Hi, just got an alesis sr-16 drum machine and actually its my boyfreind who can program it somewhat, i read only the first 18 pg.s in the reference manual 2 times myself, i think it sounds kinda complex. it would be great if you can tell me what steps for my boyfreind to take so he can program in 2 kick drums on a drum set and also set the snare drum so it can trigger as fast as the machine is capable of doing. thanx in advance, i was glad to see this link that allows me to ask a question from someone who can help out!

SOURCE: need foot switch for this machine.

What you need is 2 unlatched switches 1 for the stop start function and one for the drum fill function.
I bought mine from my local music shop for £15 ea

SOURCE: cannot transfer beats from alesis sr16 to alesis

The sync signal that is sent on the MIDI cable is actually a "clock" of something like 96 ticks per measure. This is the "MIDI sync clock". This is a single byte FF hex.

The beats themselves are not sent. The firing of the individual percussions should be.

SOURCE: how do i dump midi user patterns from alesis sr 16

you may well have to go via a third unit, a computer or laptop to store the data then send it back to the other machine.

SOURCE: I'm trying to use the pads of my Yamaha DTXplorer

Actually, ONLY TWO pins are used in the MIDI cable. The data is sent serially at a 31.25KBit rate.
You probably need to "map" the ones that aren't working into the appropriate codes to trigger the SR-18 sounds.

You need to COMPARE the codes sent from the DTX to those needed by the SR-18.

There also may be options in the DTX for type of drum kit such as "Latin" and selecting one of those may have the mapping already done.

In the literature of each device will be a list of the MIDI codes the DTX generates and those required by the SR-18.

essentially the percussion codes are NOT standardized completely between devices... but there is usually a way to "map" them to make it work.

Matthew Spark

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• Posted on Mar 12, 2011

SOURCE: I'm trying to use the

you need to determine what midi note the DTXplorer is using for the snare, kick and 3rd tom, and set the SR-18 accordingly, or vica-versa. the midi notes for each instrument has to be the same.

if you cannot change the midi note in either unit to make them correspond, you can download a "midi mapper" program (i think e-drum might be one), there is freeware available if you search CNet. with a midi mapper program, you would have to get a midi/usb adapter for your computer and rouite the midi signal through a computer. midi mapping software allows you to change the midi note, when the hardware itself is incapable of doing so.