Alesis QSR 64 manual Controllers A - D Assignment, PEDALS 1 AND 2 ASSIGNMENT, Page 4, Page 8

Chapter 8: Global Settings

ENABLING GENERAL MIDI MODE VIA MIDI

The QSR will respond to a universal MIDI Sysex message to turn General MIDI mode on or off. Some (but not all) General MIDI sequences will have a Sysex message at the beginning (bar 1) which tells the receiving device to go into its General MIDI mode. If this message is sent, no matter where you happen to be on the QSR, General MIDI mode will be enabled, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will automatically be selected.

CONTROLLERS A – D ASSIGNMENT Page 4 – 7

The QSR allows you to assign up to four general purpose MIDI controllers. These controllers are assigned a letter, A–D. These are directly linked to specific MIDI controllers which can be received from another synth or sequencer.

Page 4 through 7 of Global Edit mode lets you choose which MIDI controllers (0 to

120)to assign as Controllers A, B, C and D. For a listing of all MIDI controllers and their designations, see page 127 in the Appendix B: MIDI Supplement.

PEDALS 1 AND 2 ASSIGNMENT Page 8 & 9

Like the MIDI Controllers A–D, the two footpedal controls (Pedal 1 and Pedal 2) can be assigned to a MIDI controller. These two pedal controls are linked to specific MIDI controllers which can be received from another synth or sequencer.

Pages 8 and 9 of Global Edit mode lets you assign which MIDI controllers (0 to 120) that Pedal 1 and Pedal 2 will be transmitted as over MIDI Out. Simultaneously, if the same MIDI controller is received it will control any modulations that use either Pedal 1 or Pedal 2. Page 8 lets you select the controller for Pedal 1, while page 9 lets you select the controller for Pedal 2.

✪When recording into a MIDI sequencer, be careful not to accidentally assign either Pedal 1 or 2 to a controller which may already be used by another control (like MIDI Volume/controller 7, or Mod Wheel/controller 1).

USING A PEDAL TO CONTROL VOLUME OR MODULATION

If Pedal 1 is assigned to Controller 7 (Global Edit Mode, Page 8), then they will automatically control the volume of:

•any Sounds in a Program, and;

•in Mix Mode, any Sounds that are controlled by the Keyboard (Mix Edit Mode, Range, Page 2) and have Pedals turned on (Mix Edit Mode, Range, Page 3).

Likewise, if either Pedal is assigned to Controller 1, then they will automatically function like the Modulation Wheel for any Sound in Program Play Mode, and in Mix Play Mode, Sounds that are controlled by the Keyboard and have Pedals turned on. This is in addition to the fact that the pedals will be sending out MIDI information. The default settings are: Pedal 1 = 7; Pedal 2 = 4.

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