Alesis micron User Manual

 

 

 
 
You don't have to be in Patterns mode to create a pattern.  At any 
time, the Micron can capture your playing and use it as a pattern. 
 
Press [programs] to enter Programs mode.  Hold down the 
[phrase] button and start playing a riff.  As soon as you hit the 
first note, the [phrase] button will start flashing, indicating that it 
is recording what you play. You can release the [phrase] button 
any time after you’ve played that first note. 
 
When you are done playing the phrase, press the [phrase] button 
again. The button will light, indicating that the Micron is ready to 
play your phrase back.  Press any key, and you’ll hear your phrase 
loop to the tempo. 
 
You can press the [phrase] button to turn phrase playback on or 
off. To record a different phrase, just hold down the button and 
start playing. 
 
In Setups mode, it gets a little more complicated, since each part 
can have its own phrase.  But the basic idea is the same -- hold 
down the [phrase] button and start playing.  Whatever part or 
parts you play on will get their own phrases.  To record a phrase 
and clear all of the other phrases, hold down [phrase] and start 
recording when the button is unlit.  To add the phrase to the 
existing phrases, start recording when the button is  
already lit. 
 
A phrase is stored as a pattern named “* Phrase”, which appears 
near the beginning of the patterns list.  If you record a phrase that 
you really like and want to keep, simply find the “* Phrase” pattern 
and give it a new name. You will see how to do that in later 
chapters.