User manual ALESIS QS71

[. . . ] ALESIS QS7. 1 and QS8. 1 Reference Manual INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing an Alesis QS7. 1/QS8. 1 64-Voice Expandable Synthesizer. It's a powerful instrument and we're sure you will find it exciting to use. The more you know about it the more you'll be able to do, so we recommend that you make good use of this manual. (There's a good reason they call what musicians do playing. ) HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL No manual can cover the needs of all musicians. [. . . ] Instead, the parameters normally found on page 2 of the Delay function are shown in page 1, and the other pages also drop by one number (please refer to next section for a description of those parameters). The exceptions to this are the Mono Delays on Send 4 of Configurations 1 and 3, and the Mono Delay on Send 1 of Configuration #2. These Delays have no Input Balance parameter (they don't need them), so all of their parameters are offset by 2 instead of by 1 (Delay Time is found on pages 1 and 2, instead of pages 3 and 4. Feedback is found on page 3, not page 5). DELAY TYPE Range of Settings: (see below) Page 1 Ping-Pong. This is called a "Ping Pong Delay" because the output bounces from side to side (left to right) in stereo with the speed determined by the delay time. The Stereo Delay is actually two separate delays, which can be individually varied. The Mono Delay has the advantage of twice the available delay time, or 799 ms in Configuration #1, 1199 ms in Configuration #2. In Pages 2 through 5 of the Delay Function you will find the remaining parameters for the Delay function. If the Stereo Delay type is selected, you'll be able to select an additional set of pages (6 ­ 8) with the [PAGE]buttons. The extra pages are due to the fact that the Stereo Delay type has parameters for both the Left and Right channels. INPUT Range of Settings: <99 to <0> to 99> Page 2 This parameter is used to balance the Delay Input between the signal coming from the Pitch effect output (if applicable in the selected Configuration) and the dry effect send. TIME Range of Settings: 0 to 1199ms Pages 3 & 4 (and 6 & 7 in Stereo Delay) This is the actual Delay time, which determines the amount of time the input signal will be delayed. The Stereo and Ping Pong Delay types can have a delay time of up to 399ms. However, the Mono Delay can have up to 799ms per channel (1199 ms in Configuration #2). Use Page 3 to adjust the delay time in 10 ms intervals; use page 4 to adjust the delay time in 1 ms intervals. When using the Stereo Delay, pages 3 & 4 QS7. 1/QS8. 1 Reference Manual 93 Part 6: Editing Effects let you adjust the delay time of the left channel, while pages 6 & 7 let you adjust the same for the right channel. 94 QS7. 1/QS8. 1 Reference Manual Part 6: Editing Effects FEEDBACK Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 5 (and Page 8 in Stereo Delay) This adjusts the Delay Feedback, which is a portion of the delay signal output being "fed back" into the input. When using the Stereo Delay, page 5 lets you adjust the feedback level of the left channel, while page 8 lets you adjust the same for the right channel. [100] -- REVERB Reverb can be thought of as a great number of distinct echoes, called reflections, that occur so fast that our ear hears them blurred together as one. In nature, different-sized spaces give distinctly different sounding reverbs, depending on the size and shape of the space, and the texture of surfaces that the reflections bounce off of. The various parameters in the effects processor make it possible to simulate nearly any natural reverberant space that can be imagined, and a few artificial ones as well. The Reverb function is used to edit Reverb input levels and other parameters. In all configurations, page 1 of the Reverb function selects what the reverb is "hearing" (i. e. , where the input of the reverb is coming from). The source can come directly from the Effect bus, the output of other effects in the chain before it, or a mix of several of them. Example: In Configuration #1 on Send 1, page 1 of the Reverb function (shown above) allows you to select the first of two sources to be routed to the reverb's input. You can choose either the output of the Delay or the output of the Pitch effect as Input 1. In page 2, you can choose the second input for the Reverb, which can be the dry Send 1 signal, the Delay input or the Pitch output. [. . . ] If problems should occur, however, do NOT attempt to service the unit yourself. THIS WOULD BE DANGEROUS, thanks to high-level AC and DC electrical voltages present in the instrument's chassis. Service on this product should be performed only by qualified technicians. THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. 168 QS7. 1/QS8. 1 Reference Manual Appendix A -- Trouble-Shooting OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICE Before contacting Alesis, please double-check all your audio and MIDI connections, and make sure you've read the manual. [. . . ]