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Alesis QSR 64 manual ALESIS QSR Reference Manual

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ALESIS QSR Reference Manual Introduction How To Use This ManualConventions Page 1 Setting Up CONTENTS2 Your First Session 3 Connections6 Editing Programs 5 Editing Mixes7 Editing Effects 8 Global Settings9 MIDI Transfer And Storage Operations AC POWER HOOKUP SETTING UPUNPACKING AND INSPECTION CHAPTERPHONES BASIC AUDIO HOOKUPABOUT AUDIO CABLES YOUR FIRST SESSION POWERING UPWHAT’S A PROGRAM? CHAPTERWHATS A BANK? WHAT’S A MIX?PRESET1 PRESET3MIDI Input Indicator PLAYING THE QSRPROGRAM MODE AND MIX MODE Program NumberSELECTING THE MIDI CHANNEL IN PROGRAM MODE SELECTING PROGRAM BANKSREALTIME PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS SELECTING MIX BANKS AUDITIONING MIX PLAY MODEMix Number CHOOSING PROGRAMS IN A MIXProgram Name and Number Play ModeSTORING AN EDITED MIX ENABLING GENERAL MIDI MODEUSING THE PCMCIA EXPANSION CARD SLOTS SOUND BRIDGE A WORD ABOUT THE QSR CD-ROMBASIC MIDI HOOKUP CONNECTIONSUSING AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER MIDI USING A COMPUTERPC 38.4Kbd PC31.25KbdMACINTOSH IBM PCS AND COMPATIBLESRECORDING DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO/OPTICAL HOOKUP48 KHZ IN BASIC ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEWQSR POLYPHONY CHAPTERPROGRAM PLAY MODE MODESMIX PLAY MODE PROGRAM EDIT MODEEFFECTS EDIT MODE MIX EDIT MODEGLOBAL EDIT MODE STORE MODEMIDI Input Indicator THE USER INTERFACE DISPLAY, FUNCTIONS, PAGES AND PARAMETERSABOUT THE DISPLAY Program NumberSND1VOICE πå Snd EnableON EDITING VALUES MIDI CH BUTTONSPARAMETER EDITING OVERVIEW COMPARING EDITED AND STORED VERSIONS PRESET MEMORY AND USER MEMORYSTORE A PROGRAM OR MIX STORINGTO AUDITION PROGRAMS BEFORE STORING Overview Chapter COPYING EFFECTS BETWEEN PROGRAMS COPYING SOUNDS BETWEEN PROGRAMSSOUND 2 STR PROGINITIALIZING SOUNDS INITIALIZING THE PROGRAM/MIX BUFFERSQSR Reference Manual Overview ChapterEDITING MIXES WHAT IS A MIX?PROGRAM ASSIGN FOR EACH MIDI CHANNEL MIX EDIT MODEUNDERSTANDING THE EDIT BUFFERS Program Enable On or Off LEVEL SETTING FOR EACH PROGRAMProgram Volume 00 to PageEFFECT PITCHKEYBOARD/MIDI Tune Octave -2 to +2 octavesPitch-bend and Modulation Wheels On or Off CONTROLLERSAftertouch On or Off Sustain Pedals On or OffNAMING A MIX SETTING THE RANGE AND MIDI SWITCHESQS8 Keyboard Range Program Sound RangePLAYING A GROUP OF CHANNELS IN A MIX POLYPHONY IN MIX PLAY MODEYou will see MixGroupCH in the middle of the display You will see MIDI Group in the middle of the display OVERVIEW EDITING PROGRAMSTHE “NORMALIZED” SYNTH VOICE CHAPTERPROGRAM SOUND LAYERS HOW THE QSR GENERATES SOUNDTHE FOUR SOUNDS OF A PROGRAM QSR SIGNAL FLOWLOWPASS FILTER VOICECutoff Frequency Filter Amplitude FrequencyABOUT MODULATION LFO LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR ABOUT SIGNAL PROCESSINGENVELOPES Sound Sound Sound Sound DRUM MODEPROGRAM EDIT FUNCTIONS Sound EnableSound Type PageSound Sound Group 17 optionsGroup VoiceVoice NoiseEthnic DrumsSound Pan 3 to Sound Volume 00 toSound Output Main, Aux, or Off Effect Level 00 toDetune -99 to +99 cents Semitone -24 to +24 semitonesDetune Type Normal or Equal Pitch Wheel Range 0 to 12 semitonesPortamento Rate 0 to Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 SpeedKeyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono PageKeyboad Track On or Off Filter Frequency 00 toVelocity -99 to +99 PageFilter LFO Depth -99 to +99 Modulation Wheel Depth -99 to +99Filter Envelope Depth -99 to +99 PagePage Velocity Curve 13 choicesAftertouch Depth -99 to +99 PageQS8 Keyboard Range Amp LFO Depth -99 to +99Program Sound Range PagePage Sound Overlap 00 toAttack 00 to PITCH ENVELOPEDecay & Sustain 00 to Pages 2Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun Delay 00 to 99, HoldSustain Decay 00 to Time Tracking On or OffLevel 00 to Sustain Pedal On or OffVelocity Modulation 00 to PageAttack 00 to Release 00 toPage Decay & Sustain 00 toTrigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun Delay 00 toPage Sustain Decay 00 toPage Level 00 toVelocity Modulation 00 to PageTrigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun Delay 00 toRelease 00 to PagePage Time Tracking On or OffSustain Pedal On or Off PageAbout General Purpose Modulation MOD 1 - MODSelecting the Modulator 1 to Modulation SourceQSR Reference Manual Editing Programs ChapterModulation Level -99 to +99 Modulation DestinationGate Mode Off or On Page 4 Mods 1 - 3 OnlySpeed 00 to Shape 8 choicesDelay 00 to PageMod Wheel Depth -99 to Trigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key PolyPage Level 00 toWave 8 choices Aftertouch Depth -99 toDelay 00 to PageTrigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly AMP LFODelay 00 to Mod Wheel Depth -99 toPage Level 00 toMod Wheel Depth -99 to PageTracking Points 0 - 10 Tracking InputPages PageGroup PROGRAMMING DRUM SOUNDSVoice VOICEVelocityPitch 0 to Tune -12.00 to +12.00Page PageNote # 000 to 127/C-2 to G8 VelocityFilter 0 toNote # Range 0 to +3 Decay 0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99QSR Reference Manual Editing Programs ChapterMute Group Off, 1, 2, or COPYING SOUNDSPage COPYING EFFECTS ABOUT SIGNAL PROCESSING EDITING EFFECTSCHAPTER Main LeftSELECTING AN EFFECTS PATCH IN MIX MODE SETTING EFFECTS SEND LEVELSEFFECT πß MIDI Chan EFFECTEDITING EFFECTS CLIPNAVIGATING QSR Reference Manual Editing Effects ChapterSTORING EFFECT PATCHES IN MIX MODE STORING EFFECT PATCHES IN PROGRAM MODECOPYING EFFECT PATCHES CONFIGURATIONS Delay CONFIGURATION #1 1 REVERBDelay DelayQSR Reference Manual Editing Effects ChapterDelay CONFIGURATION #2 2 REVERBSPitch ReverbDelay CONFIGURATION #3 LEZLIE AND REVERBDelay DelayDelay CONFIGURATION #4 REVERB AND EQDelay PitchDelay CONFIGURATION #5 OVERDRIVE AND LEZLIEPitch ReverbLo EQ Gain 0dB to +12dB Lo EQ Frequency 30Hz to 180HzHi EQ Frequency 3kHz to 10kHz Hi EQ Gain 0dB to +9dBPage 1 Mod 1 & Page 4 Mod Mod SourceMod Destination Page 2 Mod 1 & Page 5 ModPage 2 Config. 3 or Page 5 Config Page 1 Config. 3 or Page 4 ConfigPage 3 Config. 3 or Page 6 Config Pages 1 & 2 Config. 5 onlyDELAY DRY SIGNAL Pitch TypeDRY SIGNAL PITCHSIGNAL DELAYFLANGED FEEDBACKPage 2 Config. 2 Only Delay Input 99 to 0 toWaveform Shape Sine or Square Resonator Tuning 00 toDepth 00 to Feedback 00 toDelay Type 3 types DELAYPages 3 & 4 and 6 & 7 in Stereo Delay Page 5 and Page 8 in Stereo DelayPage 2 Config 1, 3, 4 and Page 1 Config 1, 3, 4 andPage 3 Config 1, 3, 4 and Page 4 Config 1 andChorus Input Level 00 to Page 1 Config 2 OnlySend Input Levels 99 to 0 to Page 1 Sends 2 throughReverb Type 7 types Pre-Delay Time 0 to 299msPages 6 PageInput Filter 00 to Pre-Delay Mix 99 to 0 toDecay 00 to Low Decay and High Decay 00 toOverdrive Type Hard or Soft OVERDRIVEOverdrive Threshold 00 to Overdrive Brightness 00 toReverb Level 00 to 99 Page 3 Config. 1 - 4 Page 4 Config Pitch Level 00 to 99 Page 1Config 1 and 4 Page 2 Config 2Page 1 Config. 3 Page 5 Config Page 1 Config. 5 OnlyQSR Reference Manual Editing Effects ChapterEDITING GLOBAL PARAMETERS GLOBAL SETTINGSMASTER PITCH MASTER TUNEPEDALS 1 AND 2 ASSIGNMENT CONTROLLERS A - D ASSIGNMENTPage 4 Page 8Global Settings Chapter MIDI PROGRAM SELECTPage RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING BANK CHANGE MESSAGESPage INPUT/OUTPUT MODEMIDI , PC 38.4kbaud and PC31.25kb MIDI and MAC 1MHzMIX GROUP CHANNEL MIDI OUT➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅ ➆ PagePAGE CLOCKMIDI TRANSFER AND STORAGE OPERATIONS USING PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDSSAVING THE USER BANK TO A PCMCIA CARD STORING AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM OR MIX LOADING A BANK FROM AN EXTERNAL CARD➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ QSR Reference Manual MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations ChapterCARD STORAGE RAMIFICATIONS LOADING AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM OR MIXQSR Reference Manual MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations ChapterTo send the entire User bank via MIDI SAVING PROGRAMS VIA MIDI SYS EXTo send a single Program via MIDI To send a single Program via MIDI to a different Program number SEQUENCE PLAYBACKQSR Reference Chapter 9 MIDI Transfer and Storage OperationsTROUBLE-SHOOTING INDEX TROUBLE-SHOOTINGSymptom SolutionCHECKING SOFTWARE VERSION MAINTENANCE/SERVICECLEANING OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICECustomers outside the USA Page MIDI BASICS MIDI SUPPLEMENTMIDI HARDWARE APPENDIX BCHANNEL MESSAGES MODE MESSAGES MIDI MESSAGE BASICSCHANNEL MESSAGES VOICE MESSAGES 92 Tremolo Depth 93 Chorus Depth 94 Celeste Depth 95 Phase Depth 6 Data Slider 7 Main Volume 8 Balance 10 Pan 11 Expression121 Reset All Controllers 122 Local Control On/Off 0 or MIDI Supplement Appendix BSYSTEM COMMON MESSAGES GENERAL MIDIMIDI Supplement Appendix B the Channel is selected using the MIDI CH buttons, the wordQSR Reference Manual Function MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHARTTransmitted RecognizedAPPENDIX C PARAMETERS INDEXPROGRAM EDIT PARAMETERS DisplayParameter Page inPage FunctionPage in MIX EDIT PARAMETERSParameter PageINDEX