Alesis
Grounding Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
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Contents
Editing Mixes
Editing Effects
Index
AC Power Hookup
Setting UP
Unpacking and Inspection
Line Conditioners and Protectors
Setting Up Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual
Basic Audio Hookup
About Audio Cables
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Word About Sound Bridge
Adjusting the Display Contrast
Powering Up
Your First Session with the Quadrasynth Plus
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Playing the Demo Sequence
Enabling General Midi Mode
Playing Specific Sections of the Demo
Playing the QuadraSynth Plus
Program Mode and Mix Mode
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Selecting Banks
Auditioning Internal Programs
Selecting the Midi Channel
¿ Use the Midi and ∅ buttons to select a Midi channel from
Quad Knobs
Realtime Performance Functions
Display will change to Mix Play Mode
Auditioning Mix Play Mode
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Top line of the LCD’s function list will read Editing MIX
Editing a Mix
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Display will indicate Sound 1 2 3
Setting the Effects Level
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Basic Midi Hookup
Connections
Example 1 Master Controller for Live Use
Example 2 Using an External Sequencer
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About the Keyboard Mode
Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
Connections Chapter
KHz Clock
Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
Recording Digital Audio
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Basic Architecture
Overview
QuadraSynth Plus Polyphony
Mix Play Mode
Program Play Mode
Program Edit Mode
Modes
Effects Edit Mode
Mix Edit Mode
Global Edit Mode
Store Mode
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About the Display
User Interface Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters
Quad Knob Editing
Midi Buttons
Parameter Editing
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Editing Program Parameters
Direct Function Selection
Status line in the display will indicate Sound 1 2 3
Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes
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Resetting a Parameter Value
Preset Memory and User Memory
Comparing Edited and Stored Versions
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Store a Program
Storing
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Store an Effect
Copying Effects Between Programs
Store a Mix
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To Audition Programs Before Storing
Overview Chapter
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Overview Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual
Mix Edit Mode
What is a Mix?
Editing Mixes
Understanding the Edit Buffers
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Program Assign for each Midi Channel
Level Setting for Each Program
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Pitch
Setting the Range and Midi Switches
Range
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Transmitting Midi Volume and Panning
Effect Level
Effects in Mix Play Mode
Effect
FX Midi On or Off
Naming a Mix
Using the QuadraSynth Plus as a Master Keyboard
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode
Setting Midi Out Channels for Mix in Global Mode
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Overview
Editing Programs
Normalized Synth Voice
Program Sound Layers
How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound
Four Sounds of a Program
QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow
Lowpass Filter
Voice
Amp
About Modulation
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LFO Low Frequency Oscillator
About Signal Processing
Envelopes
Drum Mode
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Assign Voice
Program Edit Functions
Group 16 options
Name
Group Voice
Level
Volume 00 to
Pan 3 to
Output Main, Aux, or Off
Pitch
Pitch Envelope Depth -99 to +99
Pitch LFO Depth -99 to +99
Pitch
Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed
Rate 0 to
Keyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono
Filter Frequency 00 to
Filter
Keyboard Track On or Off
Velocity -99 to +99
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Filter LFO Depth -99 to +99
Filter Modulation Wheel Depth -99 to +99
Filter Envelope Depth -99 to +99
Velocity Curve 13 choices
Amplitude LFO Depth -99 to +99
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Sound Overlap 00 to
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About General Purpose Modulation
Mod
Selecting the Modulator 1 to
Modulation Source
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Alfo
Modulation Destination
Quantize Mode Off or On
Gate Mode Off or On
Modulation Level -99 to +99
Pitch LFO
Mod Wheel -99 to
Pitch LFO Level 00 to
Aftertouch -99 to
Filter LFO
Filter LFO
Filter LFO Level 00 to
Amp LFO
Amp LFO
Trigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly
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Amp LFO Level 00 to
Pitch Envelope
Pitch Envelope
Attack 00 to
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Decay & Sustain 00 to
Pitch Envelope Delay 00 to 99, Hold
Release 00 to 99, Hold
Sustain Decay 00 to
Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun
Pitch Envelope Time Tracking On or Off
Sustain Pedal On or Off
Level 00 to
Velocity Modulation 00 to
Filter Envelope
Filter Envelope
Release 00 to
Filter Envelope Time Tracking On or Off
Filter Envelope Delay 00 to
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Amp Envelope
Amp Envelope
Amp Envelope Delay 00 to
Amp Envelope Time Tracking On or Off
Level 00 to
Tracking Generator
Plfo Flfo Alfo Penv Fenv Aenv
Input
Points 0 10
Name
Sound Enable
Drum Mode
Misc
Programming Drum Sounds
Pitch -12.00 to +12.00
Effects Level
VelocityFilter 0 to
Decay 0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99
Range 0 to +3
Mute Group Off, 1, 2, or
Copying Effects
Copying Sounds
Initializing Programs
Editing Effects
Setting Effects Send Levels
Selecting Effects in Mix Mode
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Editing Effects
Clip
Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode
Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode
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Copying Effect Patches
Configurations
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Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb
Configuration #1 4-Sends, 1 Reverb
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Configuration #2 4-Sends, 2 Reverb
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Configuration #3 4-Sends, 1 Lezlie
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Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb Misc
Configuration #4 2-Sends, with EQ
Configuration #5 Odchsddlrevlz
Reverb
Reverb
Input Balance
Chorus Input Level
Input level
Send Input Levels
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Reverb Type
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Pre-Delay Mix
Pre-Delay Time
Input Filter
Decay
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Diffusion
Density
Delay
Delay
Delay Pages 2
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Pitch Type
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Delay Input
Waveform Shape
Resonator Tuning and Decay
Speed
Depth
Selecting the Modulator
Mod
Mod Source
Mod Destination
Mix
Delay Level
Mod Level
Pitch Level
Reverb Level
Misc
Overdrive
Overdrive Type
Overdrive Brightness
Overdrive Threshold
Overdrive Balance
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General Midi Mode
Global Settings
Enabling General Midi Mode via Midi
Editing Global Parameters
Keyboard Mode
Master Pitch and Master Tuning
Keyboard Sensitivity
Keyboard Curve
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
KHz Clock Input
Edit Mode
Saving the User Bank to an External Card
Midi Transfer and Storage Operations
Loading a Bank from an External Card
Loading an Individual Program or Mix from an External Card
Storing an Individual Program or Mix to an External Card
Card Storage RAMifications
Saving Programs via Midi Sys Ex
To send the entire User bank via Midi
Trouble-Shooting Index
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
Re-initializing
Checking Software Version
Maintenance/Service
Customers outside the USA
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Midi Basics
Midi Supplement
Midi Hardware
Midi Message Basics
Channel Messages Mode Messages
Channel Messages Voice Messages
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System Common Messages
General Midi
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Midi Implementation Chart
Program Parameters
Parameters Index
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Mix Parameters