Alesis QS7.1 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
Quick Reference Guide
Welcome to the QS-Series Synthesizer Quick Reference Guide. This is a supplement to the manual designed to quickly get you up
and running with these keyboards. Some of the key features of the QS include:
• 16 MB of Sound ROM standard
• Expandable to 32 MB via our 8 MB PCMCIA format QCards
• Up to 16 MB of user sample storage available through Flash RAM PCMCIA cards
• True 64 Note Polyphony
• 4 High Quality Multieffects Busses
• ADAT Optical Digital Outputs
• 4 Independant Analog Outputs
• 4 Realtime Controller Sliders
• Built-In Serial port for direct Mac
or PC connection
• Extensive Tracking Generator and Matrix Modulation sections
• 88 Note Weighted (QS8.1), 76 Note Semi-Weighted (QS7.1), or 61 Note Semi-Weighted (QS6.1)
Keyboard with Aftertouch and Release Velocity
• Included CD-ROM with Sequencing and Sound Editing Applications and Files
For more information please refer to the QS Reference Manual that comes with your keyboard.
QS Quick Facts
Front Panel Controls
Pitch Bend Wheel - temporarily changes the instrument’s tuning
Modulation Wheel - adds effects like vibrato and tremolo; its effect can be
different from one Program to the next
Master Volume - determines the output level of the analog outputs
Controller A-C Sliders - modulates a sound in Program or Mix mode
Controller D / Edit Value Slider - modulates a sound in Program or Mix mode,
changes the currently selected parameter in any of the Edit modes
Value buttons - increase or decrease the currently selected parameter, or let you
scroll backward and forward through Mixes or Programs
Edit Select button - determines which Edit Mode is selected (Mix Edit, Program
Edit, Effects Edit or Global Edit)
Store button - lets you store an edited Program or Mix into internal memory, or
a sound card, or to external MIDI devices
Page buttons - move the display between the various pages of a selected Function
Mix button - selects Mix Mode
Program button - selects Program Mode
Bank buttons - let you switch between banks in Mix/Program Play Mode
Compare button - compares an edited Mix or Program to its original version
Global button - gives you access to parameters that control the entire instrument
including master tuning/transposition and keyboard sensitivity
00-120 Buttons - in Program and Mix modes these select the sound group (Pianos,
Brass, etc.), in Edit modes these select parameters to be edited
0-9 Buttons - in Mix or Program modes these select individual Programs/Mixes, in
Edit modes these select parameters to be edited
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