Getting with Started the guide to Apreliminary playingcreating: and rPattems oSongs oDrum Kits ri I playing immediately... this 0pen linttostart ,l 16B'TSIENEO DNUTfr'ACH'}IE guide A preliminary @1990 Alesis Corporation GETTING STARTED WITH TTIE SR.16 can The SR-15 be used on many levels,from simply playing presetPattemsto cratint your own complex polyrhythms in odd time signatureg' As a restrlt, thele are two rumuals. s This mini-manual will acquaintyou with a few of the SR-16 most important functions. Many as musicianswill only need b know as much about the SR-16 is presenbd in this-manual. Tte couNe that explainsevery aspectof the sR-16. RefermceManualis a completeself-teaching manual at sornepoint to urderstand iust how much power thele is ln Pleaseread the reference this deceptively simplelooking liftle box. First, here are a few basicfactsabout the SR-16. BUTTONS AND WINDOWS or The UplDown arrow butbns (to tlre right of the 0 and 5 number buttons) incnease decase valuesrrspectively. Pressonly one button at a time. "windows" that inforrn you of the SR-16 status. If the instructions s The display has several mmtion that a particular word should or should not show up in a particular window, checkthe proceeding. window to seewhich is the casebefor,e WHAT THE THREEMODE BUTTONSDO Thereare three mode buttons that selectbasicoperational modes. Thesebuttons toggle between the two options (pressfor one option, pressagain for the other option)' betweentwo banks of drum setsand rhythm Patterru, herct ald PRESET/USER:This selects s User. Presetdrum setsand rhythm Patternsare pernunently etchedinto the SR-16 little sllicon brain and cannot be altered. User drum setsand rhythm Patternscan be programrrcd, erasd, and otherwise edited by the user. PATTERN/SONG: ln Pattem Mode, you can play back (and with User Pattens, reclDrd) individual rhythm Pafterns. Theseare uzually fairly short---say,4 to 16beab-and form the basicelemmts of a Song. In Songmode you createa'Plaflist" of Patterns,which plays various Patbrns in the desiredorder. PERFORM/COMIsE: In the caseof either Pattem or Songmode, Perform mode is designed for playback,and Composefor recordlng. DONT PANICT lf you're stuck in a situation and you don't know how b 8et out of it, Pressthe STOPbutton. 3 I Hook It Up! As you hook up the SR-16the rrclurneconurolon should be dl the )lour power amp ard the SR-16 waydown,ard ponm toboth unitsshould beoff. 3 nugthe ACadapercord inb the 9VAClrckand the adapEr itseu into a convenientwall socket. 2lflouhaveacoupleof footawitclres,plug tlreminb the Start/Stop ard Count/A/B/Ftll Fcks. 1 Phgr/4"rmno cords from the rnainoutputs to a ste!oamp. For rnono amPs,use either rnain outpul 4 n"ott* on/off switdr -. so that the switch latches in t}te"in" position. \ QOOC]O@ oooc]oe 5 Tapthepads to heardrum soundsas you... (to step 6) oo- OOO ...adiust thevolunr cpntrolfua comfortable lishdng level. flfloctotl tlrtflDctfl 4 Check Out Some Patterns for The SR-16 a library of presetpa.ttems all kinds of mwia-rock, blues, has reggae,fusiory R&8, rap, country, even polka. Many musicianswill find the groovesthey needhere and will not have to worry about programming their own programs until they becomemore familiar with the SR-16' Song 1 f tn" airpt"ys upperright windowshows Pressthe PATTERN/SOiIG button onceto selectPattern mode. (Prssingthis button "toggle 'between Songand Pattem rnodes.) 2 If tn" airpt"y's upper right window shows button pressthe PRESET/USER USER, to selectPrset Pattems. Ttresarc selecd if the display's upper right window doesnot stow USERand thedisplay's upper le{t shows a pattem narne(Rock 1, Blu6, etc.). 3 fo.u" tt " UPIDOIVNI arrowbuttons bselectaPatterrL You can also enter a pattern number(@49) with the Numberbuttons. Singledigit Patterns require a 'leading zero" (e.9.,07,A,03, etc.l OOOOOE c=-ooo t:]O-O 4 PressPLAY to start a pattern, STOPto stop it. Whma Pattem reaches ibmd,itwill loopback to thebeginningand you play again uzless stop it or chooseanother pattem (describedlater). 5 Speeaup ttre bmpo by pressingthe TEMITO/UParow button (pressonceto speedup by one BPM, press and hold to s@ up rapidly). Use the TEMI''O/DOWN anow button in the samrnannerto slow down the tempo. Playing Sequencesof Patterns EachPatternnumber, Presetand ueer, indudes A and B "subpatterns." The preset A and B vaniationscomplementeachother. For example,in a Rock pattern, A crouldplay the verse,and B the chorus. ln fact, you may constmct many songsjust by switching back and fbrth betweenthe A and B variations. You're not limited b using A and B variations of a partioilar pattern number; you can also call up other Pattem numbers,and lfteir A and B variations, which will play as soonas the cunnt Patternhas played through. 1 augi" by *t*ting a Pattern and pressing PLAI as decribed on the previous page, The upper right window shows the selectedPattern number and whether the A or B variation is selected.The display's upper left line normally counb eachbeat of the selectedPattem as it plays" 3 Experiment with switching betweenthe A and B variations. Listmto how the patterns sourd, and observehow the display keepsyou inforned of what's happening. 2 If an A Patternis playing, press the B buttron(or pressA if a B Patternis playing). The alternatePattem will begin playingas soonas the cunentlyselectedPattem reachesits md. Until thathappens, the display will show the narneof the Pattern you selecEd(a.g,NDCI PATTOIB). After an alternate Patern ticks irl the display's upper right window will show the PatErn number and whether it is the A or B variation. 4 You can c.ll uP a diffwnt Pattem numberif deired. hesstheLJP/DOWN A OOOO6.@ OOC]OOE arrow buttons to selecta Pattem or enter a Pattem number (&49)withthe numberbuttons. Singledigit Patterns require a "leading zero" (e.9.,01,02,03, etc.) E r"-l ol clftrto O 5 The new Patbrn will play the same variation (A or B) as what's already selected. To choose a different variation, pressA or B before the current PatFrn has finished playlng. 6 Fun With Fills EachA and B variation also includesassociad Ftll Patterns,which can play expressive transitions betweenthe A and B variations. You can push a button to have a Fill take over from its associated rnain Pattern and hansition to the alternatePattern. 3 Prouth.FILLbt tott again. Adiffetent fill will transition from the B pattem back into the A pattern. You can selecta fill at any time the rnain pattem is play'ng. 2 ftu*t "rd t"t""se the FILL button while the main A Pattem is (preferably somewherearound beat 4 or so). You'll hear a tasty drum fitl that teadsright into the associated B pattern (asconfirmed by the display). 1 O"git byrutoting* APattem then prcadngPl.Alas describedpreviously. Theupper right window shows the Paftern selected number and should confirm that the A variation is selected. The display's upper left line counts each beat of 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 Pattern is plaflng. If you pressthe FILL buttoq a fill will start-but this time, keep the FILL button held down until after the fill has finished plaflng. This cancelsthe transition to the alternate pattern (in this example,the A patFrn would continue playing). 7 Createand Erasea Song The SR-16can remernberthe order ln which you selecEdPatterns,whldr variations were selec{ed, ard when you selectedfills. Recordtngthts information in the SR-16 Songmode s cneaFsa cDmpleESong. @in with the SR-16stopped. 3 n"*tttn"PnRrcRM/ 1 Sd."t Sotg trrod". 2 ff* ai"phy opper ldt should say EMPfi SO.IG. If not, pess the Up or Down butbns until an efirpty sonlg selected. is 4 Cbe aPatunftrsog$ep 1byenuiqga FatEn nrriber and A or B rrariafnn This$epcan bea Flll if pu p'tts Hll abng with Aa B. Us PatFns stnuH rst beelecEl for mw. If Us appecsred to thePatErnrlttnberlor erteredin tc uppe left wirdow, prese PRESEVUSERbslect STEP 01, Prcs. END COMPOSEbutton until the display's lower middle shows COMPOSE.The displaywill show STEPO1 the and contentsof the @, whidr is currently END (to indicate that the songisempty). 5 hessPLAY. The Pattern specifiedin step (4) above will start playiry. 6 Choo*Putt" ",AandB variations, and Fills as decribed in the previous page. Eachselectionwill be remembetedas anotherSongstep,and the SR-16 will also rernernberthe exact instant you selecteda Fill. Ifyou don't specif a new Pattem, every timea pattrn repeatsit will add a new song steP. 7 Whun you'* finished creatint the Song,pressSTOP. 10 A E r--t D OI] 8 ton""ryo*Song,press PERrcRM/COMPO6E Perform to select nrode. Thenpress PLAY. 9 If you like the Song great! The SR-15will rememberit. Entering the Songnumber in SongandPerformmode will call up theSong. fo erasett e Song you must have the Songrlecbd. Tl SR-16should be stopped and in Perform rnode. I,ressERASEard while holding tt down, pressPLAY. The Songwill be erased. 8 Footswitch Control Now that we have the basicsdown, let's invesdgatesomelive pedorrnanceoptions using footswiEh conbol. firis is particularly useful if you're plalng along with Pattemsand Songson tlre pads and can't use your 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 thesefootswitdes in beprcturning on Power. Either normally open or norrnally cloeedtypes (the two rrost cornrnonfootswitdr typec) can be used; the SR-16 determineswhidr kind is in use during Powr-uP. Here'show to use the footswitch6. SetTempo must be sbpped. Beforeplaying a Songor Pattern,tap the Count/A/B/Fill ittck The SR-16 will averagethe time between taps and footswitch severaltimes at the desired tempo. The SR-16 derive a tempo, the display will update the tempo with eachtap. TaPPingthe STOPbutton actomplishesthe samercsult as tapping the Count/A/B/Fill footswitch. Start a Song or Pattern When the SR-16is 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 can cancelthis transition if desired. We ve already explained how 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 rtum 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 causethat sbP to rPeat. This is great if the soloist wants b take a ftw rnore bars. I Record a Pattern The SR-16offers very flo