Alesis QS6.2 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
11 Editing Effects
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QS Parallel Matrix Effects™
The QS synthesizer has a powerful built-in digital signal processor
capable of generating a variety of effects, including reverb, delay, chorus,
flanging and overdrive.
The effects processor has four paths called effect Sends. Each Send has
its own group of effects arranged in a particular way. The four Sends are
arranged in parallel and can be active simultaneously.
In a Program, each Sound can be assigned to one of the four effect
Sends. The send levels are set in Program Edit Mode and Mix Edit
Mode.
In Mix Mode, only one Programs effects are active, and they apply to all
Programs in the Mix. The Mix Channel containing the Program whose
effects are active is called the Effects Channel. The Effects Channel is
set within Mix Mode.
Editing Effects
Setting the Send Levels
To hear any effects, you must route sounds to the effects processor. In
Program Edit mode, you do this by pressing the Level function button
[50] and setting the FX Level and FX Bus (i.e., Send). In Mix Edit mode,
press the Level function button [60] for these settings.
Getting Into Effects Edit Mode
Effects Edit Mode allows you to choose how your effects are arranged
and to set the parameters for those effects. To enter Effects Edit Mode
from Program Mode, press the [EDIT] button twice.
The display will look something like this:
To enter Effects Edit Mode from Mix Mode, press the [EDIT] button
three times. You will automatically jump to the Mix Channel whose
effects are being used by the Mix.