Compare Mode. Alesis ION

Parts and Setups

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Compare Mode

When you select a new Program or recall a Setup, it is placed in a temporary workspace known as an “edit buffer.” There is an edit buffer for each Program within the current Setup and for the Setup itself. This allows you to edit the Program or Setup without affecting the original stored version of the item. If at any time you want to compare the edits you have made to the original Program or Setup, press the

[compare]

button.

When you press the

[compare]

button its LED will light, and all four

Programs and the Setup will switch to their original stored versions. To return to the edited versions, press the

[compare]

button again. Its LED will turn off and your edits will be restored.

Part Parameter Descriptions

In this section of the manual we will go through the Part parameters one at a time, defining each parameter and describing how each affects the

Setup. The parameters are listed by the Edit Part page name, the page number, and the Soft button used to access them. Also listed is the default value for each parameter.

Program Bank

Page: 1

Soft Button: 1

Range:

D efault: red, green, blue, user user

This parameter simply shows you the status of the

[bank]

buttons to the right of the

data

knob. You could just look, of course, but the existence of this parameter drives home the point that a given Program is actually a component of a Part, which in turn is part of a Setup. This parameter ensures that the next time you recall the Setup, the proper Program from the proper Bank will be recalled into this Part as well.

Program

Page: 1

Soft Button: 2

Range:

D efault:

000-127

000

As with the Program Bank parameter, the Program parameter ensures that the next time you recall the Setup, the Program number will be remembered and recalled into this Part. Remember that the Program is actually a component of a Part, which in turn is part of a Setup.

This page also shows you six Programs at a time, which is handy when you’re searching for a particular Program.

While in Compare mode, you will be unable to make any edits to the Programs or the

Setup (except to enable or disable the Parts).

If an edit is attempted, the

[compare]

LED will flash to remind you that you are in

Compare mode.

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