Alesis STRIKE User Manual page 5

12. Note Chase: Press this button to activate or deactivate the Note Chase feature. When active, hitting a
trigger will automatically select it in the drum module. This is useful for quickly making changes to
multiple sounds on your kit, like selecting new instruments, editing voice parameters, etc.
Alternatively, your Strike module's menus allow you to select the current trigger using the cursors and
data dial.
13. Mixer: Press this button to enter Mixer Mode.
14. Sample: Press this button to enter Sample Edit Mode. This requires you to have an SD card inserted
into the Strike module's SD card slot. If your SD card doesn't already have any WAV files, pressing this
button will enter Sample Record Mode.
15. Utility: Press this button to show the Utility menu.
16. Save: Press this button to save the current kit or global settings (depending on the current mode).
When you're in Kit Mode, pressing this button allows you to name/rename and save the current kit to
your SD card. When you're in Trigger Mode or the Utility menu, pressing this button allows you to save
all of your current trigger, metronome, and global MIDI settings.
17. Edit > Kit FX: Press this button to enter Kit Effects Mode where you can set the reverb and other
effects for each kit.
18. Edit > Voice: Press this button to enter Voice Mode where you can edit the assigned instruments,
reverb/FX Amount, MIDI output, and other settings for each drum or cymbal pad.
19. Edit > Triggers: Press this button to enter Trigger Mode where you can adjust the sensitivity and
overall feel of each drum or cymbal pad. Strike's default settings are optimized for a wide range of
playing styles and kit configurations. While trigger settings normally don't need any adjustment, you
can still adjust the sensitivity of your triggers here.
20. Metro > On/Off: Press this button to turn the metronome on or off. Metronome settings can be found
in the Utility menu, in the Metro tab.
21. Metro > Tempo: Press this button 3 or more times in succession at the desired rate to change the
tempo of the metronome (in BPM). Alternatively, you can press and hold this button and turn the data
dial to change the BPM. The light above this button will flash at the current tempo.
22. Transport Buttons: Use these buttons to control sample playback. These buttons work even when the
drum module is not in Sample Mode.
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Rewind/Fast-Forward (/): Press and hold one of these buttons to "scrub" backward or
forward (respectively) through the sample.
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Play (): Press this button to start sample playback or recording.
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Stop (): Press this button to stop sample playback or recording.
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Record (): Press this button to show the Sample Record screen. Press it again to begin
recording the signal from the Aux In, and then press it once more to stop the recording. You
will then be in Sample Edit Mode where you can edit and save your new sample.
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