Alesis QS7.1, QS8.1

Overview: Part 2

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to each of 16 different MIDI channels, making it easy to build anything from a

small pop/rock ensemble to a complete orchestra.

Contents

Main I HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL MANUAL CONVENTIONS Page C Page Page Page P SETUP & CONNECTIONS AC P HOOKUP LINE CONDITIONERS AND PROTECTORS A CONNECTIONS LEVELS AUDIO CABLES SELECTION, ROUTING, AND CARE MIDI BASIC MIDI HOOKUP Page Page DIRECT COMPUTER LINK IBM PCS AND COMPATIBLES RUNNING WINDOWS MACINTOSH P EDAL AND FOOTSWITCH H D IGITAL AUDIO/OPTICAL H RECORDING DIGITAL AUDIO 48 KH Page P OVERVIEW A QUICK TOUR OF THE FRONT PANEL THE WHEELS THE SLIDERS THE EDIT MODE BUTTONS THE DISPLAY THE PLAY MODE BUTTONS THE SELECTION BUTTONS A WORD ABOUT THE SILKSCREENING THE SEQUENCE & TRANSPOSE BUTTONS PROGRAMS, MIXES, AND BANKS WHATS A PROGRAM? WHATS A MIX? Page WHAT'S A BANK? ABOUT SOUND GROUPS THE PERFORMANCE CONTROLS Page PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDS PART 3 FIRST SESSION POWERING UP PLAYING THE DEMO SEQUENCES Page PLAYING PROGRAMS CHANGING THE MIDI CHANNEL PLAYING MIXES PICKING A MIX BANK SELECTING MIXES FINDING OUT WHAT PROGRAMS ARE IN THE MIX YOU ARE PLAYING THE PERFORMANCE CONTROLS, PT. II TRANSPOSING THE KEYBOARD PERFORMANCE TRANSPOSITION CHART UP DOWN NORMAL Middle C P BASIC OPERATION R THE DOUBLE-BUTTON PRESS TRICK Page COPYING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND MIXES TO A NEW LOCATION IN THE USER BANK O R TO A NEW LOCATION O CARD BANK CHANGING THE PROGRAMS IN A MIX STORING ALTERED MIXES TO THE USER BANK (OR TO A CARD) STORING ALTERED PROGRAMS TO THE USER BANK (OR TO A CARD) CHANGING THE NAME OF A PROGRAM OR MIX COMPARE MODE PLAYING SEQUENCES FROM A CARD THE GLOBAL SETTINGS (AND HOW TO CHANGE THEM) EDITING GLOBAL PARAMETERS PAGE 1 MASTER PITCH PAGE 2 MASTER TUNE PAGE 3 KEYBOARD VELOCITY CURVE PAGE 4 KEYBOARD VELOCITY SCALING PAGE 5 TRANSPOSE PAGE 6 KEYBOARD MODE PAGE 7 GENERAL MIDI PAGE 8 CONTROLLER A # PAGE 9 CONTROLLER B # Page PAGE 10 CONTROLLER C # PAGE 11 CONTROLLER D # PAGE 12 PEDAL 1 CONTROL # PAGE 13 PEDAL 2 CONTROL # PAGE 14 MIDI PROGRAM SELECT MODE PAGE 15 INPUT/OUTPUT MODE PAGE 16 MIDI OUT MODE PAGE 17 RESET CONTROLLERS A-D PAGE 18 CONTROLLER A-D MODE PAGE 19 CLOCK SOURCE/CLOCK RATE Page P MIDI W HAT WE AND WHAT WE WONT (BUT WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT). T HE P OWER OF M IX M U SING AN E XTERNAL S THE SERIAL PORT SELECTING THE KEYBOARD MODE P ROGRAM A S ENDING AND R ECEIVING B ANK S ELECT M MIDI PrgSl: OFF MIDI PrgSl: ON MIDI MixSl: CH 1-16 U SING THE QS AS A M ASTER K MAKING IT HAPPEN TRANSMITTING MIDI VOLUME AND PANNING TRANSPOSING MIDI NOTE NUMBERS PER ZONE SENDING CARD SEQUENCE DATA TO EXTERNAL DEVICES S AVING P ROGRAMS VIA MIDI SYS E Follow steps and in the instructions above. Follow steps through in the instructions above. E DITING P ROGRAMS VIA MIDI SYS E Page P EDITING EFFECTS B ASIC I Page E NTERING E FFECTS E DIT M F ROM P ROGRAM M E NTERING E FFECTS E DIT M F ROM M IX M N AVIGATING I N E FFECTS E DIT M S ELECTING F ROM A MONG T A VAILABLE E FFECTS P ATCHES I THE FX PROGRAM CHANGE VIA MIDI FUNCTION H OW T HE D ISPLAY C HANGES W HEN Y A LTER A N E S TORING E FFECT P ATCHES I N P M S TORING E FFECT P ATCHES IN M M C OPYING E FFECTS F ROM O NE P T O A Page K EEPING T RACK : THE I NTERACTION O E FFECTS , PROGRAMS, AND M P ICKING A N E FFECT C C HOW 1 REVERB IS ARRANGED C HOW 2 REVERBS IS ARRANGED C HOW LEZLIE+REVERB IS ARRANGED C HOW REVERB+EQ IS ARRANGED C HOW OVERDRIVE+LEZLIE IS ARRANGED R OUTING S OUNDS OR P T HROUGH T HE E FFECTS O S ETTING E FFECT S END L IF THE SEND INPUTS CLIP [00] TO [30] EFFECT SENDS 1 - 4 Page [50] EQ (CONFIGURATIONS 4 AND 5 ONLY) LO EQ FREQUENCY Range of Settings: 30Hz to 180Hz Page 1 LO EQ GAIN Range of Settings: 0dB to +12dB Page 2 [60] MOD1 SOURCE Range of Settings: (see list below) Page 1 MOD1 DESTINATION Range of Settings: (see list below) Page 2 Page [70] MOTOR Range of Settings: On/Off Page 1 Config. 3 Page 4 Config. 5 SPEED Range of Settings: Slow/Fast Page 2 Config. 3 Page 5 Config. 5 Page HORN LEVEL Range of Settings: -6 to +6 dB Page 3 Config. 3 Page 6 Config. 5 INPUT 1 Range of Settings: Reverb/Delay Page 1 Config. 5 Range of Settings: (see list below) Page 2 Config. 5 [80] PITCH TYPE Range of Settings: (see list below) Page 1 Page Page Page DELAY INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: <99 to <0> to 99> Page 2 (Config. 2 only) WAVEFORM SHAPE Range of Settings: Sine/Square Page 2 SPEED RESONATOR TUNING Range of Settings: 00 to 60 Page 2 (Resonator only) RESONATOR DECAY Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 3 (Resonator only) Range of Settings: Sends 1 4 Page 2 (Config. 5 only) [90] DELAY TYPE Range of Settings: (see below) Page 1 INPUT Range of Settings: <99 to <0> to 99> Page 2 Page FEEDBACK Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 5 (and Page 8 in Stereo Delay) [100] REVERB A Note regarding Configuration #2 and the Reverb function and one regarding the Reverb function and Sends 2 through 4 INPUT 1 Range of Settings: Delay Out/Chorus Out Page 1 (Config. 1, 3, 4 and 5) Range of Settings: Pitch Out/Delay In/Send Page 2 (Config. 1, 3, 4 and 5) Range of Settings: <99 to <0> to 99> Page 3 (Config 1, 3, 4 and 5) REVERB INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 4 (Config 1, 3, 4 and 5) REVERB INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 4 (Sends 2 and 3) Page 2 (Send 4) CHORUS INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 1 (Config 2 only, Sends 1 and 3) R EVERB P REVERB TYPE Range of Settings: (see below) Page 5 PRE-DELAY TIME Range of Settings: 0 to 299ms Pages 6 & 7 PRE-DELAY MIX Range of Settings: IN<99DEL to IN99>DEL Page 8 INPUT FILTER DECAY Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 10 LOW DECAY/ HIGH DECAY Range of Settings: 00 to -99 Pages 11 & 12 DENSITY Page [110] OVERDRIVE TYPE OVERDRIVE THRESHOLD Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 2 OVERDRIVE BRIGHTNESS [120] PITCH LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 1 Config. 1 and 4 Page 2 Config. 2 and 5 DELAY LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 2 Config. 1, 3, 4 Page 1 Config. 2 Page 3 Config. 5 REVERB LEVEL LEZLIE LEVEL OVERDRIVE LEVEL P EDITING MIXES WHAT IS A MIX? POLYPHONY IN MIX PLAY MODE PROGRAM ASSIGN FOR EACH MIDI CHANNEL MIX EDIT MODE UNDERSTANDING THE EDIT BUFFERS LEVEL SETTING FOR EACH PROGRAM Enable (On or Off) Page 1 Volume (00 to 99) Page 2 Pan (<3 to 3>, or PROG ) Page 3 Output (Main, Aux, Off, or PROG) Page 4 P Tune Octave (-2 to +2 octaves) Page 1 Semitone (-12 to +12 semitones) Page 2 E FX Program Change (On or Off) Page 1 KEYBOARD/MIDI MIDI Input (On or Off) Page 1 MIDI Output (On or Off) Page 2 Keyboard (On or Off) Page 3 C SETTING THE RANGE Lower Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8) Page 1 High Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8) Page 2 QS8.1 Keyboard Range N AMING A M P E DITING P O T HE N ORMALIZED SYNTH V HOW THE QS GENERATES SOUND P ROGRAM S OUND L QS S IGNAL F THE FOUR SOUNDS OF A PROGRAM THE VOICE L OWPASS F A A BOUT M LFO (LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR) E A BOUT S IGNAL P D RUM M Page S TORING Y OUR E DITED P P ROGRAM E DIT F V Sound Enable Page 1 Sound Type Page 2 Sound Group (17 options) Page 3 Part 8: Editing Programs Sound Page 4 Group Voice Piano Chromatic Editing Programs: Part 8 QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual Ethnic Drums Percus L Volume (00 to 99) Page 1 Pan (<3 to 3>) Page 2 Output (Main, Aux, or Off) Page 3 Effect Level (00 to 99) Page 4 P Pitch Envelope Depth (-99 to +99) Page 7 Portamento (Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed) Page 8 Portamento Rate (0 to 99) Page 9 Keyboard Mode (Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono) Page 10 F Filter Frequency (00 to 99) Page 1 Keyboard Track (On or Off) Page 2 Velocity (-99 to +99) Page 3 Modulation Wheel Depth (-99 to +99) Page 4 Aftertouch Depth (-99 to +99) Page 5 Filter LFO Depth (-99 to +99) Page 6 Filter Envelope Depth (-99 to +99) Page 7 AMP/RANGE Velocity Curve (13 choices) Page 1 Aftertouch Depth (-99 to +99) Page 2 Amp LFO Depth (-99 to +99) Page 3 Lower Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8) Page 4 High Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8) Page 5 QS8.1 Keyboard Range Program Sound Range Sound Overlap (00 to 99) Page 6 PITCH ENVELOPE Release (00 to 99, Hold) Page 4 Delay (00 to 99, Hold) Page 5 Velocity Modulation (00 to 99) Page 11 FILTER ENVELOPE Release (00 to 99) Page 4 Delay (00 to 99) Page 5 Velocity Modulation (00 to 99) Page 11 AMP ENVELOPE Release (00 to 99) Page 4 Delay (00 to 99) Page 5 Page N M About General Purpose Modulation Selecting the Modulator (1 to 6) Modulation Source Page 1 Page Modulation Destination Page 2 Modulation Level (-99 to +99) Page 3 Gate Mode (Off or On) Page 4 Quantize Mode (Off or On) P Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly) Page 4 F Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly) Page 4 A Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly) Page 4 TRACKING GENERATOR Tracking Input Page 1 Tracking Points 0 10 (00100) Pages 212 PROGRAMMING DRUM SOUNDS IN DRUM MODE V Group Voice Editing Programs: Part 8 QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual Snd FX Wave Rhythm L P F Velocity>Filter (0 to 3) Page 1 AMP/RANGE Velocity Curve (13 choices) Page 1 Note # (000 to 127/C-2 to G8) Page 2 AMP ENVELOPE Decay (0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99) Page 1 Mute Group (Off, 1, 2, or 3) Page 2 S PECIAL P ROGRAMMING F COPYING SOUNDS Page TO AUDITION PROGRAMS BEFORE STORING Page P EXTRAS A WORD ABOUT THE QS CD-ROM SOUND BRIDGE U SING PCMCIA EXPANSION C S AVING THE U SER B L OADING A B ANK FROM AN E XTERNAL C S TORING AN I NDIVIDUAL P ROGRAM OR M L OADING AN I NDIVIDUAL P ROGRAM OR M CARD STORAGE RAMIFICATIONS MORE ABOUT SRAM CARDS SRAM CARDS AND MIX MODE P A T Symptom Cause Solution R ECOVERING F R E - Page C HECKING T HE S OFTWARE V M AINTENANCE /S OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICE INDEX