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    Instruction Manual[...]

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    Dear Alesis Custon€r: You have. iust purchased a_ powedul rnusic.producliodcomprehensive eledronic percussion system. ll9":9 l?k".?.Aoment to glancellrough this manual to gaiir a better undeFtanding of the ope;ation ot the HR-16, the MMT-8, and the HR-16:8. The operating systems of the Atesls HR-16 and the HR.16|B are tdentlcat wlth a f[...]

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    ALESIS HR.16 HIGH SAMPLE RATE DRUM MACHINE TABLEOFCONTENTS INTRODUCTION HR.16 QUICK PATTERN MODE RECOFIDINIGAPATTERN 16 BIT DIGITAL PACE 3 4 6 6 8 10 12 OUAITIZE... STEP EDIT MODE........ schGh/bDE SONGEDrr. coPY......... zuTTON DYNAM|CS............................... START/STOP F@TSWITCH ....... ...,...., z o[...]

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    L R OUT tN SM/ @r tN w rc ff/OFF oulrur2 tAE mP Lf,tot l __ @rt ttrr4t I rtr | E@@ @@@: @EE ::_) ldY,Ll l "-,' I -w t,* | _E tMt IMI EEtIEtr] TIEEEE ll tr | | lt ll ll ttttttitlttttl t|||l ftft.[...]

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    INTRODUCTION The Alesis HR-16 (High sample Rate / 15 bit drum machine) iq a user {riendly,.yet exlremely powerful MlDl drum sequencer / sound goneralor. The sound. generation caoabiliti-es ot the HR-16 include 16 independent drum "voicss"' 6ach of which can bo assigned to any ons of 49 digital samples (47 in the HR-1 6:B) , and can b[...]

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    HR.16 QUICK BASIC SETUP '1. Connecl output 1 (either left , right or both) to a suitable monitorinq system. I outDut 2 is connscted, the desired drum pads must be assigned ro oup"i i rii"iltrl i,,rix;iffi". (See MlX.) ?: .9llg1ltt: YlDt tN iack of rhe.HR-16 ro the MtDl OUT jack of a sequencer, an external orum pao conlrolsr, or [...]

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    PATTERN MODE When power is tirst turnsd on, the HR-l6 will be in SONG or PATT mode (SONG or PATT LED lii), depending on ths mode that was selectod before power was turned off. The song oi pattern number will also b€ the same as whsn power was turned oft. PATT (pattern) Button Press ttib PATT'button lo 6nter pattsrn mode. PATT LED will light.[...]

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    RECORDING A PATTern (Atso see LENGTH and QUANT|ZE) ]o-reco! ou.lg1teLll press and hold rhe RECORD button, and rhen prsss the pLAy button. Ihe HR-16 wirr immsdiat.ry bsgin praying back any existing drums in ths currontrv s9l99lgq pattsrn from rhe bsginning, and will iad any new drums piayed on rhe Uutton. o', via MlDlto the pattern. The pLAy an[...]

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    When a new lenqth is ontsred (RECORD), any drum evsnts lhat were beyond lh€..new sel lenoth will be;rased. It the new length is bnger than ths prev'ous one' tns aoolpnal ffiih ";iil 6elirf"J "ittr "ir"n"e. lf it is disired to iEmove or add lsngth 1o ihe beginning of i oitr"rn, first set the desired len[...]

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    01 01 TOM 1 is now complet^ely_eJased from pattern 1. When erasing a single drum, it is not nec€ssary to press RECORD. In SOI'IG mods, holding the ERASE button will cause tha following display: Pressing the RECORD button will erase the currently selected song number. When erasing a pattern or song, the erass is not executed until RECORD is o[...]

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    singls steps of the current quanlize value (you cannot movg backwards). lf quantize is set to i/16, each step will equal 24196 (lf swing is set to 50%). lf a drum existed on a slep in between the current quantize value, it will play as it is stepped pasl, but tho display will not stop on that drum. The lower.display shows the drum thai was triggere[...]

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    T-hE fhst lins ol.ths display. is now.showing the.current song number being played, and lhe curent bear number of the pattsrn being prayed. The iecond rine of ihe disoiau ii showing rh.e_ srep number and ihe patrern iisigneo ro ttre iief triid ptir"riiiiiri" momenr.. wh_en rhe song adv_al:i.s.io_rhe next sGp, rhe disprav ifli[ "no*lr[...]

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    To del€te a slep lrom a song, press and hold lhe DELETE button, and the display will read: STEP 01 PATT 27 To complete the del€tion, the RECORD button must be pressed while still holding the DELETE button. This shifts all patlerns after the bisplayed step down on6 step. After all steps have b€€n deleted, the display will show step 1 being E[...]

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    COPY Copylng a PATTern to ltsetf Tho copy button is used to- app€nd a patt€rn or song to anoth€r panern or song. lt only functions while th€ coPY button is held down. -lf the copy button is releised (eilher befor€ or afler the copy is execut€d), th€ previous mode will show up on the display, and copy mode is €xited. When in PATT mod[...]

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    Th€ display is now waiting for a second drum pad lo b€ Press€d (pressing RECORD at lhis point will .do nothing). lf for example, TOM 1 was pressed, lhe display would read: COPY FROM PATT CLS HAT > IOM 1 The display of th€ s€cond pad pressed remains underlined, indicaling that it can still be changed by selecting anolh€r drum pad. As [...]

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    OFFSET The oFFSET button is used to add or subtract a number of crock purses (384th notes) to a drum or pattern. lf OFFSET is held down, th6 display wili show:' The keypad can be used to enter a two-diglt number (OO_99), or the +/_ arrow buftons can be used lo increment or decrehent the amount. 'The range oi the offset,is 199. Entoring a [...]

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    shown beside it. O swing = 5A% = no swing. Tho range of the swing is determined by tho current quantize value. The swing amount will only effect newly recorded drum events, like in quantize. The swing amounls are shown below: OUANT SWING PERCENTAGE 1t6 1ts 1t12 1r24 1/32 1/48 1t64 OFF oo -24 oo-12 00-08 00-06 00-04 00-02 00-01 00 50.0 - 68.8 % 50.0[...]

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    MODE / DATA ENTRY BUTTONS All MoDE buttons function as on/off switch€s. This means that they are pressed once to ent€r lhe mode, and pressed again to exit the mode. When any of th6 modes hav€ b€en entered, the associat€d LED will b€ lit. For slmpli6ity, any lim€ PATTERN or SONG is pressed, any previously sel€cted mode will be urneO [...]

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    The TUNE mode is used to sslect the desired pitch for each drum pad, and the click. When it is pressed, ils LED will llght, and the display will read: This display app€ars when TUNE is first pressed, and the display was not pr€viously in MIX or VOICE mode for a drum pad. lt is used to s€l€ct the pitch of the click (melronom€). The pitch a[...]

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    The +/- arrows and the SELECT slider can be used to selecr a new lempo, or a lTlL.:T_T-:lrer€d dir€crty wilh rhre€ digirs on -rh keypad. Tempo "hiig;, ;r; €TTecilv€ as soon as th€y are €ntered, and th€ REcoRD bunon does not hav; to be presssd. In SONG mod€, the t€mpo is displayed as a relative amount of change from th€ pr[...]

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    shown beside it. O swing = 5O'/o = no swing. The range ot lh€ swing is determined by the current quantize value. The swing amount will only eff€ct newly recorded drum events, liko in quantize. The swing amounts are shown below: OUANT SWING PERCENTAGE 1t8 00 - 16 1t6 1t12 1t16 1t24 1€,2 00 -24 00-12 00-08 00-06 00-04 00-02 00-01 00 50.0 -[...]

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    MODE / DATA ENTRY BUTTONS All MoDE bunons funcrion as on/otf swilches. This means that th6y are pressed once to enl€r the mode, and pr€ss€d again ro €xit rhe mod€. when any of th6 modes !ql1!g.n ent€red, lhe associared LED wiil b€ tir. For simpti6iry, an/ iir" PATTERN or SONG is pressed, any previousty selected mod€ will be tuh[...]

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    CLICK TUNE The TUNE mode ls used to select lhe desired pjtch for €ach drum pad, and th€ click. When it is pressed, its LED will light, and the display will read: This display app€ars wh6n TUNE is first pressed, and the display was nol pr€viously in MIX or VOICE mode for a drum pad. lt is used to sel€ct the pitch of the click (m6tronome). [...]

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    Th€ +/- anows and the SELECT slider can be used to selecr a new rempo, or a lT?:..9T_T :lrered direcrty wirh rhr€€ digirs on th€ keypad. Tempo cna,ig€s-ar" enecflve as soon as th€y ar€ €ntered, and the REcoRD button does not hav; to be pressed. In SONG mod€, th€ t€mpo is disllayed as a relativ€ amount of change from lh?[...]

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    02 DRUMNOTES: The +/- buttons are used to turn this function on or off. The default is OFF. TRANSMIT MIDI DRUMS The TRANSMIT MlDl DRUMS tunction is used to delermine whether or not the HR- 16 drum events should be lransmitted out MlDl. The display looks like this: 03 TRANSMIT MIDI DRUM I{OTES: Th€ +/- arrow bultons are us€d to lurn this functio[...]

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    MIDI ECHO The MlDl EcHo function is used lo echo any MrDr information lhat is received at rh€ MlDl input to th€ MlDl output. The displiy looks lik€ this: The +/- arrow buttons are used to turn rhis function on or off. The defaurt is oN. The HB-l6 will not echo system exclusiv€ data. MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE Tho MlDl PROGRAM CHANGE function is us[...]

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    MIDI CLOCK OUT The MlDl CLOCK OUT function is usod to turn on or off the transmission of MlDl clocks. The display is as follows: 08 MtDl CLOCK OUTENABLE: The +/- arrow bultons are used to turn this function on or off. The default is ON. AUTO START Th€ AUTO START lunction is used to turn on or off th€ capability of starting a patt€rn or song a[...]

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    CLICK VALUE The click valu€ function is us6d to set ths metric value of the click (metronom€). The display looks like this: 1 The possible values are th€ sams as in quantize: 1/4, 116, 1tg, 1t12, 1/16, '1124, 1/32, 1/48, 1t64, and OFF. The keypad and +/- arrow buttons are used to change the value. The default is 1/8. lf the CLICK value i[...]

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    hit. Th€se curves will also €ffect MlDl input trigg€ring of lh6 drums. In addition, MlDl input velocity ssnsitivity allows 32 st€ps of volume control per drum when us€d wilh gxl6rnal controll€rs such as drum pads or sequencers. Nol€, howevsr, that recording MlDl input information on the HR-16 will only slore I steps of velocity inside[...]

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    MIDI ln all five ot th€se pag€s, pressing RECORD initiatos the oporation. The verify tunction is us€d lo insure that the data just recorded to tap€ is good. Load from tape. loads th€ enlire memory with lh6 data on lape. Load palt and load song allow a singlo paltern or song to be loaded from a tap€. The keypad can b€ used io select th[...]

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    STORING TO DISK USING MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE BULK DATA DUMP The HR.16 send to MlDl function is orovided so lhat lh€ data can b€ slored on a computer, a Yamaha MDF-1 (MlDl FileQ or a Yamaha DX-7llFD. The data is senl out as one block of system exclusive data, with the length being determined by the amount of memory b€ing us6d. No more than 507&[...]

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    TO B) Kgep the Sync signal at abut OVIJ in oder to avoid dtopouts. fi the HR-16 does not see the sync tone lor 1,/2 seand, it will assume that the sy;c tone has enAed ana iti go into STOP mode. p, tt m.s-shU, do tnt .use any noise reductbn , Ee, or signal processing on the sync tone. u) Avotd rccgrcilng h'gh eneryy, hoh-lrequency trad<s nex[...]

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    REMAINING MEMORY Holding RECORD and pressing LENGTH causes the following display: 1 This shows the amount of memory lhat has not b€en used. Note that some op€rations may not be possible even though it s€ems that th€re is still a small amounl of memory available. This is due to the tact that th€ HR-16 requires enough memory to duplicale a [...]

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    HR-16 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART :unctlon Transrnited Recognlzed Renrarks :HAIINEL Default Changed r-l 6 t-16 t-l 6 t-t 6 Memodzcd dODE Default M$sage3 Atered Mode 3 Mode I Honors modes 1,3 NOTE NUMBER True Yoice 0G127 00-t 27 3ee n0te I Notc on YELOCITY NotcOff o I o I roucH Keys Chan's I r I x PITCH BENDER I x CONTROL CHA},IGE x I PROGRAvI CH[...]

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    SYMPTOM HR.1 6 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART WHAT'S PROBABLYWRONG WHATTO DO No pow€r. Power supply not properly connected. Power swilch not lurned on. Power supply malfunction. Check power supply connection. Push in oower switch. Check with dealer to test the powsr supply on a different unit. No sound- Audio cable shortsd. Outpul s€lgction. Volume[...]

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    ALESIS MMT.8 MULTI TFACK MIDI RECORDER ERASE .....'..'..,....'.'.'............ 9[...]

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    -sffiffiffiY-1 1-) n. O O O?T I _/ _./ (, u/ __/ --,/ __/ J M ffi/ @I IN THRU OT IN ryrc Q'ffi A.eel3 u s@ ffi L mJ 7lr=C|El :, : -- l|ur'l 1il441 lAill E==_ l@,,ll"n I l-'l - l'rdl lreel lr{l r-. ,= teA,ttm'll,lfll I I l-@ r*,;-l - l-,,;l :@ I]!I!-J @ @ @ EETIEE tilEEEE ttE -€EE- *n, ll ,"'., l l -.[...]

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    INTRODUCTION The Alesis MMT-g Mufti Track MlDl Recorder is a user fdsndlv sequencer. rr is abre io re6ia any.inrormaiion rele-ivJo;i,fi,id,il?iiFliffLr8y:jJJg,?j pressure and note olt vetmirv), arid.sro-re it inro non-*Lrii"'riror' d;,;;;A"i: fii; |$S,'$."'ji:f$?Jl"llje notdi, conrrorrers, ;i6[ dfi;ff;uch, p[...]

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    MMT.8 OUICK BASIC SETUP 1. connect the MlDl ouT of the keyboad to the MlDl lN of he MMT-8' i. Connea itre MlDl lN of the keybirard to the MlDl OUT of the MMT-8' g: Cffi;a ih; audio output ot tfre keyboard to the audio input of a suitable monitoring system (amplifier, mixer, stereo system). These are three basic setups. A single keyboard i[...]

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    MlDl OUT to other MlDl Instruments AUDIO OUT Et-- AUDIOOUT Al€sis MMT-8 Instructlons ....,.... page 4[...]

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    FIG. 3 larrr --aLlo -o - E-EOO -L] fl - -J -r.r' AUDIO OUT 1:':::3 EaltlEs -!lor:- L MIDIOUT lDl THRU t0 other lllDl Instruments AUDIO OUT[...]

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    PART MODE Selectlng and Ptaytng a PART Wlrglpolq"r is fifst iurnod on, the sequencer will be in SONG or pART mode (SONG or PART LED lit),.depending..on the mode that was selected before power was ti.,rnea-ott. I he song or part numbsr will also be the samg as when Dower was trjrned olf. PART Button Press lhe PART bunon to enter PART mode if lh[...]

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    part ls reached, atler which ths new part will begin playing, and the display will reved back to PLAYING PART. Pressing STOP/CONTINUE will stop playing a part, and ths display will return to the select part display. Any notes lhat weresustaining will turn off. Pressing STOP/CONTINUE again will begin playing a part lrom the beginning ol the beat it [...]

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    Enlerlng RECORD Afler rele_asing REcoRD, the REcoRD LED will remain lit to indicate that it is readv to record if.PLAY is plesssd, unless no track,was s€lecred (no track LED lit Jliai, ;h;h;;ui; cause lhe RECORD LED to turn ofl atter releaiing ihe BECORtj'button. -lt llgllggllrlltuE is pressed.white.the RECoBD LED is onine necono'lEo *i[...]

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    with the ksypad. In eilher RECORD button is or€ssed. case, the new leng'th is not entered into ths part until the Whsn RECORD is pressed the display changes to: This display romains until REC,oRD is released. lf LENGTH is released bstors RECORD is pressed, no change lo the length will be made, regardless of what was Pressed on lhe keypad. lf[...]

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    The.display will remain thb way until the RECORD button is released, after which the display will return to its previous itate. Eraslng ! rlngle TRACK Io erase a single track, pross andfiold the ERASE bu.on (all rrack LEDs will light), and :elqcl.tr9 d€sired rrack humber. The setea;d irack;iEb'-rniti'i"r",n rn, and rhe orher t[...]

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    01 Pressing ths RECORD button will srase lhe currently selec-ted song number. The eight track buttons aro inac{ive when erasing songs. The page up and pags down buttons are also inactivs wh€n srasing songs. In all cas6s, the erase is not executsd unlil RECORD is pressed, and will be aborted if ERASE is released before pressing RECORD. The ERASE b[...]

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    Copylng r TRACK to another TRACK of the lemc PART To. copy a single trad( to another track of the same part number, press and hold COpy, and solsct the source track. The selocled track's LED will remain lit, dnd all lhs other track LEDS sercq rne source rrafi. I ne seroded tracl('s LELI will remain lit, and alllhs other track LEDS will lu[...]

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    By scrolling through the list, any sslscted data can be copied lrom one track or part to another. For example, if a track contained notes on many MlDl channsls that had been prsviously combined together, copying only one MlDl channei to a new lrack would allow the parts to be separated out again. Also, copying NOTES ONLY Jrom a track to itself will[...]

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    01 1ne 991.nuq!er, indicating lhat ir can be changed with the keypad of th€ +/- buttons. To 1T:1:I_"_:tlg.t11Tl!1glhg pase up and-pase down buttins are ussd. nCy movt rne cursor as shown in lhe following displays: The cursor moves to the nexl parameter, and will'loop around" pasl the last pa€meter back lo the first. The MlDl chan[...]

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    127 0t For controllers, lhe display shows the beat, sub-beat, controller number. controller amount, and MlDl channel. The controller range is lrom O to j21. The conlroller amount range is from 0 to 127. The page up and page down disptays scroll as follows: CHAN 01 127 CHAN 1/Q0: :127 CHAN 01 00 :127 CHAN 0l 121:127 CHAN 01 121:127 CHAN CHAN 01 /00:[...]

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    to scroll the data through the display until the 6nd is reached. The display includes the beat, sub-bsat, and any system exclusivs data, as follows: 126 125 1 1/00: 125 124> 126 125 124> 126 125 <123 722 121> elc. Eraslng an ovent Any evsnt being displayed can be erasod by holding ERASE and pressing RECORD. Erasing an 6vsnt removes it t[...]

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    By scrolling through ths list, any selecled dala can bs copied lrom one track or part to another. For example, ff a track containsd notes on many MlDl channels that had been previously combined togethsr, copying only ona MlDl channel to a new track would allow ths pans to be soparated out again. Also, copying NOTES ONLY from a track to iisel{ will [...]

  • Page 54

    lh€ b€al.number, indicaling thal h can be changed with the keypad or the +/- buttons. To 1T::_T_"_9tlpl p.r.aTdeJl: lhe page up and page down bui6ns are u3od. Th€y move rne cursor a3 shown in the tollouring displays: The cursor mov€s to the next parameter, and will "loop around' past the last parameter back lo lhe first. The [...]

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    127 CHAN01 127 CHAN0l CHAN 01 127 CHAN For controllers, the display shows the bsat, sub-beat, controller number, controller amount, and MlDl channel. The controllsr range is lrom O to 121 . The conlroller amounl range is trom o io 127. The pago up and page down displays scroll as iollows: 'tl00: CHAN 01 1:127 CHAN 01 121:127 CHAN 01 121:127 CH[...]

  • Page 56

    to scroll. the data through the display until the end is reachsd. The display includes the bgat, sub-beat, and any systsm sxclusive data, as follows: /00: 126 125 'l 1/00: 125 124> 126 I25 124> ut/ou: s 126 125 122 121> <123122 121> EraslnE an event elc' Any event being displayed can be erased by holding ERASE and prossing [...]

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    AT In th6 above choices, prossing RECORD will insert the displayed ev€nt at the current beat and whh values of 0. While in part EDIT, the tast totward and rewind buttons are ussd to advance and retreat, respoc'tiv'ely, through ths list of MlDl evsnls on the sel€ctad lrack. When tho end oJ a track is rLached, or if a tirck is empty, th[...]

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    Selecling a SONG The 00 is underlined to indi€te that it will be changed if a new number is selected wirh the keypad or the +/- buttons. The second lin€ of ths display shows the name of tho currently sslected.song,(uptol4characters). lfthecunentsdng'numberisempty,thesecondlin6 will read EMPW SONG. Pressing the +/- buttons immediately selbi[...]

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    ths lasl displaygd beat. The fast torward and rewind button can be held down simullaneously to "frseze" the display on the curront boat. LOOP The LOOP button is a simole on/ofJ switch with an LED indicalor. Whsn LOOP is on, a part or song will loop back to its beginning when it has reached its end and continue playing indefinitely. lf LOO[...]

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    The sight track LEDs will be off. Prsss the first desired track (it will light solid), followed by the deslinalion track (it willflash),lollowed by BECORD. The display will read: This display remains uniil the RECORD button is reloasgd. The first track and the second track are now combinsd in the second track's location. Th€ first track rema[...]

  • Page 61

    The 10 quanlize choices are 112, 114, 116, 1lg, 1112, 1/16, 1n4, 1132, 1148, 1164. The +/- buttons of ths keypad can be ussd to scroll through lho choicos. The keypad builons 0-9 can also be us6d lo select lhs quantize value dkeclly, with O=1/2 and 9=l/64. The track sslec{ buttons can be used to solect tho desirod track(s) to be quantizod. When qua[...]

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    TRANSPOSE The TRANSPoSE function alrox,-s.for_1!1ck or part to be rransposed by a user specified number of semitones. When TRANSPOSE is heid down in part rinode, th'e display leads: The keypag can be used to enter a twodigit numb€r of semitones lo transpose up trom the original pitch (00-99), or ths +/- buttons can be used to incremsnt or de[...]

  • Page 63

    This remains untilthe RECORD button is releassd. ln both song and part mode, the tempo can be changed while playing. MID] FILTER The MlDl FILTER button is used lo select what type ol MlDl in{ormation will bs r€corded by lhe MMT-8. Whilo holding down the MlDl FILTER button, the page up and page down buttons can be usad to scroll through the possib[...]

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    ONLY SYNC By using the keypad or +/- buttons, one of the three clocking sourc€s can be sslectsd. Ttte default llting-is lrllDl & INTERNAL (1), wirh rhe olher choiLs being TNTERNAL ONLi (2), and TAPE SYNC (g). The page up and page down buttons cai be used to scroil thrcugh the next lwo clock pagos: The + and - buttons can b€ ussd to turn eac[...]

  • Page 65

    Th6 1o cfick value choices arg 112, 114, 1/6,'llS, 1112, 1116, 1/24, 1132, 1148, 1/64. The +/- bunons of the keypad can be used to scroll through lhe choices. The ksypad buttons 0-9 can also be used to select the click value directly, with 0=112 and 9-t/64. Additional clic* pages can be accesssd with the page up and page down buttons. Pressing[...]

  • Page 66

    In all five of these pages, pressing RECORD initiates the operation. The verity function is used to insure thal the dala just record€d to tape is good. Load f rom taps loads the entire sequenc€ msmory with the data on tape. Load part and load song allow a single part or song to be loaded from a tape. The keypad can be used to seleit the desired[...]

  • Page 67

    data will be 1oo largs for the MlDl f iler's buffer. No more than 257" ot memory should be lull when saving lo a DX-7llFD or its buffsr will b€ lillsd as well. The MMT-8 will automatically receivs MlDl system exclusive sequence data trom any of these devices without having to select a spscif ic pags. lf the system exclusive data starts [...]

  • Page 68

    2) Press and hold th6 CLOCK buton. The display will read: MIDI & 3) Use the keypad or + and - buttons to select TAPE SYNC lN. The display will read: 4) Put the tape machine into PLAY. The MMT-8 will automatically start as soon as il receives the ryngton9, causing any olher ssquencers connected lo it to play. Be careful to. rcturn to the b.eginn[...]

  • Page 69

    AUTO LOCATE The MMT€ has Aulo Lmte ability which a,bws you to go directly b a speifrc b€at of a part wihout playing through the beats prior to ths dssired beat number. PART MODE: A. When the MMT-8 is in PLAY - 1. PressandholdeithertheFast-FoMafd TFl orBewind f?l button. 2. Enter the number of the desired beat (3 digits) using the keypad buftons[...]

  • Page 70

    MMT-8 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmited Recognizad Remafts CHAI.INEL Default Chonge( l-t 6 t-l6 l-l 6 l- tD Userchangeable vIODE Default Messag es Atered x x NOTE NUMBER Tfue Voice 00-l 27 00-127 Note on YELOCITY Note Off o x o I roucH i'yl Lnon 3 I o I o PITCH BENDER o o CONTROL 0-63 cHAl{cE ff;lii; o o x o o x PROGRAIVI CHAI.IGE [...]

  • Page 71

    MMT-8 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART SYMPTOM WHAT'S PROBABLY WBONG WHATTO DO No sound during playback of recorded Dans. Didn't record. MlDl channels not properly corresponding with sound sources. Tracks are muted Check MlDl connection. Check MlDl channel assignments. Check track mute selection. Won't record after touch or system exclusive dat[...]

  • Page 72

    ALES'S LIMITED WABRANTY ALESIS CORPORATION ('ALESIS") warrants this producl to be lree ot delects in materiat and { workmanship for a period ol 90 days lrom the date of original retail purchase. This warranty is enforceable only by the original retart purchaser. '" t To be protecled by this warranty, the purchaser must comp[...]