Quantize, Erase, I-o can – ALESIS HR-16:B User Manual
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When a new length is entered (RECX)RD), any drum events that ware beyond t^he new
set length will be erased. If the new length is longer than the previous one, the additional
length will be filled with silence. If it is desired to remove or add length to the beginning of
a pattern, first set the desired length (as described above), and then press and release
the PATT button. The display will change to:
CHANGESPATTTOP
LENGTH 208 BEATS
Pressing the PATT button again will toggle back to the original display. If RECORD is
pressed with the above display showing, any additional beats will be placed at the
beginning of the pattern, and any beats removed will be removed from the pattern top.
Drum events that were stored in the removed beats will be removed from the pattern.
The LENGTH button has no effect in song mode, or while a song or pattern is playing.
QUANTIZE
The QUANTIZE button is used to select the resolution at which drum events are to be
recorded. While holding down the QUANTIZE button in pattern mode, the display will
read:
QUANTIZE RECORD
ТОЩ6_________
The 10 quantize choices are 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16, 1/24, 1/32, 1/48, 1/64, and OFF.
The +/- arrow buttons of the keypad can bo used to scroll through the choices. The
Keypad Dunons
i-O can
also be used to select the quantize value direaiy, with
1 = 1/4
and
0= OFF.
Quantize will only affect newly recorded events, and will not change any events already
recorded. Whenever a new quantize value is selected, the swing amount will be reset to
50% Also, the quantize value determines the stop amount to be used when in pattern
step mode (PATT+RECORD). If quantize is set to OFF, the steps will be in 384th notes.
ERASE
The erase button is used to erase a single drum, a pattern, or a song. When in PATT
mode, pressing and holding the ERASE button causes the following display:
ERASE PATT 01
The number 01 would actually be the currently selected pattern number. To erase the
selected pattern, press RECORD. The display will change to:
ERASE PATT 01
PATT ERASED
The display will remain this way until the RECORD button is released, after which the
display will return to its previous state. To erase a single drum, press and hold the ERASE
button, and select the desired drum button. If, for example, TOM 1 is pressed, the display
will read:
Alesis HR-16 Instructions