Alesis QS7, QS8 manual Contents

	Table of Contents
CONTENTS
1: SETTING UP	7
Unpacking and Inspection	7
AC Power	7
Line Conditioners and Protectors	8
About Audio Cables	9
Basic Audio Hookup	9
2: YOUR FIRST SESSION	11
Powering Up	11
Playing the Demo Sequences	11
What’s a Program?	11
What’s a Mix?	12
What's a Bank?	12
About Sound Groups	12
Playing the QS Keyboard	13
Program Mode and Mix Mode	13
Selecting the MIDI Channel in Program Mode	14
Auditioning Internal Programs	14
Selecting Program Banks	14
Realtime Performance Functions	15
The Controller A–D Sliders	15
Auditioning Mix Play Mode	16
Selecting Mix Banks	16
Choosing Programs in a Mix	17
Storing an Edited Mix	18
Enabling General MIDI Mode	18
Using the PCMCIA Expansion Card Slots	19
A Word About the QS CD-ROM	20
Sound Bridge™	20
3: CONNECTIONS	21
Basic MIDI Hookup	21
Using an External Sequencer	22
About the Keyboard Mode	22
Using a Computer	23
IBM® PCs and compatibles	23
Macintosh™	24
Master Controller for Live Use	24
Pedal and Footswitch Hookup	24
Digital Audio/Optical Hookup	25
Recording Digital Audio	25
48 KHz In	26
4: OVERVIEW	27
Basic Architecture	27
QS Polyphony	27
Modes	28
Program Play Mode	28
Mix Play Mode	28
Program Edit Mode	28
Mix Edit Mode	29
Effects Edit Mode	29
Global Edit Mode	29
Store Mode	29
Compare Mode	29

QS7/QS8 Reference Manual 3