The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, And Parameters; About The Display - Alesis QS6 Reference Manual

Chapter 4: Overview
T U I
HE SER NTERFACE
P
ARAMETERS
The key to the QS6 user interface is the combination of the Display, the [
and [PAGE
[VOLUME] slider. The Display constantly informs you of the QS6's status.
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BOUT THE
The display has two modes: Play Mode and Edit Mode. When either [MIX] or
[PROGRAM] is pressed, their respective Play Mode is selected and the display will
look something like this:
• Mode. The upper-left corner of the display will indicate whether you are in
Program Play Mode (
Program Play Mode is selected.
• Bank. The upper-middle section of the display will indicate which Bank is
currently selected (
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• Number. The upper-right section of the display will indicate which Program or
Mix number is currently selected
In the example above, Program 00 is selected.
• Name. The bottom-left section of the display will indicate the name of the
Program or Mix which is currently selected. If the selected Program or Mix has
been edited, a "*" symbol will appear to the left of the Program's/Mix's name. In
the example above, GrandPiano is selected and it has not been edited.
• Channel (1–16). In Program Play Mode, the QS6 will transmit and receive on a
single MIDI channel, which will be indicated in the lower-right section of the
display. In Mix Play Mode, the QS6 can transmit and receive on up to 16 MIDI
channels. The "active" channels will be indicated by the presence of a "
When a channel is played (by either the QS6's keyboard or from messages
received via MIDI), a "
channel 1 is selected.
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: D
ISPLAY
] buttons and the [CONTROLLER A] slider located to the right of the
D
ISPLAY
EDIT MODE
_____________________________ _______
MODE
________
PROG PRESET1 ºº
GrandPiano Ch01
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) or Mix Play Mode (
PROG
PRESET1 – PRESET3
). In the example above, Preset 1 Bank is selected.
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" symbol will appear. In the example above, MIDI
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UNCTIONS
PAGE
BANK NUMBER
______________ __________
NAME
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
PARAMETER
). In the example above,
MIX
, , or
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– in Program Mode,
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, P ,
AGES AND
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; if a card is inserted,
– in Mix Mode).
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" symbol.
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