Alesis QSR 64 manual User Interface DISPLAY, FUNCTIONS, Pages and Parameters, About the Display

Overview: Chapter 4

THE USER INTERFACE: DISPLAY, FUNCTIONS, PAGES AND PARAMETERS

The key to the QSR user interface is the combination of the Display, the [VALUE] knob and the [ ▲ CURSOR ▲] buttons. The Display constantly informs you of the QSR’s status. The [ ▲ CURSOR ▲] buttons let you select a value in the display (such as a parameter, a Sound, a page, etc.), and the [VALUE] knob lets you adjust the selection.

ABOUT THE DISPLAY

The display has two modes: Play Mode and Edit Mode. When either [MIX] or

[PROG] is pressed, their respective Play Mode is selected and the display will look something like this:

Program Number		Bank Name
	Program Name

	MIDI Input Indicator
Play Mode	MIDI Channel

•Mode. The lower-left corner of the display will indicate whether you are in

Program Play Mode (PROG) or Mix Play Mode (MIX). In the example above, Program Play Mode is selected. If the selected Program or Mix has been edited,

the word EDIT will appear to the right of the displayed Mode. In the example above, the Program has not been edited

•Number. The upper-left section of the display will indicate which Program or Mix number is currently selected (00-127in Program Mode, 00-99in Mix Mode). In the example above, Program 00 is selected.

•Name. The upper-right section of the display will indicate the name of the Program or Mix which is currently selected. In the example above, TrueStereo is selected.

•Bank. The middle-right section of the display, directly below the Program’s or Mix’s name, will indicate which Bank is currently selected (PRESET1 – PRESET3, GenMIDI, or USER`; if a card is inserted, CARD1 - CARD8). In the example above, Preset 1 Bank is selected.

•Channel (1–16).In Program Play Mode, the QSR will transmit and receive on a single MIDI channel, which will be indicated in the lower-right section of the

display. The MIDI channel is selected by using the [ ▲ MIDI CH ▲] buttons. In Mix Play Mode, the QSR can transmit and receive on up to 16 MIDI channels. The “active” channels will be shown in the display. When a channel is played (from messages received via MIDI), a circle will appear around the channel number in the display. In the example above, MIDI channel 1 is selected, and MIDI information is being received.

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