Alesis QS6.2, QS8.2 Hard Wired Mod Routes

8 Modulations
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The Mod Routes
As we mentioned in the previous chapter, modulation refers to
modifying some aspect of a sound. For example, sound volume is
shaped (or modulated) by the Amplitude Envelope. A Mod Route
refers to a modulation source and the destination that it is modulating.
In the previous chapter, we’ve already covered some of the “hard wired”
mod routes. One example is the Pitch LFO, which can always be used to
modulate pitch. In addition however, there are six general-purpose mod
routes that have many more possible mod sources and destinations.
Using these, you can:
• Use a slider to control brightness, effect level, LFO speed, etc.
• Use velocity to increase the attack speed of an envelope, so playing
softly makes the sound fade in, while playing hard causes an immediate
attack.
• Use release velocity to decrease the release time of an envelope, so
quick releases of the keys cut off the end of the sound, while slow key
releases allow the sound to fade away gradually.
Hard Wired Mod Routes
One way to extend the power of your Mod section is to be sure you're
not routing something with a Mod that could be handled elsewhere in
the QS's functions. Here's a list of routings that are "hard wired" into
the QS:
Source Destination Button Page
Amplitude [80 AMP/RANGE] 2
Amplitude LFO Depth [8 AMP LFO] 7
Filter Frequency [70 FILTER] 5
Filter LFO Depth [7 FILTER LFO] 7
Pitch [60 PITCH] 5
Aftertouch
Pitch LFO Depth [6 PITCH LFO] 7
Amplitude LFO Amplitude [8 AMP LFO] 5
Filter Envelope Filter Frequency [100 FILTER ENV] 10
Filter LFO Filter Frequency [7 FILTER FREQ] 5
Amplitude LFO Depth [8 AMP LFO] 6
Filter Frequency [70 FILTER] 4
Filter LFO Depth [7 FILTER LFO] 6
Mod Wheel
Pitch LFO Depth [6 PITCH LFO] 6
Envelope Time Tracking [90-110 P/F/AENV] 8 Note Number Filter Frequency [70 FILTER] 2
Pitch Envelope Pitch [90 PITCH ENV] 10
Pitch LFO Pitch [6 PITCH LFO] 5
Pitch Wheel Pitch [60 PITCH] 4
Filter Envelope Level [100 FILTER ENV] 11
Filter Frequency [70 FILTER] 3
Velocity
Pitch Envelope Level [90 PITCH ENV] 11