Alesis micron Reference Manual

 

 
h. Transposition 
Adjust the transposition over a four-octave range.  This does not 
affect the MIDI notes that the part responds to.  It simply changes 
the pitch at which the program is played. 
 
i. Latch 
Set the latch status of the part to latched or not latched.  The default 
is not latched. 
 
When latch is on, the part will continue playing after you remove 
your hands from the keys, as if the sustain pedal were held down.  
To release the latched notes, let up on all of the keys and then play 
a new note or chord.  To stop the part entirely, switch to another 
setup or press a mode button. 
 
Latching is especially useful when you have more parts than you 
have hands, or if your parts don’t all fit within the Micron’s three-
octave key range. If your bassline and pad parts are latched, you 
can simply let them play on their own while you use both hands to 
play the lead, and then return to them when it’s time for a chord 
change. 
 
Latching with the [latch] button is similar.  If you hold down the 
[latch] button and play an unlatched part, it will become latched 
as long as the button is activated. 
 
j. Controllers 
Activate any combination of the (pitch) wheel and the (m1) and 
(m2) sliders for this part. 
 
You will often want each controller to affect just a single part.  For 
example, you might want the (pitch) wheel to bend the lead, or 
the (m2) slider to sweep the filter of your pad.  To assign a 
controller exclusively to the current part, hold down the [setups] 
buttons and wiggle the controller. This will not only enable the 
controller for this part, but will also disable the controller in all 
other parts.