ALESIS QS6.2 - Manual (Page 3)

Table Of Contents
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Introduction ........................................................5
Important Safety Instructions ........................7
Chapter 1: Connections.....................................11
Chapter 2: First Session....................................13
Playing the Demos .................................................................................13
Playing Programs....................................................................................13
Finding Programs...................................................................................13
Playing Split and Layered Programs (Mixes)......................................14
Changing the Programs in a Mix .........................................................14
Selecting Banks .......................................................................................15
Using the Performance Controls .........................................................15
Transposing the Keyboard....................................................................15
Storing and Copying ..............................................................................16
Chapter 3: Overview ..........................................17
The Front Panel Controls .....................................................................17
The Edit Modes......................................................................................19
Global and Store Modes........................................................................20
Special Editing Features ........................................................................20
Compare...................................................................................................20
Resetting Parameter Values...................................................................20
Chapter 4: Expansion Cards ............................21
PCMCIA Expansion Cards ..................................................................21
Playing Card Sounds ..............................................................................21
Playing Card Sequences.........................................................................21
Saving a Bank to an SRAM Card (Formatting) .................................22
Saving a Program or Mix to an SRAM Card......................................22
Loading Banks from a Card..................................................................22
Loading a Program or Mix from a Card.............................................23
Transferring Mix Banks.........................................................................23
Chapter 5: MIDI ..................................................25
MIDI Connections.................................................................................25
Using Your QS With a MIDI Sequencer............................................27
Changing the MIDI Channel................................................................27
Saving Programs and Mixes Via MIDI...............................................27
Chapter 6: Global Parameters.........................29
Setting the Master Pitch.........................................................................29
Fine Tuning .............................................................................................29
Picking the Keyboard Velocity Curve .................................................29
Setting the Keyboard Velocity Scaling ................................................30
Transposing the Keyboard....................................................................30
Setting the Keyboard MIDI Mode ......................................................30
Turning on General MIDI....................................................................31
Setting the A-D Controller MIDI Numbers......................................31
Setting the Pedal 1 MIDI Controller Number...................................31
Setting the Pedal 2 MIDI Controller Number...................................31
Selecting the MIDI Program Change Behavior ................................31