Alesis PERFORMANCE PAD PRO quick start Patterns VS. Songs, Types of Patterns, Sub-Patterns

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PerformancePad Pro

Welcome to the PerformancePad Pro Professional Drum Machine. The PerformancePad Pro allows you to quickly and easily program drum, percussion and bass sounds into rhythm Patterns and to turn these Patterns into Songs.

Let’s begin with a quick explanation of some of the key elements:

PATTERNS VS. SONGS

PATTERNS – When recording with a drum machine, it's often easier to divide a song into shorter individual Patterns and work on these rather than record an entire song. A typical Pattern might be 8,16, or 32 beats long, and correspond to a verse, chorus, bridge, instrumental, intro, etc. Think of Patterns as the building blocks for your Songs. The PerformancePad Pro holds 100 Preset (i.e., can't be edited) Patterns and 100 user-programmable Patterns, each of which can be from 1 to 128 beats long.

SONGS are collections of Patterns which are sequenced together. With the PerformancePad Pro, you can either program your patterns in the order in which they should be played, or you can select Patterns in real-time and the PerformancePad Pro will remember your performance.

THE 2 TYPES OF PATTERNS

Tip: To hear a demo song, hold [PATTERN / SONG] and press [PLAY].

The PerformancePad Pro introduces exciting new Song construction techniques. The PerformancePad Pro excels at live performance—something usually not associated with drum machines. The key to using these advanced features is to understand the different types of available Patterns.

PRESET Patterns provide a variety of rock, jazz, pop, and other rhythms programmed by professional drummers.

USER Patterns are Patterns you can program, edit, and save. The PRESET/USER button selects between these two master banks of Patterns. The only way to modify a Preset Pattern is to copy it to a User Pattern, where it can be edited.

THE 4 SUB-PATTERNS

There are 100 of each type of Pattern, numbered 00-99. However, each numbered Pattern actually contains four different "sub-Patterns":

A pair of independent MAIN Patterns (A and B, selected by their respective buttons).

A pair of associated FILL Patterns (A Fill and B Fill, selected by pressing the FILL button when either A or B is selected). The Fills primarily provide transitional Patterns between Main Patterns, which makes for more realistic drum parts. The associated Fill Patterns share the same length, Drum Set, and name as their Main Patterns (e.g., if A is 16 beats, A Fill is 16 beats). Otherwise, they are independent.

The reason for pairing the two different A and B Patterns together is simply so that you can switch back and forth between them rapidly in live performance or while improvising.

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Contents Quickstart Guide Page BOX Contents Connection Diagram2 Types of Patterns Patterns VS. Songs4 SUB-PATTERNS Overview of the Controls General ControlsNavigation Buttons Pattern SongSetup Buttons Mode ButtonsTransport Control Buttons Playing Sequences of Patterns Playing PatternsStep Playing Fills Playing Patterns with the PadsRecording Your OWN Patterns Muting Instrument Layers Loading and Creating Drum Sets Step Creating and Erasing Songs Factory Reset Diagrama DE Conexión Contenido DE LA CajaLOS 2 Tipos DE Patrones Patrones Y Temas MusicalesLOS 4 Subpatrones Descripción General DE LOS Controles Controles GeneralesBotones DE Navegación Patrón TemaBotones DE Modo Botones Setup DE ConfiguraciónBotones DE Controle DE Transporte Cómo Reproducir Secuencias DE Patrones Cómo Reproducir PatronesPaso Cómo Reproducir Rellenos Cómo Reproducir Patrones CON LOS PadsCómo Grabar SUS Propios Patrones Cómo Silenciar LAS Capas DE Instrumentos Cómo Cargar Y Crear Configuraciones DE Batería Paso Cómo Crear Y Borrar Temas Restablecimiento DE LOS Valores Predeterminados DE Fábrica Contenue DE LA Boîte Schéma DE ConnexionLES Deux Types D’ENCHAÎNEMENTS Enchaînements Contre ChansonsLES 4 Sous Enchaînements Survol DES Commandes Commandes PrincipalesEnchaînement SaveCopy AppendTouches DE Configuration Touches DES ModesTouches DE Défilement Utilisation D’ENCHAÎNEMENTSÉtape Utilisation DE Sons DE Remplissage Utilisation DE Séquences D’ENCHAÎNEMENTSFaire Jouer DES Enchaînements À Partir DES Pads Enregistrer SES Propres Enchaînements Étape Mettre EN Sourdine DES Superpositions Dinstruments Chargement ET Création D’ENSEMBLES DE Sonorité DE BatterieDrum SET LA Composition ET LA Suppression DE Chansons Réinitialisation DES Paramètres D’USINE Schema DEI Collegamenti Contenuti Della ConfezioneTipi DI Pattern Pattern VS. CanzoniSUB-PATTERN Panoramica DEI Comandi Comandi GeneraliPulsanti DI Navigazione Pattern Song CanzoneTasti Setup Tasti Mode ModalitàTasti Comando DEL Trasporto Riprodurre Sequenze DI Pattern Riproduzione DI PatternFase Riproduzione DI Fill Riprodurre I Pattern CON I PADRegistrazione DI Pattern Personalizzati Mettere in Sordina Strati Strumentali Caricare E Creare Drum SET Fase Creare E Cancellare Canzoni Reset DEI Valori Predefiniti DI Fabbrica Inhalt DER Verpackung AnschlussübersichtDIE 2 PATTERN-ARTEN Patterns UND SongsDIE 4 SUB-PATTERNS Überblick Über DIE Bedienelemente Allgemeine BedienelementeNavigationstasten Setup Tasten Mode TastenTransport Tasten Pattern Sequenzen Abspielen Patterns AbspielenSchritt Fills Abspielen Patterns MIT DEN Pads AbspielenAufnahme Ihrer Eigenen Patterns Abschalten VON Instrumenten Drum Sets Laden UND Erzeugen Schritt Songs Erzeugen UND Löschen Initialisierung AUF DIE Werkeinstellung Technical Specifications
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