ALESIS QSR 64 - Manual (Page 13)

Your First Session: Chapter 2
QSR Reference Manual 3
P
LAYING THE
QSR
The QSR is shipped from the factory with 5 Banks of 128 Preset Programs (sounds)
each. Additionally, there are 100 Mixes in each of the 5 Banks.
P ROGRAM M ODE AND M IX M ODE
The QSR is always in one of two modes: Program Mode or Mix Mode. When you are
auditioning Programs, you will be in Program Play Mode. When you are auditioning
Mixes, you will be in Mix Play Mode.
If you ever get lost, press either [PROG] or [MIX] to get back to their respective Play Mode.
• Press the [PROG] button to select Program Play Mode.
In Program Play Mode, the QSR plays a single Program. The display looks like this:
Play Mode MIDI Channel
Program Number
Program Name
MIDI Input Indicator
Bank Name
The current mode (PROG) is displayed in the bottom-left corner. The current
Program number (00) is directly above. To its right can be found the Program’s name
(TrueStereo) and the currently selected Bank name (PRESET1). The current
MIDI channel appears below the Bank name.
• Press the [MIX] button to select Mix Play Mode.
In Mix Play Mode, the QSR can combine up to 16 Programs for stacking sounds
together, splitting the keyboard into different regions, or working with a MIDI sequencer.
The display will look something like this:
Mix Number Mix Name
Active MIDI Channels
The current mode (MIX) is displayed in the bottom-left corner. The current Mix
number (01) is directly above. To its right can be found the Mix’s name
(Grandesign) and the currently selected Bank name (PRESET1). The Active
MIDI Channels (1, 2 and 3) are shown at the bottom. In a Mix that uses all 16 MIDI
channels (such as the Mixes found in the General MIDI Bank), the display would
light up all 16 MIDI channel indicators.
A
UDITIONING
I
NTERNAL
P
ROGRAMS
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