Pcmcia Expansion Cards - Alesis QS6.1 Reference Manual

Part 2: Overview
PCMCIA E
Your QS6.1 is an expandable system. If you want access to more Sounds, Programs,
Mixes, Effects, and Sequences, all you have to do is pop the appropriate memory
card into one of the two [PCMCIA EXPANSION CARD] slots on the back panel. Using
both slots you can add up to 16 megabytes of memory, effectively doubling the
power of your instrument.
There are three different kinds of memory card that will work. All of them should
be available through your Alesis dealer (if not, call us). They are:
¥ SRAM cards. Alesis offers a 512K SRAM card through our dealers that
provides an additional eight banks of Programs and Mixes. You can use and edit
these as you wish, or use the card as storage for your own creations. You can also
order a blank version of this card from us (part # 7-10-1203).
¥ QCards. This is a series of ROMcards developed by us here at Alesis. Each is a
self-contained universe of new samples, plus Programs and Mixes designed to
take full advantage of them. Some of the cards available right now include
Classical, Sanctuary, Vintage Keyboards, Vintage Synthesizers, HipHop, and
EuroDance, with more coming out all the time.
¥ FlashRAM cards. There are the cards youÕll need if you want to burn your own
custom sample cards. FlashRAM cards are available in 2MB, 4MB, and 8MB
sizes. Using AlesisÕs Sound Bridge software (see Part 9: Extras) you can organize
all the necessary data on your PC or Mac and temporarily turn your QS6.1 into a
ÒRAMburnerÓ when you are ready to make your own card.
Note: See the section entitled ÒUsing PCMCIA Expansion CardsÓ in Part 9: Extras
for exact card specifications.
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