Alesis QS8, QS7 manual User Interface Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters

Table of Contents

The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters	..................................30
About the Display	30
Page Buttons	32
Editing Values	32
Resetting a Parameter Value	32
Parameter Editing Overview	32
Selecting Functions and Parameters	33
Comparing Edited and Stored Versions	34
Preset Memory and User Memory	34
Storing	35
Store a Program or Mix	35
Copying Sounds Between Programs	36
Copying Effects Between Programs	36
To Audition Programs Before Storing	37
5: EDITING MIXES	39
What is a Mix?	39
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel	39
Mix Edit Mode	39
Understanding the Edit Buffers	40
Level Setting for Each Program	41
Pitch	42
Effect	42
Keyboard/MIDI	42
Controllers	43
Transmitting MIDI Volume and Panning	43
Setting the Range and MIDI Switches	44
Naming a Mix	44
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode	45
Using the QS as a Master Keyboard	45
Setting the MIDI Out Channels for a Mix in Global Mode	45
Using Keyboard Mode with the Serial Jack	46
6: EDITING PROGRAMS	47
Overview	47
The “Normalized” Synth Voice	47
How the QS Generates Sound	48
Program Sound Layers	48
QS Signal Flow	49
The Four Sounds of a Program	49
Voice	50
Lowpass Filter	50
Amp	51
About Modulation	51
LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)	52
Envelopes	52
About Signal Processing	52
Drum Mode	53
Program Edit Functions	54
Voice	54
Level	57
Pitch	58
Filter	60
Amp/Range	62
Pitch Envelope	65
Filter Envelope	68
Amp Envelope	70
Name	72
Mod 1 - Mod 6	73

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