1Quick Start Guide
If you can’t wait to get started
The Alesis Smashup is a unique product, but its basic hookup and operation is similar to other
Hook it up to a synthesizer
1.First, make sure the power is off to all the components you’re connecting: amp, mixer, and instruments.
2.Pull the Smashup and its power supply out of the package.
3.Using a pair of 1/4” instrument cables, plug the outputs of the synthesizer into the INPUTS on the back of the Smashup.
4.Connect the OUTPUTS of the Smashup to the inputs of a mixer, powered speakers, or instrument amplifier.
5.Insert the power jack of the Smashup’s power adapter into the POWER 9VAC input on the rear panel of the Smashup and plug the power adapter into an AC outlet (preferably on a power strip with its switch off).
The Smashup doesn’t have a POWER switch of its own. The moment you plug in the power, its top panel LEDs will come on.
6.Turn the power on to the system: the keyboard, then the Smashup’s power strip (if it’s not already on), then the mixer, then the amp.
7.Turn the INPUT TRIM knob on the back of the Smashup while playing the keyboard to adjust the input level. The SIGNAL LED on the top panel will light green, not red, when the level is correct.
8.Experiment with the knob and button settings on the Smashup to create different sounds.
For more detailed information on connecting the Smashup, see chapter 2: Connections.
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