Alesis SR-16 User Manual

Getting Started with theA preliminary guide toplaying and creating:rPattemsoSongsoDrum Kits0pen this lint to start playing immediately...riI,l

Record a PatternThe SR-16 offers very flo<ible and musical recordingopions. This iustgives a taste ofwhafs available* sur€ to checl out the refere

Create a Drum SetThis is an oomple of a frnrtbn with multiple pages. Ihe SR-15 has 50 Pr6ct ard 50 editable User Dnm SetsQroupaofsomds)whictrcanbeassi

Use the SR-16 as an Expander Module(Note Thb tutorial requiree sonr krnwledge of MIDI. See the MIDI supplernent inthe reference rnanual if 1ou need b

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GETTING STARTED WITH TTIE SR.16The SR-15 can be used on many levels, from simply playing preset Pattems to cr€atint your owncomplex polyrhythms in od

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Check Out Some PatternsThe SR-16 has a library of preset pa.ttems for all kinds of mwia-rock, blues,reggae, fusiory R&8, rap, country, even polka.

Playing Sequences of PatternsEach Pattern number, Preset and ueer, indudes A and B "subpatterns." The preset A and Bvaniations complement ea

Fun With FillsEach A and B variation also includes associad Ftll Patterns, which can play expressivetransitions between the A and B variations. You ca

Create and Erase a SongThe SR-16 can remernber the order ln which you selecEd Patterns, whldr variations wereselec{ed, ard when you selected fills. R

Footswitch ControlNow that we have the basics down, let's invesdgate some live pedorrnance options usingfootswiEh conbol. firis is particularly