Alesis K2661 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Song Mode
Getting Started with the Sequencer
12-3
Follow these steps to assign the programs to separate channels:
1. Press the Song mode button to enter Song mode. The display will look something like
this:
Notice that the sequencer is ready for you to record a new song, and the recording track
(RecTrk) is set to track 1. If 1 NewSong doesn’t appear as the value for the CurSong
parameter, press the MISC soft button, then press the New soft button on the MISC page.
You’ll return to the MAIN page, and CurSong will say 1 NewSong.
2. Use the Down cursor button to move the cursor to the Program parameter.
3. When this parameter is highlighted, type 54 then press the Enter button. You’ve now
assigned Jazz Kit to channel 1.
SongMode:MAIN||Events:186K|||STOPPED||||
CurSong:1|NewSong||||||||||||Tempo:100||
RecTrk|:1||||Vol:127|Pan:64||Mode|:Erase
Program:54|Jazz|Kit|II|||||||Locat:||1:1
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track||:R|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
Channel:1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10111213141516
Record||Play|||Stop||Erase||MISC||MIXER|
4. Press the Up Chan/Bank button. This changes the RecTrk parameter to 2, but leaves the
Program parameter highlighted. Notice how the R in the Track region moves from Track 1
to Track 2. Also notice how each of the sixteen tracks has a default channel associated with
it. You could change this if you wanted to, but most people nd it easiest to associate track
1 with channel 1, track 2 with channel 2, and so on.
Incidentally, when you’re assigning programs on this page, you could use the Up/Down
cursor buttons to highlight RecTrk, then change the recording track and select the
Program parameter again, but the Chan/Bank button method is more convenient.
5. On Recording Track 2, select Program 30 Warm Bass 1^2.
SongMode:MAIN||Events:186K|||STOPPED||||
CurSong:1|NewSong||||||||||||Tempo:120||
RecTrk|:1||||Vol:127|Pan:64||Mode|:Erase
Program:1|Concert|Piano|1||||Locat:||1:1
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track||:R|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
Channel:1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10111213141516
Record||Play|||Stop||Erase||MISC||MIXER|
Recording track is set to Track 1