Choosing Programs In A Mix - Alesis QS7 Reference Manual

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In this section, we will choose Programs for the 16 channels in a Mix, for playing back
tracks from a MIDI sequencer. There are many other aspects of a Mix we may wish
to edit, however. Refer to Chapter 5 for more information about Mix editing.
You do not have to access Mix Edit Mode to select Programs for a Mix (i.e. you don't
have to press the [EDIT SELECT] button). Instead, you simply use a two step
process:
A) Use the [
Mix.
B) Use a combination of the [
buttons and the [0] – [9] buttons to choose a Program for the selected channel.
Here's the process broken down into simpler steps:
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Press [MIX] and select Mix 00 from the GenMIDI Bank using one of the methods
described on page 16.
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Press [PAGE
The display will look like this:
The [
in the Mix.
The actual channel number (shown in the display at half-size) will be whatever
channel was last selected. In the illustration above, channel 1 is shown. If the
channel number in your display is not "å" (1), press both [
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Use the [
Use the [00] – [120] buttons to select a Program Group.
Example: Press [00] for pianos, [20] for organs, etc.
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Use the [0] – [9] buttons to select a Program.
Press [PAGE
If channel 1 had been selected, pressing [PAGE
Repeat steps
Changes you make to a Mix are temporary and will be lost if another Mix is selected.
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To make changes permanent, you must store the Mix into the User bank (see next
page).
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] buttons simultaneously to select channel 1.
BANK] and [BANK
] to select to the next channel up.
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– as needed to select Programs for the remaining channels.
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] buttons to select one of the 16 channels in the
] buttons, the [00] – [120]
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Bank Program Number
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] buttons to select a Program Bank.
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