Alesis QSR 64 manual Midi CH Buttons, Editing Values, Parameter Editing Overview

Overview: Chapter 4

MIDI CH BUTTONS

The [ ▲ MIDI CH ▲] buttons serve two purposes. In Program Play Mode and Mix Play Mode, they are used to select a MIDI channel from 1 to 16. In Program Play Mode, they are used to select the basic MIDI channel the QSR will receive and transmit MIDI messages on. In Mix Play Mode, they are used to select one of the 16 possible Channels for viewing and editing. For more information on MIDI and its uses, see Chapters 8 and 9, and Appendix B.

EDITING VALUES

Once an Edit Mode is selected, a parameter is displayed and that parameter’s value is selected by using the [ ▲ CURSOR ▲] buttons, that parameter’s setting can be adjusted by turning the [VALUE] knob. Whenever either the [ ▲ CURSOR ▲] button is pressed, the cursor (an underline) will move to either the next or previous parameter in the display.

PARAMETER EDITING OVERVIEW

All parameter editing involves the same general procedure, with minor variations:

➀Select an Edit Mode with the [EDIT] button.

Example: If [PROG] was lit, the [EDIT] button switches between two Edit Modes—one for editing the Program’s Sound layers(Program Edit Mode), and the other for editing the Effects (Effects Edit Mode). If [MIX] was lit, the [EDIT] button switches between three Edit Modes—one for editing the Mix’s parameters (Mix Edit Mode), one for editing the Programs themselves (Program Edit Mode), and the last for editing the Effects (Effects Edit Mode).

➁If in Program Edit mode, select a sound (1 through 4) by turning the [VALUE knob. If in Effects Edit mode, select a send (1 through 4) by turning the [VALUE

knob. If in Mix Edit mode, use the [ ▲ MIDI CH ▲] buttons to select a channel (1 through 16); the selected channel will flash on and off in the lower section of the display.

➂ Select a function (voice, level, pitch, etc.), by first pressing the [CURSOR ▲] button to advance the cursor in the display to the function field (if in Program Edit or Effects Edit mode; in Mix Edit mode, the function field is automatically selected upon pressing [EDIT]), and then turning the [VALUE] knob to select the function.

➃Select the appropriate page for the parameter you want to edit by first pressing the [CURSOR ▲] button to advance the cursor in the display to the parameter field (in the middle of the display), and then turning the [VALUE] knob to select the parameter.

The upper-right section of the display will indicate the currently selected page number. Each page provides a different parameter. The parameter’s name will appear in the middle section of the display.

➄ Change the parameter value by first pressing the [CURSOR ▲] button to advance the cursor in the display to the value field (in the middle-right section of the display), and then turning the [VALUE] knob to select the value.

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