Alesis K2661 specifications Chapter Quick Access Mode, QuickAccessModeBank1ForShow2

Quick Access Mode

Chapter 8

Quick Access Mode

In Quick Access mode, you can select programs or setups with a single press of an alphanumeric button (or with the other data entry methods). For example, in the illustration below, you would simply press 5 on the alphanumeric pad to choose FM Harmonica. Notice that your selection becomes highlighted in the list, as well as appearing on the line just above the soft-button labels.

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Using Quick Access mode involves selecting Quick Access banks from the list of factory preset or user-programmed banks. You can use the bank selection shortcut to do this: press the +/– or Clear button on the alphanumeric pad, and you’ll be prompted to enter a bank number. Type the desired number on the alphanumeric pad, then press Enter. The bank is selected, and you return to the Quick Access-mode page. Or use the Chan/Bank buttons to scroll through the QA banks.

Each bank contains ten memory slots, or entries, where you can store programs or setups in any combination. Any program or setup in the currently selected bank can be selected with the numeric buttons 0 through 9.

The ROM (factory preset) QA banks are organized into useful groupings of sounds that we think you’ll find convenient.

You can store 20 Quick Access banks in each memory bank (except the Zeros bank, which can store 75). See Storing Objects in the Memory Banks on page 13-34for a breakdown of the Quick Access-bank IDs that belong in each memory bank. Press both Chan/Bank buttons simultaneously to quickly move between memory banks.

The MIDI Program Change commands that the K2661 sends when in Quick Access mode can differ from those in Program or Setup mode. This depends on the setting you have for the PChgType parameter in MIDI mode. If the setting is Extended or Kurzweil, the Program Change commands sent are the same as in Program or Setup mode. If the setting is

QA Extended or QA Kurzweil, the K2661 sends Program Change commands that correspond to the current Quick Access bank and the entry you select, not the actual program number of the entry. See Program Change Formats on page 10-9.

Everything you need to know about using Quick Access mode for performance is covered in Chapter 2, in the section called Playing the Presets, so we’ll move on to the Quick Access Editor, which you’ll use to create your own Quick Access banks.

The first step in editing Quick Access banks is to select Quick Access mode. Then use the Chan/ Bank buttons to select the bank you wish to edit. The currently selected bank is shown in the top

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