Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual Editing Mixes, What is a Mix?, Mix Edit Mode

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5

EDITING MIXES

What is a Mix?

Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QuadraSynth Plus. While in Program Mode you can play only one Program at a time, in Mix Mode you can play up to 16 Programs at once, either from the keyboard (as layers or splits) or from an external sequencer (via 16 MIDI channels) or a combination of both.

With Mix Mode, you can do the following:

•Combine ("stack" or "layer") different Programs so they can be played simultaneously from the keyboard. For example, stack a piano on top of a brass patch and a string patch, adjusting the volume of each for a desirable mix. (Note that the stacking of Programs in Mix Play Mode is in addition to any sounds that may be stacked in the four sound layers of each Program.)

•Split the keyboard into different zones--for example, the classic bass guitar on the left-hand side of the keyboard and synth or piano on the right. You can split the keyboard into as many as 16 zones.

•Transmit on several different MIDI channels simultaneously.

•Receive up to 16 MIDI channels from an external sequencer, with each channel representing a different instrument--piano on Ch. 1, bass on Ch. 2, drums on Ch. 10, trumpet on Ch. 16. Mix Play Mode is the multitimbral mode of the QuadraSynth Plus.

•Set the relative level, panning, and effect send of each MIDI channel.

Mix Edit Mode

To edit a Mix you must select Mix Edit mode. Press [SELECT] from Mix Play Mode. "Editing: Mix" should appear in the edit status section of the display:

Note: This illustration shows a Mix with all 16 MIDI channels enabled. If a channel is not enabled, its number will not show in the display unless the MIDI cursor is under the number.

Editing a Mix begins with using the MIDI [♦] and [∅] buttons to select the MIDI channel you want, and assigning a Program number for the channels you want

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