Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual

ALESIS

QuadraSynth Plus

Reference Manual

Contents

Main Important Safety Instructions Grounding Instructions Page C 1: Setting Up 7 2: Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus 11 3: Connections 19 4: Overview 25 5: Editing Mixes 39 6: Editing Programs 47 7: Editing Effects 87 8: Global Settings 113 9: MIDI Transfer And Storage Operations 119 Appendix A: Trouble-Shooting 123 Appendix B: MIDI Supplement 127 Appendix C: Parameters Index 133 Appendix D: Whats New in the 2.0 Plus Upgrade 137 INDEX 159 SETTING UP Unpacking and Inspection AC Power Hookup Line Conditioners and Protectors Page About Audio Cables Basic Audio Hookup Page A Word About Sound Bridge CHAPTER 2 YOUR FIRST SESSION WITH THE QUADRASYNTH PLUS Powering Up Adjusting the Display Contrast Page Playing the Demo Sequence Playing Specific Sections of the Demo Enabling General MIDI Mode Playing the QuadraSynth Plus Program Mode and Mix Mode Page Auditioning Internal Programs Selecting Banks Selecting the MIDI Channel Page Realtime Performance Functions The Quad Knobs Auditioning Mix Play Mode Selecting Banks Page Editing a Mix H Repeat steps Setting the Effects Level H Page CHAPTER 3 C Basic MIDI Hookup Example 1: Master Controller for Live Use Example 2: Using an External Sequencer Page About the Keyboard Mode Pedal and Footswitch Hookup Page Digital Audio/Optical Hookup Recording Digital Audio 48 kHz Clock In Page CHAPTER 4 O Basic Architecture QuadraSynth Plus Polyphony Modes Program Play Mode Mix Play Mode Program Edit Mode Mix Edit Mode Effects Edit Mode Global Edit Mode Store Mode Compare Mode Page The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters About the Display MIDI Buttons Quad Knob Editing Parameter Editing H Page Direct Function Selection Editing Program Parameters H Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes Page Resetting a Parameter Value Comparing Edited and Stored Versions Preset Memory and User Memory Page Storing Store a Program Page Copying Effects Between Programs H Store an Effect Store a Mix Page To Audition Programs Before Storing H Page Page Page CHAPTER 5 EDITING MIXES What is a Mix? Mix Edit Mode Understanding the Edit Buffers Page Program Assign for each MIDI Channel Program Bank (User, Preset 14, Card) Program Number (000 to 127) Enable (On or Off) Level Setting for Each Program Page Pitch Octave (-2 to +2 octaves) Semitone (-12 to +12 semitones) Setting the Range and MIDI Switches Range (Page 1) Page Range (Page 2) MIDI In (On or Off) MIDI Out (On or Off) Keyboard (On or Off) Range (Page 3) Effects in Mix Play Mode Effect Level FX Channel (1 to 16) Effect Level (00 to 99, or PROG) Effect Bus (1, 2, 3, 4, or PROG) Naming a Mix Polyphony in Mix Play Mode Using the QuadraSynth Plus as a Master Keyboard Setting MIDI Out Channels for Mix in Global Mode Page CHAPTER 6 EDITING PROGRAMS Overview The Normalized Synth Voice How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound Program Sound Layers QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow The Four Sounds of a Program Voice Lowpass Filter Amp About Modulation Page LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) Envelopes About Signal Processing Drum Mode Page Program Edit Functions Assign Voice Group (16 options) Name Editing Programs: Chapter 6 Group Voice Level Volume (00 to 99) Pan (<3 to 3>) Output (Main, Aux, or Off) Effect Level Pitch Pitch LFO Depth (-99 to +99) Pitch Envelope Depth (-99 to +99) Pitch (Page 3) Portamento (Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed) Rate (0 to 99) Keyboard Mode (Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono) Filter Frequency (00 to 99) Keyboard Track (On or Off) Velocity (-99 to +99) Page Filter (Page 2) Modulation Wheel Depth (-99 to +99) Aftertouch Depth (-99 to +99) Filter LFO Depth (-99 to +99) Filter Envelope Depth (-99 to +99) Amp Aftertouch Depth (-99 to +99) Amplitude LFO Depth (-99 to +99) Range Lower Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8) High Limit (MIDI note 000 to 127/ C-2 to G8) Page Sound Overlap (00 to 99) Page Mod Selecting the Modulator (1 to 6) Modulation Source Page Page Modulation Destination Modulation Level (-99 to +99) Gate Mode (Off or On) Quantize Mode (Off or On) Pitch LFO Pitch LFO (Page 2) Aftertouch (-99 to 99) Filter LFO Filter LFO (Page 1) Wave (8 choices) Speed (00 to 99) Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly) Amp LFO Amp LFO (Page 1) Wave (8 choices) Speed (00 to 99) Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly) Page Amp LFO (Page 2) Aftertouch (-99 to 99) Pitch Envelope Pitch Envelope (Page 1) Page Release (00 to 99, Hold) Pitch Envelope (Page 2) Delay (00 to 99, Hold) Pitch Envelope (Page 3) Page Velocity Modulation (00 to 99) Filter Envelope Filter Envelope (Page 1) Release (00 to 99) Filter Envelope (Page 2) Filter Envelope (Page 3) Page Velocity Modulation (00 to 99) Amp Envelope Amp Envelope (Page 1) Release (00 to 99) Amp Envelope (Page 2) Amp Envelope (Page 3) Page Tracking Generator Input Points 0 10 (00100) Name Misc. Sound Enable Programming Drum Sounds Assign Voice Level Group Voice Effects Level Pitch Filter Amp Range Range (0 to +3) Amp Envelope Decay (0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99) Mute Group (Off, 1, 2, or 3) Copying Sounds Copying Effects Initializing Programs CHAPTER 7 E DITING E About Signal Processing Selecting Effects in Mix Mode Setting Effects Send Levels Page Clip Editing Effects Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode Page Copying Effect Patches Configurations Page Configuration #1: 4-Sends, 1 Reverb Page Configuration #2: 4-Sends, 2 Reverb Page Configuration #3: 4-Sends, 1 Lezlie Page Configuration #4: 2-Sends, with EQ Configuration #5: OD>CHS>DDL>REV>LZ Reverb Reverb (Page 1) Input 1 Input 2 Input Balance Input level Chorus Input Level Send Input Levels Page Reverb (Page 2) Reverb Type Page Pre-Delay Time Pre-Delay Mix Reverb (Page 3) Input Filter Decay Low Decay and High Decay Page Reverb (Page 4) Density Diffusion Delay Delay (Page 1) Delay Type Delay (Pages 2 and 3) Input Page Pitch Pitch (Page 1) Pitch Type Page Page Delay Input Pitch (Page 2) Mod Selecting the Modulator Mod Source Mod Destination Mod Level Mix Pitch Level Delay Level Reverb Level Misc. Overdrive EQ Lo EQ Frequency Lo EQ Gain Overdrive Type Overdrive Threshold Overdrive Brightness Overdrive Balance Page CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL SETTINGS Editing Global Parameters LCD Contrast General MIDI Mode Enabling General MIDI Mode via MIDI Master Pitch and Master Tuning Keyboard Sensitivity Keyboard Mode Keyboard Curve Keyboard Transpose Controllers A D Assignment Reset Controllers A D Controllers A D Mode Pedal 1 and 2 Assignment Using Pedals to Control Volume or Modulation MIDI Program Select Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message Edit Mode 48 KHz Clock Input CHAPTER 9 MIDI TRANSFER AND STORAGE OPERATIONS Saving the User Bank to an External Card Loading a Bank from an External Card Storing an Individual Program or Mix to an External Card H Loading an Individual Program or Mix from an External Card Card Storage RAMifications Saving Programs via MIDI Sys Ex Page APPENDIX A TROUBLE-SHOOTING Trouble-Shooting Index Symptom Cause Solution Re-initializing Checking Software Version Maintenance/Service Cleaning Maintenance Refer All Servicing to Alesis Page Page Page APPENDIX B MIDI S MIDI Basics MIDI Hardware MIDI Message Basics Channel Messages: Mode Messages Channel Messages: Voice Messages Page Page System Common Messages General MIDI Page Page MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * APPENDIX C: PARAMETERS INDEX Program Parameters Page Mix Parameters