Display; Synchronization; Selecting A Sync Source; Getting On-Line/Locking - Alesis X2 Reference Manual

Mute Automation
Display Mode
The two-digit LED display has four modes: Song, Sync, Channel, and Map. The
mode is selected by pressing the DISPLAY button. Each time DISPLAY is pressed,
the X2 will cycle through the four modes, as indicated by the four LEDs directly
above the display.
Once a mode is selected, the displayed parameter may be adjusted by using the INC
& DEC buttons, directly below the display. Holding down either button will cause
the value in the display to scroll at an increasing speed.
When selecting a song (00—99) or a MIDI Channel (00—16), the INC/DEC buttons
have a special feature. If DEC is held and then INC is pressed, the value
immediately goes to 00. Likewise, if INC is held and DEC is pressed, the value will
immediately go to its highest possible setting (if editing Channel, the value would
go to 16; if selecting a Song, the value would jump to 99).

Synchronization

Selecting a Sync Source

The Sync Source is the first thing you must decide on and set before beginning to
use the Mute Automation's sequencer for recording and playing back mute events.
The sequencer has no internal clock reference, and therefore requires an external
reference. After selecting the Sync Source, make sure that the actual source itself is
correctly connected to the X2 (refer to Chapter 3 for more details on connections).
The on-board sequencer can synchronize to either ADAT Time Code, MIDI Time
Code or MIDI Clock.
To select the Sync Source:
1 Press DISPLAY until the SYNC LED is lit.
The display is now in Sync Source mode.
Use the INC/DEC buttons to select a Sync Source.
2
The display will change to show the currently selected Sync Source. "Ad" means
ADAT Time Code, "tc" is MIDI Time Code, "CL" is MIDI Clock.

Getting On-line/Locking

The Mute Automation sequencer must be on-line (connected) in order to function
(that is, to playback or record mute events). Once you have selected a Sync Source
and made the proper connections (see above), press the ONLINE button. The
ONLINE button's LED will either flash (to indicate it is waiting for sync
information) or will remain lit (to indicate it is currently locked to a sync reference).
As long as the ONLINE LED is lit solid, you can be sure that you are online and any
recorded mute events in the currently selected Song will be played back at the
appropriate times. While online, the UPDATE button is used for recording mute
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