Alesis QS8, QS7 manual Keyboard Scaling, Keyboard Transpose, Keyboard Mode

	Global Settings: Chapter 8
KEYBOARD SCALING	Page 4

Page 4 of Global Edit mode lets you adjust how sensitive the keyboardÕs velocity will be (00 to 99). When set to 0, the keyboard will have the greatest dynamic range, but loud notes will be more difficult to play. When set for 99, the opposite is true: loud notes are easier to play but softer notes are not as soft. The default value is 65, but you should adjust this parameter to fit your own playing style.

KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE Page 5

Page 5 of Global Edit mode lets you control the keyboard transposition (-12 to +12; up or down 1 octave). This determines the note number that the keyboard will transmit to the QSÕs sounds and to MIDI Out. If you are using a MIDI sequencer, use this function when you wish to record notes outside of the keyboardÕs normal note range (note numbers 36 Ð 96). When set to -12, the QS7 keyboard range is note numbers 16 Ð 91. Likewise, if set to +12, the range would be 40 Ð 115.

KEYBOARD MODE Page 6

Page 6 of Global Edit mode lets you select the Keyboard Mode (NORMAL, CH SOLO, OUT 1 Ð OUT 16). This determines how the keyboard will function. When in Mix Mode, you have the option to transmit on several MIDI channels at once, or to temporarily isolate certain channels within a Mix.

NORMAL. In Program Mode, the keyboard will transmit on the selected MIDI channel. In Mix Mode, the MIDI channels the keyboard transmits on will correspond to whatever layers or splits the Mix is set up for. Note that certain controllers such as pitch bend and aftertouch may transmit on a different set of channels, since they are enabled or disabled independently for each channel of the Mix. The MIDI Monitor indicators in the lower right section of the display will show which channels are active.

CH SOLO. In Program Mode, this is the same as the NORMAL setting. In Mix Mode, the only sounds coming from the QS, and the only MIDI messages, will come from the layer or range of the underlined MIDI channel in the display. This allows you to isolate individual channels in a Mix. So, if you play in a range of the keyboard that is active on MIDI channel 1, and Channel 1 is selected, youÕll hear it. All other ranges or layers will not respond to the keyboard (they will respond to

incoming MIDI messages on their respective channels). In Mix Play Mode, use the
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OUT 1 Ð OUT 16. In both Program Mode and Mix Mode, the keyboard will transmit on a specific MIDI channel (determined by the number setting of this parameter), but it will not play the internal sound(s). Use this mode if you're using a MIDI sequencer with an ÒEchoÓ feature (also known as ÒMIDI ThruÓ); the sound will be activated by messages appearing at the MIDI IN connector after itÕs made the Òround tripÓ through the sequencer.

✪Setting the Keyboard Mode to one of the ÒOUTÓ values (OUT1 Ð OUT 16) is theQSÕs equivalent to LOCAL OFF.

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