Alesis Micron, Service Manual

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Display
Information relevant to the current operation is shown here.
Control knob circle
These are the Micron’s most important controls – the control
knob and the buttons that surround it. Pressing one of these
buttons – [programs], [setups], [config], [patterns], or
[rhythms] – puts you into one of the Micron’s primary modes of
operation. Turning the control knob then cycles through options.
Pressing the control knob allows for editing.
Key concepts
Here are the Micron’s most important concepts:
Programs
Programs are the Micron’s sounds, built from its oscillators,
envelopes, filters, modulation matrix, and other analog-style
components.
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Rhythms
Rhythms are combinations of drum programs with patterns.
Think of a drum machine with its interchangeable sounds and
patterns. That’s pretty close to what rhythms are.
Patterns
Patterns are repeating melodic and/or rhythmic motifs.
Arpeggiosand step sequences are examples of patterns.
Setups
Setups combine multiple programs, rhythms, patterns, and more.
They are the Micron’s most powerful and most sonically
sophisticated element.
Navigating with the transparent control
knob and its buttons
Use the transparent control knob to the right of the display and its
surrounding circle of buttons to navigate through the Micron’s
options. Most Micron functions involve pressing the buttons and
then turning or pushing this knob.
Green Light/Red Light
The buttons circling the control knob glow green when selected
and glow red when the control knob has been pushed (enteringedit mode).
The exception is the [config] button. [config] only glows red,
since it only performs editing functions.
At any one time, only one of the buttons will glow, indicating that
the Micron is operating within that mode.
Turn
Turn the control knob to cycle through various options.
Push
Push the control knob to edit the option displayed. Push again to
stop editing.