ALESIS QSR 64 - Manual (Page 40)

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5
QSR Reference Manual 1
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HAPTER
5
E
DITING
M
IXES
W
HAT IS A
M
IX
?
Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QSR. Although in Program
Mode you can play only one Program at a time, in Mix Mode you can play up to 16
Programs at once, either from the keyboard (as layers or splits) or from an external
sequencer (via 16 MIDI channels) or a combination of both.
With Mix Mode, you can do the following:
•
Combine (“stack” or “layer”) different Programs so they can be played
simultaneously from your keyboard. For example, stack a piano on top of a
brass sound and a string sound, adjusting the volume of each for a desirable mix.
(Note that the stacking of Programs in Mix Play Mode is in addition to any
sounds that may be stacked in the four sound layers of each Program.)
• Split your controller into different zones--for example, the classic bass guitar on
the left-hand side of the keyboard, and synth or piano on the right. You can split
the QSR into as many as 16 zones, which may overlap.
• Receive up to 16 MIDI channels from an external sequencer, with each channel
representing a different instrument--piano on Ch. 1, bass on Ch. 2, drums on Ch.
10, trumpet on Ch. 16. Mix Play Mode is the multitimbral mode of the QSR.
• Set the level, panning, transpositions and effect send of each MIDI channel.
P
ROGRAM
A
SSIGN FOR EACH
MIDI C
HANNEL
Once a Mix is recalled, you may want to choose different Programs than the ones the
Mix has stored with it. This does not require that you be in Mix Edit Mode. Assigning
Programs to the 16 channels of a Mix is done by first using the
[
▲
MIDI CH
▲
] buttons to select a channel and then using the [VALUE] knob to
select a Program. If desired, you can use the BANK SELECT [DOWN] and [UP]
buttons to select a Program from any of the internal or card banks.
M
IX
E
DIT
M
ODE
Editing a Mix begins with using the [
▲
MIDI CH
▲
] buttons to select the MIDI
channel you want, and selecting a Program number for each of the channels you
want to use (as described above). Beyond Program selection, you may control many
other aspects of a Mix by accessing Mix Edit Mode. This is done by pressing the
[EDIT] button while Mix Play Mode; “MIX EDIT” should appear in the bottom left
section of the display:
Mix Number Mix Name
Active MIDI Channels
Once in Mix Edit Mode, use the [
▲
MIDI CH
▲
] buttons to select a MIDI channel
to edit (1 – 16). Use the [VALUE] knob to select a Function Group (Level, Pitch,