Example 1: Master Controller For Live Use - Alesis QS6 Reference Manual

Chapter 3: Connections
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Most live applications use the QS6 to generate sounds, with (possibly) the MIDI
output driving other MIDI devices, such as an S4 Plus rack unit, QuadraVerb 2, and
other keyboards and sound modules, etc.
To drive MIDI controlled devices from the QS6, patch the QS6's [MIDI OUT] to the
MIDI device's MIDI IN (be sure that the QS6's MIDI Thru Mode is turned off; see
previous page). If there is more than one MIDI device, patch the first device's MIDI
THRU to the second device's MIDI IN, the second device's MIDI THRU to the third
device's MIDI IN, etc.
Caution: Do not attempt to connect more than three or four units together using thru
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connections as this may impede the MIDI data flow to the connected devices.
Instead, insert a MIDI patch-bay to the QS6's [MIDI OUT] so that all devices receive
its MIDI information simultaneously.
In Program Mode, the QS6 sends and receives MIDI information on only one MIDI
channel at a time. In Mix Mode, however, the QS6 can transmit on as many as 16
MIDI channels, each with its own keyboard range (for more information on Program
Mode and Mix Mode, see Chapter 4).
When using the QS6 as a master keyboard to play other MIDI devices, be sure the
Keyboard Mode is set to "NORMAL." The Keyboard Mode parameter is found on
Page 6 of Global Edit Mode (for more information, see Chapter 8).
It is possible for the QS6 to transmit volume and pan settings via MIDI (as controllers
7 and 10, respectively). This occurs whenever a new Program is selected, or when a
new Mix is selected. In the case of a Mix, the volume and pan settings may be
transmitted for each Channel (up to 16) used in the selected Mix.
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