Explore The Built-In Patterns - Alesis MICRON Reference Manual

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First Session

Explore the Built-in Patterns

The Micron features a powerful pattern sequencer with lots of
editing capabilities. We'll discuss the editing features later. For
now, let's get our feet wet playing some patterns.
Press the [patterns] button to the left of the display.
Turn the control knob to cycle through various preset patterns.
Play the keyboard to hear them.
[tap]
Tap the [tap] button to the left of the display. Watch and hear
how [tap] controls the tempo. Note that the pattern's tempo
immediately locks to the speed at which you tap.
To adjust the tempo with finer control (one-tenth of a beat per
minute), hold down the [tap] button and turn the control knob
left or right to slow down or speed up. The display will indicate
the current tempo.
[latch]
Press the [latch] button, also to the left of the display. Remove
your hands from the keyboard. The pattern keeps playing.
Press [latch] again to stop the pattern from playing.
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