ALESIS HR-16:B - Manual (Page 7)

PATTERN MODE
When power is first turned on, the HR-16 will be in SONG or PATT mode (SONG or PATT
LED lit), depending on the mode that was selected before power was turned off. The
song or pattern number will also be the same as when power was turned off.
PATT (pattern) Button
Press the PATT button to enter pattern mode. PATT LED will light. Now, the display
reads:
SELECT PATT 20
Selecting a PATTern
The 00 is underlined to indicate that it will be changed it a new number is selected with the
keypad or the +/- arrow buttons. Pressing the +/- arrow buttons immediately selects the
next pattern number, with the numbers looping past 99 to 00 and looping down from 00
to 99. If a single digit on the keypad is pressed (3, tor example), the display will change to:
SELECT PATT 3_
The display is now indicating that the second digit of the pattern should be entered. After
entering the second digit, the new pattern is selected. If the second digit is not entered
within 2 seconds, the display will revert back to the previous pattern number, and no new
pattern will have been selected. This type of keypad entry is consistent with all entries
made with the keypad described in this manual. Pressing PLAY will start playing the
selected pattern from its beginning, and the PLAY LED will light. The display will read, for
example:
PLAYING PATT fiO
BEAT 001
The display is now showing the current beat number and the pattern number that is being
played. As each beat occurs, the display will advance the beat count. While the pattern is
playing, the keypad and +/- arrow buttons can be used to select a new pattern number.
The display will read:
PATT 00 NEXT 21
BEAT 001_____
Selecting new PATTerns in PLAY
At the end of the current pattern, the newly selected pattern number will play, with the
beat count starting again at 001. The NEXT pattern to play can be changed up until the
end of the current pattern is reached, after which the new pattern will begin playing, and
the display will revert back to PLAYING PATT.
STOP/CONTINUE Buttons
Pressing STOP/CONTINUE will stop playing a pattern, and the display will return to the
select pattern display. Pressing STOP/CONTINUE again will begin playing a pattern from
the beginning of the beat it was on when it was stopped. Pressing PLAY will always start a
pattern from the beginning. When a pattern reaches its end, it will loop back and continue
playing from the beginning.
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