Table Of Contents - Alesis Performance Pad Reference Manual

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 WELCOME TO THE PERFORMANCE PAD DRUM MACHINE!
1.2 GROUND RULES
1.3 IMPORTANT: HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PERFORMANCE PAD
1.4 10 STEPS TO INSTANT GRATIFICATION (SETUP AND CHECKOUT)
CHAPTER 2: RECORD SETUP
2.1 PAGE 1: SELECT THE QUANTIZATION VALUE (QUANTIZE SELECT)
2.2 PAGE 2: SELECT THE SWING VALUE (SWING SELECT)
2.3 PAGE 3: ENABLE CLICK (METRONOME) AND SET RHYTHM (CLICK SELECT)
2.4 PAGE 4: SET CLICK (METRONOME) VOLUME (CLICK VOL)
2.5 PAGE 5: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN END (LENGTH)
2.6 PAGE 6: ADD/REMOVE BEATS FROM PATTERN BEGINNING ('START)
2.7 PAGE 7: OFFSET A PATTERN OR DRUM PART
2.8 PAGE 8: STEP MODE RECORDING (STEP MODE)
2.9 PAGE 9: NAME THE PATTERN (NAME)
CHAPTER 3: PLAYING BACK/RECORDING PATTERNS
3.1 PLAYBACK/RECORD BASICS
3.2 ERASE FUNCTIONS
3.3 COPY FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 4: CREATING DRUM SETS
4.1 PAGE 1: SELECT DRUM SET (DRUMSET SELECT)
4.2 PAGE 2: ASSIGN SOUNDS TO PADS
4.3 PAGE 3: SET PAD VOLUME (VOLUME)
4.4 PAGE 4: SET PAD STEREO POSITION (PANNING)
4.5 PAGE 5: SET PAD TUNING (TUNING)
4.6 PAGE 6: SET TRIGGERING MODE (ASN MODE)
4.7 PAGE 7: SAVE DRUM SET (SAVE SET)
4.8 PAGE 8: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE)
CHAPTER 5: SONG MODE
5.1 SONG MODE BASICS
5.2 REAL TIME SONG CREATION
5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION
CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP
6.1 PAGE 1: TRANSMIT PATTERN DATA VIA MIDI
6.2 PAGE 2: SEND CLOCK DATA TO OTHER DEVICES (CLOCKOUT)
6.3 PAGE 3: TRANSMIT PAD HIT DATA VIA MIDI
CHAPTER 7: UTILITY
7.1 ABOUT UTILITY
7.2 PAGE 1: SEND DATA AS MIDI TO A MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SEND OUT MIDI?)
7.3 PAGE 2: CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (FREE MEM)
CHAPTER 8: APPLICATIONS
8.1 MIDI SYNC APPLICATIONS
8.2 STRATEGIES FOR ASSEMBLING PATTERNS AND SONGS
8.3 UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
SOUND LIST
PRESET PATTERN TEMPOS
KEY FEATURES
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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