Alesis SR-16 User Manual - Page 9

Footswitch Control, SetTempo, Start a Song or Pattern, Initiate a Fill When Playing Patterns, Cancel

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Footswitch Control Now that we havethe basicsdown, let'sinvesdgatesomelive pedorrnanceoptions using footswiEh conbol. firis is particularly useful if you're plalng along with Pattemsand Songson tlre padsand can't useyour handsto punchbutbns. As slrown under H@klt W!, therc aretwo iack for footswitdres(Start/StoPand Count/A/B/Fill). Always plug thesefootswitdes in beprcturning on Power. Either normally openor norrnally cloeedtypes(the two rrost cornrnonfootswitdr typec)canbe used;the SR-16 determineswhidr kind is in useduring Pow€r-uP. Here'show to usethe footswitch6. SetTempo The SR-16must be sbpped. Beforeplaying a Songor Pattern,tap the Count/A/B/Fill ittck footswitch severaltimes at the desiredtempo. TheSR-16will averagethe time betweentapsand derive a tempo,the display will updatethe tempo with eachtap. TaPPingthe STOPbutton actomplishesthe samercsult astapping the Count/A/B/Fill footswitch. Start a Songor Pattern When the SR-16is stopped,pressingthe Start/StoPfootswitch is equivalent to pressingPLAY. when the sR-16is running pressingthe start/stop footswiEh is equivalentto pressingsToP. Initiate a Fill When Playing Patterns In Perform mode, the C-ount/A/B/Fi[ foobwitch duplicaes the FILL butbn function when playing Patterns. Cancela Transition From A to B, or B to A' Patterns Wlren you initiate a Fill, an A Pattem will transition to a B pattern (or vicevelsa) when the Fill hasfinistredplaying. However, you cancancelthis transition if desired. We ve already explainedhow to do this with the front panelFILL butbn. However,you canalsousethe Count/A/B/Filt footswitch. If you pressthe footswitch beforethe fill hasfinished plalng and hold it down until after the fill hasplayed (i.e,pastthe downbeatof the next PatErn), the SR-16 \,yill r€tum to the original MainA or B Pattem. Extend a Song Step When Playing Back a Song In SongPerform mode (i.e,during songplaybac$, pressingand holding the Count/A,/B/Fill footswikh until pastthe end of a Sont Stepwitl causethat sbP to r€Peat. This is great if the soloistwants b take a ftw rnorebars. I

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Footswitch Control
Now that we have the basics
down, let's invesdgate
somelive pedorrnance
options using
footswiEh conbol. firis is particularly useful if you're plalng
along with Pattemsand Songs
on
tlre pads and can't useyour hands to punch butbns.
As slrown under H@klt
W!,
therc are two
iack
for footswitdres
(Start/StoP and
Count/A/B/Fill).
Always plug these
footswitdes in beprcturning on
Power.
Either normally
open or norrnally cloeedtypes
(the
two rrost cornrnon
footswitdr typec)canbe used; the SR-16
determineswhidr kind is in useduring
Pow€r-uP.
Here'show to usethe footswitch6.
SetTempo
The SR-16
must be sbpped. Before
playing a Song
or Pattern,
tap the Count/A/B/Fill
ittck
footswitch severaltimes at the desired tempo. The SR-16
will average
the time betweentaps and
derive a tempo, the display will update the tempo with eachtap. TaPPingthe STOP
button
actomplishesthe same
rcsult as tapping the Count/A/B/Fill
footswitch.
Start a Song or Pattern
When the SR-16
is stopped,pressingthe Start/StoP footswitch is equivalent to pressingPLAY.
when the sR-16is running pressingthe start/stop footswiEh is equivalent to pressingsToP.
Initiate a Fill When Playing Patterns
In Perform mode, the C-ount/A/B/Fi[
foobwitch duplicaes the FILL butbn function when
playing Patterns.
Cancel a Transition From A to B, or B to A' Patterns
Wlren you initiate a Fill, an A Pattem will transition to a B pattern
(or
vicevelsa) when the Fill
has finistred playing. However, you cancancel
this transition if desired. We ve already
explainedhow to do this with the front panel FILL butbn.
However, you can also use the
Count/A/B/Filt
footswitch. If you pressthe footswitch before the fill has finished plalng
and
hold it down until after the fill has played
(i.e,
past the downbeat of the next PatErn), the SR-16
\,yill r€tum to the original MainA or B Pattem.
Extend a Song Step When Playing Back a Song
In SongPerform mode (i.e,
during song playbac$, pressingand holding the Count/A,/B/Fill
footswikh until past the end of a Sont Stepwitl cause
that sbP to r€Peat. This is great if the
soloist wants b take a ftw rnorebars.
I