Erase Functions; A Erase Mistakes While Recording; B Erase An Entire Pattern; C Erase All Events Played By A Particular Drum Pad - Alesis SR-16 Reference Manual

3.2 ERASE FUNCTIONS

3.2A Erase Mistakes While Recording

While the SR-16 is recording, you can erase any individual drum event or series of events in
real time to fix up errors. Erasure occurs only on those beats that coincide with the current
quantization and swing values; turn quantization off to erase a drum wherever it occurs.
1. The SR-16 should be in Compose mode and recording.
2. Press and hold ERASE.
3. While holding down ERASE, press the pad corresponding to the sound to be erased just
before the first event to be erased, and release just after the last event to be erased. To
erase a single event, tap the pad on that single event.

3.2B Erase an Entire Pattern

If you erase both Main and Fill Patterns associated with a numbered Pattern, or you erase a
Main or Fill Pattern and the other is empty, the Drum Set assignment (but not its Drum Set
parameters), name, and length will revert to the default settings (i.e., the Drum Set with the
same number as the Pattern, EMPTY PATTERN as the name, and a length of 8 beats).
However, as long as either a Main or Fill Pattern contains previously-programmed data, the
numbered Pattern will remember the Drum Set assignment, name, and length.
1. The SR-16 must be in Pattern mode and stopped to allow erasing a Pattern.
2. Enter the two-digit Pattern number to be erased with the number or INC/DEC buttons.
3. Press and hold the ERASE button. The display says PATTERN ERASE?
4. While continuing to hold the ERASE button, press PLAY. The display says PATTERN
ERASED, followed by FILL ERASE? .
5. While continuing to hold the ERASE button, press PLAY again. The display will read FILL
ERASED.
6. Release both buttons.
Note: To retain the Drum Set assignment, length, and name when you erase a Pattern, hold
ERASE and tap each drum pad. This erases the drum events, but retains all other Pattern
parameters.

3.2C Erase All Events Played by a Particular Drum Pad

This erases all events in a Pattern played by a specific pad. The Drum Set's parameters are
not altered.
1. The SR-16 should be in Pattern mode and stopped, in either Perform or Compose mode.
To erase while recording, see section 3.2A.
2. Press and hold ERASE.
3. While holding down ERASE, tap a pad to erase all events played by that pad. The display
shows the drum pad number whose events were erased. You can continue to erase more
drum sounds while ERASE is held down.
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