Advanced Functions - Alesis Q88 User Manual

MIDI Messages
MIDI CHANNELS – Selects the MIDI channel (1-16) over which Q88 will transmit MIDI messages. The
default is Channel 1.
MIDI OUT FROM USB – Enables/disables the Q88's ability to receive MIDI data from a USB connection (i.e.,
a DAW via a computer) and send it to an external sound engine.
Assignment Data Entry Group
DATA: OCTAVE – Allows you to adjust the octave range.
DATA: TRANSPOSE – Allows you to adjust the transposition.
DATA: PROGRAM – Allows you to adjust the program changes.
WHEEL ASSIGN – When in the ADVANCED menu, press the WHEEL ASSIGN key and use the Volume
Slider or the numeric keys to enter a MIDI CC# to assign a function to the wheel.
SLIDER ASSIGN – When in the ADVANCED menu, press the SLIDER ASSIGN key and then use the
Volume Slider or the numeric keys to enter a MIDI CC# to assign a function to the slider.
Octave Group
OCTAVE - – Lowers the octave range of the keyboard by one octave.
OCTAVE 0 – Sets the octave range to the default value, with the first key being A1.
OCTAVE + – Raises the octave range of the keyboard by one octave.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS

In addition to setting an octave shift, the Octave + and - buttons can also be used to control other MIDI
functions. The keys that are labeled DATA: ________ are used to select the function for these octave
buttons. When the octave buttons are used to control these functions, both lights above the buttons will
remain on, regardless of the current function setting.
To select an alternate function:
1. Press the ADVANCED button.
2. Press the labeled black key that represents the function you want.
Octave Shift
The Octave + and - Keys
To shift the octaves using the Octave + and – buttons, first press the ADVANCED button and then use the
Octave + and - keys to shift the keyboard's pitch up or down one or more octaves (one for each time
pressed). The default octave setting is 0 (when both LED's are illuminated above the octave buttons) and will
be the octave setting each time you power up Q88.
To assign the Octave + and – buttons to control the octave:
1. Press the ADVANCED button.
2. Press the DATA: OCTAVE key.
To perform a quick octave change when the Octave + and - buttons are being used to control other MIDI
functions:
1. Press the ADVANCED button.
2. Press the OCTAVE + key to increase the octave by 1 (press it again to increase the octave by 2, and
so on).
3. Press the OCTAVE - key to decrease the octave by 1 (press it again to decrease the octave by 2, and
so on). Alternatively, press the OCTAVE 0 key to reset the octave to 0.
4. Press ENTER to confirm the change.
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