Auditioning Internal Programs; Selecting Banks; Selecting The Midi Channel - Alesis S4 Plus Reference Manual

Chapter 2: Your First Session With The S4 Plus

Auditioning Internal Programs

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Press the [PROGRAM] button to select Program Play Mode.
You can now play the S4 Plus keyboard; the Program will be whatever was
selected when last in Program mode (Program number 00 – 127).
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Select a Program using any of these methods:
• Use the [-1] and [+1] buttons to step through the Programs one at a time.
• Use the [-10] and [+10] buttons to step through the Programs ten at a time.
• Hold the [PROGRAM] button and rotate Quad Knob [1] .
To hear the Stereo Grand Piano, select Program 00 in Preset Bank 1.
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The S4 Plus provides five internal Banks containing 128 Programs in each (and 100
Mixes each, but we'll get to Mixes in a moment). The currently selected Bank will be
shown in the display just to the left of the currently selected Program's name.
• Use the BANK [¨] and [Æ] buttons to select a Bank (User, Preset 1 – 4).
User and Preset Banks are described in detail in Chapter 4.
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While in Program Play Mode, the S4 Plus can transmit and receive information on
any single MIDI channel of the 16 available channels. The currently selected channel
appears at the top left of the display.
MIDI
1
CHAN
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Use the MIDI [¨] and [Æ] buttons to select a MIDI channel from 1 – 16.
The display will change to indicate the currently selected MIDI channel.
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Selecting Banks

Selecting the MIDI Channel

PROG
PRESET
MIDI
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