Alesis K2661 specifications Current Song CurSong, Tempo, 12-25

Song Mode

Song Mode: The MAIN Page

Song Status, also on the top line of the display, is always one of the following:

STOPPED	The default sequencer status; also appears when you press the Stop or Pause
	button.
PLAYING	Appears when the Play button is pressed, but only if the following conditions
	are true: the Record was not pressed prior to pressing Play, the Key Wait
	parameter is set to Off, and the Clock parameter is set to Int (or Clock is Ext
	and MIDI clock is detected).
REC READY	Appears when the Record button is pressed while Song Status is STOPPED.
	REC READY flashes, indicating that the sequencer is waiting to start
	recording.
RECORDING	Appears when the Play button is pressed while REC READY is flashing
	(unless Key Wait is On or the Clock is set to Ext). RECORDING also appears if
	the Record button is pressed while Song Status is PLAYING.
KEY WAIT	Appears when the Play button is pressed, while Song Status is STOPPED or
	REC READY, if the KeyWait parameter on the MISC page is set to On.
	KEY WAIT flashes, indicating that recording or playing will begin when you
	strike a key.
EXT. CLOCK	Appears when the Play button is pressed, while Song Status is STOPPED or
	REC READY, if the Clock parameter on the MISC page is set to Ext.
	EXT. CLOCK flashes to show that the K2661 is waiting for an external MIDI
	clock message to start recording or playing.

Current Song (CurSong)

This shows the ID and 16-character name of the song currently selected for recording, playback, or editing. When a song is selected, Program Change, Volume, and Pan information is sent to all MIDI channels assigned to tracks that have data on them, and the internal clock is set to match the setting of the Tempo parameter.

Tempo

Controls tempo for the selected song. You can make temporary changes, record real time tempo changes, or set an initial tempo for the current song.

Whatever the tempo is set to when you record your first track will be the song’s initial tempo. Temporary changes may be made during playback, but the tempo will reset to the initial tempo when the sequencer is STOPPED.

To change a song’s initial tempo, press Record (the Song Status will change to REC READY), set the tempo desired, then press Stop. The initial tempo can also be changed with the Tempo parameter on the COMMON page in the Song Editor. The song will always start playback at the initial tempo, even though this tempo marker does not get recorded as a tempo event on any track.

If the sequencer is RECORDING, any tempo value changes will be recorded in real time. Unlike the special case of setting the initial tempo, any tempo changes recorded in real time are recorded as tempo events.

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