User manual ALESIS QS82

[. . . ] Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Table Of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 1: Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 2: First Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Playing the Demos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Playing Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Finding Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Playing Split and Layered Programs (Mixes). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Changing the Programs in a Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Selecting Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the Performance Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Transposing the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Storing and Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Chapter 3: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 The Edit Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Global and Store Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Special Editing Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Compare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Resetting Parameter Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 4: Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PCMCIA Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing Card Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing Card Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Saving a Bank to an SRAM Card (Formatting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Saving a Program or Mix to an SRAM Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Loading Banks from a Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Loading a Program or Mix from a Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Transferring Mix Banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 5: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 MIDI Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using Your QS With a MIDI Sequencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Changing the MIDI Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Saving Programs and Mixes Via MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chapter 6: Global Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Setting the Master Pitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Fine Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Picking the Keyboard Velocity Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Setting the Keyboard Velocity Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Transposing the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setting the Keyboard MIDI Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Turning on General MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting the A-D Controller MIDI Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting the Pedal 1 MIDI Controller Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting the Pedal 2 MIDI Controller Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Selecting the MIDI Program Change Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 1 Table Of Contents Setting the Behavior of the MIDI Out Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Resetting the A-D Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Setting the A-D Controller MIDI Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter 7: Editing Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 QS Composite SynthesisTM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Selecting a Sound to Edit [00-30 SOUND] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Voice Function [40 VOICE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Level Function [50 LEVEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Pitch Function [60 PITCH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Filter Function [70 FILTER]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 The Amp/Range Function [80 AMP/RANGE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Pitch Envelope Function [90 PITCH ENVELOPE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Filter Envelope Function [100 FILTER ENVELOPE]. . . . . . . . . . 44 The Amplitude Envelope Function [110 AMP ENVELOPE] . . . . . . 45 Naming the Program [120 NAME]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Copying Sound Layers [STORE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Auditioning Programs Before Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Chapter 8: Modulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Selecting a Mod Route [0-5 MOD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Pitch LFO Function [6 PITCH LFO] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Filter LFO Function [7 FILTER LFO]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Amplitude LFO Function [8 AMP LFO] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Scaling Modulation Sources [9 TRACK GEN]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chapter 9: Editing Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Selecting a Drum to Edit [0-9 DRUM]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Selecting the Drum Sample [40 VOICE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 The Level Function [50 LEVEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 The Pitch Function [60 PITCH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Setting the Velocity Filter Curve [70 FILTER]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 The Amp/Range Function [80 AMP/RANGE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 The Amp/Env Function [AMP ENV 110] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Chapter 10: Editing Mixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Changing the Programs Within a Mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Getting Into Mix Edit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 The Level Function [60 LEVEL] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 The Pitch Function [70 PITCH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Effect Function [80 EFFECT] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Keyboard/MIDI Function [90 KEYBOARD/MIDI]. . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Controller Function [100 CONTROLLERS] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The Range Function [110 RANGE] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Naming the Mix [120 NAME] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Mix Edit Buffers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Chapter 11: Editing Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting the Send Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Getting Into Effects Edit Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Storing Effects Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Copying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 The Configuration Function [40 CONFIGURATION] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Configuration 1: 1 REVERB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 2 Table of Contents Configuration 2: 2 REVERBS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Configuration 3: LEZLIE+REVERB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Configuration 4: 1 REVERB+EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Configuration 5: OVERDRIVE+LEZLIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Selecting a Send to Edit [00-30 SEND]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 The EQ Function [50 EQ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 The Mod Function [60 MOD]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 The Lezlie Function [70 LEZLIE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 The Pitch Function [80 PITCH]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 The Delay Function [90 DELAY] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 The Reverb Function [100 REVERB] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 The Overdrive Function [110 OVERDRIVE]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Setting the Effects Output Levels [120 MIX]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions . . . 89 How do I split the keyboard?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 How do I layer two sounds on the keyboard?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Where can I get MIDI sequences for the QS?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 How do I play General MIDI sequences?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 How do I load sequences into my QS?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 How do I load samples into the QS? [. . . ] So, to find a new location to store your edited Program, jump into Mix Mode, search for a Program you can overwrite there, then jump back into Program Mode and store the Program. NOTE: The way to tell the difference between a program edited in Program Mode and one edited from Mix Mode is by looking at the display: in Program Edit Mode, "PROG EDIT" appears in the lower-left corner of the display, while in Mix Program Edit Mode, "MIXPROG EDIT" appears. 48 8 Modulations The Mod Routes As we mentioned in the previous chapter, modulation refers to modifying some aspect of a sound. For example, sound volume is shaped (or modulated) by the Amplitude Envelope. A Mod Route refers to a modulation source and the destination that it is modulating. In the previous chapter, we've already covered some of the "hard wired" mod routes. One example is the Pitch LFO, which can always be used to modulate pitch. In addition however, there are six general-purpose mod routes that have many more possible mod sources and destinations. Using these, you can: · Use a slider to control brightness, effect level, LFO speed, etc. · Use velocity to increase the attack speed of an envelope, so playing softly makes the sound fade in, while playing hard causes an immediate attack. · Use release velocity to decrease the release time of an envelope, so quick releases of the keys cut off the end of the sound, while slow key releases allow the sound to fade away gradually. Hard Wired Mod Routes One way to extend the power of your Mod section is to be sure you're not routing something with a Mod that could be handled elsewhere in the QS's functions. Here's a list of routings that are "hard wired" into the QS: Source Aftertouch Destination Amplitude Amplitude LFO Depth Filter Frequency Filter LFO Depth Pitch Pitch LFO Depth Amplitude Filter Frequency Filter Frequency Amplitude LFO Depth Filter Frequency Filter LFO Depth Pitch LFO Depth Envelope Time Tracking Filter Frequency Pitch Pitch Pitch Filter Envelope Level Filter Frequency Pitch Envelope Level Button [80 AMP/RANGE] [8 AMP LFO] [70 FILTER] [7 FILTER LFO] [60 PITCH] [6 PITCH LFO] [8 AMP LFO] [100 FILTER ENV] [7 FILTER FREQ] [8 AMP LFO] [70 FILTER] [7 FILTER LFO] [6 PITCH LFO] [90-110 P/F/AENV] [70 FILTER] [90 PITCH ENV] [6 PITCH LFO] [60 PITCH] [100 FILTER ENV] [70 FILTER] [90 PITCH ENV] Page 2 7 5 7 5 7 5 10 5 6 4 6 6 8 2 10 5 4 11 3 11 Amplitude LFO Filter Envelope Filter LFO Mod Wheel Note Number Pitch Envelope Pitch LFO Pitch Wheel Velocity 49 8 Modulations Editing the Mod Routes The Mod Routes are part of each Program, just like any other program parameter (like Filter Frequency for example). Hit [EDIT] from Program mode to begin editing. Selecting a Mod Route [0-5 MOD] In Program Edit Mode, use the [0] - [5] buttons to select one of the six mod routes to edit. All modulators work in the same way, so only the pages of one will be described here. When you're in one of the Mod pages, the top line of the display will show whether that Mod is active. If the Mod is disabled (Level set to 00), "mod" will be in small letters. If the Mod is enabled, "MOD" will be capitalized. Choosing the Mod Source Buttons: [EDIT] [0-5 MOD] Page: 1 Parameter: Src (see below) Here, you can select one of the following modulation sources: · NOTE # provides a modulation signal that corresponds to the note played on the keyboard (higher keys give higher values). · REL VEL (Release Velocity) refers to how fast you let go of the keys. · AFT TCH (Aftertouch) Pressing on the keys after they're down generates this control signal. The harder you press on the keys, the greater the degree of modulation. (Note, the QS8. 2's keyboard does not generate aftertouch, but the synthesizer can still respond to MIDI aftertouch messages). · POLYPRES (Polyphonic Pressure) is similar to aftertouch, but each key can respond to individual pressure messages. Although the QS's keyboard does not generate poly pressure, its sound generators can respond to MIDI poly pressure messages. · MOD WHL (Modulation Wheel) is traditionally assigned to LFO level so that rotating the wheel away from you introduces vibrato. [. . . ] For heavy dirt, use a non-abrasive household cleaner such as Formula 409 or Fantastik. Spray the cleanser onto a cloth, then use the cloth to clean the unit. NEVER spray any cleaner directly onto the QS -- this can destroy the lubricants used in the switches and controls! 98 Specifications Sound Generation Method: QS Composite SynthesisTM 16 Bit Linear 48kHz Sample ROM with lowpass filter Polyphonic Voices: 64, each with sweepable lowpass filter, 3 envelope generators, 3 LFOs, programmable effects send and QS Modulation Matrix, dynamic voice allocation; 16-part multitimbral Audio Section: Alesis 24-bit Stereo DAC with 128x oversampling delta-sigma converter Keyboard: QS6. 2: 61 synth-action keys (velocity, release velocity, aftertouch) QS8. 2: 88 hammer-action weighted keys (velocity, release velocity) Waveform Memory: 16MB, expandable to 24 MB via PCMCIA Expansion Card Program Memory: Program Mode (512 Preset, 128 User) Mix Mode (400 Preset, 100 User) Effects: QS Parallel Matrix EffectsTM (4 independent stereo multieffect processing busses) Multitimbral Mode: QS Mix ModeTM (64-part multitimbral across 16 MIDI channels) Controllers: 4 control sliders, programmable pitch and modulation wheels, foot pedals, aftertouch (in QS6. 2 only) Expansion Slot: Type I PCMCIA (PC Card) slot, compatible with QCards, SRAM and Flash cards (up to 8MB) with 120ns access time or faster. Pedal Jacks: Assignable Aux pedal, Sustain pedal MIDI Connections: MIDI In, Out, Thru Audio Outputs: Main L/R (1/4"), Headphone (1/4" TRS) Power: Internal Transformer Dimensions (WxHxD): QS6. 2: 36. 0" x 3. 5" x 11. 25" (915mm x 89mm x 286mm) QS8. 2: 50. 5" x 4. 3" x 13. 5" (1283mm x 110mm x 343mm) Weight: QS6. 2: 18. 5 lbs. (21. 8 kg) 99 Index 1 Pitch keyboard mode, 41 1 Reverb configuration, 72 2 Reverbs configuration, 73 aftertouch, 15 filter depth, 42 LFO depth, 54 pitch bend amount, 40 volume increase, 43 amp LFO function, 52 amp/env function, 61 amp/range function, 43 amplifier, 33 amplitude LFO amount, 44 velocity curve, drum, 60 amplitude envelope function, 45 auditioning Programs, 48 Banks, 15 bass boost, 76 card playing sequences, 21 playing sounds, 21 chorus effect, 80 cleaning, 98 Compare button, 20 Configuration, 71 connections, 11 controllers function, 67 copying, 16 Sound layers, 48 crash, 98 delay effect, 82 time, 83 demo sequences, 13 detune effect, 80, 81 double-button press trick, 20 Drum Mode, 36, 57 amplitude, 60 base note, 61 decay time, 61 editing, 57 effects send, 59 mute groups, 61 note range, 61 pitch, 60 selecting a drum Sound, 57 volume, 59 Edit, 19 buttons, 19 Mix, 63 Program, 35 effects, 35, 69 chorus, 80 clipping, 71 configuration, 71 copying, 70 delay, 82 detune, 81 editing, 69 EQ, 76 flanger, 81 gated reverb, 85 Lezlie, 78 Mix, 65 modulating, 77 output mix, 88 overdrive, 87 pitch effects, 79 resonator, 81 reverb, 83 selecting a Send to edit, 76 send levels, 69 storing, 70 envelope, 34 parameters, 45 trigger type, 46 EQ, 76 filter envelope amount, 43 frequency, 41 function, 41 LFO amount, 42 velocity curve, drum, 60 velocity tracking, 42 filter envelope function, 44 filter LFO function, 52 fine tune, 29 flanger, 80 flash card, 21, 90 foot pedals, 11 freerun envelope mode, 46 FX send Mix, 65 Program, 39 General MIDI, 31, 89 registered parameters, 96 Global, 29 grounding, 7 key tracking, 46, 47 keyboard mode, 30 splits, 44 keyboard/MIDI function, 66 Keymono, 54 Keypoly, 54 layering sounds, 89 level function, 38 Mix, 64 Lezlie, 78 Lezlie+Reverb configuration, 74 LFO, 34 delay, 53 level, 54 speed, 53 waveforms, 53 lowpass filter, 33 master pitch, 29 MIDI, 25 bank select messages, 93 changing channels, 27 connections, 25 controller numbers, 31, 95 101 Index out port behavior, 32 pass-through, 26 sequencing, 26 slave, 26 storing via, 27, 28 volume and panning, 94 mix function, 88 Mixes, 14, 63 changing Programs in, 14, 63 controllers, 67 edit buffers, 68 edit mode, 63 effects, 65 effects selection, 66 enabling a channel, 64 level, 64 naming, 68 playing, 18 setting channel volume, 64 split point, 68 mod function effects, 77 mod routes destinations, 51 editing, 50 effects, 77 gate, 52 hard-wired, 49 level, 52 sources, 50 mod wheel, 15 filter depth, 42 LFO depth, 54 modulation, 34, 49 monophonic, 41 mute groups, 61 name Mix, 68 Program, 47 overdrive effect, 87 Overdrive+Lezlie configuration, 75 Page buttons, 18 pan drum, 59 Mix, 64 Program, 38 PCMCIA expansion cards, 21 pitch detune, 39 drum, 60 effects, 79 function, 39 Mixes, 65 Program, 39 pitch envelope amount, 40 function, 44 pitch LFO function, 52 pitch wheel, 15 bend amount, 40 plate reverb, 85 polyphonic, 41 polyphony, 33 portamento mode, 41 power cable, 7 power connections, 11 Programs playing, 13, 18 Q Cards, 21, 90 quantization mod route, 52 range function, 67 re-initializing, 98 resetting parameter values, 20 resonator effect, 80, 81 reverb, 83 decay time, 86 diffusion, 87 plate, 85 predelay, 86 types, 85 Reverb+EQ configuration, 75 safety, 7 samples, 33 loading your own, 90 selection, 36 sequence, 89 sequencer, 27 sliders, 15, 90 software version, 98 Sound, 33, 35 enabling, 36 volume, 38 Sound Bridge, 91 sound overlap, 44 specifications, 99 splitting the keyboard, 68, 89 SRAM cards, 21 formatting, 22 loading from, 22 saving, 22 storing, 16 sustain pedal, 11, 47 Tracking Generator, 54 transposing, 15, 30 Mixes, 65 troubleshooting, 97 Value buttons, 18 velocity, 15 curve, 29, 43 scaling, 30 voice, 33 Voice function, 36 website, 10 102 Warranty / Contact Alesis Alesis Limited Warranty ALESIS CORPORATION ("ALESIS") warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year for parts and for a period of one (1) year for labor from the date of original retail purchase. 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