User manual ALESIS QS61

[. . . ] ALESIS QS6. 1 Reference Manual INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing an Alesis QS6. 1 64-Voice Expandable Synthesizer. Its a powerful instrument and were sure you will find it exciting to use. The more you know about it the more youll be able to do, so we recommend that you make good use of this manual. But most importantly, dont forget to have fun! [. . . ] 1, 3, 4 and 5) In Configurations 1 and 3, there are two inputs to the Reverb. Both Inputs 1 and 2 can select a signal from several locations in the signal chain. You can select either the Pitch output or the Delay output as Input 1. If the Pitch output is chosen, the signal going into the Reverb will be chorused, flanged, detuned or resonating, depending upon which Pitch type is selected. If the Delay output is chosen, note that the signal which reaches the delay may already have passed through the Pitch module, depending on the Input Balance settings of the Delay module. INPUT 2 Range of Settings: Pitch Out/Delay In/Send Page 2 (Config. 1, 3, 4 and 5) Input 2 can have as its source either the Pitch output, the Delay input, or the dry Effect send signal. If the signal is taken from the Delay Input (which is a point after the Delay Input Balance), then the signal will be a blend between the Pitch Output and the dry Send. If the signal is taken from the Pitch output, the signal going into the Reverb will be chorused, flanged, detuned or resonating, depending upon which Pitch type is selected. If the signal is taken from the Effect send, the Reverb will receive direct, uneffected signal. INPUT BALANCE Range of Settings: <99 to <0> to 99> Page 3 (Config 1, 3, 4 and 5) This allows you to control the balance between Reverb Inputs 1 and 2 and therefore control the blend between the various input sources. This makes it possible to have the signal come into the Reverb from the Pitch section, the Delay section, or the direct Effect send in any combination or amount. QS6. 1 Reference Manual 89 Part 6: Editing Effects The next parameter is available on all other Configurations, but only on Sends 2 and 4 in Configuration #2: REVERB INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 (SEND 1) Page 4 (Config 1, 3, 4 and 5) This parameter controls the overall Input Level going into the Reverb for Send 1. The signal it sends is based upon the Balance between the selected Inputs to the Reverb (if more than one Input was available). REVERB INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 (SENDS 2 THROUGH 4) Page 4 (Sends 2 and 3) Page 2 (Send 4) This parameter controls the overall Input Level going into the Reverb for Sends 2 through 4. The signal it sends is based upon the Balance between the selected Inputs to the Reverb (if more than one Input was available). Note: Naturally, Configuration #2 just had to be different. If it is the active Configuration and you press [10] to select Send 2 from within the Reverb function, youll wind up on page 1 and the display will look like this: There is only one page available to you here. It lets you adjust the level of the signal going from Effect send 2 into the Reverb. Send 2 in this Configuration has no effects of its own, and is intended to be used for signals you want sent directly to Reverb 1 without running them through Delay 1 and Pitch 1 first. Send 4 is similar to Send 2 in this Configuration, in that it has no effects of its own but serves as a bypass going directly to Reverb 3. 90 QS6. 1 Reference Manual Part 6: Editing Effects The next parameter is only available in Configuration #2 on Sends 1 and 3: CHORUS INPUT LEVEL Range of Settings: 00 to 99 Page 1 (Config 2 only, Sends 1 and 3) If Configuration #2 is selected (refer to block diagram of Configuration #2, earlier in this chapter), the first page of Send 1s Reverb function will look like this: There is a unique parameter on this page: Chorus Input Level. It lets you adjust the level of the signal coming from the Pitch output going into the Reverb; otherwise the signal comes purely from the Pitch input. (Note that the signal which reaches the Chorus may already have passed through the Delay module, depending on the Input settings of the Chorus. ) The only difference for Send 3 is that it has no Delay ahead of the Chorus. Otherwise it functions exactly the same as Send 1 in Configuration #2. The rest of these parameters are common to all Reverbs in all Configurations (except as noted): REVERB PARAMETERS Use the [ PAGE ] button to advance the display through the remaining pages of the Reverb function. But dont forget that you must also have the correct Effect send selected in order to get at the Reverb parameters. #1, they are found only on Effect send 1; in Config. [. . . ] Unlike a Start command, which re-starts a sequencer or drum machine from the beginning of a song each time it occurs, sending a Continue message after a Stop command will re-start units from where they were when they stopped. GENERAL MIDI General MIDI (GM) is an extension of the MIDI standard designed to meet the demands of the ever-growing multimedia industry, and to make simple the act of playing commercially-produced MIDI sequences. The GM standard utilizes all 16 channels available in MIDI. The QS6. 1 is a perfect General MIDI companion, since its Mix Mode uses 16 channels. Although many channels are commonly used for specific types of instruments (Example: Channel 1 is usually piano, channel 2 is usually bass, etc. ), channel 10 is always used for drums. [. . . ]