Record A Pattern - Alesis SR-16 Getting Started

Record a Pattern
The SR-16 offers very flo<ible and musical recordingopions. This iust
gives a taste ofwhafs available*
sur€ to checl out the reference
manual for more inforrnation.
1 f m" airpt ys upper right window shows SONG,
3 fn"t t"PfnfOnU/
pre*s the PATTERN,/SONG button
COMIOSEbutton
onc€ to select Pattem rnode. (Pressing this button
"toggles" between Song and Pattem modes.)
2 f t}r. airpt"ys upper right window does not
show USER, press Ore PRESET/USER buttor
to select User Patterns, Unlike Pt€set Paftems,
you can record into, and edit, User Patbrns.
4
Pres.s the Up,/Down
arrow butbns
until you find an EMPTY
PATTern, as slrown on
the display. You can also
mter a Pattern number
(0G49) with theNumber
buftons, and/or select an
AorB Paftern.
5
Pr€ss PLAY to start
recording.
You will probably hear
a metronome click.
When a PatErn reaclres
its end, it will loop back
to the beginning so you
can do overdubs.
5 ehythepads.
The SR-16 will shift your playing to the
near€st rhythmic value shown in the
lowerleft comer of the quantize
window. Refer to the rnain rnanual for
information on changing quantization.
until the display's lower
middle shows COMPOSE.
7 If you make a mistake, press and
hold down the ERASE button.
If you press a pad while holding
dovrn ERASE, any notres played
by that pad that occrr between
the tinc you press and release
the pad, will be erased.
8 o"1'1 prs"t tttaL yoy ca: play difficult passages by slowing down rh€ tempo, playint the
part, then speeding back up again.
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