ALESIS HR-16:B - Manual (Page 13)

To delete a step from a song, press and hold the DELETE button, and the display
will read:
DELETE STEP
STEP 01 PATT27
To complete the deletion, the RECORD button must be pressed while still holding
the DELETE button. This shifts all patterns after the displayed step down one
step. After all steps have been deleted, the display will show step 1 being END
(empty song). The END step cannot be deleted (RECORD will be ignored).
Replacing a step / OFFSET Button
The OFFSET button is used to replace the currently displayed step’s pattern or
tempo with another patten or tempo. It is provided as a convenience, and
essentially does the same thing as DELETE followed by INSERT. Pressing and
holding the OFFSET button causes the following display:
REPLACE STEP
STEP 01 PATTgO
While holding the OFFSET button, the keypad can be used to change the pattern
number displayed. To complete the replacement, the RECORD button must be
pressed while still holding the OFFSET button. The display will read:
STEP REPLACED
STEP 01 PATTOO
This display will remain until RECORD is released, after which the display will
revert to the first REPLACEMENT display. If the step being replaced contained a
tempo, the display will read ТЕМ instead of PATT. Whether replacing a pattern
or a tempo, the TEMPO button can be turned on or off so as to change what the
replacement will be. When replacing a step, all other steps remain unchanged,
since the number of steps does not change.
Erasing an entire SONG
To erase an entire song, press and hold the ERASE button. The display will read:
ERASE SONG 00
While holding the ERASE button, if RECORD is pressed, the song will be erased,
and the display will read:
ERASE SONG 00
SONG ERASED
This display will remain until RECORD is released. In all of the above editing
examples, no changes to the song will occur until RECORD is pressed.
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