Alesis K2661 specifications Recording Track RecTrk, 12-26, Fractional Tempos

Song Mode

Song Mode: The MAIN Page

Fractional Tempos

You can use fractional tempos (120.5, etc.) in your sequence. However, the initial tempo can not be fractional, and you cannot enter a fractional number in the tempo parameter on the MAIN or COMMON pages. You must first record a real time tempo event, then go to the Event Editor and change it to a fractional amount.

To do this, press Record, then Play. The sequencer starts recording. Use any data entry method to choose a tempo. The value is unimportant since you will be changing it in the EVENT Editor. Next press Stop and save the song. Now when you go to the EVENT Editor , you will see a tempo event. You can now edit the value to a fractional amount. To have the song start immediately with the fractional tempo, edit its location to 1:1:000.

Recording Track (RecTrk)

Determines which track is record enabled. Set the record enabled track to Multi to record more than one channel simultaneously or to use a setup in your song.

When RecTrk is set to a single track (1–16), Record (R) is displayed for that track in the Track Status Indicator region (above the Track and Channels region). Conversely, with one exception, when any track’s Status Indicator is changed to Record (R), that track is shown as the value for the RecTrk parameter.

The exception is when RecTrk is already set to Mult, you can select the record enabled tracks by toggling the Track Status Indicator to Record (R), and the RecTrk will remain set to Mult.

When Mult is initially selected, all of the empty tracks will be record enabled. Tracks containing data will remain set to play (P), but you can manually set them to record (R).

The parameter(s) below RecTrk change according to the value of RecTrk and in one case, the mode from which you enter Song mode. If RecTrk is set to a single track (1-16), Program is displayed and you can select the program to be assigned to that track.

If you change RecTrk to None, the display changes to show the Channel parameter followed by the Program parameter (although the Program parameter’s name doesn’t appear, just its value). If you switch through the channels, the program also changes, showing the program currently assigned to that channel.

A setting of Mult makes the parameters below RecTrk dependent on the mode from which you entered Song mode. If you enter Song mode from Program mode, the Channel and Program parameters appear below RecTrk. If you enter Song mode from Setup mode, only one parameter, Setup, appears.

Program

Scroll through the programs in memory to select the program before initially recording each track of your song. Any MIDI program changes on the current RecTrk or Chan cause the ID and name of the track’s program to change during playback.

This parameter’s name is not visible when RecTrk is set to None or Mult (to make room for the Chan parameter); just its value appears.

You’ll see the Setup parameter instead of the Program parameter when you’ve entered Song mode from Setup mode. The Setup parameter functions similarly to Program.

Programs selected in Program mode or from a Quick Access bank are selected as the program on the current RecTrk when you return to Song mode.

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