Alesis SR-16 User Manual - Page 7

Fun With Fills EachA and B variation alsoincludesassociad Ftll Patterns,which canplay expressive transitionsbetweenthe A and B variations. You canpush a button to havea Fill takeover from its associatedrnain Patternand hansition to the alternatePattern. 2 ftu*t "rd t"t""se the FILL button while the main A Pattem is (preferablysomewherearound beat 4 or so). You'll heara tasty drum fitl that teadsright into the associatedB pattern (asconfirmed by the display). 3 Prouth.FILLbt tott again. Adiffetent fill will transition from the B pattem back into the A pattern. You canselecta fill at any time the rnain pattem is play'ng. 1 O"git byrutoting* APattem then prcadngPl.Alas describedpreviously. Theupper right window shows the selectedPaftern number and should confirm that the A variation is selected. The display's upper left line counts each beatof the selected Pattem as it plays. 'J.-,l-rOO...# d'6doorl T]OODC]D 4 Fills do not always have to be tansitional Pattems. Supposean A Patternis plaflng. If you pressthe FILL buttoq a fill will start-but this time, keepthe FILL button held down until after the fill hasfinished plaflng. - This cancelsthe transition to the alternate pattern (in this example,the A patFrn would continue playing). 7