Keyboard Scaling; Keyboard Transpose; Keyboard Mode - Alesis QS6 Reference Manual

Chapter 8: Global Settings
K S
EYBOARD CALING
Page 4 of Global Edit mode lets you adjust how sensitive the keyboard's velocity will
be (00 to 99). When set to 0, the keyboard will not transmit any velocity, no matter
how hard or soft the keys are played; all notes will be treated as having a velocity of
64 (right in the middle). When set to 99, the keyboard will have maximum sensitivity,
allowing the greatest difference between soft and loud notes in terms of velocity
control. Adjust this value to create the ideal sensitivity for your playing style. By
lowering this value from 99, you limit how loud and soft notes may be played.
K T
EYBOARD RANSPOSE
Page 5 of Global Edit mode lets you control the Keyboard Transposition (-12 to +12;
up or down 1 octave). This determines the note number that the keyboard will
transmit to the QS6's sounds and to MIDI Out. If you are using a MIDI sequencer,
use this function when you wish to record notes outside of the keyboard's normal
note range (note numbers 36 – 96). When set to -12, the keyboard range is note
numbers 16 – 91. Likewise, if set to +12, the range would be 40 – 115.
K M
EYBOARD ODE
Page 6 of Global Edit mode lets you select the Keyboard Mode (NORMAL, CH SOLO,
OUT 1 – OUT 16). This determines how the keyboard will function. When in Mix
Mode, you have the option to transmit on several MIDI channels at once, or to
temporarily isolate certain channels within a Mix.
NORMAL. In Program Mode, the keyboard will transmit on the selected MIDI channel.
In Mix Mode, the MIDI channels the keyboard transmits on will correspond to whatever
layers or splits the Mix is set up for. Note that certain controllers such as pitch bend
and aftertouch may transmit on a different set of channels, since they are enabled or
disabled independently for each channel of the Mix The MIDI Monitor indicators in the
lower right section of the display will show which channels are active.
CH SOLO. In Program Mode, this is the same as the NORMAL setting. In Mix Mode,
the only sounds coming from the QS6, and the only MIDI messages, will come from
the layer or range of the underlined MIDI channel in the display. This allows you to
isolate individual channels in a Mix. So, if you play in a range of the keyboard that is
active on MIDI channel 1, and Channel 1 is selected, you'll hear it. All other ranges
or layers will not respond to the keyboard (they will respond to incoming MIDI
messages on their respective channels). In Mix Play Mode, use the [
[PAGE ] buttons to hear each channel in turn.
OUT 1 – OUT 16. In both Program Mode and Mix Mode, the keyboard will transmit on
a specific MIDI channel (determined by the number setting of this parameter), but it
will not play the internal sound(s). Use this mode if you're using a MIDI sequencer
with an "Echo" feature (also known as "MIDI Thru"); the sound will be activated by
messages appearing at the MIDI IN connector after it's made the "round trip" through
the sequencer. This is the QS6's equivalent to LOCAL OFF.
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