Alesis micron Reference Manual

 

b.  Removing notes 

To remove a note, press any black key on the right side of the  
keyboard.  The step will be erased, and the cursor will 
advance one step.  The note is only removed from the drum 
that is displayed on the screen; all other drums are not 
affected. 
 
This makes it easy to replace the pattern for a particular drum 
without explicitly erasing it beforehand.  Simply play the 
pattern into the step editor, using a black key as a “rest.” 
 

c.  Changing note velocities 
Again, you must be in the pattern editing screen for that particular 
note’s program. 
 
Place the cursor over the note you want to edit and press the 
control knob normally.  You will be able to change the velocity by 
turning the control knob. 
 
You can remove the note by turning the velocity down to zero. 
 
While you’re editing velocity, you can play any key to hear what 
the note sounds like at that velocity.  You will hear all drums 
which have notes at the step. 
 
d.  Clear? 
To keep the program but remove all the notes, choose Clear. 
 
e.  Remove? 
If this particular drum is unnecessary to your rhythm, remove it.  
At the Remove? prompt, press the control knob.  This drum will be 
removed from the rhythm, and all of the other drums will be re-
lettered accordingly.  (For instance, what had been “Drum B” will 
become “Drum A,” and what had been “Drum C” will become 
“Drum B.”) 
 

After the last drum, you will be prompted with Add?  Press the 
control knob to add a drum.  It will be given the next available 
letter.