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Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2

The QuadraSynth Plus provides five internal Banks containing 100 Mixes in each. The currently selected Bank will be shown in the display just to the left of the currently selected Mix’s name.

•Use the BANK [♦] and [∅] buttons to select a Bank (User, Preset

1 – 4).

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After switching between the Preset and User banks, press Quad Button [1] to see the name of the Mix in the display again.

User memory and Preset memory are described in detail in Chapter 4.

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Contents

Alesis Grounding Instructions Important Safety InstructionsPage Contents Editing Mixes Editing Effects Index Unpacking and Inspection Setting UPAC Power Hookup Line Conditioners and Protectors Setting Up Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Basic Audio Hookup About Audio CablesPage Word About Sound Bridge Your First Session with the Quadrasynth Plus Powering UpAdjusting the Display Contrast Page Playing Specific Sections of the Demo Enabling General Midi ModePlaying the Demo Sequence Playing the QuadraSynth Plus Program Mode and Mix ModePage Selecting the Midi Channel Auditioning Internal ProgramsSelecting Banks ¿ 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 ModePage Top line of the LCD’s function list will read Editing MIX Editing a Mix QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Display will indicate Sound 1 2 3 Setting the Effects LevelPage Basic Midi Hookup Connections Example 1 Master Controller for Live Use Example 2 Using an External Sequencer Page About the Keyboard Mode Pedal and Footswitch Hookup Connections Chapter Recording Digital Audio Digital Audio/Optical HookupKHz Clock Page QuadraSynth Plus Polyphony OverviewBasic Architecture Modes Program Play ModeMix Play Mode Program Edit Mode Store Mode Mix Edit ModeEffects Edit Mode Global Edit ModePage About the Display User Interface Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters Quad Knob Editing Midi Buttons Parameter Editing Page Editing Program Parameters Direct Function Selection Status line in the display will indicate Sound 1 2 3 Edit 4 and Edit 1 ModesPage Comparing Edited and Stored Versions Preset Memory and User MemoryResetting a Parameter Value Page Store a Program Storing QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Store a Mix Copying Effects Between ProgramsStore an Effect Overview Chapter To Audition Programs Before Storing Overview Chapter Page Overview Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Editing Mixes What is a Mix?Mix Edit Mode Understanding the Edit Buffers Page Program Assign for each Midi Channel Level Setting for Each ProgramPage Range Setting the Range and Midi SwitchesPitch Page Transmitting Midi Volume and Panning Effect Effects in Mix Play ModeEffect Level FX Midi On or Off Naming a Mix Setting Midi Out Channels for Mix in Global Mode Polyphony in Mix Play ModeUsing the QuadraSynth Plus as a Master Keyboard Page Normalized Synth Voice Editing ProgramsOverview Program Sound Layers How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound Four Sounds of a Program QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow Lowpass Filter Voice Amp About ModulationPage Envelopes About Signal ProcessingLFO Low Frequency Oscillator Drum Mode Page Name Program Edit FunctionsAssign Voice Group 16 options Group Voice Output Main, Aux, or Off Volume 00 toLevel Pan 3 to Pitch Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed Pitch LFO Depth -99 to +99Pitch Envelope Depth -99 to +99 Pitch Rate 0 to Keyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono Velocity -99 to +99 FilterFilter Frequency 00 to Keyboard Track On or OffPage Filter Envelope Depth -99 to +99 Filter Modulation Wheel Depth -99 to +99Filter LFO Depth -99 to +99 Velocity Curve 13 choices Amplitude LFO Depth -99 to +99 Page Sound Overlap 00 to Page Modulation Source ModAbout General Purpose Modulation Selecting the Modulator 1 toPage Page Alfo Modulation Destination Modulation Level -99 to +99 Gate Mode Off or OnQuantize Mode Off or On Pitch LFO Mod Wheel -99 to Pitch LFO Level 00 to Aftertouch -99 to Filter LFO Level 00 to Filter LFOFilter LFO Trigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly Amp LFOAmp LFO Page Attack 00 to Pitch EnvelopeAmp LFO Level 00 to Pitch EnvelopePage Release 00 to 99, Hold Pitch Envelope Delay 00 to 99, HoldDecay & Sustain 00 to Sustain Pedal On or Off Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-FreerunSustain Decay 00 to Pitch Envelope Time Tracking On or Off Level 00 to Filter Envelope Filter EnvelopeVelocity Modulation 00 to Release 00 to Filter Envelope Time Tracking On or Off Filter Envelope Delay 00 toPage 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 Misc Drum ModeSound Enable Programming Drum Sounds VelocityFilter 0 to Effects LevelPitch -12.00 to +12.00 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 ModePage Editing Effects Clip Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode Storing Effect Patches In Program ModePage Copying Effect Patches ConfigurationsPage Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb Configuration #1 4-Sends, 1 ReverbPage Configuration #2 4-Sends, 2 Reverb Page Configuration #3 4-Sends, 1 Lezlie Page Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb Misc Configuration #4 2-Sends, with EQ Configuration #5 Odchsddlrevlz Reverb Reverb Input Balance Send Input Levels Input levelChorus Input Level Page Reverb Type Page Decay Pre-Delay TimePre-Delay Mix Input FilterPage Diffusion Density Delay Pages 2 DelayDelay Page Pitch Type Page Page Delay Input Depth Resonator Tuning and DecayWaveform Shape Speed Mod Destination ModSelecting the Modulator Mod Source Pitch Level Delay LevelMix Mod Level Overdrive MiscReverb Level Overdrive Type Overdrive Balance Overdrive ThresholdOverdrive Brightness Page Editing Global Parameters Global SettingsGeneral Midi Mode Enabling General Midi Mode via Midi Keyboard Curve Master Pitch and Master TuningKeyboard Mode Keyboard Sensitivity Controllers a D Assignment Reset Controllers a D Controllers a D Mode Midi Program Select Using Pedals to Control Volume or ModulationPedal 1 and 2 Assignment Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message KHz Clock Input Edit Mode Loading a Bank from an External Card Midi Transfer and Storage OperationsSaving the User Bank to 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 Re-initializing TROUBLE-SHOOTINGTrouble-Shooting Index Checking Software Version Maintenance/Service Customers outside the USA Page Page Midi Hardware Midi SupplementMidi Basics Channel Messages Voice Messages Channel Messages Mode MessagesMidi Message Basics Page Page System Common Messages General MidiPage Page Midi Implementation Chart Program Parameters Parameters Index Quad Parameter Function Knob Manual Mix Parameters