20 Most Recent Alesis Sr 16 Stereo Drum Machine - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Some of the Alesis products have a setup and data memory backed up by a battery. It is POSSIBLE that your battery expired and took the sound memory with it.

Investigate if you have a battery in yours (buried in the guts) and check the voltage. It should be above about 3 volts.

If it is below that, replace the battery and find another unit to clone the data from.

Not a lot of ideas for you, but IF it will restart right away it is probably at the end of the particular song memory you have selected. In other words, you may be playing a song performance rather than just a plain rhythm. A song runs for the number of measures it is programmed for, often around the two minutes you mention.

If the whole unit freezes and all panel controls are dead, then I want you to actually freeze the unit in your freezer and quickly try it and measure the time it continues to run. This is to determine if there is a heat related problem. If it runs longer, then you can isolate the problem with circuit cooler.

Go to alesis.com/sr16 the reference manuel, program chart etc. are all there. I just went there to double checkit and it is there.

Here is the link:http://ionaudio.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1137/tt/4 As far as I know they have nothing to do with Alesis.

Make sure the SR16 is set to send the clock out. Read 6.6 of your user's manual.

As I read the manual, the tempo is saved with the SONG.

Starting and stopping rhythm SHOULD always start at the begining of the song. This is on page 20 of your manual. The manual is available online if you don't have one.

You likely have lost the internal memory data. This can be due to a power surge or that the internal battery has been depleted. The battery may need to be replaced.

You should reset the unit and reload the data, The manual is available online. Search Google for it.

The manual STRESSES the importance of backing up the data.

If you don'thave the backup, you MAY need to find another SR-16 owner to clone the data from.

Check if there is a contrast setting... Unfortunately, sometimes the setting can;t be viewed when contrast is too low. Read your manual and find how to get into that mode if it exists and turn it up.

There has to be a component inside that is faulty. That causes the power supply to quit. If the repairman said it is not able to be repaired it means that the part can't be replaced due to unavailability or the cost. You could try taking it to another repairman at a music store that sells Alesis products if you aren't satisfied with his his answer. SR-16 s are pretty reliable and it takes a lot to damage them to the point where they can't be repaired. If you can't get it repaired locally and you think it can be repaired contact Alesis at http://www.alesis.com/content1024 to find out the closest place to ship it to and get it repaired.

It possibly is an open series resistor feeding the positive tap to all 3 positive regulators, but without specific knowledge of this machine, I can't be sure.

Try removing the batteries and running it off of an ac adapter with no batteries installed. Sometimes seriously flat batteries can keep a device from powering up.

Go to www.Alesis.com, undersupport clickdocuments and downloads.Click drum machines then All. The various drum machine models are then displayed to the right. Under HR-16 for instance you can download the manual in pdf and the presets in sysx. The manual should walk you through the procedure. You will have to replace the internal memory battery. They are easy to replace and cost about five bucks. Good Luck!

A simple push to make release to break switch will do for the stop/start function like a roland dp2 damper switch ... Search google shopping for some decent prices or if your confident you could make your own from parts like a momentary footswitch or "non-latch" switch and some mono guitar cable and a mono audio plug and some boxing (I recommend this only if your confident with soldering and want to save a lot of money)

May I also add I have one of these drum machines at home and they are brilliant for getting the "Genesis" or what I like to call the "Phil collins" sound! But I never expected anyone to still be using one of those! Good luck in your musical persuits!

If I remember correctly it will have a backup battery inside that may have died. You will need to replace it and download the correct patch to get it up and running again.

HI THERE,

CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS POSSIBLE LOOSE CONNECTIONS.

CHECK THE SOUND VOULUME WAS NOT SET TO MUTE

http://media.zzounds.com/media/SR16_Manual-9d796d56d2c465f19b598d39a29c8d8c.pdf

I have never experienced this problem, but I know that you can reset the SR-16 to all default settings by doing something like holding down play when powering up. Try that & I'll look into the matter and get back to you with a definite answer. Peace and good luck until then.

Question edited for full 'make model (what it is)'. Help in the video perhaps? Overload? https://www.google.com/search?q=alesis+midiverb+auto+reset+problem ..

SR-16 Power up while holding "ERASE" and "PLAY". Read all the warnings first. https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/reinitialize-alesis-unit/ ..

I think yes