Alesis Micron Reference Manual page 47

c. Level
Adjust the part's overall level relative to the other levels and parts
within this setup.
d. Pan
Adjust the part's left/right pan position.
e. FX Mix
Set the dry/wet effects balance for the part.
A part that is "100% dry" does not use the master effects at all.
On the other hand, if you set a part to "100% wet," all you'll hear
is what comes out of the master effects. The correct effects
balance to use depends on the particular effect, but for most
effects such as phasers and choruses, "70% dry, 30% wet" is a
good place to start.
When using the vocoder, you typically don't want to hear any dry
at all, so set the balance to "100% wet."
f. Low Key
Carefully assigning parts and beats to different portions of the
keyboard can make the difference between good setups and
awesome ones.
In this screen, set the lowest keyboard note to which the part will
respond. Any notes lower than the note you select here will be
ignored by this part.
To select a note, turn the control knob or play a key. You can use
the [octave] buttons if your desired note is outside of the current
key range.
g. High Key
Set the highest keyboard note to which the part will respond. Any
notes higher than the note you select here will be ignored by this
part.
Remember that you can set these keys across the entire MIDI note
number range, not just the Micron's 37 notes.
Remember that you can always use the [octave] buttons to adjust
the note range of the Micron's keyboard.
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Setups
Setting the level to zero
Set the level to 0 to turn a
part off without removing it.
Consider using this tactic
works when you're not
entirely sure whether you
want to keep a part or not.
Use As
Following the pattern screen,
you may encounter a screen
saying "use as," with your
choices being "instrument"
or "drum." Go to page 46
for details on this feature.
Effects
All of the parts and beats
within a setup use either no
effect or else a single, shared
effect (which is selected in a
later screen).
Carving out a hole in the
keyboard range
Anarchist types will
inevitably wonder what
happens when you set the low
note higher than the high
note. In such cases, the notes
in between the two will be
silent, but all notes outside of
that range will play, resulting
in a hole in playing range.
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