Alesis QS7.1, QS8.1 manual Contents

	Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Part 1: SETUP & CONNECTIONS	9
AC Power	9
Audio	10
MIDI	12
Direct Computer Link	14
Pedal and Footswitch Hookup	16
Digital Audio/Optical Hookup	16
48 kHz Input	17
Part 2: OVERVIEW	19
A Quick Tour Of The Front Panel	19
Programs, Mixes, And Banks	24
The Performance Controls	26
PCMCIA Expansion Cards	28
Part 3: FIRST SESSION	29
Powering Up	29
Playing the Demo Sequences	29
Playing Programs	30
Playing Mixes	31
The Performance Controls, Pt. II	33
Transposing The Keyboard	33
Performance Transposition Chart	34
Part 4: BASIC OPERATION	35
Recap	35
The Double-Button Press Trick	35
Copying Existing Programs And Mixes To A New Location In The User Bank	36
…Or To A New Location On A Card Bank	36
Changing The Programs In A Mix	37
Storing Altered Mixes To The User Bank (Or To A Card)	37
Storing Altered Programs To The User Bank (Or To A Card)	37
Changing The Name Of A Program Or Mix	38
Compare Mode	38
Playing Sequences From A Card	39
The Global Settings (And How To Change Them)	40
Part 5: MIDI	49
The Power of Mix Mode	49
Using an External Sequencer	50
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel	52
Sending and Receiving Bank Select Messages	52
Using the QS6.1 as a Master Keyboard	54
Saving Programs via MIDI Sys Ex	58
Editing Programs via MIDI Sys Ex	59
Part 6: EDITING EFFECTS	61
Basic Info	61
Entering Effects Edit Mode From Program Mode	62
Entering Effects Edit Mode From Mix Mode	62
Navigating In Effects Edit Mode	63
Selecting From Among The Available Effects Patches In A Mix	63
The “FX Program Change via MIDI” function	64
How The Display Changes When You Alter An Effect	65
QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual	5