ALESIS HR-16:B - Manual (Page 8)

RECORDING A PATTern (Also see LENGTH and QUANTIZE)
To record on a pattern, press and hold the RECORD button, and then press the PLAY
button. The HR-16 will immediately begin playing back any existing drums in the currently
selected pattern from the beginning, and will add any new drums played on the buttons or
via MIDI to the pattern. The PLAY and RECORD LEDs will be lit, and the display will read:
RECRDING PATTOO
BEAT 001
The pattern number is not underlined, indicating that a new pattern cannot be selected
while recording. When a drum button is pressed, it is recorded along with its dynamics on
eight levels. The drums are always recorded quantized to the nearest currently selected
quantize beat. Pressing STOP exits record mode, and both the RECORD and PLAY
LEDs will turn off. If PLAY is pressed while in RECORD, the RECORD LED will turn off,
and the pattern will immediately begin playing from the start.
LENGTH
When recording for the first time on an empty pattern, the length will default to 8 beats,
unless it was set previously with the LENGTH button .
The LENGTH button is used to set the length of a pattern to a specified number of boats.
While holding the LENGTH button, the display will show the current length of the current
pattern. If it is an empty pattern, the display will read:
PATTOO
LENGTH a08 BEATS
8 beats is the default length of an empty pattern. If it is desired to change the length, the
+/- arrow buttons can be used to move the length up or down in single boat increments
(001 minimum, 682 maximum), or a three digit number can be entered with the keypad. In
either case, the new length is not entered into the pattern until the RECORD button is
pressed. When RECORD is pressed the display changes to:
PATTOO
LENGTH CHANGED
This display remains until RECORD is released. If LENGTH is released before RECORD is
pressed, no change to the length will be made, regardless of what was pressed on the
keypad. If RECORD is pressed after entering a partial length (1 or 2 digits), nothing will
happen. When entering in digits, the first digit entered (1, for example) results in the
following display:
PATTOO
LENGTH 1 BEATS
The display is now waiting for the entry of the second digit. If the second digit is not
entered within 2 seconds, the display will revert to its previous value. If RECORD is
pressed after entering an incomplete length (1 or 2 digits), the display will revert to its
previous value.
Alesis HR-16 Instructions Page 6