User manual ALESIS FUSION

[. . . ] Vocal Formant 2 - A 3-band formant filter which emulates the "oh" and "ee" vowel sounds. Vocal Formant 3 - A 5-band formant filter based on an idealized model of the vocal tract. 4. New Sample Edit Processes The following edit functions are now possible: Quantize Region - The ability to reduce the bit width from 1 to 15 bits. Reverse Region - allows the ability to reverse selected parts of, or the entire sample 5. [. . . ] When a program is loaded it will override the pattern types with its type. When a pattern is loaded it will set the type based on the pattern. Version 1. 11 1. Increased Frequency Range of Effects EQ Bands The frequency range of EQ bands for effects have been increased to a range of 20Hz to 12kHz. Version 1. 10 1. "Dry Level" parameter now available A new "Dry Level" parameter has been added to each Audio and Synth track. This is a particularly useful feature for sound designers since it allows you to have a much greater level of control over send levels. For example, it is now possible to create a massively reverberant sound by reducing the Dry Level parameter to near-zero while leaving your effects send and return level at a high level. The following flow-diagram should explain where the new Dry Level parameter resides in the Fusion: 2. Simply tap a tempo by pressing the [ARP] button (next to the TEMPO LED) at least 4 times. This will detect the requested tempo and set the current tempo parameter. Import a MIDI file into Song Mode MIDI songs can now be imported into the Fusion. After transferring a MIDI song onto a compactFlash card or onto the hard drive via USB, press the "Utility" menu in Song Edit mode and then press the "SongUtil" page. Upon pressing the "ImpSong" button, a browse window will allow you to select the MIDI song file to import into Song Mode as the current song. Remember to store this song if you want it to be selectable from within the Fusion. 4. Export Song to a MIDI file Songs in the Fusion can now be exported to a MIDI song file. Press the "Utility" menu in Song Edit mode and then press the "SongUtil" page. Upon pressing the "ExpSong" button, a browse window will allow you to select a location for the MIDI file to be created in. The current song will be exported to a MIDI song file at the selected location. Note that only synth MIDI tracks will be exported to this MIDI song file. Export all audio tracks To expedite the exporting of audio tracks a new feature has been added to export all audio tracks at once. This option is available on the "TrackUtil" page within Song Mode's "Utility" menu. Record ready mode The Fusion can now enter recording as a MIDI slave device. In this mode the Fusion will enter recoding if it receives a MIDI start message or if [PLAY] is pressed on the Fusion. [. . . ] Quick Boot Up If you primarily work in only one mode (i. e. , Program, Sampler, Mix, etc. ) you can now turn on your Fusion very quickly by setting the "Load Programs on Power Up" parameter to "Last Mode Only. " This loads the mode and only the program(s) that you were using before turning off the Fusion--no programs from any other modes are loaded on start up. By default, this parameter is set to "All modes. " This means that all programs for all modes are loaded on startup. This configuration makes initial boot up slower, but you can change modes without having to wait for programs to load. 3. The BANK Buttons now change the currently viewed part (Mix mode) or track (Song mode) by 8 when you've set the "(Edit) [1]-[8]" parameter (on the Global/Settings/Options page) to "Enable/Disable. " In this configuration, the [1] through [8] buttons let you enable/disable mix parts or song tracks. [. . . ]