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Summary of Contents for Alesis SR16:
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
5
WELCOME TO THE SR16 DRUM MACHINE!
5
If You Just Can't Wait
5
SR16 Quick Description
5
About This Manual
5
Return Your Warranty Card Now!
6
GROUND RULES
6
The Pattern/Song Recording Method
6
The Four Different Types Of Patterns
7
How "Looping" Simplifies Recording
8
What's A Voice?
8
About Defaults
8
Physical Layout
9
Display Layout
10
Text Protocols
10
IMPORTANT HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SR16
11
Entering Numbers
11
The Cursor
11
Leading Zeroes
11
Automatic Revert
11
The INC/DEC Buttons
11
Buttons That Toggle
12
10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)
12
CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP
14
PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT)
14
PAGE 2: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT)
15
PAGE 3: ENABLE CLICK (METRONOME) AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK SELECT)
16
PAGE 4: SET CLICK (METRONOME) VOLUME (CLICK VOL)
16
PAGE 5: ADJUST VELOCITY RESPONSE (VELOCITY)
17
PAGE 6: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN END (LENGTH)
18
PAGE 7: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN BEGINNING (START)
18
PAGE 8: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART
19
PAGE 9: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE)
19
Add A New Drum To A Step
21
Erase A Drum Sound From A Step
21
Change A Drum Sound's Volume In A Given Step
21
Exit Step Mode
21
PAGE 10: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME)
21
CHAPTER 3: PLAYING BACK/RECORDING PATTERNS
22
PLAYBACK/RECORD BASICS
22
The Dual Purpose Fill Button
22
Perform/Compose Modes
22
Set Pattern Tempo
23
Select Individual Patterns
23
Stop/Restart A Pattern
23
Using The Start/Stop Footswitch
24
Select New Patterns While In Perform (Playback) Mode
24
Select Fill Patterns In Perform (Playback) Mode
25
Record A Pattern
26
Select New Patterns And Fills While In Compose (Record) Mode
26
Using Fill To Create Repetitive Drum Hits
27
ERASE FUNCTIONS
28
Erase Mistakes While Recording
28
Erase An Entire Pattern
28
Erase All Events Played By A Particular Drum Pad
28
COPY FUNCTIONS
29
Copy, Append, And Double Patterns
29
Copy (Merge) One Drum Pad's Part To Another Drum Pad (SoundStacking)
29
Copy A Single Drum Pad's Part To A Drum Pad In A Different Pattern
30
Copy A Pattern To Another SR16 Via MIDI
30
Copy A Single Drum Pad's Part To A Drum Pad In Another SR16 Via MIDI
31
Copy A Drum Set To Another SR16 Via MIDI
31
CHAPTER 4: CREATING DRUM SETS
32
PAGE 1: SELECT DRUM SET (DRUM SET SELECT)
32
PAGE 2: ASSIGN SOUNDS TO PADS
33
PAGE 3: SET PAD VOLUME (VOLUME)
33
PAGE 4: SET PAD STEREO POSITION (PANNING)
34
PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING)
35
PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE)
35
PAGE 7: CHOOSE OUTPUT JACKS (OUTPUT)
36
PAGE 8: SAVE DRUM SET (SAVE SET)
37
PAGE 9: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE)
38
CHAPTER 5: SONG MODE
39
SONG MODE BASICS
39
Select Songs And Enter/Exit Song Mode
39
Set Song Tempo
39
Continue, Restart, Or Jump To Next Song Step
40
Loop A Pattern Indefinitely
40
Start From The Middle Of A Song
40
Name A Song (NAME)
40
Change Song Tempo As The SR16 Plays
41
REAL TIME SONG CREATION
41
Real Time Song Editing
41
MANUAL SONG CREATION
42
Enter A Pattern
42
Add A Fill
42
Remove A Fill
42
Insert A New Step Between Two Existing Song Steps
42
Delete A Step
42
Replace A Step
43
Erase An Entire Song
43
Copy A Song To Itself (Double Song Length)
43
Copy A Song To Another Song (or To The End Of Another Song If That Song Is Not Empty)
43
Copy A Song To Another SR16 Via MIDI
44
CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP
45
PAGE 1: SELECT MIDI CHANNEL (MIDI CH)
45
PAGE 2: RECEIVE MIDI DRUM NOTES (DRUM IN)
46
PAGE 3: TRANSMIT MIDI DRUM NOTES (DRUM OUT)
46
PAGE 4: ASSIGN MIDI NOTE NUMBERS TO DRUM PADS (NOTE)
47
PAGE 5: ACCEPT EXTERNAL CLOCK DATA (CLOCK IN)
48
PAGE 6: SEND CLOCK DATA TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT)
48
PAGE 7: MERGE MIDI IN WITH MIDI OUT (MIDITHRU)
49
PAGE 8: SELECT DRUM SETS VIA MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES (PRG CHNG)
50
PAGE 9: MAP DRUM NOTES (NOTE MAP)
50
CHAPTER 7: BACKUP
52
BACKUP BASICS
52
TAPE INTERFACE HOOKUP
53
PAGE 1: SEND DATA AS MIDI TO A MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SEND OUT MIDI?)
53
RECEIVE DATA DIRECTLY FROM ANOTHER MIDI DEVICE
54
PAGE 2: SAVE ALL MEMORY CONTENTS TO TAPE (STORE TO TAPE?)
55
PAGE 3: VERIFY DATA RECORDED ON TAPE (VERIFY TAPE?)
55
PAGE 4: LOAD DATA FROM TAPE (LOAD IN TAPE?)
56
PAGE 5: LOAD ONE PATTERN FROM TAPE (LOAD IN PATT)
57
PAGE 6: LOAD ONE SONG FROM TAPE (LOAD IN SONG)
57
PAGE 7: CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (FREE MEM)
58
CLEAR MEMORY/REINITIALIZE PARAMETERS
59
CHECK SOFTWARE VERSION
59
CHAPTER 8: APPLICATIONS
60
MIDI SYNC APPLICATIONS
60
SR16 As MIDI Timing Master
60
SR16 As MIDI Timing Slave
61
Synching To Synthesizer Sequencers
61
STRATEGIES FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND SONGS
62
Create Fills Quickly With The Copy Function
62
Assemble Short Patterns Into Longer Patterns With The Copy Function
62
Save Memory Through Song Steps
62
Odd Time Signatures
62
SOUND STACKING
63
Basics
63
Sound Stacking Via MIDI
63
Sound Stacking When Using The SR16 As A Drum Machine
63
Editing Stacked Combinations
63
UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION
64
CHAPTER 9: MIDI SUPPLEMENT
65
MIDI BASICS
65
MIDI Hardware
65
About Sequencing
66
MIDI CHANNEL MESSAGES
66
Voice Messages
66
Mode Messages
67
SYSTEM COMMON MESSAGES
67
BOOKS ON MIDI
67
VIDEOS ON MIDI
68
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
70
File type: PDF
File name: 64147672_sr16.pdf
File size: 490.19 KB
File Language: English
Pages: 71
Author: Alesis
File created: 1997-01-23
Published: 2023-09-04
Updated: 2024-01-09
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Table of Contents
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
5
WELCOME TO THE SR16 DRUM MACHINE!
5
If You Just Can't Wait
5
SR16 Quick Description
5
About This Manual
5
Return Your Warranty Card Now!
6
GROUND RULES
6
The Pattern/Song Recording Method
6
The Four Different Types Of Patterns
7
How "Looping" Simplifies Recording
8
What's A Voice?
8
About Defaults
8
Physical Layout
9
Display Layout
10
Text Protocols
10
IMPORTANT HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SR16
11
Entering Numbers
11
The Cursor
11
Leading Zeroes
11
Automatic Revert
11
The INC/DEC Buttons
11
Buttons That Toggle
12
10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)
12
CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP
14
PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT)
14
PAGE 2: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT)
15
PAGE 3: ENABLE CLICK (METRONOME) AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK SELECT)
16
PAGE 4: SET CLICK (METRONOME) VOLUME (CLICK VOL)
16
PAGE 5: ADJUST VELOCITY RESPONSE (VELOCITY)
17
PAGE 6: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN END (LENGTH)
18
PAGE 7: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN BEGINNING (START)
18
PAGE 8: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART
19
PAGE 9: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE)
19
Add A New Drum To A Step
21
Erase A Drum Sound From A Step
21
Change A Drum Sound's Volume In A Given Step
21
Exit Step Mode
21
PAGE 10: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME)
21
CHAPTER 3: PLAYING BACK/RECORDING PATTERNS
22
PLAYBACK/RECORD BASICS
22
The Dual Purpose Fill Button
22
Perform/Compose Modes
22
Set Pattern Tempo
23
Select Individual Patterns
23
Stop/Restart A Pattern
23
Using The Start/Stop Footswitch
24
Select New Patterns While In Perform (Playback) Mode
24
Select Fill Patterns In Perform (Playback) Mode
25
Record A Pattern
26
Select New Patterns And Fills While In Compose (Record) Mode
26
Using Fill To Create Repetitive Drum Hits
27
ERASE FUNCTIONS
28
Erase Mistakes While Recording
28
Erase An Entire Pattern
28
Erase All Events Played By A Particular Drum Pad
28
COPY FUNCTIONS
29
Copy, Append, And Double Patterns
29
Copy (Merge) One Drum Pad's Part To Another Drum Pad (SoundStacking)
29
Copy A Single Drum Pad's Part To A Drum Pad In A Different Pattern
30
Copy A Pattern To Another SR16 Via MIDI
30
Copy A Single Drum Pad's Part To A Drum Pad In Another SR16 Via MIDI
31
Copy A Drum Set To Another SR16 Via MIDI
31
CHAPTER 4: CREATING DRUM SETS
32
PAGE 1: SELECT DRUM SET (DRUM SET SELECT)
32
PAGE 2: ASSIGN SOUNDS TO PADS
33
PAGE 3: SET PAD VOLUME (VOLUME)
33
PAGE 4: SET PAD STEREO POSITION (PANNING)
34
PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING)
35
PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE)
35
PAGE 7: CHOOSE OUTPUT JACKS (OUTPUT)
36
PAGE 8: SAVE DRUM SET (SAVE SET)
37
PAGE 9: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE)
38
CHAPTER 5: SONG MODE
39
SONG MODE BASICS
39
Select Songs And Enter/Exit Song Mode
39
Set Song Tempo
39
Continue, Restart, Or Jump To Next Song Step
40
Loop A Pattern Indefinitely
40
Start From The Middle Of A Song
40
Name A Song (NAME)
40
Change Song Tempo As The SR16 Plays
41
REAL TIME SONG CREATION
41
Real Time Song Editing
41
MANUAL SONG CREATION
42
Enter A Pattern
42
Add A Fill
42
Remove A Fill
42
Insert A New Step Between Two Existing Song Steps
42
Delete A Step
42
Replace A Step
43
Erase An Entire Song
43
Copy A Song To Itself (Double Song Length)
43
Copy A Song To Another Song (or To The End Of Another Song If That Song Is Not Empty)
43
Copy A Song To Another SR16 Via MIDI
44
CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP
45
PAGE 1: SELECT MIDI CHANNEL (MIDI CH)
45
PAGE 2: RECEIVE MIDI DRUM NOTES (DRUM IN)
46
PAGE 3: TRANSMIT MIDI DRUM NOTES (DRUM OUT)
46
PAGE 4: ASSIGN MIDI NOTE NUMBERS TO DRUM PADS (NOTE)
47
PAGE 5: ACCEPT EXTERNAL CLOCK DATA (CLOCK IN)
48
PAGE 6: SEND CLOCK DATA TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT)
48
PAGE 7: MERGE MIDI IN WITH MIDI OUT (MIDITHRU)
49
PAGE 8: SELECT DRUM SETS VIA MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES (PRG CHNG)
50
PAGE 9: MAP DRUM NOTES (NOTE MAP)
50
CHAPTER 7: BACKUP
52
BACKUP BASICS
52
TAPE INTERFACE HOOKUP
53
PAGE 1: SEND DATA AS MIDI TO A MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SEND OUT MIDI?)
53
RECEIVE DATA DIRECTLY FROM ANOTHER MIDI DEVICE
54
PAGE 2: SAVE ALL MEMORY CONTENTS TO TAPE (STORE TO TAPE?)
55
PAGE 3: VERIFY DATA RECORDED ON TAPE (VERIFY TAPE?)
55
PAGE 4: LOAD DATA FROM TAPE (LOAD IN TAPE?)
56
PAGE 5: LOAD ONE PATTERN FROM TAPE (LOAD IN PATT)
57
PAGE 6: LOAD ONE SONG FROM TAPE (LOAD IN SONG)
57
PAGE 7: CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (FREE MEM)
58
CLEAR MEMORY/REINITIALIZE PARAMETERS
59
CHECK SOFTWARE VERSION
59
CHAPTER 8: APPLICATIONS
60
MIDI SYNC APPLICATIONS
60
SR16 As MIDI Timing Master
60
SR16 As MIDI Timing Slave
61
Synching To Synthesizer Sequencers
61
STRATEGIES FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND SONGS
62
Create Fills Quickly With The Copy Function
62
Assemble Short Patterns Into Longer Patterns With The Copy Function
62
Save Memory Through Song Steps
62
Odd Time Signatures
62
SOUND STACKING
63
Basics
63
Sound Stacking Via MIDI
63
Sound Stacking When Using The SR16 As A Drum Machine
63
Editing Stacked Combinations
63
UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION
64
CHAPTER 9: MIDI SUPPLEMENT
65
MIDI BASICS
65
MIDI Hardware
65
About Sequencing
66
MIDI CHANNEL MESSAGES
66
Voice Messages
66
Mode Messages
67
SYSTEM COMMON MESSAGES
67
BOOKS ON MIDI
67
VIDEOS ON MIDI
68
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
70
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