Alesis K2661 Zone Data Generated by Zone LED Color Status, Zone Status in Setup Mode

Setup Mode

	their color), the setup contains just four zones. Whenever you’re in Setup mode, the
	number of lines in the info box matches the number of zone-status LEDs that are lit.
Red	Soloed zone. As you might have guessed, only one zone can be soloed at a time. When
	a zone is soloed, only that zone plays notes and generates controller information.
	Other zones, if they’re not turned off, still generate program changes and
	entry/exit controller values.
Green	Active zone. As long as no other zone is soloed, an active zone plays notes— and
	generates controller information, program changes, and entry/exit controller values.
	If another zone is soloed, an active zone is “backgrounded”—it’s status LED remains
	green, but it doesn’t play notes or generate controller information.
Orange	Muted zone. Muted zones don’t play notes or generate controller information, but
	they do generate program changes and entry/exit controller values.

In performance situations, the zone-status buttons provide a convenient way to temporarily change the status of one or more zones. This can be very effective for bringing voices and/or controller configurations into and out of your performance. The best way to get familiar with this technique is to play with the buttons, as the next few paragraphs describe.

Select a setup (look for one with lots of active zones that cover the whole keyboard), and play a few bars. You’ll hear sounds corresponding to each of the active zones (green LEDs). If you see any muted zones (orange LEDS), press their zone-status buttons, and they’ll become active. Play around a bit. Try muting all the zones, then bringing them back one by one until all the zones in the setup are active.

Now press the Solo button. The Solo-button LED lights (it’s always red), and one of the zone- status LEDs (never more than one) turns red. You’ll now hear only that zone as you play. All the active zones are now backgrounded—they’ll still generate program changes and entry/exit controller values, but you won’t hear anything from them.

Now press one of the zone-status buttons. Its LED turns red, and it becomes the soloed zone. The previously-soloed zone returns to its programmed status. Solo each zone in turn, using the info box in the display to find the range covered by the zone. Note that you can solo a zone even if it’s muted. Press the Solo button again, and its LED goes out. The previously-soloed zone returns to its programmed status, and you can hear all the active zones again.

Table 7-2gives you a quick visual reminder of how zones behave depending on their status.

	Zone		Data Generated by Zone
LED Color
	Status	Notes	Controllers	Program	Entry and
				Number	Exit Values
Red	Soloed	✔	✔	✔	✔
Green (no others are red)	Active	✔	✔	✔	✔
Green (another is red)	Backgrounded			✔	✔
Orange	Muted			✔	✔
(Off)	Empty

Table 7-2 Zone Status in Setup Mode

Remember that any changes you make to zone status in Setup mode are temporary; as soon as you select another setup, that setup’s programmed zone status takes over. To change a setup’s zone status permanently, use the Setup Editor .

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