Alesis S4 Stroller User Manual


 
Overview
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Select a Program using either Quad Knob [1], the VALUE [¯] and [-] buttons, or
the MIX/PROGRAM SELECT [1]Ñ[0] buttons.
The currently selected Program will appear in the upper right of the display.
Press the [SELECT] button.
Pressing this button toggles between Program Edit mode and Effects Edit mode. The
displayÕs editing status line will indicate either ÒEditing: ProgramÓ or ÒEditing: Effect.Ó
To change edit status, press the [SELECT] button again. For now, select ÒEditing:
Program.Ó
Select the desired function by using the FUNCTION [¬] and [®] buttons to step
through the various options in the function list (Assign Voice, Level, Effect Level,
Pitch, Filter, Amp, etc.).
Pressing FUNCTION [®] advances to the next function, and FUNCTION [¬]
returns to the previous function. As you select the different edit Functions, the page
number strip shows how many pages exist for that function, and the right part of the
display will show the parameters on the current page.
Some functions have more parameters than will fit on a single display page, and
therefore will have multiple pages, as indicated in the lower left corner of the
display. To select a page within a particular edit function, use the PAGE [¬] and
[®] buttons.
Press the PAGE [®] button to advance to the next higher-numbered page or PAGE [¬]
to return to the next lower-numbered page.
To adjust a parameter on a page, either:
¥ Turn the associated Quad Knob [1] Ñ [4].
¥ Press the associated Quad Button [1] Ñ [4] to select a parameter in the
display, then adjust its setting with the VALUE [¯] and [-] buttons.
Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes
A Program is made up of four sounds. Sometimes, you need to edit four variables of
a single Program sound (for example, the attack/decay/sustain/release parameters
of an envelope). Other times, you may want to edit one variable in all four layers (for
example, the attack parameter of each layer). These two different methods of editing
a Program are available under the [EDIT 1] and [EDIT 4] buttons. The only difference
between the two modes is what variables will appear in the display at the same time.
You can switch between Edit 1 and Edit 4 modes at any time.
Note: There is no Edit 4 mode for Mixes or Effects.
Press [EDIT 1] repeatedly to select a sound for editing.
The status line in the display will indicate ÓSOUND 1,Ó or ÒSOUND 2,Ó etc., as you
continue to press [EDIT 1].
To view and edit parameters for all four sounds at once, press [EDIT 4].
The status line in the display will indicate ÒSOUND 1 2 3 4.Ó
In Edit 4 mode, the four Quad Knobs represents the four sound layers of a Program.
The currently selected parameterÕs name will appear at the top right of the display,