Pattern Mode; Seleting A Pattern; Selecting New Patterns In Play; Stop/Continue Buttons - Alesis HR-16 Instruction Manual

P A T T E R N M O D E
When power is tirst turnsd on, the HR-l6 will be in SONG or PATT mode (SONG or PATT
LED lii), depending on ths mode that was selectod before power was turned off. The
song oi pattern number will also b€ the same as whsn power was turned oft.
PATT (pattern) Button
Press ttib PATT'button lo 6nter pattsrn mode. PATT LED will light. Now, the display
Selectlng a PATTern
The 00 is underlined to indicate that it will be changed if a new number is selected with the
keypad orthe +/- arrow buttons. Pressing lhs +/- arrow buttons immediately selscts the
neii pattern number, with thE numbsrs looping past 99 lo 00 and looping down lrom 00
to 99. ll a single digit on the keypad is pressed (3, for sxampls), ths display will change to:
The display is now indicating that the sEcond digit ot the pattern should be entered. Aftor
entering the second digit, ths new pattsrn is select€d. lf ths second digit is not entered
within 2 seconds, the display will revort back to the previous patlern number, and no new
pattsrn will have been solsctsd. This type of keypad entry is consistent with all snlries
made with the keypad described in this manual. Pressing PLAY will start playing the
selected pattsrn {rom its beginning, and ths PLAY LED will light. The display will read, for
9xampre:
T 001
The display is now showing lhe current beat numbor and tho pattern number that is being
played. As each beat occurs, the display will advance the beat count. While tho pattern is
plating, the keypad and +/- arrow buttons can be used to select a new pattorn number.
The display will read:
SElectlng new PATTerns In PLAY
At the end ol the current pattern, the newly selected pattsrn number will play, with the
beat count starting again at 001. The NEXT pattern to play can be changed up until the
end of lhe currenl pattern is reached, after which tho new paltern will begin playing, and
the display will revert back to PLAYING PATT.
S T O P / C O N T I N U E B u t t o n s
Prossing STOP/CONTINUE will stop playing a pattem, and the disPlay will relurn lo the
selecl pattern display. Pressing STOP/CONTINUE again will b€ginPlaying.apattern ffom
the b€dinning of the beat it was on whsn it was stopp€d. Pressing PLAY will always start a
pattern trom lhe beginning. When a pattsrn reaches its snd, it will loop back and conlinue
playing trom lh€ beginning.
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