Alesis QS7, QS8 manual Using Keyboard Mode with the Serial Jack

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5

CH SOLO. In this mode, the only sounds coming from the QS, and the only MIDI Out messages, will come from the MIDI channel in the display which is selected by using the [ ▲ PAGE] and [PAGE ▲] buttons. 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 CH 1, and “CH ” appears in the upper left corner of the display, you’ll hear it. All other ranges or layers will not respond to the keyboard (they will continue to respond to incoming MIDI messages on their respective channels, however).

Use the [

▲

PAGE] and [PAGE ▲] buttons to hear each channel in turn.

OUT 1 — OUT 16. The QS will generate MIDI messages from the keyboard, regardless of the Range settings for that channel in the Mix, but it will not play the internal sound. Use this mode if you're using a MIDI sequencer with an ECHO feature--the sound will be activated by messages appearing at the MIDI IN connector after it’s made the “round trip” through the sequencer. This is the QS’s equivalent to

LOCAL OFF.

USING KEYBOARD MODE WITH THE SERIAL JACK

The Serial jack follows the MIDI ins and outs in the Keyboard Mode settings above. If you are connected to a computer using the Serial jack, be sure to check the setting of the Keyboard Mode. In most cases, a setting of "OUT 1" should be used with a MIDI sequencer. See page 117 for more information about the Serial jack.

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