Part Mode; Selecting And Playing A Part; Selecting A Part; Selecting Tracks For Playback - Alesis HR-16 Instruction Manual
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PART MODE
Selectlng and Ptaytng a PART
Wlrglpolq"r is fifst iurnod on, the sequencer will be in SONG or pART mode (SONG or
PART LED lit),.depending..on the mode that was selected before power was ti.,rnea-ott.
I he song or part numbsr will also be the samg as when Dower was trjrned olf.
PART Button
Press lhe PART bunon to enter PART mode if lhe sequanc€r is not currentlv in this
modo. Th€ LED next to lhe PART button will light and the display will read:
Selecting a PART
The 00 is underlined to indicate that it will be changed if a new number is selected with tho
keypad or ths +/- buttons. The second line of the display shows ths namo ot the part. lf a
part is emply, ths display reads.EMPTY PART. pressing ths +/- builons imrirediately
selscls-th6n-extpart_number,
withlhe numbers looping past 99 to 0O and looping dow-n
lrom 00 to 99. lf a single digit on the keypad is pressed (3, lor example), the display will
change lo:
" PART
PART
The display is now indicating that the second digit of th6 part should be sntered. Aftsr
sntering lh€ second digit, ths new part is solecled, and its name is displayed. lf the
socond digit is not entersd whhin 2 seconds, the display will revert back lo the previous
part number,. and no. new part will have been selectsd. This type of ksypad entry is
consistent with all entries made with the keypad described in ihis manual. The page up Lnd
page down buttons have no function when sslecting parts or songs.
Selectlng TRACKS for playback
While in PART mode, the eight TRACK SELECT LEDs will display the trac*s that are
turned on (not muted) on the seleclsd part. Thsse buttons can bs turned on or ofl to
change lhe selected tracks to be played. Whenever a part is playing, the oight track ssloct
LEDs will show which tracks are playing. Whsn a n6w pan is soloctsd, all eight tracks are
turned on. At any time, the track selsction can b€ changed with the track soloct buttons.
Pressing PLAY will stad playing the selec,tod part from its beginning, and the PLAY LED will
lighl. The display will read,lor example:
The display is now showing the current beat number and the part numb€r lhat is being
played. As each beat (quartgr not€) occurs, the display will advance ths beat oount. While
the part is playing, the keypad and +/- butlons can bs used to s€l€ct a n€w part number,
which will then be displayed in the display as follows:
Al lhe end ol the current parl, ths n6wly selectod pan number will play, with th6 beat count
startiflg again al 001 . The NEXT part !o play can be changed up until the end of ths current
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