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Alesis SR-16 manuals available for free PDF download: Reference Manual, Quick Start Owner's Manual, Getting Started, Supplementary Manual, Quick Start Manual
Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine Quick Start Guide
Brand:
Alesis
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 0.65 MB
Table of Contents
Box Contents
Quick Setup
Playing Patterns
Playing Sequences of Patterns
Playing Fills
Creating and Erasing Songs
Footswitch Control
Set Tempo
Start a Song or Pattern
Initiate a Fill When Playing Patterns
Cancel a Transition From A to B, or B to A, Patterns
Extend a Song Step When Playing Back a Song
Recording Your Own Patterns
Creating Drum Sets
Use the device as an Expander Module
Videos
Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine Review Video
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Alesis SR-16 Reference Manual (71 pages)
Alesis Reference Manual LCD SR-16
Brand:
Alesis
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 0.39 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Chapter 1: Introduction
5
Welcome to the Sr-16 Drum Machine
5
A if You Just Can't Wait
5
B SR-16 Quick Description
5
C about this Manual
5
D Return Your Warranty Card Now
6
Ground Rules
6
A the Pattern/Song Recording Method
6
B the Four Different Types of Patterns
7
C How "Looping" Simplifies Recording
8
D What's a Voice
8
E about Defaults
8
F Physical Layout
9
G Display Layout
10
H Text Protocols
10
A Entering Numbers
11
B the Cursor
11
C Leading Zeroes
11
D Automatic Revert
11
E the INC/DEC Buttons
11
F Buttons that Toggle
12
Steps to Instant Gratification (Setup and Checkout)
12
Chapter 2: Record Setup
14
Select the Quantization Value (Quantize Select)
14
Select the Swing Value (Swing Select)
15
Enable Click (Metronome) and Set Rhythm (Click Select)
16
Set Click (Metronome) Volume (Click Vol)
16
Adjust Velocity Response (Velocity)
17
Add/Remove Beats from Pattern End (Length)
18
Add/Remove Beats from Pattern Beginning ('Start)
18
Offset a Pattern or Drum Part
19
Step Mode Recording (Step Mode)
19
A Add a New Drum to a Step
22
B Erase a Drum Sound from a Step
22
C Change a Drum Sound's Volume in a Given Step
22
D Exit Step Mode
22
Name the Pattern (Name)
22
Chapter 3: Playing Back/Recording Patterns
23
Playback/Record Basics
23
A the Dual-Purpose Fill Button
23
B Perform/Compose Modes
23
C Set Pattern Tempo
24
D Select Individual Patterns
24
E Stop/Restart a Pattern
24
F Using the Start/Stop Footswitch
25
G Select New Patterns While in Perform (Playback) Mode
25
H Select Fill Patterns in Perform (Playback) Mode
26
I Record a Pattern
27
J Select New Patterns and Fills While in Compose (Record) Mode
27
K Using Fill to Create Repetitive Drum Hits
28
Erase Functions
29
A Erase Mistakes While Recording
29
B Erase an Entire Pattern
29
C Erase All Events Played by a Particular Drum Pad
29
Copy Functions
30
A Copy, Append, and Double Patterns
30
B Copy (Merge) One Drum Pad's Part to Another Drum Pad (Soundstacking™)
30
C Copy a Single Drum Pad's Part to a Drum Pad in a Different Pattern
31
D Copy a Pattern to Another SR-16 Via MIDI
31
E Copy a Single Drum Pad's Part to a Drum Pad in Another SR-16 Via MIDI
32
F Copy a Drum Set to Another SR-16 Via MIDI
32
Chapter 4: Creating Drum Sets
33
Select Drum Set (Drumset Select)
33
Page 2: Assign Sounds to Pads
34
Set Pad Volume (Volume)
34
Set Pad Stereo Position (Panning)
35
Set Pad Tuning (Tuning)
36
Set Triggering Mode (Asn Mode)
36
Choose Output Jacks (Output)
37
Save Drum Set (Save Set)
38
Manual Drum Set Override (Set Mode)
39
Chapter 5: Song Mode
40
Song Mode Basics
40
A Select Songs and Enter/Exit Song Mode
40
B Set Song Tempo
40
C Continue, Re-Start, or Jump to Next Song Step
41
D "Loop" a Pattern Indefinitely
41
E Start from the Middle of a Song
41
F Name a Song (NAME)
41
G Change Song Tempo as the SR-16 Plays
42
Real Time Song Creation
42
A Real Time Song Editing
42
Manual Song Creation
43
A Enter a Pattern
43
B Add a Fill
43
C Remove a Fill
43
D Insert a New Step between Two Existing Song Steps
43
E Delete a Step
44
F Replace a Step
44
G Erase an Entire Song
44
H Copy a Song to Itself (Double Song Length)
44
I Copy a Song to Another Song (or to the End of Another Song if that Song Is Not Empty)
44
J Copy a Song to Another SR-16 Via MIDI
45
Chapter 6: MIDI Setup
46
Select MIDI Channel (MIDI Ch)
46
Receive MIDI Drum Notes (Drum In)
47
Transmit MIDI Drum Notes (Drum Out)
47
Assign MIDI Note Numbers to Drum Pads (Note)
48
Accept External Clock Data (Clock In)
49
Send Clock Data to Other Devices (Clockout)
49
Merge MIDI in with MIDI out (Midithru)
50
Select Drum Sets Via MIDI Program Changes (Prg Chng)
51
Map Drum Notes (Note Map)
51
Chapter 7: Backup
53
Backup Basics
53
Tape Interface Hookup
54
Send Data as MIDI to a MIDI Sys Ex Storage Device (Send out MIDI?)
54
Receive Data Directly from Another MIDI Device
55
Save All Memory Contents to Tape (Store to Tape?)
56
Verify Data Recorded on Tape (Verify Tape?)
56
Load Data from Tape (Load in Tape?)
57
Load One Pattern from Tape (Load in Patt)
58
Load One Song from Tape (Load in Song)
58
Check Available Memory (Free Mem)
59
Clear Memory/Re-Initialize Parameters
60
Check Software Version
60
Chapter 8: Applications
61
MIDI Sync Applications
61
A SR-16 as MIDI Timing Master
61
B SR-16 as MIDI Timing Slave
61
C Synching to Synthesizer Sequencers
62
Strategies for Assembling Patterns and Songs
63
A Create Fills Quickly with the Copy Function
63
B Assemble Short Patterns into Longer Patterns with the Copy Function
63
C Save Memory through Song Steps
63
D Odd Time Signatures
63
Sound Stacking
64
A Basics
64
B Sound Stacking Via MIDI
64
C Sound Stacking When Using the SR-16 as a Drum Machine
64
D Editing Stacked Combinations
64
Understanding Rhythmic Notation
65
Chapter 9: MIDI Supplement
66
MIDI Basics
66
A MIDI Hardware
66
B about Sequencing
67
MIDI Channel Messages
67
A Voice Messages
67
B Mode Messages
68
System Common Messages
68
Books on MIDI
68
Videos on MIDI
69
Troubleshooting Chart
70
Alesis SR-16 Quick Start Owner's Manual (52 pages)
23 Bit Stereo Drum Machine. Dynamic Articulation. Stereo Samples. Preset Patterns
Brand:
Alesis
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 1.74 MB
Table of Contents
Playing Patterns
4
Footswitch Control
8
Set Tempo
8
Creating Drum Sets
10
Kurzbedienungsanleitung (Deutsch)
23
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Alesis SR-16 Getting Started (13 pages)
16 BIT Stereo Drum Machine
Brand:
Alesis
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 0.47 MB
Table of Contents
Buttons and Windows
3
Three Mode Buttons
3
Hooking up
4
Preset Patterns
5
Playing Sequences of Patterns
6
Fill Patterns
7
Create and Erase a Song
8
Footswitch Control
9
Record a Pattern
10
Create a Drum Set
11
Use the SR-16 as and Expander Module
12
Alesis SR-16 Supplementary Manual (4 pages)
Alesis SR-16 Drums Sound & Tempo Chart
Brand:
Alesis
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 0.01 MB
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