Beats - Alesis MICRON Reference Manual

4. Beats

Once you are past the part screens, you reach the beat screens.
a. Rhythm
Choose the rhythm to use for this beat. All of the information
for the rhythm – the sounds, panning, relative levels of the
different sounds, and so forth – will be included.
Another way of setting the beat's rhythm is to bring it over
from Rhythms mode. Press [rhythms] to enter Rhythms
mode, and find the rhythm that you want. Then, hold down
[rhythms] and press [setups], and the beat's rhythm will be
set. This works in the other direction as well -- hold down
[setups] and press [rhythms] to bring the beat's rhythm
over to Rhythms mode, perhaps for some quick editing.
b. Level
Set the level of this beat relative to the other beats and parts
within the setup.
c. FX Mix
Set the dry/wet effects balance for the beat. This mix affects
all of the drum in a rhythm equally.
If you want to single out a particular drum, see the "use as"
parameter on page 48.
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Setups
Using multiple beats per
setup
A setup can have multiple
beats, just as it can have
multiple parts. Assigning
different beats to different,
small little sections on the
keyboard (using the "low
key" and "high key"
parameters) can provide you
with a lot of variations as you
perform.
Effects
All of the parts and beats
within a setup use either no
effect or else a single, shared
effect (which is selected in a
later screen).
Jumping between beats
To jump between beats, hold
down the [setups] button and
press one of the top keys,
starting with the highest A on
the keyboard.
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