Alesis qs6.1 User's Manual
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1. 11 Card banks if a sound card is inserted into each slot 3 To call up an individual Program a Press the number of the Program you want to recall on the keypad or b Press the VALUE up down buttons to scroll through the Programs So if you want to hear a Grand Piano Program press the BANK gt button until you have selected Bank Pre1 and then press 00 and 0 on the number pad This will select Program 00 TrueStereo Programs are arranged into eleven catagories 00 09 Pianos 10 19 Chromatic 20 29 Organ 30 39 Guitar 40 49 Bass 50 59 Strings 60 69 Brass 70 79 Winds 80 109 Synth 110 119 Rhythm FX 120 127 Drums Percussion So following this layout you can find a bass sound in any number starting with 40 such as 40 42 45 etc Exception The Preset 4 Pre4 bank is arranged in the General MIDI standard dulation Sources 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 data or both This allows you to alter the currently recalled Program or Mix or control external MIDI devices using the QS as a master controller For some great examples of the Controller Sliders use as real time controllers try them on the following Programs Preset 1 23 ABCDraw2. lower part of the display should be flashing 2 Choose a Program for this channel using the BANK and Keypad buttons 3 Press the lt PAGE gt buttons to select the channel that you want to edit The number for the selected MIDI channel will flash Each channel in a Mix can have its own Effects buss setting and effects send amount This means that each Program in a split or layer or each Program in a Multitimbral MIDI setup can have effects individually assigned To assign effects to a Program in Mix mode 1 Press MIX then EDIT SELECT 2 Press the LEVEL button 60 Brass Button 3 Press PAGE gt until the top of the display reads F Page 6 4 Use the Value Buttons to select which of the four Effects busses will be used for the currently selected MIDI Channel See the QS Reference Manual for an explanation of the FFlia setting 5 Press lt PAGE to reach 3 Page 5 6 Use the Edit Value Slider to adjust the Effects level of the currently selected MIDI Channel The QS Series synthesizers have one of the most powerful effects sections ever built into a synthesizer Four high quality multi effects busses based on our Q2 Master Effects Processor give you complete control over your music Each Program in a Mix or each Sound in a Program can be routed to one of four effects busses This allows you to add chorus to a bass reverb to a snare drum and delay and reverb to a lead sound without being forced to add effects w
3. ALESIS ASS VOICE EXPANDABLE SYNTHESIZER cas 65551 SYNTHESIZER e ay 6 4 VOICE EXPANDABLE SYNTHESIZER VOICE EXPANDABLE Reference Guide 20 OODOOOOOOOHHOGOS VALUE AmE nce coun PROGRAM SELECT P gt 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 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 edit
4. Applications and Files For more information please refer to the QS Reference Manual that comes with your keyboard The QS is equipped with five demo sequences to show a few of its Programs and Effects in various musical styles To listen to the demo sequences 0 Jinx 1 Press and hold the MIX button i 2 Press the 0 1 2 3 or 4 button 2 Dreamcurren 3 You can adjust the volume in the headphones or speakers with the VOLUME knob 3 Iron Ma l and you can press the MIX button to stop the demo at any time 4 Camera Obscura b Some QCards are also equipped with demo sequences To play a card sequence if available 1 Press and hold the SEQ START button 2 Press the 00 10 20 30 or 40 button to access Card A sequences or 50 60 70 80 or 90 to access Card B sequences 3 Press any of the 0 9 buttons on the keypad A card can be programmed to hold up to 50 Standard MIDI File sequences with Sound Bridge software See the instructions for Sound Bridge for more information 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 PROGRAM button 2 Press the lt BANK gt buttons to choose a Program bank Available choices are User Preset1 Preset2 Preset3 GenMIDI and up to
5. bar Preset 1 96 Kalimpanad Preset 2 68 Orchestral Preset 2 117 Circles User 15 Sebastian A Mix is a combination of up to 16 Programs These Programs can be split or layered across the keyboard for a huge live performance sound or separated on different MIDI channels for multitimbral sequencing A mix can be recalled in the same way a Program is recalled 1 Press the MIX button 2 Press the lt BANK gt buttons to choose a Mix bank Available choices are User Preset1 Preset2 Preset3 GenMIDI and up to 11 Card banks if a sound card is inserted in each slot 3 To call up an individual Mix a Press the number of the Mix you want to recall on the keypad or b Press the VALUE up down buttons to scroll through the Mixes One of the most popular uses for Mix mode is configuring a Multitimbral MIDI setup In Mix mode you can control not only what Program is on each MIDI channel but also where it is panned what the relative volume level is in the mix its effects level and which effects buss it is routed to relative transposition between channels and many other factors This allows you to create an entire pro duction including the effects and the mixdown all in one Mix location For example Multitmbrl User 00 has all 16 MIDI chan nels assigned to different programs for easy setup with a sequencer To assign a program to a MIDI channel in Mix mode 1 Press MIX then PAGE gt The number 1 on the
6. ed 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 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 Edit modes these select parameters to be edited 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 e 16 MB of Sound ROM standard e Expandable to 32 MB via our 8 MB PCMCIA format QCards e Up to 16 MB of user sample storage available through Flash RAM PCMCIA cards e True 64 Note Polyphony e 4 High Quality Multieffects Busses e ADAT Optical Digital Outputs e 4 Independant Analog Outputs e 4 Realtime Controller Sliders e Built In Serial port for direct Mac or PC connection e Extensive Tracking Generator and Matrix Modulation sections e 88 Note Weighted QS8 1 76 Note Semi Weighted QS7 1 or 61 Note Semi Weighted QS6 1 Keyboard with Aftertouch and Release Velocity e Included CD ROM with Sequencing and Sound Editing
7. eir default settings when you do this Editing on the QS is made easy with an array of dedicated edit buttons and the Edit Value Slider To edit a Program 1 Press PROGRAM then EDIT SELECT 2 You can select which Sound from 1 to 4 you want to edit by pressing the 00 10 20 or 30 button 3 Press the VOICE button 40 button to view which sample is assigned to this Sound The Edit Value Slider edits which Voice Group the sample is from and you can page forward to choose the specific sample 4 Press the PITCH button 60 button to edit the sound s Pitch The Edit Value Slider edits the semitone tuning of the Sound Press PAGE gt to reach other Pitch parameters 5 Press the FILTER button 70 button to edit the Filter settings The Edit Value Slider edits the Filter Frequency Press PAGE gt to reach other Filter Parameters 6 Press any of the other Keypad buttons to view and edit other parameters in the Program There is a wide variety of parameters to edit in the pages of Edit Functions See your QS Reference Manual for more information about editing Programs 1999 Alesis Corporation Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice 7 52 0022 A 6 00 fA LESI S
8. here they aren t wanted For example to edit the reverb decay in an effects setup 1 In Program mode press EDIT SELECT 2 times 2 Press the REVERB button 100 SYNTH 3 button 3 Press the PAGE gt button until the display reads Fi Dear 4 Move the Edit Value Slider to edit the Decay time You can follow the above procedure to edit other effects by choosing a different effect type in step 2 and adjusting the appropriate parameters for that effect type The QS offers reverb delay EQ stereo chorus flanging overdrive and several other effect types onboard 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 the layer You can choose which Sound you are editing by pressing the Sound 1 2 3 or 4 buttons 00 10 20 or 30 buttons Most people begin programming by modifying existing Programs that are close to the sound they are going for If you want to write a new Program from scratch one way to do this is to reset the keyboard The QS can be re initialized without erasing any programs and by doing this you create an empty edit buffer with default settings to work with To re initialize your keyboard turn on the power while holding the 0 and 3 Buttons The Global menu settings will be returned to th
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