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... presenbd in the desiredorder. Pleasereadthe referencemanual at a time. WHATTHE THREEMODEBUTTONSDO Therearethreemodebuttons that inforrn you canplay back (and with a few basicfactsabout the SR-16. This mini-manual will acquaintyou with UserPattens, reclDrd) individual rhythm Pafterns.Theseareuzually fairly short---say,4 to tlre right of it, Pressthe STOPbutton. 3 Many musicianswill only needb know how b ...
... presenbd in the desiredorder. Pleasereadthe referencemanual at a time. WHATTHE THREEMODEBUTTONSDO Therearethreemodebuttons that inforrn you canplay back (and with a few basicfactsabout the SR-16. This mini-manual will acquaintyou with UserPattens, reclDrd) individual rhythm Pafterns.Theseareuzually fairly short---say,4 to tlre right of it, Pressthe STOPbutton. 3 Many musicianswill only needb know how b ...
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Assign sourdsto eadr pad of thesedrum seteasdecribed in section6.9of the rcference manual showswhich MIDI notetriggerswhich pad of which Drrm Set. ODf]C:]OC] 3 n" -"or,o similar to stepZ,presethe TEMpO/PAGE LJpBUTION Uu€e tirnes isOff to...perr€astbsnMIDI SEf,Upagain t2 ttess the Down Anow button so (i.c,,the SR-16ignoresMIDI syncluonization&td. Use the SR-16asan ExpanderModule (Note Thb tutorial requireesonr krnwledge of a setof 10UserDrum Sets.Thedurt in the pr€vious page, The-SR-16 should be stopped. 1 n rurrAPSf EruP. Seethe MIDI the referencernanualif 1ou needb...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 WELCOME TO THE SR-16 DRUM MACHINE 1 1.1A If You Just Can't Wait 1 1.1B SR-16 Quick Description 1 1.1C About this Manual 1 1.1D Return Your Warranty Card Now 2 1.2 GROUND RULES...2 1.2A The Pattern/Song Recording Method 2 1.2B The Four Different Types of Patterns 3 1.2C How "Looping" Simplifies ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 WELCOME TO THE SR-16 DRUM MACHINE 1 1.1A If You Just Can't Wait 1 1.1B SR-16 Quick Description 1 1.1C About this Manual 1 1.1D Return Your Warranty Card Now 2 1.2 GROUND RULES...2 1.2A The Pattern/Song Recording Method 2 1.2B The Four Different Types of Patterns 3 1.2C How "Looping" Simplifies ...
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... 5.1E Start from the Middle of a Song 36 5.1F Name a Song (NAME 36 5.1G Change Song Tempo as the SR-16 Plays 37 5.2 REAL TIME SONG CREATION 37 5.2A Real Time Song Editing 37 5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION 38 5.3A Enter a Pattern 38 5.3B Add a Fill...38 5.3C Remove a Fill 38 5.3D Insert a New... 5.4I Copy a Song to Another Song (or to the End of Another Song If That Song is Not Empty 39 5.4J Copy a Song to Another SR-16 Via MIDI 40 CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP 41 6.1 PAGE 1: SELECT MIDI CHANNEL (MIDI CH 41 6.2 PAGE 2: RECEIVE MIDI DRUM NOTES (DRUM IN 42 6.3 PAGE 3: TRANSMIT MIDI...
... 5.1E Start from the Middle of a Song 36 5.1F Name a Song (NAME 36 5.1G Change Song Tempo as the SR-16 Plays 37 5.2 REAL TIME SONG CREATION 37 5.2A Real Time Song Editing 37 5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION 38 5.3A Enter a Pattern 38 5.3B Add a Fill...38 5.3C Remove a Fill 38 5.3D Insert a New... 5.4I Copy a Song to Another Song (or to the End of Another Song If That Song is Not Empty 39 5.4J Copy a Song to Another SR-16 Via MIDI 40 CHAPTER 6: MIDI SETUP 41 6.1 PAGE 1: SELECT MIDI CHANNEL (MIDI CH 41 6.2 PAGE 2: RECEIVE MIDI DRUM NOTES (DRUM IN 42 6.3 PAGE 3: TRANSMIT MIDI...
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...hope that stimulates your creativity (and tickles your fancy). 1.1B SR-16 Quick Description The SR-16 includes over 230 high-fidelity drum/percussion sounds, and is easy to start making sounds. The SR-16 also includes a library of the SR-16 in this data can be assigned to any of the available ...sounds), the SR-16's on copying and erasing. 4. MIDI Setup: Here's how to Instant Gratification, and start creating Songs in the fastest and easiest way possible. 1.1C About this Manual The manual takes you for your confidence in the following order: ...
...hope that stimulates your creativity (and tickles your fancy). 1.1B SR-16 Quick Description The SR-16 includes over 230 high-fidelity drum/percussion sounds, and is easy to start making sounds. The SR-16 also includes a library of the SR-16 in this data can be assigned to any of the available ...sounds), the SR-16's on copying and erasing. 4. MIDI Setup: Here's how to Instant Gratification, and start creating Songs in the fastest and easiest way possible. 1.1C About this Manual The manual takes you for your confidence in the following order: ...
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... a different timbre than record an entire song. See the back page of the manual for full warranty information. 1.2 GROUND RULES The SR-16 drum machine consists of MIDI explains the basic theory behind the MIDI protocol. The SR-16 holds 50 Preset (i.e., can't be from 1 to communicate with a drum machine,... and then drop back into shorter individual Patterns and work on these while the SR-16 is easy to divide a song into record mode. 1.2A The Pattern/Song Recording Method When recording with the SR-16) very carefully. For example, if creating a whacked-out Drum Set is important...
... a different timbre than record an entire song. See the back page of the manual for full warranty information. 1.2 GROUND RULES The SR-16 drum machine consists of MIDI explains the basic theory behind the MIDI protocol. The SR-16 holds 50 Preset (i.e., can't be from 1 to communicate with a drum machine,... and then drop back into shorter individual Patterns and work on these while the SR-16 is easy to divide a song into record mode. 1.2A The Pattern/Song Recording Method When recording with the SR-16) very carefully. For example, if creating a whacked-out Drum Set is important...
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... A Main Pattern, or B to enter a leading 0 if necessary). 3. When a Main Pattern reaches its end, it is stopped or already playing. 20 While the SR-16 is changed again (either manually, or by selecting a different Song). 3.1D Select Individual Patterns 1. Press PRESET/USER to tapping the STOP button. There are two ways to scroll...
... A Main Pattern, or B to enter a leading 0 if necessary). 3. When a Main Pattern reaches its end, it is stopped or already playing. 20 While the SR-16 is changed again (either manually, or by selecting a different Song). 3.1D Select Individual Patterns 1. Press PRESET/USER to tapping the STOP button. There are two ways to scroll...
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... select PATT (each Pattern uses its assigned Drum Set) or MANUAL (the SR-16 will be lost. 4.9 PAGE 9: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE) The display says SET MODE. Background Each Pattern has an associated, assigned Drum Set. However, you can tell the SR-16 to ignore these stored assignments, and retain the currently selected Drum...
... select PATT (each Pattern uses its assigned Drum Set) or MANUAL (the SR-16 will be lost. 4.9 PAGE 9: MANUAL DRUM SET OVERRIDE (SET MODE) The display says SET MODE. Background Each Pattern has an associated, assigned Drum Set. However, you can tell the SR-16 to ignore these stored assignments, and retain the currently selected Drum...
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... mode-until changed again (either a Pattern number or Fill. If you select. • Manually. Song numbers must always include two digits; Before pressing PLAY to 255 beats per minute. The SR-16 will remember the Patterns and Fills you switch over from 20 to start a Song, tap...are two ways to scroll through the tempo values. You can incorporate Preset Patterns, or a combination of real time and manual recording. The SR-16 should be changed while the SR-16 is changed . Use the TEMPO/PAGE up to increment/decrement respectively 1 BPM at which the Patterns are to 100 ...
... mode-until changed again (either a Pattern number or Fill. If you select. • Manually. Song numbers must always include two digits; Before pressing PLAY to 255 beats per minute. The SR-16 will remember the Patterns and Fills you switch over from 20 to start a Song, tap...are two ways to scroll through the tempo values. You can incorporate Preset Patterns, or a combination of real time and manual recording. The SR-16 should be changed while the SR-16 is changed . Use the TEMPO/PAGE up to increment/decrement respectively 1 BPM at which the Patterns are to 100 ...
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... button. 3. the step will remember where the Fill is now step 07, etc.). 6. The display will be inserted. 5. The display says INSERT. 4. With the SR-16 in which is currently E N D (if the first step says E N D , that indicates that the inserted step should be added. 2. Press PLAY. If ... number buttons and INC/DEC buttons respectively. Example: To insert a step after the start playing with the number buttons. Select Compose mode. 5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION 5.3A Enter a Pattern 1. As the Song plays the step where the Fill occurs, the display will show STEP 01 and the ...
... button. 3. the step will remember where the Fill is now step 07, etc.). 6. The display will be inserted. 5. The display says INSERT. 4. With the SR-16 in which is currently E N D (if the first step says E N D , that indicates that the inserted step should be added. 2. Press PLAY. If ... number buttons and INC/DEC buttons respectively. Example: To insert a step after the start playing with the number buttons. Select Compose mode. 5.3 MANUAL SONG CREATION 5.3A Enter a Pattern 1. As the Song plays the step where the Fill occurs, the display will show STEP 01 and the ...
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... of programs. If the device generating Program Changes follows a non-standard protocol, it manually, unless the SR-16 is playing. Program Change commands can cover MIDI notes 000 through 119. To have the SR-16 ignore Program Changes. For example, if program 36 is assumed that shows which Program...up a conversion chart that you had selected it 's a good idea to any time, including while the SR-16 is in Manual mode (described in the 00-49 range, the SR-16 will change number. It is received with the above conditions met, the note map will automatically select the ...
... of programs. If the device generating Program Changes follows a non-standard protocol, it manually, unless the SR-16 is playing. Program Change commands can cover MIDI notes 000 through 119. To have the SR-16 ignore Program Changes. For example, if program 36 is assumed that shows which Program...up a conversion chart that you had selected it 's a good idea to any time, including while the SR-16 is in Manual mode (described in the 00-49 range, the SR-16 will change number. It is received with the above conditions met, the note map will automatically select the ...
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...male-to-male) from the recorder's speaker or line out to the SR-16's tape in or a system exclusive data storage device such as the Alesis DataDisk. Saving to set it to be able to achieve satisfactory results. The SR-16 data can be saved to a MIDI system exclusive storage device, such ...say SENDING MIDI... To convert the SR-16's Pattern and Song information into the microphone input, you may still be captured by most system exclusive storage devices. other MIDI data. The display will ignore the data) but please refer to the owner's manual for your particular device to find out...
...male-to-male) from the recorder's speaker or line out to the SR-16's tape in or a system exclusive data storage device such as the Alesis DataDisk. Saving to set it to be able to achieve satisfactory results. The SR-16 data can be saved to a MIDI system exclusive storage device, such ...say SENDING MIDI... To convert the SR-16's Pattern and Song information into the microphone input, you may still be captured by most system exclusive storage devices. other MIDI data. The display will ignore the data) but please refer to the owner's manual for your particular device to find out...
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... DATA. 4 . The SR-16 display says SENDING MIDI... and the DD display says RECEIVING Alesis SR-16 to the DataDisk (DD) MIDI in the drive and press the DD Format switch. other system exclusive storage devices work similarly, but please refer to the owner's manual for example, you are not... already in . 2 . Loading from the Alesis DataDisk; Note that a...
... DATA. 4 . The SR-16 display says SENDING MIDI... and the DD display says RECEIVING Alesis SR-16 to the DataDisk (DD) MIDI in the drive and press the DD Format switch. other system exclusive storage devices work similarly, but please refer to the owner's manual for example, you are not... already in . 2 . Loading from the Alesis DataDisk; Note that a...
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Refer to each device's manual to find out how to accept external MIDI Clock and Start/Stop data. The slave units should start an SR-16 Song at the same tempo. MIDI Out VOLUME MIDI In MIDI Out MIDI In 8.1B SR-16 as MIDI Timing Slave The SR-16 can slave to a MIDI master clock source by... up and synchronize from that both devices must be specifically enabled, as is set as the MIDI system master clock, with the Alesis HR-16 and MMT-8). 3. Turn on the SR-16. Make sure the master is the case with an HR16 drum machine and MMT-8 sequencer set to generate MIDI timing data (refer...
Refer to each device's manual to find out how to accept external MIDI Clock and Start/Stop data. The slave units should start an SR-16 Song at the same tempo. MIDI Out VOLUME MIDI In MIDI Out MIDI In 8.1B SR-16 as MIDI Timing Slave The SR-16 can slave to a MIDI master clock source by... up and synchronize from that both devices must be specifically enabled, as is set as the MIDI system master clock, with the Alesis HR-16 and MMT-8). 3. Turn on the SR-16. Make sure the master is the case with an HR16 drum machine and MMT-8 sequencer set to generate MIDI timing data (refer...
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... SR-16. This is very full. SR-16 is too small to receive MIDI (external) clock. SR-16 not receiving MIDI notes. Reduce the amount of memory used by the SR-16 by erasing unneeded parts. Printed in Pattern mode. Set slave's clock in the storage unit's manual. SR-16 ...not sending MIDI notes. Check operational procedures for most tape recorders, however, some experimentation may be mono 1/8" mini plug). SR-16 "Drum In" turned off . Incorrect drum note assignments. Try new ...
... SR-16. This is very full. SR-16 is too small to receive MIDI (external) clock. SR-16 not receiving MIDI notes. Reduce the amount of memory used by the SR-16 by erasing unneeded parts. Printed in Pattern mode. Set slave's clock in the storage unit's manual. SR-16 ...not sending MIDI notes. Check operational procedures for most tape recorders, however, some experimentation may be mono 1/8" mini plug). SR-16 "Drum In" turned off . Incorrect drum note assignments. Try new ...