Alesis
 Grounding Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
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 Contents
 Editing Mixes
 Editing Effects
 Index
 Unpacking and Inspection
Setting UP
AC Power Hookup
 Line Conditioners and Protectors
 Setting Up Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual
 Basic Audio Hookup
About Audio Cables
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 Word About Sound Bridge
 Your First Session with the Quadrasynth Plus
Powering Up
Adjusting the Display Contrast
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 Playing Specific Sections of the Demo
Enabling General Midi Mode
Playing the Demo Sequence
 Playing the QuadraSynth Plus
Program Mode and Mix Mode
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 Selecting the Midi Channel
Auditioning Internal Programs
Selecting 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 Mode
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 Top line of the LCD’s function list will read Editing MIX
Editing a Mix
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 Display will indicate Sound 1 2 3
Setting the Effects Level
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 Basic Midi Hookup
Connections
 Example 1 Master Controller for Live Use
 Example 2 Using an External Sequencer
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 About the Keyboard Mode
Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
 Connections Chapter
 Recording Digital Audio
Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
KHz Clock
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 QuadraSynth Plus Polyphony
Overview
Basic Architecture
 Modes
Program Play Mode
Mix Play Mode
Program Edit Mode
 Store Mode
Mix Edit Mode
Effects Edit Mode
Global Edit Mode
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 About the Display
User Interface Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters
 Quad Knob Editing
Midi Buttons
 Parameter Editing
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 Editing Program Parameters
Direct Function Selection
 Status line in the display will indicate Sound 1 2 3
Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes
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 Comparing Edited and Stored Versions
Preset Memory and User Memory
Resetting a Parameter Value
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 Store a Program
Storing
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 Store a Mix
Copying Effects Between Programs
Store an Effect
 Overview Chapter
 To Audition Programs Before Storing
 Overview Chapter
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 Overview Chapter QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual
 Editing Mixes
What is a Mix?
Mix Edit Mode
 Understanding the Edit Buffers
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 Program Assign for each Midi Channel
Level Setting for Each Program
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 Range
Setting the Range and Midi Switches
Pitch
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 Transmitting Midi Volume and Panning
 Effect
Effects in Mix Play Mode
Effect Level
 FX Midi On or Off
Naming a Mix
 Setting Midi Out Channels for Mix in Global Mode
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode
Using the QuadraSynth Plus as a Master Keyboard
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 Normalized Synth Voice
Editing Programs
Overview
 Program Sound Layers
How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound
 Four Sounds of a Program
QuadraSynth Plus Signal Flow
 Lowpass Filter
Voice
 Amp
About Modulation
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 Envelopes
About Signal Processing
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator
 Drum Mode
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 Name
Program Edit Functions
Assign Voice
Group 16 options
 Group Voice
 Output Main, Aux, or Off
Volume 00 to
Level
Pan 3 to
 Pitch
 Portamento Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed
Pitch LFO Depth -99 to +99
Pitch Envelope Depth -99 to +99
Pitch
 Rate 0 to
Keyboard Mode Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-PMono
 Velocity -99 to +99
Filter
Filter Frequency 00 to
Keyboard Track On or Off
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 Filter Envelope Depth -99 to +99
Filter Modulation Wheel Depth -99 to +99
Filter LFO Depth -99 to +99
 Velocity Curve 13 choices
 Amplitude LFO Depth -99 to +99
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 Sound Overlap 00 to
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 Modulation Source
Mod
About General Purpose Modulation
Selecting the Modulator 1 to
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 Alfo
Modulation Destination
 Modulation Level -99 to +99
Gate Mode Off or On
Quantize Mode Off or On
 Pitch LFO
 Mod Wheel -99 to
Pitch LFO Level 00 to
 Aftertouch -99 to
 Filter LFO Level 00 to
Filter LFO
Filter LFO
 Trigger Mono, Poly, Key Mono, Key Poly
Amp LFO
Amp LFO
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 Attack 00 to
Pitch Envelope
Amp LFO Level 00 to
Pitch Envelope
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 Release 00 to 99, Hold
Pitch Envelope Delay 00 to 99, Hold
Decay & Sustain 00 to
 Sustain Pedal On or Off
Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun
Sustain Decay 00 to
Pitch Envelope Time Tracking On or Off
 Level 00 to
 Filter Envelope
Filter Envelope
Velocity Modulation 00 to
 Release 00 to
 Filter Envelope Time Tracking On or Off
Filter Envelope Delay 00 to
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 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 Mode
Sound Enable
 Programming Drum Sounds
 VelocityFilter 0 to
Effects Level
Pitch -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 Mode
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 Editing Effects
Clip
 Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode
Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode
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 Copying Effect Patches
Configurations
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 Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb
Configuration #1 4-Sends, 1 Reverb
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 Configuration #2 4-Sends, 2 Reverb
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 Configuration #3 4-Sends, 1 Lezlie
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 Pitch 1 Delay 1Reverb Misc
Configuration #4 2-Sends, with EQ
 Configuration #5 Odchsddlrevlz
 Reverb
Reverb
 Input Balance
 Send Input Levels
Input level
Chorus Input Level
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 Reverb Type
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 Decay
Pre-Delay Time
Pre-Delay Mix
Input Filter
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 Diffusion
Density
 Delay Pages 2
Delay
Delay
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 Pitch Type
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 Delay Input
 Depth
Resonator Tuning and Decay
Waveform Shape
Speed
 Mod Destination
Mod
Selecting the Modulator
Mod Source
 Pitch Level
Delay Level
Mix
Mod Level
 Overdrive
Misc
Reverb Level
 Overdrive Type
 Overdrive Balance
Overdrive Threshold
Overdrive Brightness
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 Editing Global Parameters
Global Settings
General Midi Mode
Enabling General Midi Mode via Midi
 Keyboard Curve
Master Pitch and Master Tuning
Keyboard Mode
Keyboard Sensitivity
 Controllers a D Assignment
Reset Controllers a D
 Controllers a D Mode
 Midi Program Select
Using Pedals to Control Volume or Modulation
Pedal 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 Operations
Saving 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-SHOOTING
Trouble-Shooting Index
 Checking Software Version
Maintenance/Service
 Customers outside the USA
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 Midi Hardware
Midi Supplement
Midi Basics
 Channel Messages Voice Messages
Channel Messages Mode Messages
Midi Message Basics
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 System Common Messages
General Midi
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 Midi Implementation Chart
 Program Parameters
Parameters Index
 Quad Parameter Function Knob Manual
 Mix Parameters