Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual

Editing Programs: Chapter 6

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QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual

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Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual

Contents

Alesis Grounding Instructions Important Safety 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 Basic Audio Hookup About Audio CablesPage 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 Playing the QuadraSynth Plus Program Mode and Mix ModePage Selecting Banks Auditioning Internal ProgramsSelecting 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 KHz Clock Digital Audio/Optical HookupRecording Digital Audio Page Basic Architecture OverviewQuadraSynth Plus Polyphony Mix Play Mode Program Play ModeProgram Edit Mode Modes Effects Edit Mode Mix Edit ModeGlobal Edit Mode Store 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 Resetting a Parameter Value Preset Memory and User MemoryComparing Edited and Stored Versions Page Store a Program Storing 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 Program Assign for each Midi Channel Level Setting for Each ProgramPage Pitch Setting the Range and Midi SwitchesRange Page Transmitting Midi Volume and Panning Effect Level Effects in Mix Play ModeEffect FX Midi On or Off Naming a Mix 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 Program Sound Layers How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound Four Sounds of a Program QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow Lowpass Filter Voice Amp About ModulationPage LFO Low Frequency Oscillator About Signal ProcessingEnvelopes Drum Mode Page Assign Voice Program Edit FunctionsGroup 16 options Name Group Voice Level Volume 00 toPan 3 to Output Main, Aux, or Off Pitch Pitch Envelope Depth -99 to +99 Pitch LFO Depth -99 to +99Pitch Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed Rate 0 to Keyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono Filter Frequency 00 to FilterKeyboard 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 About General Purpose Modulation ModSelecting the Modulator 1 to Modulation SourcePage Page Alfo Modulation Destination Quantize Mode Off or On Gate 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 Amp LFO Level 00 to Pitch EnvelopePitch Envelope Attack 00 toPage Decay & Sustain 00 to Pitch Envelope Delay 00 to 99, HoldRelease 00 to 99, Hold Sustain Decay 00 to Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-FreerunPitch 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 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 Sound Enable Drum ModeMisc Programming Drum Sounds Pitch -12.00 to +12.00 Effects LevelVelocityFilter 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 Chorus Input Level Input levelSend Input Levels Page Reverb Type Page Pre-Delay Mix Pre-Delay TimeInput Filter DecayPage Diffusion Density Delay DelayDelay Pages 2 Page Pitch Type Page Page Delay Input Waveform Shape Resonator Tuning and DecaySpeed Depth Selecting the Modulator ModMod Source Mod Destination Mix Delay LevelMod Level Pitch Level Reverb Level MiscOverdrive Overdrive Type Overdrive Brightness Overdrive ThresholdOverdrive Balance Page General Midi Mode Global SettingsEnabling General Midi Mode via Midi Editing Global Parameters Keyboard Mode Master Pitch and Master TuningKeyboard Sensitivity Keyboard Curve Controllers a D Assignment Reset Controllers a D Controllers a D Mode Pedal 1 and 2 Assignment Using Pedals to Control Volume or ModulationMidi Program Select Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message KHz Clock Input Edit Mode Saving the User Bank to an External Card Midi Transfer and Storage OperationsLoading 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 Index TROUBLE-SHOOTINGRe-initializing Checking Software Version Maintenance/Service Customers outside the USA Page Page Midi Basics Midi SupplementMidi Hardware Midi Message Basics Channel Messages Mode MessagesChannel 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