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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
MANUAL CONVENTIONS
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SETUP & CONNECTIONS
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HOOKUP
LINE CONDITIONERS AND PROTECTORS
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CONNECTIONS
LEVELS
AUDIO CABLES SELECTION, ROUTING, AND CARE
MIDI
BASIC MIDI HOOKUP
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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
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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?
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WHAT'S A BANK?
ABOUT SOUND GROUPS
THE PERFORMANCE CONTROLS
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PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDS
PART 3
FIRST SESSION
POWERING UP
PLAYING THE DEMO SEQUENCES
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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
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BASIC OPERATION
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THE DOUBLE-BUTTON PRESS TRICK
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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 #
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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
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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
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EDITING EFFECTS
B ASIC I
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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
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K EEPING T RACK : THE I NTERACTION O E FFECTS , PROGRAMS, AND M
P ICKING A N E FFECT C
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HOW 1 REVERB IS ARRANGED
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HOW 2 REVERBS IS ARRANGED
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HOW LEZLIE+REVERB IS ARRANGED
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HOW REVERB+EQ IS ARRANGED
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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
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[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
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[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
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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
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PITCH TYPE
Range of Settings: (see list below) Page 1
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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)
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DELAY TYPE
Range of Settings: (see below) Page 1
INPUT
Range of Settings: <99 to <0> to 99> Page 2
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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)
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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
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OVERDRIVE TYPE
OVERDRIVE THRESHOLD
Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 2
OVERDRIVE BRIGHTNESS
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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
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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
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Tune Octave (-2 to +2 octaves) Page 1
Semitone (-12 to +12 semitones) Page 2
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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
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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
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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
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A BOUT M
LFO (LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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About General Purpose Modulation
Selecting the Modulator (1 to 6)
Modulation Source Page 1
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Modulation Destination Page 2
Modulation Level (-99 to +99) Page 3
Gate Mode (Off or On) Page 4
Quantize Mode (Off or On)
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Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly) Page 4
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Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly) Page 4
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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
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Group
Voice
Editing Programs: Part 8
QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual
Snd FX
Wave
Rhythm
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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
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TO AUDITION PROGRAMS BEFORE STORING
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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
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Symptom Cause Solution
R ECOVERING F
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C HECKING T HE S OFTWARE V
M AINTENANCE /S
OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICE
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