Table Of Contents - Alesis S4 Plus Reference Manual

1: Setting Up ...................................................................................................... 7
Unpacking and Inspection.............................................................................................. 7
AC Power ....................................................................................................................... 7
Line Conditioners and Protectors ................................................................ ...... 8
About Audio Cables ....................................................................................................... 9
Basic Audio Hookup....................................................................................................... 9
A Word About Sound Bridge .......................................................................................... 10
2: Your First Session With The S4 Plus ............................................................ 11
Powering Up................................................................................................................... 11
Adjusting the Display Contrast .......................................................................... 11
Playing the Demo Sequence............................................................................. 12
Enabling General MIDI Mode ......................................................................................... 12
Playing the S4 Plus ........................................................................................................ 13
Program Mode and Mix Mode ........................................................................... 13
Auditioning Internal Programs ........................................................................... 14
Selecting Banks ................................................................................................ 14
Selecting the MIDI Channel .............................................................................. 14
Realtime Performance Functions ................................................................ ...... 15
The Quad Knobs ............................................................................................... 15
Auditioning Mix Play Mode ................................................................................ 16
Selecting Banks ................................................................................................ 16
Editing a Mix ................................................................................................ ...... 17
Setting the Effects Level ................................................................................... 18
3: Connections................................................................................................... 19
Basic MIDI Hookup ........................................................................................................ 19
Using the S4 in Live Performance .................................................................................. 20
Using an External Sequencer ........................................................................................ 21
Digital Audio/Optical Hookup ......................................................................................... 22
Recording Digital Audio..................................................................................... 22
48 kHz Clock In .............................................................................................................. 22
4: Overview........................................................................................................ 23
Basic Architecture .......................................................................................................... 23
S4 Plus Polyphony ......................................................................................................... 23
Modes ............................................................................................................................ 24
Program Play Mode........................................................................................... 24
Mix Play Mode .................................................................................................. 24
Program Edit Mode ........................................................................................... 24
Mix Edit Mode .................................................................................................... 25
Effects Edit Mode .............................................................................................. 25
Global Edit Mode .............................................................................................. 25
Store Mode ....................................................................................................... 25
Compare Mode ................................................................................................. 25
The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters .................................. 26
About the Display .............................................................................................. 26
MIDI Buttons ..................................................................................................... 27
Quad Knob Editing ............................................................................................ 27
Parameter Editing ............................................................................................. 28
Editing Program Parameters............................................................................. 29
Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes .................................................................................... 30
Resetting a Parameter Value ............................................................................ 30
Comparing Edited and Stored Versions ......................................................................... 31
Preset Memory and User Memory ................................................................................. 31
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