Alesis Q20 DJ Equipment User Manual


 
Chapter 3 - Overview
48 Q20 Reference Manual
Rec Trigger
The Rec Trigger parameter (Parameter Mode, Page 5) determines what will trigger
the recording of audio into the Sample Buffer.
¥ When set to ENTER, recording will only be triggered by pressing the
[VALUE/ENTER] button while the Rec parameter is selected. However, even
when another trigger type is selected, you will always be able to trigger
recording using the [VALUE/ENTER] button in this manner.
¥ When set to AUDIO LEFT, AUDIO RIGHT or AUDIO LEFT & RIGHT,
recording will be triggered whenever an audio level greater than -12 dB is
present at either the analog or digital inputs, depending on which is selected as
the Input Audio Source.
¥ When set to MIDI NOTE #, recording will be triggered by an incoming MIDI
note message, as determined by the Note # parameter (see below).
¥ When set to either ADVANCE FOOTSWITCH or BYPASS FOOTSWITCH,
the selected footswitch will not perform its normal function (that of advancing
to the next Program or bypassing effects, respectively). Instead, recording will
be triggered when the selected footswitch is pressed.
Note: If the Play Trigger and Rec Trigger parameters are set to the same source,
that trigger source will trigger recording only when the Sample Buffer is empty. At
all other times, it will trigger playback of the Sample Buffer. Example: When
using the same footswitch to trigger both recording and playback, the first time you
press the footswitch, recording will begin; thereafter, pressing the footswitch will
only playback the Sample Buffer, until the Sample Buffer is cleared.
Note #
The Note # parameter (Parameter Mode, Page 6) determines which MIDI note
message will trigger either recording or playback of the Sample Buffer, if either
the Play Trigger or Rec Trigger is set to MIDI NOTE # (see above). This parameter
can be set to a specific note number from 0 (C-2) to 127 (A8) or to ALL, in which case
any MIDI note message will trigger playback of the Sample Buffer.
Note: The MIDI note messages must be received on the same MIDI channel that the
Q20 is set to (MIDI Mode, Page 1).
Rec Audio
The Rec Audio parameter (Parameter Mode, Page 6) determines whether or not the
audio being recorded into the Sample Buffer will be routed to the audio outputs.
This can be set to either ON or MUTE.
¥ When set to ON, the audio being fed to the Sampler effect will be heard at the
QuadraVerb 2Õs outputs while recording is taking place.
¥ When set to MUTE, the audio being fed to the Sampler effect will not be heard
at the outputs. This means you can sample audio without hearing it until you
are ready to trigger the Sample Buffer.