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Your First Session: Chapter 2
QSR Reference Manual 1
CHAPTER 2
YOUR FIRST
SESSION
POWERING UP
After making your connections, turn on the system’s power using this procedure:
➀ Before turning on the QSR’s power, check the following items:
• Have all connections been made correctly?
• Are the volume controls of the amplifier or mixer turned down?
• Is the volume of the QSR turned down?
➁ Turn on the [POWER] switch on the QSR front panel.
Upon power-up, the QSR will display the last selected Program or Mix. If this
Program/Mix has been edited, the display will indicate this by showing an “
*
” to the left
of the name of the Program or Mix.
➂ Press [PROG] to select Program Play Mode.
The display should look something like this:
➃ Raise the QSR’s master [VOLUME] knob to maximum.
The best signal-to-noise ratio is achieved when [VOLUME] is set to maximum.
➄ Turn on the power of the amplifier/mixer, and adjust the volume.
PLAYING THE DEMO SEQUENCES
The QSR has built-in demo sequences which demonstrate the wide variety of sounds
this amazing instrument is capable of generating. To get the full effect, connect both
the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] outputs to your sound system, or listen on headphones.
To play the demo sequence:
➀ Hold the [MIX] button, and press BANK SELECT [UP].
The display will read: Play Autodemo
1 <STORE>
➁ Turn the [VALUE] knob to select one of the built-in demo songs.
➂ Press [STORE] to start the demo.
➃ Press [MIX] to stop the demo.
There will be no MIDI out messages during the demo.
WHAT’S A PROGRAM?
A Program is a stored configuration of parameters which emulates the sound of an
instrument or sound effect, such as a piano or synthesizer or drum set. A QSR
Program is made up of hundreds of parameters which, when set to specific values,
create a specific type of sound. This setup of parameters can be stored so that you can