Alesis K2661 specifications Multiple Object Selector Soft Buttons, 13-36

Basic Disk Mode

The Multiple Object Selector Page

Use this mode for operations on a particular type of object (like loading all setups, or just Setups 250–299). The Type, Bank, StartId and EndId parameters let you specify which objects to work with. See Type/Range Mode on page 13-39for more information.

Change the value of the Select parameter to Dependents if you want to select objects based on their dependencies (for example, when you want to save 20 programs and their dependent keymaps). A different set of parameters appears.

MultipleObjectSelector

Select:Dependents

Of:CurrentItem

Specify:All

Current=Program205ViolaSection

AllTypeToggleClearSetCancel

You can’t use this mode with the Load function, since the K2661 can’t calculate dependencies on objects that aren’t already in RAM. You can use this mode with all the other functions mentioned at the beginning of the Multiple Objects Selector section.

Use the Of parameter to specify whether you want to select dependents of the current object, or dependents of previously-selected objects. In the former case (with Of set to Current Item), pressing Set selects the dependents of the object showing in the Current field

(Program 205 Viola Section in the display above—it’s always the object that was highlighted on the previous page). In the latter case (with Of set to Selected Objects), pressing Set selects all the objects that you marked for selection on the previous page (all objects with asterisks between their IDs and names).

The Specify parameter determines what types of dependent objects get selected when you press Set. This is handy when you want to save one type of dependent object, but not another. See Dependents Mode on page 13-40for more information.

If you set the Select parameter to a value of Everything or SearchStrg, all other parameters disappear. In Everything mode, the K2661 selects every item in the list on the previous page. When you press Set, you’ll return to that page, and see every object selected.

In SearchStrg mode, the K2661 selects every object whose name contains a user-defined string of characters. In this case, when you press Set, the K2661 prompts you to enter a string of characters using the alphanumeric buttonpad. Enter the characters, and press OK. The K2661 returns you to the page you were on before you pressed Multi, selecting the objects whose names contain your string.

Multiple Object Selector Soft Buttons

The Multiple Object Selector has six soft buttons:

AllTypeToggleClearSetCancel

Cancel probably doesn’t need explanation; it takes you back to the previous page without changing the current selection of objects. The other buttons fall into two groups.

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