Recording A Pattern; Length - Alesis HR-16 Instruction Manual

RECORDING A PATTern
(Atso see LENGTH and QUANT|ZE)
]o-reco! ou.lg1teLll press and hold rhe RECORD button, and rhen prsss the pLAy
button. Ihe HR-16 wirr immsdiat.ry bsgin praying back any existing drums in ths currontrv
s9l99lgq pattsrn from rhe bsginning, and will iad any new drums piayed on rhe Uutton. o',
via MlDlto the pattern. The pLAy and RECoRD LEDs wiil b€ rit, a;d ihe dispray wirr read:
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Th€ pattern number is noi underlined, indicaling that a new pattern cannot be selected
whilo recording. When a drum button is pressed, it is recorded along with its dynamics on
eighl levels. The drums ar€ always rocorded quantized to the nearest currenily selec{ed
quantizo beat. Pressing STOP exits record mod6, and both the RECORD ind pLAy
LEDs will iurn otf. lf PLAY is pressod while in RECORD, the RECORD LED will turn off.
and the patlern will immediately begin playing irom the start.
L E N G T H
When recording tor ths lirst time on an empty pattern, lhe length will dstault to g beats,
unlsss it was set prsviously with the LENGTH button .
The LENGTH button is used to set the longth of a pattarn to a specilied number of beats.
While hoiding ihe LENGTH button, the display will show the cuirent length ol rhe cuilent
pattern. lf it is an empty panern, the display will r6ad:
LENGTH OO8 BEATS
8 beats is the default length ol an smpty pattern. ll it is desired to chang€ the length, ths
+/- arrow buttons can bs used lo move the length up or down in single b6at incrsments
(001 minimum, 682 milimum), or a lhree digit number can bo onter€d with the keypad. In
either case, tho new length is not sntored into ths pattsrn until th6 RECORD button is
presssd. Wh6n RECORD is pressed the display chang€s to:
This display remains until RECORD is released. lf LENGTH is released before RECORD is
pressed, no change to the length will bo made, regardless of what was pressed on the
keypad. lf RECORD is prssssd afler entering a parlial length (1 or 2 digits), nothing witl
happen. When entering in digits, the lirst digit sntered (1, fof example) results in ths
following display:
PATTOO
LENGTH 1 BEATS
The display is now waiting tor th€ entry ot the second digit. lf tho second digit is not
entered wiihin 2 seconds, the display $,ill revert lo its previous value. lf RECORD is
prsssed atler enlering an incomplets lsngth (l or 2 digits), ths display will revsrt to its
orevious value.
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