Alesis micron Reference Manual

 

 
 
To select the split point, turn the control knob or play a key.  You 
can use the [octave] buttons if your desired split point is outside 
of the current key range.  
 
5. 

.  The rhythm is added as a brand new beat.  All other 

beat parameters are set to their default values. 
 

Press the control knob to create a new setup.  The setup will have 
one beat, using this rhythm, but will otherwise be empty.  You can 
then add parts and additional beats to the setup, either by directly 
editing the setup or via the “Send to setup?” option in other 
modes. 
 
The setup’s name will be the same as this rhythm’s, except 
preceeded with a plus character.  This ensures that the new setup 
will appear near the beginning of the alphabetized setups list.  You 
can change the name later if you want to keep the setup, or simply 
delete the setup if not.   
 

Select one of 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2 or 4 bars.   
 
The rhythm will always play from the first note of the first bar.  
So, if you select a value shorter than the current one, the latter 
parts of the rhythm will be truncated.  If you select a value longer 
than the current one and the latter part of the rhythm does not 
contain any notes, the new notes at the end of the rhythm will be 
empty. 
 

Choose 8, 12, 14, 16, 20, 24, or 32 steps per bar.  Shortening the 
scale decreases the quantizing resolution.  You’re more likely to 
hear double notes and simpler syncopations at low values.   
 
Straight-ahead feels tend to result from using 8, 16, and 32 steps 
per bar.  Swing and shuffle feels tend to result from choosing 12 
or 24 steps per bar.  But you can create some pretty wild rhythms 
by using fractions of bars along with less obvious grid values, like 
14 and 20.