ALESIS QS8.1 - Manual (Page 14)

Part 1: Setup & Connections
14 QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual
• As Controller. To play other MIDI devices from your QS, run a MIDI cable from
the QS’s [MIDI OUT] jack to the MIDI IN of the device you want to control.
• As a Link in a “daisy chain.” If you are using the QS in the middle of the MIDI
chain (example: as the second unit of a three device chain), you’ll need two
MIDI cables. Attach one from the MIDI OUT of the chain’s first device to the
[MIDI IN] jack of the QS; and then attach the other from the QS’s [MIDI THRU]
jack to the MIDI IN of the chain’s third device.
• As part of a computer-based MIDI Network. If you are using a computer for
sequencing and/or programming, you’ll want to be able to play data into your
computer from your QS, and receive data back as well. This will take two MIDI
cables. Attach one from the MIDI OUT of the computer’s MIDI interface to the
[MIDI IN] jack of the QS; and then attach the other from the QS’s [MIDI OUT]
jack to the interface’s MIDI IN.