Alesis DEQ230D User Manual

 

Program mode is where to be if  you want to call up another 

program, or if  you just want to know the number of  the program 

you are using. The DEQ230 has 60 programs in all: 30 Preset 

programs and 30 User programs. The Preset programs are the 

ones numbered 00-29, while the User programs are numbered 30-

59. You can use the Preset programs as starting points for your 

own programs, but you cannot store your creations back on top of  

a Preset program. That's what the User programs are for.  

 

Navigation in Program mode is a breeze. First, if  you're not in 

Program mode, get there by pressing the [LINK/EXIT] button. 

The large LED readout will show you the number of  the current 

program. All you have to do to call up a new Program is press one 

of  the [DOWN/UP] buttons.  

 

If  you hold down one of  the [DOWN/UP] buttons for a few 

seconds, the DEQ230 will begin to race through the programs. 

That's one way to get from Program 10 to Program 40 more 

quickly, for example. You'll also notice that it doesn't matter 

whether you go up or down; you can get from Program 10 to 

Program 40 going either direction.  

 

But there's a way to get around Program mode even more quickly. 

If  you press and hold the [UP] button while you press the 

[DOWN] button, the DEQ230 will jump to Program 00. If  you 

keep pressing the [DOWN] button, the DEQ230 will jump 

backward through the programs in increments of  10 (50, 40, 30, 

etc.). Likewise, if  you press and hold the [DOWN] button while 

you press the [UP] button, the DEQ230 will jump to Program 00. 

And if  you keep pressing the [UP] button, the DEQ230 will jump 

forward through the programs in increments of  10 (10, 20, 30, 

etc.).  

 

Once you get the hang of  those two methods of  navigation, you 

can reach any program in the unit's memory in two seconds or 

less.