Alesis Playmate Guitarist Guide D'installation Rapide page 6

the Loop End and keep going
instead of returning to the Loop
Start.
Display
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Features of the Display
1. Screen – When you turn the
unit on, the screen reads "Alesis
Playmate" for a few seconds.
After that, it does the following:
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During normal playing
mode, the screen displays
the currently selected effect
program.
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When you select a module
with the EFFECT knob, the
screen shows which one is
selected.
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When you press BYPASS,
the screen indicates that
you're in BYPASS mode.
2. TRACK NUMBER Indicator –
Shows the number of the
currently selected track.
3. PROG NUMBER Indicator – In
PLAY mode, shows the number
of the current effect program.
When you enter EDIT mode by
turning the EFFECT knob to a
setting other than PLAY, the
PROG NUMBER indicator
shows the current value of the
selected module.
4. REPEAT Indicator – Displays
the current Repeat mode: Track,
Track Repeat, Disc, or Disc
Repeat.
5. Time Display – Shows the
current playing time.
6. Time Display Indicator –
Indicates which of the four
Time Display modes is current:
Total, Total Remain, Single, or
Single Remain.
7. PITCH Indicator – Shows the
current setting of the PITCH
knob.
8. SPEED Indicator – Shows the
current setting of the SPEED
knob.
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9. TRANS Indicator – Shows the
current setting of the
TRANSPOSE knob.
Creating a Loop
1. Insert a CD and press Play.
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2. Use the Skip button to move to
the track where you would like
to create the loop.
3. Listen to the track and make
note of the point at which you
would like the loop to begin.
4. Use the Scan button to reach a
point a few moments before the
place you want the loop to start.
You may allow the CD to
continue playing, or you may
pause it to give yourself
preparation time.
5. If you paused the CD, hit
PLAY/PAUSE to continue
playing. When the CD reaches
the point at which you want the
loop to begin, hold down the
SET button and hit the START
button. The Loop Start is now
set. (You may also set the Loop
Start by pausing the CD and
then hitting the START button
while holding down the SET
button.) You may now return
to the Loop Start at any time by
pressing START.
6. Allow the CD to continue to
play, or use the Scan button to
move to a point a few moments
before the point at which you
want the loop to end.
7. Press and hold down the SET
button.
8. When the CD reaches the point
at which you want the loop to
end, hold down the SET button
and hit the END button. The
Loop End is now set. You may
return to the Loop End at any
time by pressing END.
9. Enable the loop by pressing the
ON/OFF button. Every time the
Playmate Guitarist reaches the
Loop End, it will jump back to
the Loop Start.
To disable the loop, press the
ON/OFF button again.
NOTE: The loop will be
disabled when you skip to a
higher or lower track, and the
START and END points will be
reset to the start and end times
of the current track.