Alesis SR18 Quick Start Manual page 5

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TEMPo LED - This LED will blink at a rate equal to the tempo displayed on the screen's bottom
right corner.
REC LED - This LED will light when the SR18 is recording. lt will blink when you are required to
confirm or cancel an action.
A & B - Each Pattern consists of two Main sub-patterns - A & B. you can select each of the two
sub-patterns by pressing its corresponding button. These sub-patterns allow you to program
variation in your Pattems (i.e. sub-pattem A is the verse, sub-pattern B is the chorus).
FILL - Each Pattern also includes two Fills associated with each of the two sub-patterns. The Fills
are used to transition from one sub-pattem to another (i.e. transition from verse to chorus).
sAvE / coPY - This button allows you to save, copy or append the selected pattem or song ro a
specific location, in addition to various other save / copy {unctions. The different functions can oe
accessed by pressing the PAGE UP button while holding down SAVE / COpy.
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MUTE - This bufton allows you to mute a selected instrument layer. Hold down the button
press DRUM, PERC or BASS to mute the corresponding instrument layer. To ,n-,rutu
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press the corresponding button again while MUTE is being held down.
NAI/IIGATION BUTTONS:
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INC / DEC - These buttons are used to increment and decrement through values and
settings
the SR18.
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VALUE DIAL - This dial can also be used to incremenr and decrement values and settings.
NUMBER BUTToNS - Arternativery, you may use the number bufions to inDut varues.
PAGE UP / DOWN - These two buttons are used to go between pages of options when
menus and settings.
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Saves thB selected Pattern, along with all
patlems, to a specific location, overuriting any
data which may already exist.
l. Press and hold SAVE/COpy.
2. Select lh€ dsslination with ths DATA dial
or INC / DEC buttons.
Saves the
selected Song to memory,
ovenflriting any data which may exist.
1. Press and hold SAVE / COPY.
2. Select the d€stination wilh the DATA dial
or INC / DEC buttons.
3. Press RECtosave.
Copies only the selecte
destination's sub-Dattern.
1. Press and hold the SAVE / copy button.
2. PTe$ PAGE RIGHT
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Select tho destination pattem with ths
DATA dial or INC / DEC buttons.
4. Press A, B or FILL to select the
destination sub-pattern.
panems to a selecled Patern.
Note that
Pattems can only be appended to pattems ol
the same time signalute,
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Press and hold the SAVE / copy button.
2. Press PAGE RIGHT twice.
3. Selecl the destination with the DATA dial.
Appends the current Song to another Song.
Note that the combined Song length cannot
exceed more lhan 254 steDs.
1. Press and hold the SAVE / COpy button.
2. Press PAGE RIGHT.
3. Select the destination with the DATA dial.
4. Press REC to append.