Customers outside the USA | Alesis QSR 64 specification

Troubleshooting: Appendix A

Service address for customers in the USA:

Alesis Product Support

3630 Holdrege Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90016

Customers outside the USA:

Contact your local Alesis dealer for warranty assistance. The Alesis Limited Warranty applies only to products sold to users in the USA and Canada. Customers outside of the USA and Canada are not covered by this Limited Warranty and may or may not be covered by an independent distributor warranty in the country of sale. Do not return products to the factory unless you have been given specific instructions to do so.

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Alesis QSR 64 manual Customers outside the USA

Contents

Alesis QSR Introduction Page Contents Editing Mixes Editing Effects Index AC Power Hookup Unpacking and InspectionChapter Line Conditioners and Protectors Basic Audio Hookup About Audio Cables Powering UP WHAT’S a PROGRAM?Playing the Demo Sequences WHAT’S a MIX? Whats a BANK?About Sound Groups Program Mode and MIX Mode Playing the QSRAuditioning Internal Programs Selecting the Midi Channel in Program Mode Selecting Program Banks Realtime Performance Functions Auditioning MIX Play Mode Selecting MIX Banks Play Mode Active Midi Channels Choosing Programs in a MIX Enabling General Midi Mode Storing AN Edited MIXSave Mix to Using the Pcmcia Expansion Card Slots Word about the QSR CD-ROM Sound Bridge Connections Basic Midi Hookup Using AN External Sequencer Using a Computer PC 38.4KbdPC31.25Kbd MAC 1MHz IBM PCS and Compatibles Digital AUDIO/OPTICAL Hookup Recording Digital Audio KHZ Basic Architecture QSR Polyphony Program Play Mode MIX Play ModeProgram Edit Mode Modes MIX Edit Mode Effects Edit ModeGlobal Edit Mode Store Mode User Interface DISPLAY, FUNCTIONS, Pages and Parameters About the Display SND1VOICE πå Snd EnableON Midi CH Buttons Editing ValuesParameter Editing Overview Preset Memory and User Memory Comparing Edited and Stored Versions Storing Store a Program or MIXSave Program to User To Audition Programs Before Storing Program is now stored This selects Mix Play Mode Copying Sounds Between Programs Copying Effects Between ProgramsProg Initializing the PROGRAM/MIX Buffers Initializing Sounds Overview Chapter QSR Reference Manual What is a MIX? MIX Edit ModeProgram Assign for Each Midi Channel Understanding the Edit Buffers Level Setting for Each Program Pitch EffectKEYBOARD/MIDI Controllers Pitch-bend and Modulation Wheels On or OffAftertouch On or Off Sustain Pedals On or Off Setting the Range and Midi Switches Naming a MIXLower Limit Midi note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8 High Limit Midi note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8 Polyphony in MIX Play Mode Playing a Group of Channels in a MIX You will see Midi Group in the middle of the display Overview Normalized Synth Voice HOW the QSR Generates Sound Program Sound Layers QSR Signal Flow Four Sounds of a Program Voice Lowpass FilterCutoff Frequency About Modulation AMP About Signal Processing LFO LOW Frequency OscillatorEnvelopes Drum Mode Sound Sound Enable Program Edit FunctionsSound Type Sound Group 17 options Sound Noise Sound Volume 00 to Sound Pan 3 toSound Output Main, Aux, or Off Effect Level 00 to Semitone -24 to +24 semitones Detune -99 to +99 centsDetune Type Normal or Equal Pitch Wheel Range 0 to 12 semitones Keyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 SpeedPortamento Rate 0 to Filter Frequency 00 to Keyboad Track On or OffVelocity -99 to +99 Filter Modulation Wheel Depth -99 to +99 Filter LFO Depth -99 to +99Filter Envelope Depth -99 to +99 Velocity Curve 13 choices AMP/RANGE Amp LFO Depth -99 to +99 Sound Overlap 00 to Pitch Envelope Attack 00 toDecay & Sustain 00 to Pages 2 Release 00 to 99, Hold Delay 00 to 99, Hold Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-FreerunSustain Decay 00 to Time Tracking On or Off Sustain Pedal On or Off Level 00 toVelocity Modulation 00 to Release 00 to Filter Envelope Delay 00 to AMP Envelope Release 00 to Name About General Purpose Modulation Selecting the Modulator 1 toModulation Source Page Gate Mode Off or On 4 Mods 1 3 Only Quantize Mode Off or On 4 Mods 4 6 OnlyModulation Destination Modulation Level -99 to +99 Shape 8 choices Speed 00 toPitch LFO Trigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly Mod Wheel Depth -99 to Aftertouch Depth -99 to Wave 8 choicesFilter LFO AMP LFO Trigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly Tracking Generator Tracking Input Tracking Points 0 10 Pages Programming Drum Sounds Kick Tune -12.00 to +12.00 VelocityPitch 0 to VelocityFilter 0 to Decay 0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99Page Copying Sounds Mute Group Off, 1, 2, or Copying Effects Editing Effects Selecting AN Effects Patch in MIX Mode Setting Effects Send LevelsEffect πß Midi Chan Prg Change0N Send1CONFIG πå ClipEditing Effects NavigatingPage Storing Effect Patches in Program Mode Storing Effect Patches in MIX ModeCopying Effect Patches Configurations Configuration #1 1 Reverb Pitch Delay ReverbPage Configuration #2 2 Reverbs Configuration #3 Lezlie and Reverb Configuration #4 Reverb and EQ Configuration #5 Overdrive and Lezlie MOD Lo EQ Frequency 30Hz to 180HzLo EQ Gain 0dB to +12dB Hi EQ Frequency 3kHz to 10kHz Mod Source 1 Mod 1 & Page 4 Mod Mod Destination 2 Mod 1 & Page 5 ModMod Level 3 Mod 1 & Page 6 Mod Lezlie Pitch Type Send1PITCH πå Type MN Chorus DRY Signal Delay Input 99 to 0 to 2 Config Only Resonator Tuning 00 to 2 Resonator only Waveform Shape Sine or SquareDepth 00 to Feedback 00 to Delay Delay Type 3 typesTime 0 to 799ms total Pages 3 & 4 and 6 & 7 in Stereo Delay Feedback 00 to 5 and Page 8 in Stereo Delay Input 1 Config 1, 3, 4 Input 2 Config 1, 3, 4Input Balance 99 to 0 to 3 Config 1, 3, 4 Input level 00 to 4 Config 1 Chorus Input Level 00 to 1 Config 2 Only Send Input Levels 99 to 0 to 1 Sends 2 throughSend1REVERB πå Chrs In Lev03 Send4REVERB πå RvbSN430DEL Pre-Delay Time 0 to 299ms Pages 6 Reverb Type 7 typesReverb Parameters Pre-Delay Mix 99 to 0 to Input Filter 00 toDecay 00 to Low Decay and High Decay 00 to Pages 11 Overdrive Overdrive Type Hard or SoftOverdrive Threshold 00 to Overdrive Brightness 00 to Pitch Level 00 to 99 Page 1Config 1 and 4 Page 2 Config 2 Reverb Level 00 to 99 Page 3 Config 4 Page 4 ConfigLezlie Level 00 to 1 Config Page 5 Config Overdrive Level 00 to 1 Config Only Editing Effects Chapter QSR Reference Manual General Midi Mode Editing Global ParametersMaster Pitch Master Tune Controllers a D Assignment Pedals 1 and 2 Assignment Midi Program Select RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING Bank Change Messages INPUT/OUTPUT Mode Midi , PC 38.4kbaud and PC31.25kbMidi and MAC 1MHz Midi OUT MIX Group Channel Clock Using Pcmcia Expansion Cards Saving the User Bank to a Pcmcia CardSave User to CrdABnk1 STR Loading a Bank from AN External Card Storing AN Individual Program or MIXLoad User from CrdABnk1 STR Page Loading AN Individual Program or MIX Card Storage RamificationsPage Saving Programs VIA Midi SYS EX PRG 000? STR Sequence Playback Play CardA Seq01 Store Midi Transfer and Storage Operations QSR Reference TROUBLE-SHOOTING Index RE-INITIALIZINGAppendix a MAINTENANCE/SERVICE CleaningObtaining Repair Service Checking Software Version Customers outside the USA Page Midi Hardware Appendix B Channel Messages Mode Messages Midi Message BasicsChannel Messages Voice Messages Page General Midi System Common MessagesPage Midi Implementation Chart Appendix C Program Edit Parameters Parameter MIX Edit Parameters Index