About the Display | Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual

Overview: Chapter 4

The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters

The key to the QuadraSynth Plus user interface is the combination of the Display and four Quad Knobs/Buttons [1] — [4] located toward the right of the front panel. The Display constantly informs you of the QuadraSynth Plus’s status.

About the Display

Note: This illustration shows all display flags turned on at once. Actual displays show only some of these at any time.

The display has eight main sections:

•MIDI monitor and selection strip. Selects different MIDI channels for the programs in Mix Play Mode (a thick underline indicates the selected channel), monitors keyboard and incoming MIDI activity (thick lines above active channel numbers indicates activity either from the keyboard or MIDI In), and chooses the basic MIDI channel in Program Play Mode.

•Current Mix, Program and Effect strip. Shows the currently selected Mix and/or Program and its associated Effect.

•Editing Status. Indicates what you are editing (either Mix Edit, Program Edit, or Effects Edit), after pressing [SELECT]. “1 2 3 4” indicates which Sound (1–4) is selected for editing when in Program Edit mode; or, which effect send (1–4) is selected for editing when in Effects Edit mode. Press [EDIT 1] to cycle through the four Sounds/sends. When Edit 4 mode is selected (press [EDIT 4]), all four numbers appear, to indicate that all four Sounds are available for simultaneous editing (Edit 4 mode is available in Program Edit mode only).

•Functions list. Displays the various editing functions available in a particular editing mode. Use the FUNCTION [♦] and [∅] buttons to select a function, as indicated by the small line (cursor) underneath one of the words in the list. When a function is chosen, the page number strip

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Contents

Alesis Important Safety Instructions Grounding InstructionsPage Contents Editing Mixes Editing Effects Index AC Power Hookup Setting UPUnpacking and Inspection Line Conditioners and Protectors Setting Up Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual About Audio Cables Basic Audio HookupPage Word About Sound Bridge Adjusting the Display Contrast Powering UpYour First Session with the Quadrasynth Plus Page Playing the Demo Sequence Enabling General Midi ModePlaying Specific Sections of the Demo Program Mode and Mix Mode Playing the QuadraSynth PlusPage Selecting Banks Auditioning Internal ProgramsSelecting the Midi Channel ¿ Use the Midi and ∅ buttons to select a Midi channel from Realtime Performance Functions Quad Knobs Auditioning Mix Play Mode Display will change to Mix Play ModePage Editing a Mix Top line of the LCD’s function list will read Editing MIX QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Setting the Effects Level Display will indicate Sound 1 2 3Page Connections Basic Midi Hookup Example 1 Master Controller for Live Use Example 2 Using an External Sequencer Page Pedal and Footswitch Hookup About the Keyboard Mode Connections Chapter KHz Clock Digital Audio/Optical HookupRecording Digital Audio Page Basic Architecture OverviewQuadraSynth Plus Polyphony Program Play Mode Mix Play ModeProgram Edit Mode Modes Mix Edit Mode Effects Edit ModeGlobal Edit Mode Store ModePage User Interface Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters About the Display Midi Buttons Quad Knob Editing Parameter Editing Page Direct Function Selection Editing Program Parameters Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes Status line in the display will indicate Sound 1 2 3Page Resetting a Parameter Value Preset Memory and User MemoryComparing Edited and Stored Versions Page Storing Store a Program QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Store an Effect Copying Effects Between ProgramsStore a Mix Overview Chapter To Audition Programs Before Storing Overview Chapter Page Overview Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual Mix Edit Mode What is a Mix?Editing Mixes Understanding the Edit Buffers Page Level Setting for Each Program Program Assign for each Midi ChannelPage Pitch Setting the Range and Midi SwitchesRange Page Transmitting Midi Volume and Panning Effect Level Effects in Mix Play ModeEffect Naming a Mix FX Midi On or Off Using the QuadraSynth Plus as a Master Keyboard Polyphony in Mix Play ModeSetting Midi Out Channels for Mix in Global Mode Page Overview Editing ProgramsNormalized Synth Voice How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound Program Sound Layers QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow Four Sounds of a Program Voice Lowpass Filter About Modulation AmpPage LFO Low Frequency Oscillator About Signal ProcessingEnvelopes Drum Mode Page Program Edit Functions Assign VoiceGroup 16 options Name Group Voice Volume 00 to LevelPan 3 to Output Main, Aux, or Off Pitch Pitch LFO Depth -99 to +99 Pitch Envelope Depth -99 to +99Pitch Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed Keyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono Rate 0 to Filter Filter Frequency 00 toKeyboard Track On or Off Velocity -99 to +99Page Filter LFO Depth -99 to +99 Filter Modulation Wheel 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 Mod About General Purpose ModulationSelecting the Modulator 1 to Modulation SourcePage Page Modulation Destination Alfo Quantize Mode Off or On Gate Mode Off or OnModulation Level -99 to +99 Pitch LFO Pitch LFO Level 00 to Mod Wheel -99 to Aftertouch -99 to Filter LFO Filter LFOFilter LFO Level 00 to Amp LFO Amp LFOTrigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly Page Pitch Envelope Amp LFO Level 00 toPitch Envelope Attack 00 toPage Decay & Sustain 00 to Pitch Envelope Delay 00 to 99, HoldRelease 00 to 99, Hold Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun Sustain Decay 00 toPitch Envelope Time Tracking On or Off Sustain Pedal On or Off Level 00 to Velocity Modulation 00 to Filter EnvelopeFilter Envelope Release 00 to Filter Envelope Delay 00 to Filter Envelope Time Tracking On or OffPage Amp Envelope Amp Envelope Amp Envelope Delay 00 to Amp Envelope Time Tracking On or Off Level 00 to Tracking Generator Input Plfo Flfo Alfo Penv Fenv Aenv Name Points 0 10 Sound Enable Drum ModeMisc Programming Drum Sounds Pitch -12.00 to +12.00 Effects LevelVelocityFilter 0 to Range 0 to +3 Decay 0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99 Mute Group Off, 1, 2, or Copying Sounds Copying Effects Initializing Programs Editing Effects Selecting Effects in Mix Mode Setting Effects Send LevelsPage Clip Editing Effects Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode Storing Effect Patches in Mix ModePage Configurations Copying Effect PatchesPage Configuration #1 4-Sends, 1 Reverb Pitch 1 Delay 1ReverbPage Configuration #2 4-Sends, 2 Reverb Page Configuration #3 4-Sends, 1 Lezlie Page Configuration #4 2-Sends, with EQ Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb Misc Configuration #5 Odchsddlrevlz Reverb Reverb Input Balance Chorus Input Level Input levelSend Input Levels Page Reverb Type Page Pre-Delay Time Pre-Delay MixInput Filter DecayPage Density Diffusion Delay DelayDelay Pages 2 Page Pitch Type Page Page Delay Input Resonator Tuning and Decay Waveform ShapeSpeed Depth Mod Selecting the ModulatorMod Source Mod Destination Delay Level MixMod Level Pitch Level Reverb Level MiscOverdrive Overdrive Type Overdrive Brightness Overdrive ThresholdOverdrive Balance Page Global Settings General Midi ModeEnabling General Midi Mode via Midi Editing Global Parameters Master Pitch and Master Tuning Keyboard ModeKeyboard Sensitivity Keyboard Curve Reset Controllers a D Controllers a D Assignment Controllers a D Mode Pedal 1 and 2 Assignment Using Pedals to Control Volume or ModulationMidi Program Select Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message Edit Mode KHz Clock Input Saving the User Bank to an External Card Midi Transfer and Storage OperationsLoading a Bank from an External Card Storing an Individual Program or Mix to an External Card Loading an Individual Program or Mix from an External Card Saving Programs via Midi Sys Ex Card Storage RAMifications To send the entire User bank via Midi Trouble-Shooting Index TROUBLE-SHOOTINGRe-initializing Maintenance/Service Checking Software Version Customers outside the USA Page Page Midi Basics Midi SupplementMidi Hardware Midi Message Basics Channel Messages Mode MessagesChannel Messages Voice Messages Page Page General Midi System Common MessagesPage Page Midi Implementation Chart Parameters Index Program Parameters Quad Parameter Function Knob Manual Mix Parameters