Alesis QS7, QS8 manual General Midi Mode, Controllers a D Assignment, Pedals 1 and 2 Assignment

	Global Settings: Chapter 8
GENERAL MIDI MODE	Page 7

Page 7 of Global Edit Mode lets you enable and disable General MIDI Mode. If this parameter is turned on, you will immediately be taken out of Global Edit Mode and into Mix Mode, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will automatically be selected. For more information about General MIDI, refer to the MIDI Supplement in Appendix B.

ENABLING GENERAL MIDI MODE VIA MIDI

The QS will respond to a universal MIDI Sysex message to turn General MIDI mode on or off. Some (but not all) General MIDI sequences will have a Sysex message at the beginning (bar 1) which tells the receiving device to go into its General MIDI mode. If this message is sent, no matter where you happen to be on the QS, General MIDI mode will be enabled, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will automatically be selected.

CONTROLLERS A – D ASSIGNMENT Page 8 Ð 11

The QS allows you to assign up to four general purpose MIDI controllers. These controllers are assigned a letter, AÐD. These are directly linked to the CONTROLLER [A], [B], [C] and [D] sliders on the QSÕs front panel. They are also linked to specific MIDI controllers which can be received from another synth or sequencer.

Page 8 through 11 of Global Edit mode lets you choose which MIDI controllers (0 to

120)to assign as Controllers A, B, C and D. For a listing of all MIDI controllers and their designations, see page 127 in the Appendix B: MIDI Supplement.

PEDALS 1 AND 2 ASSIGNMENT

Page 12 & 13

Like the MIDI Controllers AÐD, the two footpedal controls (Pedal 1 and Pedal 2) can be assigned to a MIDI controller. Although these two pedals are linked to specific MIDI controllers which can be received from another synth or sequencer, Pedal 1 is directly linked to the [PEDAL 1] jack on the QSÕs rear panel.

Pages 12 and 13 of Global Edit mode lets you assign which MIDI controllers (0 to

120) that Pedal 1 and Pedal 2 will be transmitted as over MIDI Out. Simultaneously, if the same MIDI controller is received it will control any modulations that use either Pedal 1 or Pedal 2. Page 12 lets you select the controller for Pedal 1, while page 13 lets you select the controller for Pedal 2.

✪When recording into a MIDI sequencer, be careful not to accidentally assign either Pedal 1 or 2 to a controller which may already be used by another control (like MIDI Volume/controller 7, or Mod Wheel/controller 1).

USING A PEDAL TO CONTROL V OLUME OR MODULATION

If Pedal 1 is assigned to Controller 7 (Global Edit Mode, Page 4), then they will automatically control the volume of:

¥ any Sounds in a Program, and;

¥ in Mix Mode, any Sounds that are controlled by the Keyboard (Mix Edit Mode, Range, Page 2) and have Pedals turned on (Mix Edit Mode, Range, Page 3).

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