Editing and creating a song, Song mode, Selecting and playing a song – ALESIS HR-16:B User Manual
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In the above choices, pressing RECORD will insert the displayed event at the current beat
and with values of 0.
While in part EDIT, the fast forward and rewind buttons are used to advance and retreat,
re^ectively, through the list of MIDI events on the selected track. When the end of a track
is reached, or if a track Is empty, the display will read END OF TRACK. Playing a part while
in part edit will play the part while continuing to display the events as they happen on the
display.
Editing and Creating a SONG
When in SONG mode, the EDIT button is used to enter the song edit mode. This mode is
used for creating or editing a song, which is a list of parts. The display a|:^ears as follows:
EDIT SONG 00
STEP 001 PART 27
The step number can be moved forwards or backwards with the fast forward and rewind
buttons. The part number is underlined indicating that it can be changed with the keypad
or
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buttons, if a song is empty, the first step's part will be blank. The step past the last
part of a song will also display a blank part. To change a part, simply type in a new part
number. To erase a step, hold ERASE and press RECORD. The displayed step will be
erased, and all parts from the steps past the erased step will shift down one step. To insert
a part, press and hold COPY. The display will read:
EDIT SONG 00
INSERT PART 27
The keypad or +/- buttons can be used to change the part number. Pressing RECORD
inserts the part at the displayed step, and moves the previously displayed step and ail
subsequent steps one step back. When the buttons are released, the display reverts back
to the song edit display.
Automatic TRACK selection and muting at each step of a SONG
You can select which tracks will playback at each step of a song by turning off the tracks you
don't want to hear (LED's off) and leaving on the tracks you wish to hear (LED's on). The
MMT-8 will store in memory which tracks were selected for playback at each step.
SONG MODE
Selecting and Playing a SONG
SONG Button
Press the SONG button to enter song mode. The disiplay will read as follows, with the last
song entered being Indicated In the number portion of the display.
SELECT SONG 2.0
SONG TITLE ■
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