Main
Important Safety Instructions
Grounding Instructions
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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
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About Audio Cables
Basic Audio Hookup
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A Word About Sound Bridge
CHAPTER 2
YOUR FIRST SESSION WITH THE QUADRASYNTH PLUS
Powering Up
Adjusting the Display Contrast
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Playing the Demo Sequence
Playing Specific Sections of the Demo
Enabling General MIDI Mode
Playing the QuadraSynth Plus
Program Mode and Mix Mode
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Auditioning Internal Programs
Selecting Banks
Selecting the MIDI Channel
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Realtime Performance Functions
The Quad Knobs
Auditioning Mix Play Mode
Selecting Banks
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Editing a Mix
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Repeat steps
Setting the Effects Level
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CHAPTER 3
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Basic MIDI Hookup
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
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Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
Recording Digital Audio
48 kHz Clock In
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CHAPTER 4
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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
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The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters
About the Display
MIDI Buttons
Quad Knob Editing
Parameter Editing
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Direct Function Selection
Editing Program Parameters
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Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes
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Resetting a Parameter Value
Comparing Edited and Stored Versions
Preset Memory and User Memory
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Storing
Store a Program
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Copying Effects Between Programs
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Store an Effect
Store a Mix
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To Audition Programs Before Storing
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CHAPTER 5
EDITING MIXES
What is a Mix?
Mix Edit Mode
Understanding the Edit Buffers
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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
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Pitch
Octave (-2 to +2 octaves)
Semitone (-12 to +12 semitones)
Setting the Range and MIDI Switches
Range (Page 1)
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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
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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
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LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)
Envelopes
About Signal Processing
Drum Mode
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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)
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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)
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Sound Overlap (00 to 99)
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Mod
Selecting the Modulator (1 to 6)
Modulation Source
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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)
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Amp LFO (Page 2)
Aftertouch (-99 to 99)
Pitch Envelope
Pitch Envelope (Page 1)
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Release (00 to 99, Hold)
Pitch Envelope (Page 2) Delay (00 to 99, Hold)
Pitch Envelope (Page 3)
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Velocity Modulation (00 to 99)
Filter Envelope
Filter Envelope (Page 1)
Release (00 to 99)
Filter Envelope (Page 2)
Filter Envelope (Page 3)
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Velocity Modulation (00 to 99)
Amp Envelope
Amp Envelope (Page 1)
Release (00 to 99)
Amp Envelope (Page 2)
Amp Envelope (Page 3)
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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
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Clip
Editing Effects
Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode
Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode
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Copying Effect Patches
Configurations
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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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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
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Reverb (Page 2)
Reverb Type
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Pre-Delay Time
Pre-Delay Mix
Reverb (Page 3)
Input Filter
Decay
Low Decay and High Decay
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Reverb (Page 4)
Density
Diffusion
Delay
Delay (Page 1)
Delay Type
Delay (Pages 2 and 3)
Input
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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
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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
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Loading an Individual Program or Mix from an External Card
Card Storage RAMifications
Saving Programs via MIDI Sys Ex
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APPENDIX A
TROUBLE-SHOOTING
Trouble-Shooting Index
Symptom Cause Solution
Re-initializing
Checking Software Version
Maintenance/Service
Cleaning
Maintenance
Refer All Servicing to Alesis
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APPENDIX B
MIDI S
MIDI Basics
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
Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks
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APPENDIX C:
PARAMETERS INDEX
Program Parameters
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Mix Parameters