
buttons. Pressing lhs +/-
arrow buttons
immediately selscts
the
neii
pattern
number, with thE numbsrs
looping
past
99
lo 00 and looping
down
lrom 00
to 99. ll a single
digit on the keypad
is
pressed
(3,
for sxampls),
ths display will
change to:
The display
is now indicating that the sEcond
digit ot the
pattern
should be entered.
Aftor
entering the
second digit, ths
new
pattsrn
is select€d.
lf ths second digit
is not entered
within
2
seconds, the display
will revort back to
the
previous patlern
number,
and no new
pattsrn
will have
been solsctsd. This type
of keypad entry
is
consistent
with all
snlries
made with
the keypad described
in this manual. Pressing
PLAY will start
playing
the
selected
pattsrn
{rom its beginning, and ths PLAY
LED will light. The
display will
read, for
9xampre:
T 001
The
display is now showing
lhe current beat numbor and
tho
pattern
number
that is being
played.
As
each beat occurs,
the display will advance the
beat count.
While tho
pattern
is
plating,
the keypad
and
+/-
arrow buttons can
be used to select a
new
pattorn
number.
The
display will read:
SElectlng
new PATTerns
In PLAY
At the end ol
the current
pattern,
the
newly selected
pattsrn
number will
play,
with the
beat count starting
again at 001.
The NEXT
pattern
to
play
can be changed
up until the
end of lhe
currenl
pattern
is reached, after
which tho new
paltern
will begin
playing,
and
the display
will revert back to
PLAYING PATT.
STOP/CONTINUE
Buttons
Prossing STOP/CONTINUE
will
stop
playing
a
pattem,
and the disPlay
will relurn
lo the
selecl
pattern
display. Pressing
STOP/CONTINUE again
will b€ginPlaying.apattern
ffom
the b€dinning
of the beat
it was on whsn it was
stopp€d. Pressing
PLAY will always
start a
pattern
trom
lhe beginning.
When a
pattsrn
reaches
its snd,
it
will
loop back and
conlinue
playing
trom lh€ beginning.
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