Alesis K2661 specifications 12-8, Record a Bass Line

Song Mode

Getting Started with the Sequencer

Record a Bass Line

When you are satisfied with your drum loop, you can begin using it as the foundation for a song. What we’ll do here is set RecMode to Unloop while leaving PlayMode set to Loop. This means that the drum loop will keep playing while we record new unlooped material of any length. The endpoint of the song will change to reflect the length of the newly recorded material.

1.Press the MISC soft button to bring up the MISC page.

2.Set the RecMode parameter to Unloop. Leave the PlayMode parameter set to Loop.

Depending on the type of song you are recording, you may also want to turn quantization off before you record your bass part.

SongMode:MISCEvents:186KSTOPPED

RecMode:UnLoopQuant:100%CountOff:1

PlayMode:LoopGrid:1/16Click:Rec

KeyWait:OffSwing:0%ClickCh:16

Locate:1:1Sync:OffClickPrg:198

AutoIn:1:1Clock:IntClickKey:C4

AutoOut:1:1Tempo:AutoClickVel:100

RecordPlayStopNewIn/OutMAIN

3.Press the MAIN soft button to return to the MAIN page.

4.Set the recording track (RecTrk) to Track 2.

This track already has material recorded on it.

SongMode:MAINEvents:186KSTOPPED

CurSong:200*NewSongTempo:100 RecTrk:2Vol:127Pan:64Mode:Merge

Program:30WarmBass1^2Locat:1:1

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Track:PR-------------- Channel:12345678910111213141516 RecordPlayStopEraseMISCMIXER

Track status indicators: track 1 is set to Play, track 2 is set to Record.

Tracks 3 through 16 are empty.

Since you previously assigned Warm Bass 1^2 to channel 2, it should appear in the Program parameter when you set Track 2 as the recording track. Note, too, that the track status indicator for Track 1 changes to P (for Play) when you select Track 2 for recording. The small square above the track status indicator tells us that material is contained on that track.

5.Press the Record soft button to enter REC READY mode.

6.Press the Play soft button, then begin laying down a bass track.

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