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Alesis QS6 Reference Manual (138 pages)

Voice Expandable Synthesizer

Brand: Alesis | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 1.02 MB

How to Use this Manual
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Table of Contents
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1 : Setting up

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- Unpacking and Inspection
  8
- AC Power
  8
  - Line Conditioners and Protectors
    8
- About Audio Cables
  9
- Basic Audio Hookup
  10
2 : Your First Session with the Qs6

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- Powering up
  12
  - Playing the Demo Sequences
    12
- Whats a Program
  13
- Whats a MIX
  13
- What's a Bank
  13
- About Sound Groups
  14
- Playing the QS6
  14
  - Program Mode and MIX Mode
    14
  - Auditioning Internal Programs
    15
  - Selecting Program Banks
    15
  - Selecting the MIDI Channel
    16
  - Realtime Performance Functions
    16
  - The Controller a Slider
    17
  - Selecting MIX Banks
    17
  - Auditioning MIX Play Mode
    18
  - Choosing Programs in a MIX
    18
  - Storing an Edited MIX
    20
- Enabling General MIDI Mode
  20
- Using the Sound Card Slot
  21
- A Word about Sound Bridge
  21
3 Onnections

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- Basic MIDI Hookup
  22
- Thru Mode
  22
- Example 1: Master Controller for Live Use
  23
- Example 2: Using an External Sequencer
  24
  - About the Keyboard Mode
    24
- Example 3: Using a Computer
  25
- Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
  25
4 Verview

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- Basic Architecture
  26
- QS6 Polyphony
  26
- Modes
  27
  - Program Play Mode
    27
  - MIX Play Mode
    27
  - Program Edit Mode
    27
  - MIX Edit Mode
    28
  - Effects Edit Mode
    28
  - Global Edit Mode
    28
  - Store Mode
    28
  - Compare Mode
    28
- The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters
  29
  - About the Display
    29
  - Page Buttons
    31
  - Editing Values
    31
  - Resetting a Parameter Value
    31
  - Parameter Editing Overview
    31
  - Selecting Functions and Parameters
    32
- Comparing Edited and Stored Versions
  33
- Preset Memory and User Memory
  33
  - Store a Program or MIX
    34
- Storing
  35
5 Diting Ixes

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- What Is a MIX
  40
- Program Assign for each MIDI Channel
  40
- MIX Edit Mode
  40
- Understanding the Edit Buffers
  41
- Level Setting for each Program
  42
- Pitch
  43
- Effect
  43
- Keyboard/MIDI
  43
- Controllers
  44
  - Transmitting MIDI Volume and Panning
    44
- Setting the Range and MIDI Switches
  45
- Naming a MIX
  45
- Editing Mixe
  45
- Polyphony in MIX Play Mode
  46
- Using the QS6 as a Master Keyboard
  46
- Setting the MIDI out Channels for a MIX in Global Mode
  46
6 Diting Rograms

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- Overview
  48
- The "Normalized" Synth Voice
  48
- How the Quadrasynth Generates Sound
  49
- Program Sound Layers
  49
- QS6 Signal Flow
  50
  - The Four Sounds of a Program
    50
  - Voice
    51
  - Lowpass Filter
    51
  - Amp
    51
  - E Diting P Rograms
    51
- About Modulation
  52
  - LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)
    53
  - Envelopes
    53
- About Signal Processing
  53
- Drum Mode
  54
- Program Edit Functions
  55
  - Voice
    55
  - Level
    58
  - Pitch
    59
  - Filter
    61
  - Amp/Range
    63
  - Pitch Envelope
    66
  - Filter Envelope
    69
  - Amp Envelope
    71
  - Name
    73
  - Mod 1-Mod 6
    74
  - Pitch LFO
    77
  - Filter LFO
    79
  - Amp LFO
    80
  - Tracking Generator
    81
- Programming Drum Sounds
  83
  - Voice
    83
  - Level
    83
  - Pitch
    84
  - Filter
    84
  - Amp/Range
    84
  - Amp Envelope
    85
- Copying Sounds
  86
- Copying Effects
  86
- Initializing Programs
  87
7 Diting Ffects

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- About Signal Processing
  88
- Selecting an Effects Patch in MIX Mode
  89
- Setting Effects Send Levels
  89
- Clip
  89
- Editing Effects
  90
  - Navigating
    90
- Storing Effect Patches in Program Mode
  91
- Storing Effect Patches in MIX Mode
  91
- Copying Effect Patches
  91
- Configurations
  92
- Mod
  99
- Lezlie
  101
- Pitch
  102
- Delay
  106
- Reverb
  107
  - Input Levels
    107
- Overdrive
  112
- MIX
  113
8 Lobal Ettings

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- Editing Global Parameters
  114
- Master Pitch
  114
- Master Tune
  114
- Keyboard Curve
  114
- Keyboard Scaling
  115
- Keyboard Transpose
  115
- Keyboard Mode
  115
- General MIDI
  116
  - Enabling General MIDI Mode Via MIDI
    116
- Controllers a - D
  116
- Pedals 1 and 2
  116
  - Using a Pedal to Control Volume or Modulation
    116
  - Pedal 1 and
    116
- MIDI Program Select
  117
  - Receiving / Transmitting Bank Change Message
    117
- Input/Output
  118
- MIDI out
  118
9 : MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations

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Appendix A: Troubleshooting

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- Maintenance/Service
  126
  - Cleaning
    126
  - Maintenance
    126
  - Obtaining Repair Service
    126
Appendix B: MIDI Supplement

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- MIDI Hardware
  129
  - System Common Messages
    132
- General MIDI
  132
- MIDI Implementation Chart
  134
Appendix C: Parameters Index

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Index

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Alesis QS6 Service Manual (97 pages)

QS Series 64 voice keyboards and rack mount synths

Brand: Alesis | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 1.45 MB

Read this

2
Warnings

3
Safety Suggestions

4
General Troubleshooting

5
Acknowledgments

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- Table of Contents
  7
1 General Descriptions

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- Qs6
  10
- Figure 1 - QS6 Simplified Block Diagram
  11
- Qs7
  12
- Qs8
  12
- Figure 2 - QS7/QS8 Simplified Block Diagram
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- Qsr
  14
- Figure 3 - QSR Simplified Block Diagram
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2 Theory of Operation

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- Power Supplies
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  - QS6/QSR Power Supply
    16
  - QS7/QS8 Power Supply
    16
    
    A Transformer PCB
    16
    
    B Main PCB
    16
  - SRAM Battery Backup
    16
- Analog Signal Paths
  16
  - Main Outputs
    16
  - Headphone Outputs
    17
  - QS7/QS8/QSR Aux Outputs
    17
  - Power up Mute
    17
- Digital Signal Paths
  17
  - H8/510 Microprocessor
    17
    
    A Reset
    18
    
    B the GAL and Memory Mapped I/O
    19
    
    C Other Processor I/O
    19
    
    D MIDI
    19
    
    E PC Serial Connector
    20
  - The SG ASIC
    20
    
    A Sound Generation
    20
    
    B ROM Card Connector
    21
  - The FX ASIC
    21
    
    A QS7/8/R Digital Optical I/O
    21
  - The KEYSCAN ASIC
    21
    
    A Reading Velocity
    22
    
    B QS8 Key Construction
    22
    
    Figure 4 - Keyboard Velocity Reponse
    22
    
    Figure 5 - QS8 Key Construction
    24
- D-A
  25
  - S6 D-A
    25
  - Qs7/Qs8/Qsr D-A
    26
- PC/MAC Serial I/O
  26
3 Test Procedures

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- Self Tests
  29
- Further Testing
  31
  - Testing 48Khz
    31
  - Figure 8 - 48Khz Test
    31
4 Troubleshooting and Repair

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5 Appendix A Pinout Diagrams

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- Sg Asic
  37
- Fx Asic
  37
- Figure 15 - SG ASIC Pinout
  37
- Figure 16 - FX ASIC Pinout
  37
- Keyscan Asic
  38
- Micro Controller
  38
- Figure 17 - Keyscan ASIC Pinout
  38
- Figure 18 - H8 Processor Pinout
  38
- Sram
  39
- Eprom
  39
- Sound Rom
  39
- Figure 19 - FX SRAM Pinout
  39
- Figure 20 - EPROM Pinout
  39
- Figure 21- Sound ROM Pinout
  39
- Gal
  40
- Dac
  40
- Figure 22 - GAL Pinout
  40
- Figure 23 - DAC Pinout
  40
6 Appendix A Updates and Corrections

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7 Appendix B Software Histories

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- Qs6
  48
- Qs7/Qs8
  49
- Qsr
  49
8 Appendix C Sys-Ex Implementations

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- S6 Sys-Ex
  51
- QS7/QS8//QSR Sys-Ex
  76
9 Appendix D Service Parts Lists

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- QS6 Service Parts List
  77
- QS7 Service Parts List
  81
- QSR Service Parts List
  85
- QS8 Service Parts List
  88
10 Appendix E Dictionary of Selected Terms

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11 Index

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12 Schematics

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- Table 14 - Schematic Set
  97

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Table of Contents

1 : Setting up

2 : Your First Session with the Qs6

3 Onnections

4 Verview

5 Diting Ixes

6 Diting Rograms

7 Diting Ffects

8 Lobal Ettings

9 : MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Appendix B: MIDI Supplement

Appendix C: Parameters Index

Index

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Safety Suggestions

General Troubleshooting

Acknowledgments

1 General Descriptions

2 Theory of Operation

3 Test Procedures

4 Troubleshooting and Repair

5 Appendix A Pinout Diagrams

6 Appendix A Updates and Corrections

7 Appendix B Software Histories

8 Appendix C Sys-Ex Implementations

9 Appendix D Service Parts Lists

10 Appendix E Dictionary of Selected Terms

11 Index

12 Schematics

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