Copying Sounds; Copying Effects; Initializing Programs - Alesis S4 Plus Reference Manual

Copying Sounds

While editing a Program, it is helpful to be able to copy a sound to another sound in
either the same Program or a different Program, especially if you are building a split
or layered Program. This can be done very easily from within the Store function.
To copy a sound to another sound in the same Program, or to the same sound in a
different Program:
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From Program Edit mode, press [STORE].
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Press PAGE [Æ] to select Page 2 of the Store function.
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Use Quad Knob [1] to select which sound (1–4) in the currently selected Program
to copy from.
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Use Quad Knob [2] to select which sound (1–4) in the currently selected Program
to copy to; or to select which Program (0–127) to copy to.
The selected sound will be copied into the same sound location in the selected
Program. If you select to copy sound 2 to Program 45, the sound will be copied
into sound 2 of Program 45.
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Press [STORE] to copy the sound.

Copying Effects

While editing a Program, it is helpful to be able to copy the Effects Patch from a
different Program. This can be done very easily from within the Store function.
Be sure to save your changes to the edited Program before going to a new Program.
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Otherwise, all your changes will be lost.
To copy the Effects Patch from a Program to another Program:
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Recall the Program which contains the Effects Patch you wish to copy, using the
methods described on page 14.
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Press [STORE].
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Press PAGE [Æ] to select Page 2 of the Store function.
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Use Quad Knob [1] to select "EFFECT", which is the Effects Patch in the
currently selected Program to copy from.
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Use Quad Knob [2] to select which Program (0–127) in the User Bank to copy to.
The selected sound will be copied into the same sound location in the selected
Program. If you select to copy sound 2 to Program 45, the sound will be copied
into sound 2 of Program 45.
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Press [STORE] to copy the sound.

Initializing Programs

If you want to start programming from "scratch", you can easily reset all parameters
to their default settings by re-initializing the software.
S4 Plus Reference Manual
Editing Programs: Chapter 6
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