Alesis K2661 specifications Triggering Arrangement Steps From the Keyboard, 12-16

Song Mode

Tutorial: Arrangements

other characters—above the numbers represent the tracks. The dashes and characters are the values for the Track parameter.) You can assign any track to any MIDI channel.

The second way you can use more than 16 tracks is if you have an external sound module in addition to the K2661. Each track can be assigned to play only the K2661’s internal sounds (local), or to be sent only to the MIDI Out, to play the external instrument. To assign the track for local or MIDI playback, go into the Song Editor and on the COMMON page you’ll see 16 Track Destination parameters. If the value is a dash, the track is going to both the K2661 and its MIDI Out port. L means local, and plays the K2661 only. M means that the track goes only to the K2661’s MIDI Out port. A value of x means that the track is muted.

In the following example, all the tracks in the step song play the K2661, while all the tracks in the arrangement song go to the MIDI Out port. You can also have the step songs and arrangement song set to the same track destinations, as long as it’s OK for them to play the same sounds.

1.Create a song with multiple tracks and save it.

2.On the COMMON page in the Song Editor, set the TrackDest value for each track of this song to L. Save, then press Exit to return to the MAIN page in Song mode.

3.Using the Cursong parameter, call up 1 NewSong, and press Edit, then ARRANG.

4.Using the Song parameter, call up the song you just recorded. This makes your song a step in the arrangement song, which you’re currently editing. Press Done to return to the COMMON page.

5.Set the TrackDest parameter for each track to M, so that the arrangement song won’t also play the K2661.

6.Save, then press Exit to return to the MAIN page in Song mode.

7.Record additional tracks as part of the arrangement song. You might have to record programs changes in each track of the arrangement song to set up the external instrument properly.

Triggering Arrangement Steps From the Keyboard

Each step in an arrangement can be triggered by playing a key (or triggering a note from any MIDI controller). This can be great for live performance, because you can repeat each step as many times as you like.

1.Go to the TRANSMIT page in MIDI mode, and assign a control setup that has a value of On for the Sync parameter on the COMMON page of the Setup Editor. Create one if you need to, and name it SongSetup. We’ll explain why shortly why you need to use this control setup.

2.Go to Song mode, and create an arrangement, following Steps 1 through 6 of Creating an Arrangement on page 12-12.

3.Go to the COMMON page in the Song Editor. There are two parameters on this page for use with key triggering of steps:

TriggerChan: Notes on this MIDI channel can trigger the current step. Notes on any other channels will not trigger the step. Set this to match the MIDI channel of the K2661 or whatever controller you’re using to trigger the steps.

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