ALESIS SR-18 Portable Drum Machine User Manual
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Page 3 / TRANSMIT MIDI NOTES (DRUM OUT, PERC OUT, BASS OUT)
The SR18 can output MIDI data from pad hits and Pattern or Song sequences through the MIDI
OUT connection on the rear panel. This allows you to send data into a sequencer for recording,
or to drive other sound modules from the SR18.
1.
To change an instrument layer’s MIDI OUT
properties, first select DRUMS, PERC or BASS.
2.
To have the SR18 output MIDI note data from pad
hits or when playing a Pattern/Song, use the
INC/DEC buttons or the VALUE dial to select
ON
.
Select
OFF
if you don't want the SR18 to transmit
note data.
Tip:
If the SR18 is acting as a drum machine and provides the master clock to a MIDI
system, select OFF so that other devices don't respond to the MIDI note data.
Page 4 / ASSIGN MIDI NOTE NUMBERS TO DRUM PADS (NOTE)
This page allows you to specify which MIDI Note Number is associated with a given pad. This
number describes both the MIDI Note which will trigger the pad when controlling the SR18
externally, as well as the MIDI Note which will be sent out to other MIDI devices when the
associated pad is struck.
The display shows the note number/name in the upper
left, and the drum pad number in the upper right window.
1.
First, select which instrument layer you wish to edit
by pressing DRUMS, PERC or BASS.
2.
Press the drum pad to be assigned to a MIDI Note,
as confirmed by the Drum Pad Number display.
3.
Enter the note number/name with the number
buttons, INC/DEC buttons or the VALUE dial.
Note:
MIDI Note assignments are "global" and affect every Pattern. MIDI note
assignments are not individually selectable for each Pattern.
The default note assignments for each instrument layer are shown below.
Note:
The Bass part cannot have MIDI Note numbers assigned. These are preset to
start at MIDI Note number C2 (048)
DRUMS
PERC
BASS
PAD
MIDI NOTE #
KEY NAME
PAD
MIDI NOTE #
KEY NAME
PAD
MIDI NOTE #
KEY NAME
PAD 1
036
C1
PAD 1
060
C3
PAD 1
048
C2
PAD 2
038
D1
PAD 2
061
C#3
PAD 2
049
C#2
PAD 3
037
C#1
PAD 3
063
D#3
PAD 3
050
D2
PAD 4
042
F#1
PAD 4
064
E3
PAD 4
051
D#2
PAD 5
044
G#1
PAD 5
062
D3
PAD 5
052
E2
PAD 6
046
A#1
PAD 6
075
D#4
PAD 6
053
F2
PAD 7
048
C2
PAD 7
067
G3
PAD 7
054
F#2
PAD 8
047
B1
PAD 8
068
G#3
PAD 8
055
G2
PAD 9
041
F1
PAD 9
065
F3
PAD 9
056
G#2
PAD 10
049
C#2
PAD 10
066
F#3
PAD 10
057
A2
PAD 11
051
D#2
PAD 11
069
A3
PAD 11
058
A#2
PAD 12
053
F2
PAD 12
080
G#4
PAD 12
059
B2