User manual ALESIS QCARDS EURODANCE

[. . . ] You can play back your sequences and edit them in various ways. Data can be saved so that it is retained in memory even if the power is turned off. If the memory fills up with drum Patterns and Songs, this data can be saved permanently to MIDI System Exclusive storage devices. The QCARDS EURODANCE also includes a library of Preset Patterns prepared by professional drummers and musicians for those who want to start creating Songs in the fastest and easiest way possible. GROUND RULES The QCARDS EURODANCE consists of two main elements: The drum sounds themselves, recorded in high-resolution multi-sample stereo format. [. . . ] To change the mode associated with a given pad: 1. Select the sound set which you would like to edit by pressing DRUM, PERC or BASS. Press the pad (the display will show the pad number in the upper right corner). Enter the desired mode with the INC/DEC buttons, the number keypad (buttons 1-4) or the VALUE dial. 27 PAGE 12: OUTPUT Background The QCARDS EURODANCE includes two independent stereo output pairs (Main and Aux). You can direct any pad to either output pair, and pan the sound within the selected output's stereo field (see page 4 of the Drum Set menus). This allows several output assignment options: Mono: Plug into one of the output pair jacks; the QCARDS EURODANCE is smart enough to know that plugging in one plug means you must want mono. Do not plug into both outputs, or stereo will be activated. Stereo with Fixed Placement: Plug the left Main output into the left channel of your amp (or mixer), and the right Main output into the right channel. The default voice mix for the preset Drum Sets pans the drums between the Main output jacks in a way that works well for most applications. Stereo with Variable Placement: Plug the left Main output into the left channel of your amp (or mixer), and the right Main output into the right channel. With the User Drum Sets, you can pan the drums between the Main output jacks as desired. If you have a sound that is selected to go out the Aux output, no effects will be applied to that sound. The Effects selection and settings are similar to the Record Setup and Drum Set modes. After you press the EFFECTS button, you will be taken to the first page. To move between the different pages and parameters, use the PAGE UP / DOWN buttons. The current parameter value can be changed with INC / DEC buttons, the number keypad, or the VALUE dial. Note that you can turn Effects on and off on a per pad basis. Page 1 / Reverb Type There are several Reverb types you can choose on this page. You can select the Reverb type for the selected Drum Set by pressing the INC/DEC buttons or using the VALUE dial. Page 2 / Reverb Send Amount You can determine the send amount by pressing the INC/DEC buttons or use the Value Dial. This affects how much "wet" signal is mixed with the original "dry" signal. The more "wet" the signal is, the more reverb effect you will hear. Press a pad to select it, then choose how much Reverb you would like to apply to the corresponding sound. [. . . ] However, you will have to take this into account when quantizing and setting the metronome--if the display says a quarter note, it will be read as an eighth note. Plan carefully when mixing different time signatures within the same piece. If some Patterns use a time signature based on quarter notes and others on eighth notes, you will need to double the tempo for the quarter note-based Patterns to match up with the eighth-note based Patterns. 55 UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMIC NOTATION Measures A piece of music is divided into smaller units called measures (also called bars), and each measure is divided into beats. In the QCARDS EURODANCE, each beat is further sub-divided into 96 sub-beats. [. . . ]