Alesis K2661 specifications Activity Indicators, Track Status Indicators, Track Channels

Song Mode

Song Mode: The MAIN Page

Activity Indicators ([)

A small square ([) above the Track Status Indicator of a track set to Play (P) or Mute (M) means the track contains data.

During playback and recording, the indicators above tracks containing any MIDI data will flash a small, filled-in square when any MIDI activity is detected. The filled-in square also flashes over a track any time that there is incoming MIDI data on that track’s channel, even while the sequencer is STOPPED.

Track Status Indicators

Using the Up, Down, Left, and Right cursor buttons to position the cursor onto a Track Status Indicator, you can toggle an empty track (-) into Record (R) with the Alpha Wheel or Plus/ Minus buttons.

Once a track contains data, it will have a (P) as a Track Status Indicator, and it will be played during playback. You now will be able to toggle between Play (P), Mute (M), and Record (R).

The track selected as the RecTrk will display an (R), designating it as the recording track. If the RecTrk is set to Mult, initially all empty tracks will have Record (R) as a Track Status Indicator, any of which can be switched back to empty (-) if at any time recording on specific tracks is not desired.

If there isn’t a track with an (R), the RecTrk parameter’s value will be None. (The exception is when the RecTrk is set to Mult and you have switched all of the tracks out of record enable.)

Track Channels

Each track has a MIDI Channel that it uses to receive and transmit data. By default, tracks 1–16 of a new song are assigned to Channels 1–16 respectively, although a track can play or record on any channel and the same channel can be used for more than one track. Keep in mind, however, that only one program can be assigned to a channel at a time, so if you have more than one track assigned to the same channel, they’ll play the same program—the one on the higher-numbered track, since that’s the most recent Program Change command received on that channel.

Soft Buttons on the MAIN Page

These buttons are similar to the transport controls on a tape deck. Some of those decks require you to press Play and Record simultaneously to begin recording. The K2661’s transport buttons aren’t like that, however. It’s important that you press only one of these soft buttons at a time to insure proper recording start points, and to always be sure of the current sequencer status.

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Record changes the Song Status to REC READY if the current Song Status is STOPPED. If the current Song Status is PLAYING, it will be switched to RECORDING when you press Record.

If the RecTrk is set to None, pressing Record will select the first available empty track for recording, thus setting the RecTrk to the newly record-enabled track number and placing an (R) in that track’s status display. Song Status will change to REC READY or RECORDING, depending on the previous Song Status as described above.

Play plays back any recorded data when pressed while the song status is STOPPED. Playback will begin from the bar and beat specified in the Locate parameter.

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