Diting Ixes; What Is A Mix; Program Assign For Each Midi Channel; Mix Edit Mode - Alesis QS6 Reference Manual

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Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QS6. Although in Program
Mode you can play only one Program at a time, in Mix Mode you can play up to 16
Programs at once, either from the keyboard (as layers or splits) or from an external
sequencer (via 16 MIDI channels) or a combination of both.
With Mix Mode, you can do the following:
• Combine ("stack" or "layer") different Programs so they can be played
simultaneously from the keyboard. For example, stack a piano on top of a brass
patch and a string patch, adjusting the volume of each for a desirable mix. (Note
that the stacking of Programs in Mix Play Mode is in addition to any sounds that
may be stacked in the four sound layers of each Program.)
• Split the keyboard into different zones--for example, the classic bass guitar on
the left-hand side of the keyboard, and synth or piano on the right. You can split
the keyboard into as many as 16 zones, which may overlap.
• Transmit on several different MIDI channels simultaneously.
• Receive up to 16 MIDI channels from an external sequencer, with each channel
representing a different instrument--piano on Ch. 1, bass on Ch. 2, drums on Ch.
10, trumpet on Ch. 16. Mix Play Mode is the multitimbral mode of the QS6.
• Set the relative level, panning, and effect send of each MIDI channel.
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Once a Mix is recalled, you will likely want to choose different Programs than the
ones the Mix has stored with it. This does not require that you be in Mix Edit Mode.
Assigning Programs to the 16 channels of a Mix is done by first using the [
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select a channel and then using the [0] – [9] and [00] – [120] buttons to select a
Program. If necessary, you can use the [
different Bank from the one the selected Mix is located in.
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Editing a Mix begins with using the [
MIDI channel you want, and selecting a Program number for each of the channels
you want to use. Beyond Program selection, you may control many other aspects of a
Mix by accessing Mix Edit Mode. This is done by pressing the [EDIT SELECT] button
while Mix Play Mode; "ED:MIX" should appear in the upper left section of the display:
Once in Mix Edit Mode, use the [0] - [9] and [00] - [50] buttons to select a MIDI
channel to edit (1 – 16). Use the [60] – [120] buttons to select a Function Group
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