Alesis Performance Pad Reference Manual - Page 41

Utility

Get Alesis Performance Pad PDF manuals and user guides View all Alesis Performance Pad manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 41 highlights

CHAPTER 7: UTILITY 7.1 ABOUT UTILITY The Utility Menu allows you to save the Performance Pad Pattern, Song, and Drum Kit data to MIDI system exclusive storage devices and check how much memory is left on the Performance Pad. General instructions are: 1. Press the UTILITY button. 2. Use the Page (up and down) buttons to select different "pages" of functions; the display's lower right window shows the page number. These pages are described below. 3. Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as described for each page. 4. After performing the desired utility operation, press UTILITY again to exit, or choose another page. 7.2 PAGE 1: SEND DATA AS MIDI TO A MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SEND OUT MIDI?) The display shows SEND OUT MIDI? To convert the Performance Pad's Pattern and Song information into MIDI system exclusive data and send this data through the MIDI out, press the PLAY button. The display will say SENDING MIDI... to confirm that data is being sent. Typically, the MIDI out would connect to another device's MIDI in or a system exclusive data storage device. The Performance Pad data can take up to 35K, allowing it to be captured by most system exclusive storage devices. After the transfer is complete, the Performance Pad display reverts to either Song or Pattern mode (whichever had been selected prior to saving). Note that the iED04 does not have a MIDI IN port, but the data can be read by an Alesis SR16 drum machine. 7.3 PAGE 2: CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (FREE MEM) When you select Page 2, the display will show the approximate amount of free memory available (expressed as a percentage of the total amount). Background It is important to check memory from time to time because the Performance Pad always requires some free memory for proper operation. If the available memory falls below 15% or so, immediately save the Performance Pad's data as previously described in this chapter. Some operations may not be possible even if a small amount of memory is left. This is because the Performance Pad duplicates a Pattern before it is modified (length change, offset change, etc.). If you try to alter a Pattern that takes up more memory than is available, the display will tell you that there is no more memory left. Immediately save the Performance Pad's data, and determine whether you can erase any unwanted Patterns or Songs to free up some memory. 37

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
37
CHAPTER 7: UTILITY
7.1
ABOUT UTILITY
The Utility Menu allows you to save the Performance Pad Pattern, Song, and Drum Kit
data to MIDI system exclusive storage devices and check how much memory is left on
the Performance Pad. General instructions are:
1.
Press the UTILITY button.
2.
Use the Page (up and down) buttons to select different "pages" of functions; the
display's lower right window shows the page number. These pages are described
below.
3.
Adjust values on pages, if necessary, as described for each page.
4.
After performing the desired utility operation, press UTILITY again to exit, or choose
another page.
7.2
PAGE 1: SEND DATA AS MIDI TO A MIDI SYS EX STORAGE DEVICE (SEND
OUT MIDI?)
The display shows
SEND OUT MIDI?
To convert the Performance Pad's Pattern and
Song information into MIDI system exclusive data and send this data through the MIDI
out, press the PLAY button. The display will say
SENDING MIDI…
to confirm that data
is being sent. Typically, the MIDI out would connect to another device’s MIDI in or a
system exclusive data storage device. The Performance Pad data can take up to 35K,
allowing it to be captured by most system exclusive storage devices.
After the transfer is complete, the Performance Pad display reverts to either Song or
Pattern mode (whichever had been selected prior to saving).
Note that the iED04 does not have a MIDI IN port, but the data can be read by an
Alesis SR16 drum machine.
7.3
PAGE 2: CHECK AVAILABLE MEMORY (FREE MEM)
When you select Page 2, the display
will show the approximate amount of
free memory available (expressed as
a percentage of the total amount).
Background
It is important to check
memory from time to time because
the Performance Pad always requires
some
free
memory
for
proper
operation. If the available memory
falls below 15% or so, immediately
save the Performance Pad's data as
previously described in this chapter.
Some operations may not be possible even if a small amount of memory is left. This is
because the Performance Pad duplicates a Pattern before it is modified (length
change, offset change, etc.). If you try to alter a Pattern that takes up more memory
than is available, the display will tell you that there is no more memory left.
Immediately save the Performance Pad's data, and determine whether you can erase
any unwanted Patterns or Songs to free up some memory.