Alesis QS7, QS8 manual Editing Global Parameters, Master Pitch, Master Tune, Keyboard Curve

Global Settings: Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8

GLOBAL SETTINGS

Global Edit Mode is where you will find several parameters which affect the entire instrument, such as overall master tuning, controller settings, and keyboard mode.

EDITING GLOBAL PARAMETERS

To select Global Edit Mode, follow these steps:

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Press the [EDIT SELECT] button.

Press the [BANK			▲
				] button.
The display will				look like this:
					ED:GLOBAL		¹Œ
					MASTER PITCH: 00
	▲
Use the [					▲
		PAGE] and [PAGE				] buttons to scroll through the various pages of

Global Edit Mode.

Use the CONTROLLER [D] slider to adjust the selected Global parameter.

The following sections describe in detail each of the parameters found in the nineteen Global Edit Mode pages.

MASTER PITCH Page 1

Page 1 of Global Edit Mode lets you adjust the QSÕs overall Master Pitch (-12 to +12; up or down an octave). Adjust this parameter when you wish to globally transpose all sounds, both from the keyboard and from the MIDI In. This parameters have no effect on drum sounds, the Range settings, or MIDI Out.

MASTER TUNE Page 2

Page 2 of Global Edit Mode lets you adjust the QSÕs overall Master Tuning (-99 to +99; up or down 1/2 step). Adjust this parameter when tuning the QS to other instruments. This parameters have no effect on drum sounds, the Range settings, or MIDI Out.

KEYBOARD CURVE Page 3

Page 3 of Global Edit mode lets you select the Keyboard Velocity Curve. There are three options: Weighted, Plastic and Maximum. When set to weighted, the keyboard will have a wider dynamic range. This means that when you play the keyboard softly, the notes will be softer than if the keyboard was set for "plastic". When set to plastic, the keyboard will have the velocity response of a typical plastic keyboard. Use this mode when you want a smoother, flatter keyboard curve. When set to Maximum, no velocity response is available, and all notes are given a maximum velocity value of 127. This parameter only affects the keyboardÕs output to the sounds in the QS and MIDI Out. This is different from the Velocity Curve parameter in Program Edit, which determines how a sound in the selected Program will respond to incoming velocity information, either from the keyboard or from MIDI In.

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