Alesis QS8, QS7 manual Effects Edit Mode, Global Edit Mode, Store Mode, Compare Mode

Overview: Chapter 4

Mix Edit Mode lets you change the parameters of an existing Mix. Up to 16 Programs can be active in each Mix, and Mix Edit mode sets up how each will be played. Mix Edit Mode allows you to:

•set the output level, effects level, and pan of each Program in the Mix;

•select which Program’s Effects Patch will be used by the Mix.

Note that you can select which Programs will be played by the different MIDI channels and by the keyboard in multiple layers or splits without entering Mix mode.

EFFECTS EDIT MODE

Effects Edit Mode is used for setting up the Digital Signal Processing effects. Each Effect Patch has 4 effect bus inputs, and an internal configuration of multiple effects such as reverb, delay, and pitch-related effects (chorus, flange, etc.). You can determine what kinds of effects are used on each bus (called a “Configuration”), change each effect’s parameters (such as reverb decay time or chorus speed), set modulation routings (such as having the modulation wheel change the decay time), and set the effects mix (how much reverb, delay and chorus on the output of each effect bus).

GLOBAL EDIT MODE

Use Global Edit Mode to set various parameters which effect the entire instrument, such as overall master tuning, display contrast, MIDI controller settings, keyboard sensitivity, and how the unit will respond to or generate messages in Mix Mode.

STORE MODE

Store Mode is used for storing changes of Programs, Mixes and/or Effects into the User Bank or onto a QuadraCard PCMCIA memory card accessory. It is also used for transmitting the QS’s parameters over MIDI for data storage purposes, copying sounds or effects from one Program to another, and for transferring entire Banks to or from a Sound Card.

COMPARE MODE

Once a Program has been edited in Program Edit Mode, or a Mix has been edited in Mix Edit Mode, the symbol “*” will appear in the display to the left of the Mix’s/Program’s name while in either Mix Play Mode or Program Play Mode. If [COMPARE] is pressed while in an Edit Mode, the letters “ED:” will change to “Cm:” in the upper-left corner of the display, and you will temporarily be hearing (and seeing) the original version of the Mix/Program. If you are editing a Mix and press [COMPARE], the original unedited Mix is temporarily recalled. Likewise, if you are editing a Program or its Effects Patch and press [COMPARE], the original Program will be temporarily recalled. Pressing [COMPARE] again switches back to the edited version, and the letters “Cm:” will revert back to “ED:” in the display.

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