Alesis Strike Drum Module Strike Editor Software V1.1 - User Guide - Page 6

Creating & Editing Kits, instruments assigned to its layers will appear in the panel

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Creating & Editing Kits The Kit Editor lets you create, edit, and save kits to use on your Strike module. To show the Kit Editor, click the Mode menu at the top of the window, and select Kit Editor. You can create a kit by starting with an empty kit or by selecting an existing kit and changing its instruments and/or settings. To select a kit, click the kit menu (with the ≡ icon) above the image of the kit. Use the panel that appears to find and load a kit. Preset kits are "factory content" on your Strike module; they can't be overwritten, but you can edit them and save them as user kits. User kits are editable and stored on your SD card. To expand or collapse each list, click the > or ∨. To load a kit, double-click it, or click it and then click Select. To show kits that contain specific text in their names, click the blue field above the list of kits and enter a search term. Delete the search term to show all kits. To return to the previous view, click Close. Each zone of your Strike Kit has two layers (A and B), each of which can be assigned an instrument (a sample or a collection of samples). To select a zone, click it on the image of the kit. Any instruments assigned to its layers will appear in the panel in the lower half of the window. To browse your instruments, use the instrument browser in the upper-left corner. To expand or collapse each list, click the > or ∨. To load an instrument to a zone, click, drag, and release it over the desired zone in the image of the kit. To load an instrument to the currently selected zone, click, drag, and release it over the Layer A field or Layer B field in the panel in the lower half of the window. To show instruments that contain specific text in their names, click the blue field above the list of instruments and enter a search term. Delete the search term to show all instruments. You can view the file size of the currently loaded kit and of each instrument in the kit. To view the file sizes of the kit and its instruments, click Kit Size. Click outside this window to close it. 6

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Creating & Editing Kits
The
Kit Editor
lets you create, edit, and save kits to use on your Strike module.
To show the Kit Editor
, click the
Mode
menu at the top of the window, and select
Kit Editor
.
You can create a kit by starting with an empty kit or by
selecting an existing kit and changing its instruments
and/or settings.
To select a kit
, click the
kit menu
(with the
icon
) above
the image of the kit. Use the panel that appears to find and
load a kit.
Preset
kits are “factory content” on your Strike
module; they can’t be overwritten, but you can edit them
and save them as user kits. User kits are editable and
stored on your SD card.
To expand or collapse each list
, click the
>
or
.
To load a kit
, double-click it, or click it and then click
Select
.
To show kits that contain specific text in their names
,
click the
blue field
above the list of kits and enter a
search term. Delete the search term to show all kits.
To return to the previous view
, click
Close
.
Each zone of your Strike Kit has two layers (
A
and
B
), each
of which can be assigned an instrument (a sample or a
collection of samples).
To select a zone
, click it on the image of the kit. Any
instruments assigned to its layers will appear in the panel
in the lower half of the window.
To browse your instruments
, use the
instrument
browser
in the upper-left corner.
To expand or collapse each list
, click the
>
or
.
To load an instrument to a zone
, click, drag, and
release it over the desired zone in the image of the kit.
To load an instrument to the currently selected zone
,
click, drag, and release it over the
Layer A
field or
Layer
B
field in the panel in the lower half of the window.
To show instruments that contain specific text in
their names
, click the
blue field
above the list of
instruments and enter a search term. Delete the search
term to show all instruments.
You can view the file size of the currently loaded kit and of
each instrument in the kit.
To view the file sizes of the kit and its instruments
, click
Kit Size
. Click outside this window to close it.