Alesis HR-16:B, MMT-8 instruction manual Recordinga PART

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Recordinga PART

partls reached,atlerwhichths newpartwillbeginplaying,andthedisplaywillrevedbackto

PLAYINGPART.

PressingSTOP/CONTINUEwillstopplayinga part,andths displaywillreturnto the select partdisplay.Anynoteslhat weresustainingwillturnoff. PressingSTOP/CONTINUEagain will beginplayinga partlrom the beginningol the beat it was on when il was stopped, replayingall previouslysustainingAoles. ProsshgPLAYwillalwaysstarta partlrom lho beginning.Whena partreachesitsend,the PLAYLEDwillturn olf andlhe partwillstop, unlessLOOPis on,wh'rchwillcauseths partto continueplayinglromthe boginning.

FAST FORWARD

The . and 'bunons(rewindandlast {orward)can be usedto advanceor retreatthtough lhe beatsof a parl. lf a pad is playing,pressingthefastfoMardbuttonwillcausesuslaining noleslo slop, andths displayto advancequicklyone bsat at a timo untillhe fast forward buttonis released,alter whichths part continu€splayingfrom the beginningof the

disdaysdb€at.

FEWIND

The rewind button works similarly,but in reverss. In either direction,if the end or

boginningof a part is reached,lhe displayremainson the lasl boat, unlessloop is on,

whichresultein thebeat

"wrapping

around'Whena partis notplaying,thss€ butlonscan

be usedfor ihe samefunction,andby pressingSTOP/CONTINUEthe songwill continus

lrom tho last displayedbeat. The fast forwardand rewindbutton can be held down

simulaneouslylo

"freez6'lhe

displayon ths curr€ntbeat.

llis also possible to Autolocate with the last-lolward and reurird buttons. This function albws you to go directly lo any desired beat. See page 29

Recordinga PART

Seleotlng the RECORD TRACK

To recordon a part,pressthe RECOBDbunon.The RECORDLEDwilllight. Ths trrck lo be recordedalwaysdetaullslo th6 lowestnumber€dsmptytrack. Foran emptypart,track

1will be selecled. lf a part has all eightlracksused,no trackwill be selecled,and ths RECORDLEDwillnotlight.

Everylimo a trackis recordedonto,the nextemptytrackwillaulomaticalryb€ sslsctedlhe nexttime RECORDis pressed. lf a trackotherthanthe selecledone is desired,pressing anolhertrack selec'tbuttonwhile holdingdownthe BECORDbuttonwill sEleclthe new trackto b€ rscordedon. Likeon a tape recorder,if a trackwhhsomelhingon it is recorded over,the old inlormationis erased.

Once th€ user has selectsda track manually,th€ automatblrack selectionof tho next emptytrack is turnsdoft. Thisway, il the userwantslo r€do a lrack manyiimes,he can s€lectit once.andthat trackwill remains€lecteduntilhs s€loclsanothortrack. Whena nsw part is selected,lhg automaticlrack selectionis lurnedbackon. lf thg trackthat is selecledis rosolected,it will sloptlashing(andrsturn1oitsproviousstat6,tlashingor off), and no lrack will b€ selectodlor record(causinglhe RECORDLED10lurn otf whenthe RECORDbuttonis released).Whilethe RECORDbuilonis helddown,lh€ displayreads:

While holding RECORD, the lrack that is lit indicalos the currsntly sslocted llack to b.e -Any

recorded on. lracks that are ,lashing ars curr€ntly emply, and any tracks that are not lit currenlly havs somsthing recorded in thom. Any track (flashing, on, or off) can b€ selected

lo be rscorded onlo.

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Alesis HR-16:B, MMT-8 instruction manual Recordinga PART