Alesis micron User Manual

 

Carefully assigning parts and beats to different portions of 
the keyboard can make the difference between good setups 
and awesome ones.   
 
In this screen, set the lowest keyboard note to which the part 
will respond.  Any notes lower than the note you select here 
will be ignored by this part.   
 
To select a note, turn the control knob or play a key.  You 
can use the [octave] buttons if your desired note is outside of 
the current key range. 

 
e.  High Key 

Set the highest keyboard note to which the part will respond.  
Any notes higher than the note you select here will be 
ignored by this part.   
 
Remember that you can set these keys across the entire MIDI 
note number range, not just the Micron’s 37 notes.   
 
Remember that you can always use the [octave] buttons to 
adjust the note range of the Micron's keyboard. 

  
f.  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.