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COPY Procedure
To copy an item, press
the type of item to copy (Program Bank, Program Digital FX settings, etc.) Select the
source using soft knob
execute the copy.
INIT Procedure
You can initialize, or reset, all Programs in the User Bank to the
, a program that returns all program settings to their default values
resulting in a basic, rather "plain" sounding Program. By the same token, you can
reset all Mixes to their default values as well.
To accomplish this, press
turn soft knob 1; to initialize all Mixes, turn soft knob
will prompt you to press
initialization, press either the
Be careful: initialization cannot be reversed. There is no "Undo" like there is on
Storing Programs and Mixes using the SYSEX Page
To store Programs and Mixes to an external MIDI device such as a sequencer or MIDI
data storage device, use a System Exclusive dump. You can set the kind of SysEx
dump you want to send by pressing Soft Button
This page is also where you set how SysEx messages will be received. For details on
using System Exclusive messages for storing to an external MIDI device, see
.
12: MIDI
CARD Page
You can expand the Program/Mix memory of your Andromeda by plugging in PC
Card Type 1 SRAM cards, available from your Alesis dealer. The
show you the size and type of card currently in the memory slot on the rear panel.
The only other function of the page is
new and needs to be initialized to the A6's card format, but also to erase all Programs
or Mixes on a card.
T
O INITIALIZE A CARD
1. Insert a PCMCIA Type 1 SRAM memory card (from 256k to 2MB in size) into the
card slot on the back of the unit.
2. Press
STORE
3. Turn Soft Knob 1 (
" shows in the display.
4. Press
STORE
Programs, Mixes, or both. (These may not be available if the card is less than
512k in size.)
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then press soft button
STORE
. Select the destination using soft pot
2
then press soft button
STORE
again to complete the reset. To abort the
STORE
PROGRAM
personal computers.
:
. Press Soft Button ,
6
) all the way around until "
. Follow the prompts for whether you want the card to store only
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Use soft pot knob
3.
. Press
7
. To initialize all Programs,
4
. In either case, the display
2
or the button.
MIX
the page of Store mode.
5,
, used primarily when a card is brand
.
to select
1
twice to
STORE
Chapter
page will
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