Alesis QSR 64 Playing The Qsr, Program Mode And Mix Mode, Program Number, Program Name, Play Mode

Your First Session: Chapter 2

PLAYING THE QSR

The QSR is shipped from the factory with 5 Banks of 128 Preset Programs (sounds) each. Additionally, there are 100 Mixes in each of the 5 Banks.

PROGRAM MODE AND MIX MODE

The QSR is always in one of two modes: Program Mode or Mix Mode. When you are auditioning Programs, you will be in Program Play Mode. When you are auditioning Mixes, you will be in Mix Play Mode.

✪If you ever get lost, press either [PROG] or [MIX] to get back to their respective Play Mode.

•Press the [PROG] button to select Program Play Mode.

In Program Play Mode, the QSR plays a single Program. The display looks like this:

Program Number		Bank Name
	Program Name

	MIDI Input Indicator
Play Mode	MIDI Channel

The current mode (PROG) is displayed in the bottom-left corner. The current

Program number (00) is directly above. To its right can be found the Program’s name (TrueStereo) and the currently selected Bank name (PRESET1). The current MIDI channel appears below the Bank name.

•Press the [MIX] button to select Mix Play Mode.

In Mix Play Mode, the QSR can combine up to 16 Programs for stacking sounds together, splitting the keyboard into different regions, or working with a MIDI sequencer. The display will look something like this:

Mix Number Mix Name

Active MIDI Channels

The current mode (MIX) is displayed in the bottom-left corner. The current Mix

number (01) is directly above. To its right can be found the Mix’s name

(Grandesign) and the currently selected Bank name (PRESET1). The Active MIDI Channels (1, 2 and 3) are shown at the bottom. In a Mix that uses all 16 MIDI channels (such as the Mixes found in the General MIDI Bank), the display would light up all 16 MIDI channel indicators.

AUDITIONING INTERNAL PROGRAMS

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