ALESIS QS8.1 - Manual (Page 3)

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2 QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual
Part 7: EDITING MIXES takes you to the next level of editing power, showing you
how to change the preset Mixes and put together new ones of your own. It also
explains the parameters which give the QS its strength as a master MIDI
keyboard.
Part 8: EDITING PROGRAMS gets deep into the instrument. If you are interested in
pushing the QS synthesis engine to the max — and it’s a powerful engine, it really
is — then you’ll want to study this section very closely.
Part 9: EXTRAS includes all sorts of fun and useful information that doesn’t fit
neatly into the other sections. This is where to look for discussion of RAMcards,
Sound Bridge, the QS CD-ROM, and other things of general interest.
Part 10: APPENDICES contains reference material on service and maintenance,
troubleshooting, and the QS’s MIDI Implementation.
Part 11: Index lists some key parameters and concepts alphabetically, along with
the page numbers on which you will find the most information about the item you
are researching.
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ONVENTIONS
All buttons, knobs, and switches on the QS are referred to in bracketed capital
letters that match the instrument’s actual markings. Here are some examples:
[PROGRAM] means the button to the right of the LCD that says “PROGRAM” on it.
[ PAGE] and [PAGE ] refer to the two buttons on the left of the LCD that have
left-and-right cursors on them.
[CONTROLLER D] is the slider on the right side of the slider grouping, with “D”
printed underneath.
[00 PIANO] refers to the leftmost button in the top row of numbered buttons.
Sometimes this will be shorthanded as [00], depending on what’s being discussed.
[PITCH] is the control wheel at the left side of the instrument.
And [SUS PEDAL] is the rear panel jack you’d plug your sustain pedal into.