Fast Forward; Rewind; Recording A Part; Selecting The Record Track - Alesis HR-16 Instruction Manual

part ls reached, atler which ths new part will begin playing, and the display will reved back to
PLAYING PART.
Pressing STOP/CONTINUE will stop playing a part, and ths display will return to the select
part display. Any notes lhat weresustaining will turn off. Pressing STOP/CONTINUE again
will begin playing a part lrom the beginning ol the beat it was on when il was stopped,
replaying all previously sustaining Aoles. Prosshg PLAY will always start a part lrom lho
beginning. When a part reaches its end, the PLAY LED willturn olf and lhe part will stop,
unless LOOP is on, wh'rch will cause ths part to continue playing lrom the boginning.
FAST FORWARD
The . and ' bunons (rewind and last {orward) can be used to advance or retreat thtough
lhe beats of a parl. lf a pad is playing, pressing the fast foMard button will cause suslaining
noles lo slop, and ths display to advance quickly one bsat at a timo until lhe fast forward
button is released, alter which ths part continu€s playing from the beginning of the
disdaysd b€at.
F E W I N D
The rewind button works similarly, but in reverss. In either direction, if the end or
boginning of a part is reached, lhe display remains on the lasl boat, unless loop is on,
which resulte in the beat "wrapping around' When a part is not playing, thss€ butlons can
be used for ihe same function, and by pressing STOP/CONTINUE the song will continus
lrom tho last displayed beat. The fast forward and rewind button can be held down
simulaneously lo "freez6'lhe display on ths curr€nt beat.
ll is also possible to Autolocate with the last-lolward and reurird buttons.
This function albws you to go directly lo any desired beat. See page 29
Recording a PART
Seleotlng the RECORD TRACK
To record on a part, press the RECOBD bunon. The RECORD LED will light. Ths trrck lo
be recorded always detaulls lo th6 lowest number€d smpty track. For an empty part, track
1 will be selecled. lf a part has all eight lracks used, no track will be selecled, and ths
RECORD LED will not light.
Every limo a track is recorded onto, the next empty track will aulomaticalry b€ sslscted lhe
next time RECORD is pressed. lf a track other than the selecled one is desired, pressing
anolher track selec't button while holding down the BECORD button will sElecl the new
track to b€ rscorded on. Like on a tape recorder, if a track whh somelhing on it is recorded
over, the old inlormation is erased.
Once th€ user has selectsd a track manually, th€ automatb lrack selection of tho next
empty track is turnsd oft. This way, il the user wants lo r€do a lrack many iimes, he can
s€lect it once. and that track will remain s€lected until hs s€locls anothor track. When a
nsw part is selected, lhg automatic lrack selection is lurned back on. lf thg track that is
selecled is rosolected, it will slop tlashing (and rsturn 1o its provious stat6, tlashing or off),
and no lrack will b€ selectod lor record (causing lhe RECORD LED 10 lurn otf when the
RECORD button is released). While the RECORD builon is held down, lh€ display reads:
While holding RECORD, the lrack that is lit indicalos the currsntly sslocted llack to b.e
recorded on.
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lracks that are ,lashing ars curr€ntly emply, and any tracks that are not lit
currenlly havs somsthing recorded in thom. Any track (flashing, on, or off) can b€ selected
lo be rscorded onlo.
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