Alesis qs6.1 - Manual

Alesis qs6.1

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – How To Recall Programs; “Jinx” by James Reynolds
  • Page 3 – How To Recall Mixes; Editing A Mix
  • Page 4 – Editing A Program; Editing Effects
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Quick Reference Guide

Welcome to the QS-Series Synthesizer Quick Reference Guide. This is a supplement to the manual designed to quickly get you up

and running with these keyboards. Some of the key features of the QS include:

• 16 MB of Sound ROM standard

• Expandable to 32 MB via our 8 MB PCMCIA format QCards

• Up to 16 MB of user sample storage available through Flash RAM PCMCIA cards

• True 64 Note Polyphony

• 4 High Quality Multieffects Busses

• ADAT Optical Digital Outputs

• 4 Independant Analog Outputs

• 4 Realtime Controller Sliders

• Built-In Serial port for direct Mac

or PC connection

• Extensive Tracking Generator and Matrix Modulation sections

• 88 Note Weighted (QS8.1), 76 Note Semi-Weighted (QS7.1), or 61 Note Semi-Weighted (QS6.1)

Keyboard with Aftertouch and Release Velocity

• Included CD-ROM with Sequencing and Sound Editing Applications and Files

For more information please refer to the QS Reference Manual that comes with your keyboard.

QS Quick Facts

Front Panel Controls

Pitch Bend Wheel -

temporarily changes the instrument’s tuning

Modulation Wheel -

adds effects like vibrato and tremolo; its effect can be

different from one Program to the next

Master Volume -

determines the output level of the analog outputs

Controller A-C Sliders

- modulates a sound in Program or Mix mode

Controller D / Edit Value Slider -

modulates a sound in Program or Mix mode,

changes the currently selected parameter in any of the Edit modes

Value buttons -

increase or decrease the currently selected parameter, or let you

scroll backward and forward through Mixes or Programs

Edit Select button -

determines which Edit Mode is selected (Mix Edit, Program

Edit, Effects Edit or Global Edit)

Store button -

lets you store an edited Program or Mix into internal memory, or

a sound card, or to external MIDI devices

Page buttons -

move the display between the various pages of a selected Function

Mix button -

selects Mix Mode

Program button -

selects Program Mode

Bank buttons -

let you switch between banks in Mix/Program Play Mode

Compare button -

compares an edited Mix or Program to its original version

Global button -

gives you access to parameters that control the entire instrument

including master tuning/transposition and keyboard sensitivity

00-120 Buttons -

in Program and Mix modes these select the sound group (Pianos,

Brass, etc.), in Edit modes these select parameters to be edited

0-9 Buttons -

in Mix or Program modes these select individual Programs/Mixes, in

Edit modes these select parameters to be edited

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Summary

Page 2 - How To Recall Programs; “Jinx” by James Reynolds

The QS-Series synths have 640 Programs and 500 Mixes available internally, and adding PCMCIA RAM cards give you access to up to 2,048 Programs and 1,600 Mixes. With this many sounds available, we have given users several ways to recall specific Programs. To recall a Program on the QS: 1. Press the P...

Page 3 - How To Recall Mixes; Editing A Mix

Each Program has the Modulation Wheel assigned to the most logical parameter. For example, the Modulation Wheel may be assigned to Vibrato on a Brass sound and Reverb Mix on a Piano sound. The A-D Controller Sliders also transmit controller data which can affect local synthesizer functions, MIDI dat...

Page 4 - Editing A Program; Editing Effects

Editing A Program Before editing a Program, it is important to understand the organization of sounds in the QS Synths. A Program is made up of up to 4 Sounds and the Parameters that are common to all of them (name, etc.). When editing a Program on the QS, you will be adjusting one of these Sounds in...

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