Alesis DG8 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Index
DG8 REFERENCE MANUAL 71
INDEX
A
AC power ..........................................................19
Alesis contact information ............................... 4
arrow buttons ...................................................27
tutorial .....................................................33–34
audio outputs....................................................51
AutoDemos.......................................................23
B
Bass Banks, defined...................................23, 32
C
Card Bank, defined....................................24, 32
Card sounds
as Primary Programs...................................40
in a Layer
as both Primary and Layer .................... 41
as the Layer sound ..................................40
as the Primary Program .........................41
in a Split
as both Primary and Split sound.......... 41
as the Primary Program .........................41
as the Split sound.....................................41
in a Split-with-Layer ................................... 42
using the Alesis QCard............................... 40
CE Declaration of Conformity.......................13
Chorus..................................................See effects
Cleaning and maintenance............................. 65
connections........................................................19
DG8 as MIDI master....................................20
DG8 as MIDI slave....................................... 21
DG8 with MIDI patchbay...........................22
pedals............................................................. 49
Continuous Controllers ..................................55
cursor............................................................27, 33
D
DG8 setup
AC power......................................................19
basics..............................................................17
music stand................................................... 18
setting up in the home................................19
sustain pedal.................................................19
unpacking......................................................17
using in a music system.............................. 20
using with other equipment...................... 17
DG8 sound chart..............................................43
display................................................................33
E
effects..................................................................45
F
factory defaults................................................. 52
FCC information...............................................12
G
graphic equalizer........................................29, 45
I
initializing..........................................................52
K
Keyboard Banks, defined..........................23, 31
Keyboard Scaling function .............................47
L
LAYER LEVEL slider.......................................27
LAYER/OFF button................25, 37, 39, 40, 41
Layers
defined .............................................. 25, 36, 61
tutorial......................................................36–37
M
Master Tune............................See TUNE button
MIDI
Channel function..........................................29
Channel Mode Messages............................57
Channel Voice Messages.............................54
DG8 functions
Bass Sustain...............................................47
Channel messages
Basic Channel .................................29, 46
Program Change commands.............59
Local Control.............................................47
Sustain Catching.......................................47
list of controller numbers............................56
MIDI defined...........................................53, 62
MIDI Implementation chart
defined ...........................................................53
DG8 MIDI chart............................................67
P
pedals
AUX Pedal assignment ...............................47
connections....................................................49
rocker pedals.................................................50
sostenuto pedal.............................................49
sustain pedal .................................................48
tutorial............................................................48
volume and modulation pedals ................50
PLAY button......................................................27
power-up reset function..................................52
Primary Programs, defined............... 25, 32, 35
R
Reverb...................................................See effects