ALESIS HR-16:B - Manual (Page 44)

Entering RECORD
After releasing RECORD, the RECORD LED will remain iit to indicate that it Is ready to
record if PLAY is pressed, uniess no track was selected <no track LED lit solid), which would
cause the RECORD LED to turn off after releasing the RECORD button If
STOP/CONTINUE is pressed while the RECORD LED is on, the RECORD LED will turn off,
indicating that record is disabled, but the selected record track will bo remembered To
begin recording, press PLAY. If a track had been selected (RECORD LED on), then the
RECORD and PLAY LEDs will be lit, and the selected track will begin recording from the
beginning of the part, after counting down four boats (the countdown can
be changed; see CLICK), during which time the display will read:
RECRDING PART 00
COUNT DOWN- 4
With each beat past, the display will change to 3, then 2, then 1, after which the display will
change to:
RECRDING PART 00
BEAT 001
The part number is not underlined, indicating that a new part cannot be selected while
recording. While recording, the eight tracks can still be turned on or off. Pressing the
RECORD button effectively "punches out" the record track, the RECORD LED turns off,
and the part continues to play from where it was. Pressing the PLAY button is also the
same as punching out, except that the part will immediately start playing from the
beginning. The rewind and fast forward buttons will also punch out. Pressing
STOP/CONTINUE also punches out, but stops the part from playing as well.
When recording for the first time on an empty part, the track will continue recording until
STOP, FAST FORWARD, REWIND, or PLAY is pressed. When one is pressed, this
determines the length of the part, rounded to the nearest beat. When recording on any
other track, the part will automatically stop when the end of the part (as determined by the
first record track) is reached. If LOOP Is on, the RECORD LED will turn off ("punch out"),
and the part will begin playing from the start, it is possible to set the length before
recording the first track, or to change the length after recording the first track (see LENGTH
below).
While holding the RECORD button, pressing and holding the LENGTH button will show on
the display the percentage of memory still available for recording.
LENGTH
The LENGTH button is used to set the length of a part to a specified number of beats.
While holding the LENGTH button, the display will show the current length of the current
part. If it is an empty part, the display will read:
PART 00
LENGTH flOO BEATS
This indicates that no length has yet been set. If RECORD mode is entered without setting
this length, the length of the part will be determined by the number of beats recorded
before pressing STOP/CONTINUE, RECORD, or PLAY. If it is desired to set the length
before recording, the +/- buttons can be used to move the length up or down in single
beat increments (000 minimum, 632 maximum), or a three digit number can be entered
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