ALESIS QSR 64 - Manual (Page 30)

Overview: Chapter 4
QSR Reference Manual 4
T
HE
U
SER
I
NTERFACE
: D
ISPLAY
, F
UNCTIONS
,
P
AGES AND
P
ARAMETERS
The key to the QSR user interface is the combination of the Display, the [VALUE]
knob and the [
▲
CURSOR
▲
] buttons. The Display constantly informs you of the
QSR’s status. The [
▲
CURSOR
▲
] buttons let you select a value in the display
(such as a parameter, a Sound, a page, etc.), and the [VALUE] knob lets you adjust
the selection.
A
BOUT THE
D
ISPLAY
The display has two modes: Play Mode and Edit Mode. When either [MIX] or
[PROG] is pressed, their respective Play Mode is selected and the display will look
something like this:
Play Mode MIDI Channel
Program Number
Program Name
MIDI Input Indicator
Bank Name
• Mode. The lower-left corner of the display will indicate whether you are in
Program Play Mode ( PROG ) or Mix Play Mode ( MIX ). In the example above,
Program Play Mode is selected. If the selected Program or Mix has been edited,
the word
EDIT will appear to the right of the displayed Mode. In the example
above, the Program has not been edited
• Number. The upper-left section of the display will indicate which Program or
Mix number is currently selected ( 00-127 in Program Mode, 00-99 in Mix Mode).
In the example above, Program 00 is selected.
• Name. The upper-right section of the display will indicate the name of the
Program or Mix which is currently selected. In the example above, TrueStereo is
selected.
• Bank. The middle-right section of the display, directly below the Program’s or
Mix’s name, will indicate which Bank is currently selected ( PRESET1 –
PRESET3 , GenMIDI , or USER` ; if a card is inserted, CARD1 - CARD8 ). In the
example above, Preset 1 Bank is selected.
• Channel (1–16). In Program Play Mode, the QSR will transmit and receive on a
single MIDI channel, which will be indicated in the lower-right section of the
display. The MIDI channel is selected by using the [
▲
MIDI CH
▲
] buttons.
In Mix Play Mode, the QSR can transmit and receive on up to 16 MIDI channels.
The “active” channels will be shown in the display. When a channel is played
(from messages received via MIDI), a circle will appear around the channel
number in the display. In the example above, MIDI channel 1 is selected, and
MIDI information is being received.