Alesis DG8 Reference Manual page 36

There are two methods you can use to create a Layer:
• Press and hold the
Keyboard Program from this Bank will appear in the
with the current Program in the
necessary, to select the desired Keyboard Program from the Bank.
OR
• Press a Keyboard Bank button to select the Primary Sound. While you are still
pressing the Keyboard Bank button, press another Keyboard Bank to select
the Layer sound.
• You can layer two Programs from the same Keyboard Bank. After selecting the
desired Primary program, press and hold the
same Keyboard Bank button. Use the
Keyboard Program in that Bank. Please note that this method is the only way
you can layer two Keyboard Programs from the same Bank.
• Once a Layer has been set up, you can change the Primary or the Layer sounds:
- To change the Primary sound to another Program in the same Bank, press
the
PLAY
the the
- If you want to change the Primary sound to another Bank, simply press
another Keyboard Bank button (in this case it doesn't matter where the
cursor is; pressing a Keyboard Bank button automatically changes the
Primary).
- To change the Layer sound to another Program in the same Bank, press the
PLAY
arrows to select another Program in the Bank.
- If you want to change the Layer sound to another Bank, press and hold
LAYER/OFF
Bank button, then use the the
Program in the Bank.
To exit this mode, press the
and keep the Primary Sound. The cursor will move to the Primary Sound display.
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button then press a Keyboard Bank button. A
LAYER/OFF
button to move the cursor to the
or arrows to select another Program in the Bank.
button to move the cursor to the
. While is still being pressed, press another Keyboard
LAYER/OFF
LAYER/OFF
Chapter 2: Playing the DG8
LAYER
display. Use the
PRIMARY
button and press the
LAYER/OFF
and arrows to select the desired
PRIMARY SOUND
display, then use the the
LAYER
or arrows (if necessary) to select another
button. The DG8 will remove the Layer sound
display, layered
and arrows, if
display. Then use
or
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