ALESIS QS8.1 - Manual (Page 187)

Index
QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual
182
Pitch.........................................120–22
Pitch envelope..........................130–32
Pitch LFO.................................144–46
Tracking Generator....................149–50
Velocity curves...............................126
Voice........................................116–18
Programs overview............................107
normalized synth voice...................107
QS signal flow tutorial.................109–11
QS sound generation...........................108
Signal Processing overview................112
Sound Layers.....................................109
storing a Program to a card..................37
storing a Program to the User Bank......37
using BANK buttons in Prog Mode........22
Q
QS Parameters Index.............................175
Mix Edit parameters..........................177
Program Edit parameters...................175
R
RAM cards................... see Expansion cards
Range
Mix mode...........................................106
Program mode....................................128
creating a ‘hole in the middle’........128
Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs)..173
Re-initializing the QS, procedure..........166
S
Samples
chart of drum Groups & Voices.......151–52
chart of synth Groups & Voices......117–18
SELECTION (numeric) buttons................22
sequencer, external.................................50
Sequences
playing from a card.............................39
SEQUENCE button overview...............23
transmitting card sequence data...........57
SERIAL PORT connector.........................14
Servicing your QS..................................168
Sound Bridge
™ ....................................... 159
Sound Groups..........................................26
Sound Overlap......................................129
Sounds
crossfading........................................126
muting/unmuting................................116
selecting Banks.........................22, 30, 31
selecting Mixes...................................31
selecting Programs.........................30, 37
selecting Sounds.................................117
Special Programming functions
copying Sounds...................................156
program preview before storing..........157
SRAM.......................... see Expansion cards
Storing
all data to MIDI.................................58
altered Mixes to a card........................37
altered Mixes to the User Bank...........37
altered Programs to a card...................37
altered Programs to the User Bank......37
STORE button overview......................20
Sustain footswitch.................................27
SUSTAIN PEDAL input jack.....................2
System Exclusive ("SysEx")....................58
T
Tracking Generator...........................149–50
Transmitting the User bank to MIDI........58
TRANSPOSE
Global transpose settings.....................43
Performance Transposition Chart........34
TRANSPOSE button, overview............23
transposing the keyboard....................33
Troubleshooting....................................165
checking the software version............167
re-initialization procedure................166
U
User Bank
copying to..........................................155
defined...............................................26
storing to MIDI...................................58
V
VALUE buttons......................................20
Velocity
adjusting Velocity Curve (global)........42
adjusting Velocity Scaling (global)......42
chart of curves (Program edit mode)....126
crossfading.................................126, 154
defined...............................................26
linear curve................................126, 154
Volume pedal........................................27
VOLUME slider................................10, 19
W
Windows ® , using with QS.......................15
Z
Zones
Mix mode...........................................106
Program mode....................................128
creating a ‘hole in the middle’........128