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Alesis Vintage Synth Explorer QS8.1 Reference Manual

Alesis Vintage Synth Explorer QS8.1 Reference Manual (188 pages)

64-Voice Expandable Synthesizer

Brand: Alesis | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 2.54 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
Part 1: SETUP & CONNECTIONS

9
- AC Power
  9
  - Line Conditioners and Protectors
    9
  - Audio
    10
  - MIDI
    12
  - Direct Computer Link
    15
  - Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
    17
  - Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
    17
Part 2: OVERVIEW

20
- A Quick Tour of the Front Panel
  20
- The Display
  22
- Programs, Mixes, and Banks
  25
- The Performance Controls
  28
- PCMCIA Expansion Cards
  30
Part 3: FIRST SESSION

31
- Powering up
  31
- Playing the Demo Sequences
  31
- Playing Programs
  33
- Changing the MIDI Channel
  33
- Playing Mixes
  34
- The Performance Controls, Pt. II
  36
  - Transposing the Keyboard
    36
  - Performance Transposition Chart
    37
Part 4: BASIC OPERATION

38
Part 5: MIDI

55
Part 6: EDITING EFFECTS

67
- Basic Info
  67
- Navigating in Effects Edit Mode
  70
- The "FX Program Change Via MIDI" Function
  71
- How the Display Changes When You Alter an Effect
  72
- Storing Effect Patches in Program Mode
  72
- Storing Effect Patches in MIX Mode
  72
- Copying Effects from One Program to Another
  73
- Keeping Track: the Interaction of Effects, Programs, and Mixes
  75
- Picking an Effect Configuration
  75
- Configuration #1: 1 REVERB
  76
- Configuration #2: 2 REVERBS
  78
- Configuration #3: LEZLIE+REVERB
  80
- Configuration #4: 1 REVERB+EQ
  81
- Configuration #5: OVERDRIVE+LEZLIE
  82
- Routing Sounds or Programs through the Effects Only
  83
- Setting Effect Send Levels
  84
- If the Send Inputs Clip
  84
- To [30] -Effect Sends 1 - 4
  84
- Mod
  87
- Lezlie
  90
- Pitch
  93
- Delay
  99
- Reverb
  101
- Overdrive
  108
- Effect MIX
  109
Part 7: Editing Mixes

111
- What Is a MIX
  111
- Polyphony in MIX Play Mode
  111
- Program Assign for each MIDI Channel
  111
- MIX Edit Mode
  112
- Understanding the Edit Buffers
  113
- Level Setting for each Program
  114
- Pitch
  115
- Effect
  115
- Keyboard/MIDI
  116
- Controllers
  117
- Naming a MIX
  118
Part 8: Editing Programs

119
- Overview
  119
- The "Normalized" Synth Voice
  119
- How the QS6.1 Generates Sound
  120
- Program Sound Layers
  120
- About Modulation
  123
- About Signal Processing
  124
- Drum Mode
  125
- Storing Your Edited Programs
  127
- Program Edit Functions
  128
  - Voice
    129
    
    Muting and Unmuting Sounds
    129
  - Level
    132
  - Pitch
    133
  - Filter
    138
  - Amp/Range
    139
  - Pitch Envelope
    143
  - Filter Envelope
    146
  - Amp Envelope
    149
  - Name
    151
  - Pitch LFO
    157
  - Filter LFO
    159
  - Amp LFO
    160
  - Tracking Generator
    162
- Programming Drum Sounds in Drum Mode
  164
  - Voice
    164
  - Level
    166
  - Pitch
    166
  - Filter
    167
  - Amp/Range
    167
  - Amp Envelope
    168
    
    Mute Group
    168
- Special Programming Functions
  169
  - Copying Sounds
    169
  - To Audition Programs before Storing
    171
Part 9: Extras

173
- A Word about the QS CD-ROM
  173
  - Sound Bridge
    173
- Using PCMCIA Expansion Cards
  174
- Card Storage Ramifications
  177
  - More about SRAM Cards
    178
  - SRAM Cards and MIX Mode
    178
Part 10: Appendices

179
- Appendix A
  
  179
  - Troubleshooting
    179
  - Recovering from a "Crash
    180
    
    Re-Initializing
    180
    
    Checking the Software Version
    182
  - Maintenance/Service
    182
    
    Preventative Maintenance
    182
    
    Refer All Servicing to Alesis
    182
    
    Obtaining Repair Service
    183
- Appendix B: MIDI Supplement
  
  184
- Appendix C: Parameters Index
  
  184
Part 11: Index

184

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