Alesis K2661 Using the Multiple Object Selector An Overview, Operating Modes The Select Parameter

Basic Disk Mode

The Multiple Object Selector Page

Using the Multiple Object Selector: An Overview

1.In Disk mode, press Load or Save, or in Master mode, press Object, then press Move, Copy, Name, Delete, or Dump. You’ll see a list of objects that you can scroll through with the Alpha Wheel. (If you’re in Disk mode and loading objects, you’ll need to navigate through the directories and open a file before you’ll see the list and the Multi button.) This list of objects—conveniently called the object list—is what the Multiple Object Selector searches through.

2.Instead of scrolling through the object list manually and pressing Select for each object you want to select, simply press Multi. The Multiple Object Selector appears.

3.Set the value of the Select parameter, which determines the operating mode for the Multiple Object Selector.

4.Set the values of any other parameters that are visible. Different parameters are visible depending on the value of the Select parameter. This step is called setting the selection range. The selection range determines which objects get selected when you execute the next step.

5.Press Set. In most modes, this selects every object in the selection range, and returns you to the page you were on before you pressed Multi. Notice the asterisks between the IDs and names of the selected objects.

6.Complete the operation you started in Step 1.

Operating Modes: The Select Parameter

The Multiple Object Selector has four operating modes, which determine how the Multiple Object Selector defines the selection range within the object list. Use the Select parameter to set the operating mode. There are four values:

Type/Range	Restricts the selection range to a particular object type (like programs or
	samples), and lets you specify a range of IDs (like 1–100).
Dependents	Restricts the selection range to objects that are dependents of whatever
	object(s) you specify.
Everything	No restrictions; the entire object list becomes the selection range.
Search String	(SearchStrg) Restricts the selection range to objects whose names contain
	a string of characters that you specify (for example, all objects whose
	names include “clav”).

The first two operating modes in the Multiple Object Selector have other parameters associated with them. The following diagram shows what Type/Range mode looks like.

MultipleObjectSelector

Select:Type/Range

Type:Sample

Bank:200's

StartId:200EndId:299

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