Alesis QuadraSynth Plus guide

Overview: Chapter 4

be hearing (and seeing) the original version of the Mix/Program. If you are editing a Mix and press [COMPARE], the original unedited MIX is temporarily recalled. Likewise, if you are editing a Program or its Effects Patch and press [COMPARE], the original Program will be temporarily recalled. Pressing [COMPARE] again switches back to the edited version, and the word “COMPARE” disappears from the display.

QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual

40

Image 39

Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual

Contents

Alesis Grounding Instructions Important Safety InstructionsPage Contents Editing Mixes Editing Effects Index Setting UP AC Power HookupUnpacking and Inspection Line Conditioners and Protectors Setting Up Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Basic Audio Hookup About Audio CablesPage Word About Sound Bridge Powering Up Adjusting the Display ContrastYour First Session with the Quadrasynth Plus Page Enabling General Midi Mode Playing the Demo SequencePlaying Specific Sections of the Demo Playing the QuadraSynth Plus Program Mode and Mix ModePage Auditioning Internal Programs Selecting BanksSelecting 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 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 Digital Audio/Optical Hookup KHz ClockRecording Digital Audio Page Overview Basic ArchitectureQuadraSynth Plus Polyphony 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 Preset Memory and User Memory Resetting a Parameter ValueComparing Edited and Stored Versions Page Store a Program Storing QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Copying Effects Between Programs Store an EffectStore a Mix Overview Chapter To Audition Programs Before Storing Overview Chapter Page Overview Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual What is a Mix? Mix Edit ModeEditing Mixes Understanding the Edit Buffers Page Program Assign for each Midi Channel Level Setting for Each ProgramPage Setting the Range and Midi Switches PitchRange Page Transmitting Midi Volume and Panning Effects in Mix Play Mode Effect LevelEffect FX Midi On or Off Naming a Mix Polyphony in Mix Play Mode Using the QuadraSynth Plus as a Master KeyboardSetting Midi Out Channels for Mix in Global Mode Page Editing Programs OverviewNormalized Synth Voice Program Sound Layers How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound Four Sounds of a Program QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow Lowpass Filter Voice Amp About ModulationPage About Signal Processing LFO Low Frequency OscillatorEnvelopes 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 Modulation Wheel Depth -99 to +99 Filter LFO Depth -99 to +99Filter Envelope 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 Gate Mode Off or On Quantize Mode Off or OnModulation Level -99 to +99 Pitch LFO Mod Wheel -99 to Pitch LFO Level 00 to Aftertouch -99 to Filter LFO Filter LFOFilter LFO Level 00 to Amp LFO Amp LFOTrigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly Page Attack 00 to Pitch EnvelopeAmp LFO Level 00 to Pitch EnvelopePage Pitch Envelope Delay 00 to 99, Hold Decay & Sustain 00 toRelease 00 to 99, Hold 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 Velocity Modulation 00 toFilter Envelope 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 Drum Mode Sound EnableMisc Programming Drum Sounds Effects Level Pitch -12.00 to +12.00VelocityFilter 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 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 Input level Chorus Input LevelSend Input Levels Page Reverb Type Page Decay Pre-Delay TimePre-Delay Mix Input FilterPage Diffusion Density Delay DelayDelay Pages 2 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 Misc Reverb LevelOverdrive Overdrive Type Overdrive Threshold Overdrive BrightnessOverdrive Balance 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 Using Pedals to Control Volume or Modulation Pedal 1 and 2 AssignmentMidi Program Select Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message KHz Clock Input Edit Mode Midi Transfer and Storage Operations Saving the User Bank to an External CardLoading 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 Trouble-Shooting IndexRe-initializing Checking Software Version Maintenance/Service Customers outside the USA Page Page Midi Supplement Midi BasicsMidi Hardware Channel Messages Mode Messages Midi Message BasicsChannel Messages Voice Messages Page Page System Common Messages General MidiPage Page Midi Implementation Chart Program Parameters Parameters Index Quad Parameter Function Knob Manual Mix Parameters